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Clearwave Telecommunications

CWTC
21
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$59,811
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

83.0% over 6y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 172K (2009) → 29K (2015)

Clearwave Telecommunications, Inc. is a regional telecommunications company based in the United States. It provides internet, phone, and related connectivity services, primarily to business customers in smaller and mid-sized markets. The company focuses on fiber-based network infrastructure to deliver reliable, high-speed connections to commercial clients.

Clearwave generates revenue by charging businesses recurring fees for internet access, voice services, and managed network solutions. It operates in select regional markets, which limits its geographic reach but allows it to focus on underserved areas where larger national carriers may not compete as aggressively. The company's unusually high reported ROIC figure suggests either a very asset-light model or a data anomaly worth scrutinizing closely. The key growth driver is continued fiber network expansion into business corridors, while the main risk is competition from larger, better-funded telecom providers that could enter its markets and pressure pricing.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

3.1%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$53,518 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

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Quality

Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
ROCE
-46.4%
Weak — -46.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-50.6%
Shrinking sales (-50.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+293.6%
Earnings growing fast (293.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-8%
Weak — only -8% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-30.3%
Burning cash (-30.3%)

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
0.43x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

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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