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CLEARONE INC (CLRO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:CLRO - Nasdaq - US18506U1043 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

5.02  -0.11 (-2.14%)

After market: 4.78 -0.24 (-4.78%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall CLRO gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated CLRO against 48 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. CLRO has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. CLRO has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CLRO has reported negative net income.
CLRO had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CLRO reported negative net income in multiple years.
CLRO had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CLRO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCLRO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M 40M

1.2 Ratios

CLRO has a Return On Assets of -40.19%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CLRO underperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
CLRO has a Return On Equity of -50.83%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CLRO underperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -40.19%
ROE -50.83%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-3.47%
ROA(5y)-4.24%
ROE(3y)-5.21%
ROE(5y)-5.91%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CLRO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCLRO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

CLRO's Gross Margin of 15.87% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLRO is outperformed by 95.83% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CLRO has declined.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CLRO so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 15.87%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-17.52%
GM growth 5Y-12.37%
CLRO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCLRO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CLRO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
CLRO has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, CLRO has more shares outstanding
CLRO has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CLRO Yearly Shares OutstandingCLRO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500K 1M 1.5M
CLRO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCLRO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M

2.2 Solvency

CLRO has an Altman-Z score of 0.03. This is a bad value and indicates that CLRO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.03, CLRO is doing worse than 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
CLRO has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.03
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.05%
CLRO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCLRO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M 40M 60M 80M

2.3 Liquidity

CLRO has a Current Ratio of 4.81. This indicates that CLRO is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
CLRO has a better Current ratio (4.81) than 89.58% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.03 indicates that CLRO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 2.03, CLRO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4.81
Quick Ratio 2.03
CLRO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCLRO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CLRO have decreased strongly by -513.00% in the last year.
CLRO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -44.47%.
CLRO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -14.58% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-513%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-44.47%
Revenue growth 3Y-26.75%
Revenue growth 5Y-14.58%
Sales Q2Q%-36.14%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
CLRO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCLRO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
CLRO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCLRO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 0 5 10

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CLRO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CLRO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCLRO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
CLRO Per share dataCLRO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CLRO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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CLEARONE INC

NASDAQ:CLRO (7/31/2025, 5:30:51 PM)

After market: 4.78 -0.24 (-4.78%)

5.02

-0.11 (-2.14%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Earnings (Last)05-19 2025-05-19
Earnings (Next)08-12 2025-08-12
Inst Owners5.32%
Inst Owner Change-14.64%
Ins Owners0.17%
Ins Owner Change14.52%
Market Cap8.68M
Analysts85.71
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %2.81%
Short Ratio0.02
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0.6
Dividend Growth(5Y)24.47%
DP-146.14%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.86
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.45
P/tB 0.48
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-6.13
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-4.75
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-4.62
OCFYN/A
SpS5.82
BVpS11.28
TBVpS10.41
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -40.19%
ROE -50.83%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 15.87%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-3.47%
ROA(5y)-4.24%
ROE(3y)-5.21%
ROE(5y)-5.91%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-17.52%
GM growth 5Y-12.37%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.41
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 27.37%
Cap/Sales 2.29%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4.81
Quick Ratio 2.03
Altman-Z 0.03
F-Score4
WACC10.05%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)26.17%
Cap/Depr(5y)23.5%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.06%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.92%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-513%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44.92%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-44.47%
Revenue growth 3Y-26.75%
Revenue growth 5Y-14.58%
Sales Q2Q%-36.14%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-49.68%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-114.42%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-113.97%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A