Added to YB: 2026-08-03
Pitch date: 2026-07-30
CLW [bullish]
Clearwater Paper Corporation
-0.57%
current return
Author Info
Alessandro Vittoria is a deep value investor. Sign up for the newsletter.
Company Info
Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard packaging products in the United States and internationally.
Market Cap
$339.2M
Pitch Price
$21.15
Price Target
45.00 (+113%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
15.14
P/E
-3.97
EV/Sales
0.41
Sector
Paper and Forest Products
Category
turnaround
+54% YTD - CLW Updates and a Look at My Portfolio
CLW (holding update): 80% of author's portfolio, cost basis $15.18, +40%. SBS pricing recovering: RISI +$40-60/ton, CLW hikes $60 (June+Aug). Each $50/ton = +$60M EBITDA. Two hikes = ~$100M EBITDA FY27, pulling recovery from 2028 forward. Net debt -$59M, $90M cash aids refi. Cypress CUK conversion possibly <$10M vs $60M. Base case $45.
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