Clearfield reported a decrease in net sales to $48.8 million, a net loss of $0.4 million, and a gross margin of 21.9% for Q3 2024. The company repurchased $5.5 million in shares and is focusing on customer retention and multi-year supply agreements.
Net sales decreased by 20% to $48.8 million compared to the same quarter last year.
Gross margin improved significantly from the previous quarter to 21.9% due to better capacity utilization and lower inventory reserve costs.
Net loss totaled $0.4 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.2 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year.
The company repurchased $5.5 million in shares under the share buyback program.
The Company expects net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $40 million to $43 million and net loss per share to be in the range of $0.17 to $0.22.