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Clearwater Analytics Holdings

CWAN
32
Software - Application · Technology
Winston Score
32
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Clearwater Analytics is a software company that helps large organizations keep track of their investments. Its main customers are insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds, and corporations that hold large pools of money and need to know exactly what they own, what it is worth, and how it is performing. The company operates in the financial technology industry and is known for offering a single cloud-based platform that handles investment accounting, reporting, and data management all in one place.

Clearwater makes money by charging customers a recurring fee based on the value of assets they run through its platform, which is a subscription-like model that grows as customers add more assets. The company operates primarily in the United States but also serves clients in Europe and Asia, and it reported roughly $400 million in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is the high cost and complexity of switching away from its platform once a client has integrated it into their operations. The key growth driver is winning new enterprise clients and expanding wallet share as existing customers move more assets onto the platform.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+74.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-134.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

1.0%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$82M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Clearwater Analytics Holdings grew revenue 74% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
65.8%
Premium pricing power — 65.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
6.8%
Modest — 6.8% operating margin
ROCE
0.5%
Weak — 0.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+73.5%
Fast-growing sales (73.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-109.0%
Earnings shrinking (-109.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
18.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Interest Cover
0.31x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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