ClearOne, Inc. (CLRO) is a Communication Equipment company in the Technology sector, currently trading at $2.72. It has a SharesGrow Score of 45/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
Valuation: CLRO trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -0.2 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Net income is $26M (loss), growing at -599.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 0% (thin). Gross margin is 23.1% (-14.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $513,000 with negative equity of -$714,000 — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.14 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 22.3%. Total assets: $2M.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 3 analysts rate CLRO as buy (100%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 25/100 (Fail), Health 25/100 (Fail), Moat 14/100 (Fail), Future 100/100 (Pass), Income ?/100 (Fail).
