ClearOne Inc. (DE) Common Stock (CLRO)

FairStock Score: 16/100 — RISKY

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for durable businesses, honest numbers, and a margin of safety. ClearOne today fails those tests. The company itself says it does not have significant operations; previously it designed and marketed professional audio conferencing and video collaboration products. In fiscal 2023, the year ended 2023-12-31, it reported revenue of $18.7 million and a net loss of $560,000, or $0.02 diluted EPS. Since then the losses widened: fiscal 2024 net loss was $9.0 million, or $5.61 diluted EPS; fiscal 2025 net loss was $26.1 million, or $14.77 diluted EPS. In fiscal Q3 2025, the quarter ended 2025-09-30, net loss was $13.7 million, or $7.92 diluted EPS. More recent quarters show smaller losses: fiscal Q1 2026, ended 2026-03-31, net loss was $487,000, or $0.18 diluted EPS; fiscal Q2 2026, ended 2026-06-30, net loss was $914,000, or $0.34 diluted EPS. Still, trailing free cash flow is negative $9.1 million, a minus 90.3% FCF yield on a $10.1 million market cap. At the 2026-10-13 close of $3.76, FairStock's calculations show P/B 15.55, ROE -60.06%, ROCE -20.74%, Piotroski 3/9, and Altman Z -61.89. Debt-to-equity is 0.63. The Lynch category is turnaround—loss in the latest year after earlier profits. But hope is not a moat. Without evidence of positive cash flow and a real operating business, this looks speculative, not cheap.

In plain English: ClearOne says it no longer has significant operations, though it previously sold audio conferencing and video collaboration gear. The business looks weak: it has been losing money and burning cash, and the latest filed revenue figure was from fiscal 2023. At $3.76, the stock looks expensive compared with its accounting value and there are no profits to support the price.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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