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CLAR

Clarus Corporation
Consumer CyclicalLeisureCyclical
$2.67 · 15min delay
β 1.03

A steady micro-cap cyclical trading at a premium valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.

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52-wk low $2.5852-wk high $4.03

Mkt Cap

$102.64M

P/E

—

PEG

3.40

P/B

0.53

Dividend

3.48%

ROE

-21.1%

About the business

Clarus Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of outdoor equipment and lifestyle products in the United States, Australia, China, Austria, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Outdoor and Adventure. The Outdoor segment offers apparels, such as shells, insulation, midlayers, pants, and logowear; rock-climbing footwear and equipment, including carabiners, protection devices, harnesses, belay devices, helmets, and ice-climbing gears; technical backpacks and day packs; trekking poles; headlamps and lanterns; gloves and mittens; and skis, ski poles, ski skins, avalanche airbag systems and transceivers, shovels, and probes. This segment provides its products for climbing, mountaineering, trail running, backpacking, skiing, and other outdoor recreation activities under the Black Diamond Equipment and PIEPS brands. The Adventure segment offers engineered automotive roof racks, trays, mounting systems, luggage boxes, carriers, recovery boards, bicycle racks, and accessories under the Rhino-Rack brand name; and overlanding and off-road vehicle recovery and extraction tracks for the overland and the off-road market under the MAXTRAX brand, as well as distributes and retails overlanding and off-road vehicle under the TRED brand name. The company markets and distributes its products through independent specialty stores and specialty chains, sporting goods and outdoor recreation stores, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers; and independent distributors, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Black Diamond, Inc. and changed its name to Clarus Corporation in August 2017. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Who would buy CLAR?

Consensus 40/100 · Polarized · Investors strongly disagree — this is where Prism is most useful.

5 3 7

Endorses

· 3 frameworks
  • Walter Schloss· Schloss Deep Value100/100

    P/B < 1.0 (below book) 0.53× clears "< 1.00×".

  • Benjamin Graham· Graham Net-Net100/100

    Net Cash Positive (NCAV proxy) $0.48 clears "> $0.00".

  • Cyclical Value School· Deep Cyclical100/100

    Down > 30% from 52-wk high -33.7% clears "< -30.0%".

Insider activity · Mixed

Insider activity is mixed

Strength 30/100

Prism sees a mix of buys, sells, and option activity over the last 6 months. The pattern is neither a clear positive nor a clear negative.

  • Very small sample (<3 transactions in window).

In Prism's context

Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Weak match, score 40/100) and the archetype read (Cyclical).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
YATES MICHAEL JChief Financial OfficerTransactionMar 11, 202625,000——Direct

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 7.1% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: +0 sh

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What this means: A notable drawdown — worth re-reading the framework verdicts below with the cheaper price in mind.

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Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.

CLAR is currently tagged:CyclicalWeak match (40/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

Clarus Corporation · CLAR

CLAR: 52% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 2 of 6 signal families mixed (medium confidence). Strongest support: D/E 0.06. Main risk to monitor: ROE -21% (weak).

Outperform prob.
52%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
-10.6% → +25.4%
mid +7.4% / yr
Downside (p20)
-12.3%
stress -24.6%
Data quality
93/100
Excellent
Prism Score

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 58/100. Strongest contribution from ownership; weakest from quality.

Composite
58
/ 100
Mixed
Deep valueval.
71/ 100

P/B 0.53× · FCF yield 0.3%

Margin of safetyval.
70/ 100

10% below fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~20%
$3.84
+7.5% / yr (5y)

A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from -6%
  • • Stranded asset value crystallises
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~45%
$2.95
+2.0% / yr (5y)

No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. -6% operating margin and 3% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.

Global value comparison

Clarus Corporation vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricCLARGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—17.5×—14.0×
P/B0.53×2.40×—2.00×
Dividend yield3.48%2.40%—2.40%
ROE-21.1%
Earnings reaction explainer

CLAR reported earnings; consensus comparison unavailable.

No estimate

Actual EPS came in at $0.02, but no consensus estimate was available for comparison. The print should be judged against the company's own historicals.

  • All audiencesNeutral

    Without consensus, judge the print against the company's own trailing trend. Look for sequential acceleration / deceleration in revenue and margin.

What to watch on the next print
  • • Next reporting date and whether estimates re-anchor

News & events

Next earnings

Thu, Jul 30 · consensus EPS $0.00 · last actual $0.02

  • Clarus Corporation (CLAR) Matches Q1 Earnings Estimates

    Zacks · just now

  • Clarus (CLAR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

    Motley Fool · just now

  • Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR) Beats Q1 CY2026 Sales Expectations

    StockStory · just now

Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

3.40

P/B Ratio

0.53

EPS Growth

N/A

Revenue Growth

2.5%

Debt / Equity

0.06

Net Cash / Share

$0.48

Return on Equity

-21.1%

Gross Margin

33.8%

Operating Margin

-6.2%

FCF / Share

$0.01

Current Ratio

4.39

Rejects

· 3 frameworks
  • Joel Greenblatt· Magic Formula0/100

    ROE > 20% is -21.1% — fails "> 20.0%".

  • AQR / Asness· Quality Factor17/100

    ROE > 20% is -21.1% — fails "> 20.0%".

  • William O'Neil· Momentum / CAN SLIM17/100

    Within 15% of 52-wk high is -33.7% — fails "> -15.0%".

See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
58/100
Medium-Low agreement
Signal families · 2 of 6 signal families mixed
Agreement: Medium-Low
  • Valuationneutral

    Roughly fairly valued; valuation is a neutral input.

    10% below fair valueReverse DCF: priced for perfection0.3% FCF yield (thin)
    43
    /100
  • Qualitynegative

    Returns are sub-cost-of-capital; quality bar not met.

    ROE -21% (weak)Op margin -6% (thin)
    28
    /100
  • Balance sheetpositive

    Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.

    D/E 0.06CR 4.39Net cash position
    76
    /100
  • Momentumnegative

    Price has been weak — momentum is a headwind.

    Near 52w lows (6%)
    40
    /100
  • Behaviouralpositive

    Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.

    3 insiders buying2 tracked holders · peak 18.5%Short ratio 9.3d (elevated)
    70
    /100
  • Catalysts & eventsneutral

    Mixed catalyst picture.

    3.5% covered yield
    55
    /100
Positive drivers
  • • D/E 0.06
  • • CR 4.39
  • • Net cash position
  • • 3 insiders buying
  • • 2 tracked holders · peak 18.5%
Key risks
  • • ROE -21% (weak)
  • • Op margin -6% (thin)
  • • Near 52w lows (6%)
Suggested diligence questions
  • 1. Is insider buying coming from operators with informed perspective on near-term results?
Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

Among 99 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 52% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +1.0% / yr.

Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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Quality20%
11/ 100

ROE -21% · Op margin -6%

Balance sheet15%
99/ 100

D/E 0.06 · CR 4.39

Insider convictionown.
68/ 100

3 insiders buying

Superinvestorown.
83/ 100

2 tracked holders · peak 18.5%

Shareholder yield10%
56/ 100

3.48% yield

Momentum5%
25/ 100

6% through 52w range

Growth5%
46/ 100

EPS — · Rev 3%

Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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Drivers
  • • Revenue growth holds near 3%
  • • Operating margin stays around -6%
  • • No major balance-sheet surprises
Bear
~35%
$2.22
-3.7% / yr (5y)

Already-thin margins compress further on input-cost or pricing pressure; revenue softens; the market questions whether the current earnings power is structural or one-off. Multi-year drawdown plausible.

Drivers
  • • Operating margin compresses 200–400 bps
  • • Multiple compresses as estimates roll back
  • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
Indicative weights
13.0%
—
11.0%

Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

  • Clarus Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

    GlobeNewswire · just now

  • Clarus Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

    MarketBeat · just now

  • Clarus Announces $0.025 Per Share Quarterly Dividend

    GlobeNewswire · just now

  • Institutional Own.

    70.3%

    Insider Own.

    7.1%

    Dividend Yield

    3.48%

    Book Value / Share

    $5.04

    Superinvestor ownership

    Held by 2 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 6.8%

    Grand Portfolio
    • David Abrams

      Abrams Capital Management · Q4 2025

      6.8%
    • Seth Klarman

      The Baupost Group · Q4 2025

      6.7%

    Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.