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ClearOne

CLRO
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$7.30
+0.09 (+1.25%)
Market Cap
$12.7M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
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We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count falling — buybacks

91.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.9M (2021) → 1.8M (2025)

ClearOne makes audio and video equipment used in conference rooms, classrooms, and other meeting spaces. Its main products include microphones, mixers, speakers, and software that help groups of people communicate clearly during meetings — whether in person or over video calls. The company sells to businesses, schools, and government offices, competing in the professional audio-visual equipment market.

ClearOne earns money by selling hardware devices and software licenses to its customers. It operates mainly in North America but also sells internationally. The company is small, with a market cap near zero, and has struggled to turn a profit — its deeply negative margins show it is spending far more than it earns. ClearOne has pursued patent litigation as a key part of its strategy, attempting to protect its technology from competitors, but the company faces serious financial pressure and must find a way to grow revenue or cut costs to remain viable.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-81.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

8.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 months

$756,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

ClearOne has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
ROCE
-159.8%
Weak — -159.8% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-81.0%
Shrinking sales (-81.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-327.2%
Burning cash (-327.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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