Clearfield, Inc. CLFD
Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $150.1M at a -5.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.9 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.529 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.349 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.007 |
| Equity / liabilities | 5.122 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLFD | Clearfield, Inc. | 6/9 | 10.03 | — | +19.6% |
| AUDC | AUDIOCODES LTD | 6/9 | 3.74 | 26.6 | +1.4% |
| FKWL | FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | 6/9 | 8.35 | — | +49.6% |
| FIEE | FiEE, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 36.5 | — |
| CLRO | CLEARONE INC | 1/9 | — | — | — |
| NTGR | NETGEAR, INC. | 5/9 | 2.49 | — | +3.8% |
| ADTN | ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | -0.35 | — | +17.5% |
About Clearfield, Inc.
Clearfield, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber management, protection, and delivery products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical component integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and FiberFlex, an outdoor active cabinet for mounting and configuration of electronic equipment. It also provides CraftSmart FiberFirst pedestals, an access terminal that offers cable management and mounting bracket kit that support the deployment of access terminals; YOURx, an access terminal that provides flexibility with cable mid-span and internal splicing options; FieldShield, a fiber pathway and protection method for reducing the cost of broadband deployment; Fiber Assemblies used for industry-standard or customer-specified configurations; and ClearPass Connector Cleaning Dust Cap, which simplifies fiber connector cleaning while enhancing network performance. In addition, the company offers fiber to the premise, fiber to the business, DC interconnect/campus network, meet-me room, main distribution area, and white space. Further, it provides metro core, backhaul, indoor/outdoor DAS, small cells, and FTT-cell site. The company serves various service providers, including national carriers, community broadband, multiple system operators, legacy build-to-print copper and fiber assemblies, large enterprises, and original equipment manufacturer markets. It sells its products through sales force and authorized distributors. The company was formerly known as APA Enterprises, Inc. and changed its name to Clearfield, Inc. in January 2008. Clearfield, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FAQ
Is CLFD financially healthy?
Clearfield, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CLFD pay a dividend?
No, Clearfield, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CLFD?
In FY2025, Clearfield, Inc. had a net margin of -5.4% and a return on equity of -3.1%.
Is CLFD overvalued or undervalued?
Clearfield, Inc. trades at about 13.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.1×–48.9×, median 37.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CLFD?
The average Wall-Street price target for Clearfield, Inc. is $43.75, about 50.4% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is CLFD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Clearfield, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.