Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT) Accelerates Deleveraging While Near-Term Losses Persist

Calumet entered the summer with operational progress in specialties and renewables alongside a heavy near-term earnings drag. Recent corporate actions and technical momentum set the stage for continued balance-sheet repair even as GAAP losses pressure sentiment.

Recent News

On August 8, 2025 Calumet reported second-quarter 2025 results showing a net loss of $147.9 million and highlighted $76.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA with tax attributes; management reported $42 million of year‑over‑year operating cost savings and reiterated Montana Renewables’ 120–150 million gallon SAF target for Q2 2026. On July 18, 2025 the company confirmed the August 8 earnings release and conference call schedule. Investor-focused coverage in July and August flagged improving technical strength ahead of the Q2 release.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 31.81 signals a strong directional regime; that strength amplifies whichever directional signals dominate next, tying directly to the near-term price bias.

DI+ shows a peak & reversal at 25.97, which indicates a bearish directional shift; DI- sits at 12.06 and trends decreasing, which signals reduced downside pressure. Combined with the ADX reading, the directional indicators point to a high‑conviction move in progress but with competing directional forces that could produce volatile directional swings.

MACD stands at 0.77 and trends increasing, above its signal line at 0.63; that crossover constitutes a bullish momentum signal and supports a near-term upside bias for price relative to recent ranges.

MRO reads 11.34 with a peak & reversal; the oscillator’s positive value indicates price sits above the internal target and carries a tendency to revert lower, implying upside runs may face mean‑reversion risk.

RSI at 59.11 and rising indicates constructive momentum without immediate overextension, reinforcing the MACD signal while leaving room for additional upside before strong overbought pressure.

Price at $18.66 trades above the 20‑day average ($17.90), 50‑day average ($16.21) and 200‑day average ($15.49); the 12‑day EMA at $18.00 trends higher. Price sits just below the 1× upper Bollinger band ($18.73) and above the super‑trend lower support at $16.87, creating a tight bullish range with nearby resistance at the band and support defined by the super‑trend and shorter moving averages.

Volume at 609,634 undercuts the 10‑day and longer averages, suggesting current moves carry lighter participation; the lower volume reduces immediate conviction for breakouts despite bullish momentum indicators.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $1,026,600,000 while net income registered a loss of $147,900,000 for the period ending 2025-06-30, reflecting marked earnings pressure despite top‑line scale.

EBIT equaled -$94,800,000, producing an EBIT margin of -9.23% QoQ change of -10.98% and year‑over‑year change of -675.33%. The EBIT margin falls below the industry peer mean of 2.23% and the industry peer median of 4.01%, and sits well above the industry peer low of -24.29% but below the industry peer high of 16.30%.

EPS showed a GAAP loss per share of -$1.70 versus an estimate of -$0.35, a miss of $1.35, representing an EPS surprise of -385.71% on the provided metric; forward EPS sits at -$0.0175 and forward PE reads -796.74.

Liquidity balances include $110,600,000 in cash and cash and short‑term investments, with a current ratio of 0.76 (industry peer mean 1.55). The quick ratio registers 0.45 and the cash ratio 0.094. Working capital sits negative at -$280,200,000, and net debt totals $2,226,700,000 against market capitalization of $1,312,670,859, indicating material leverage.

Debt metrics show debt to assets at 84.19%, above the industry peer mean of 48.69% and above the industry peer median; debt to equity reads -231.49% (reflecting negative equity) against an industry peer mean near 199.17%. Interest expense totaled $52,900,000 with an interest coverage ratio of -1.79, underscoring near‑term coverage strain.

Operational efficiency presents mixed signals: asset turnover at 0.3666 sits essentially in line with the industry peer mean of 0.3654; inventory turnover of 2.82 trails the industry peer mean of 4.68. Gross profit shows -$43,600,000 and a gross margin of -4.25% with a negative QoQ swing, while operating margin registers -9.84%.

Cash flow metrics reveal operating cash flow of $2,600,000, free cash flow of -$11,000,000 and a free cash flow yield of -0.84%. Free cash flow contracted materially QoQ and YoY on the provided figures, limiting immediate internal deleveraging capacity despite recent cost reductions reported in the news.

WMDST values the stock as under‑valued based on the provided valuation tag; that view aligns with a relatively low enterprise value multiple (enterprise multiple -37.34 on the provided metric) coupled with substantial leverage and negative earnings that compress market pricing.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-08
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-06
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 203.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 2.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -13.60 M
 Change In Working Capital -4.10 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -12.80 M
 End Period Cash Flow 190.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.0 B
 Forward Revenue 2.6 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 1.1 B
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.1 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit -43.60 M
 EBITDA -94.80 M
 EBIT -94.80 M
 Operating Income -101.00 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 52.9 M
 Net Interest Income -52.90 M
 Income Before Tax -147.70 M
 Tax Provision 200.0 K
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income -147.90 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -147.90 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.35
 EPS Actual -1.70
 EPS Difference -1.35
 EPS Surprise -385.714 %
 Forward EPS -0.02
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.8 B
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets -1.01 B
 Total Current Assets 895.8 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 110.6 M
 Cash 110.6 M
 Net Receivables 271.1 M
 Inventory 370.5 M
 Long-Term Investments 492.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 279.3 M
 Short-Term Debt 231.8 M
 Total Current Liabilities 1.2 B
 Net Debt 2.2 B
 Total Debt 2.3 B
 Total Liabilities 3.5 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity -1.01 B
 Retained Earnings -1.85 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share -11.65
 Shares Outstanding 86.659 M
 Revenue Per-Share 11.85
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.3 B
 Enterprise Value 3.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple -37.335
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 17.01 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -143.556 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 42.171
median: 32.935
mean: -7.962
CLMT: -37.335
low: -166.323
 EV/R 3.448
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity -2.75
 Asset To Liability 0.784
 Debt To Capital 1.761
 Debt To Assets 0.842
Debt To Assets QoQ 2.19 %
Debt To Assets YoY 475.939 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA CLMT: 0.842
high: 0.578
mean: 0.487
median: 0.471
low: 0.005
 Debt To Equity -2.315
Debt To Equity QoQ -14.187 %
Debt To Equity YoY 235.841 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.028
median: 2.037
mean: 1.992
low: -1.19
CLMT: -2.315
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) -1.3
Price To Book QoQ 3.134 %
Price To Book YoY -37.421 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 2.057
median: 1.8
mean: 1.226
low: -0.482
CLMT: -1.3
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -8.971
Price To Earnings QoQ 85.161 %
Price To Earnings YoY -70.581 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 428.146
median: 163.562
mean: 92.587
CLMT: -8.971
low: -113.427
 PE/G Ratio 0.987
 Price To Sales (P/S) 1.279
Price To Sales QoQ 16.918 %
Price To Sales YoY 23.197 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 2.671
median: 1.368
CLMT: 1.279
mean: 1.119
low: 0.1
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -796.736
Forward PE/G 87.64
Forward P/S 498.803
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -2.447
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.367
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.954 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -12.64 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.428
median: 0.375
CLMT: 0.367
mean: 0.365
low: 0.063
 Receivables Turnover 3.716
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.206 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -2.268 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 9.362
mean: 6.604
median: 5.979
CLMT: 3.716
low: 1.768
 Inventory Turnover 2.817
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 5.524 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 5.03 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 7.808
mean: 4.683
median: 4.345
CLMT: 2.817
low: 1.024
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 24.555
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 31.959
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -4.413 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 4.388 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 67.637
CLMT: 31.959
mean: 17.546
median: 15.359
low: -14.527
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -3.664
 CapEx To Revenue -0.013
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.01 B
 Net Working Capital -280.20 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.094
 Current Ratio 0.762
Current Ratio QoQ -27.877 %
Current Ratio YoY 16.815 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.615
mean: 1.555
median: 1.523
CLMT: 0.762
low: 0.062
 Quick Ratio 0.447
Quick Ratio QoQ -26.545 %
Quick Ratio YoY 35.976 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.096
mean: 0.967
median: 0.799
CLMT: 0.447
low: 0.024
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA -24.655
 Cost Of Debt 1.792 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -1.792
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 1.684 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -659.285 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 3.258
median: 1.756
mean: 0.853
CLMT: -1.792
low: -5.345
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.124
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 24.839
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.672 %
 Revenue Growth 3.29 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -29.641 %
Revenue Growth YoY -74.127 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 49.139 %
mean: 4.73 %
median: 4.074 %
CLMT: 3.29 %
low: -8.094 %
 Earnings Growth -9.091 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -102.015 %
Earnings Growth YoY 54.556 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 20.0 %
CLMT: -9.091 %
mean: -52.294 %
median: -72.727 %
low: -111.111 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin -4.247 %
Gross Margin QoQ -48.144 %
Gross Margin YoY -175.462 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 60.231 %
median: 7.699 %
mean: 7.159 %
CLMT: -4.247 %
low: -6.422 %
 EBIT Margin -9.234 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -10.98 %
EBIT Margin YoY -675.327 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 16.295 %
median: 4.007 %
mean: 2.226 %
CLMT: -9.234 %
low: -24.288 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -9.838 %
Return On Sales QoQ -5.158 %
Return On Sales YoY -712.96 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 13.351 %
median: 3.729 %
mean: 1.599 %
CLMT: -9.838 %
low: -20.431 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -11.00 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.838 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -92.895 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -119.146 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 16.97 %
mean: 3.9 %
median: 1.125 %
CLMT: -0.838 %
low: -6.637 %
 Free Cash Growth -91.42 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -126.015 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -37.028 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 50.909 %
median: 49.035 %
mean: -49.087 %
CLMT: -91.42 %
low: -215.926 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.074
 Cash Flow Margin -14.173 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.984
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) -5.282 %
Return On Assets QoQ -9.009 %
Return On Assets YoY 265.031 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.611 %
median: 0.313 %
mean: -0.032 %
CLMT: -5.282 %
low: -9.697 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -5.924 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.146
Return On Equity QoQ -22.031 %
Return On Equity YoY 112.198 %
Return On Equity IPRWA CLMT: 0.146
high: 0.081
median: 0.011
mean: -0.026
low: -0.245
 DuPont ROE 15.801 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -5.641 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 1.384 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -250.427 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.084 %
median: 1.678 %
mean: 1.042 %
CLMT: -5.641 %
low: -22.57 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical momentum favors modest upside: MACD above its signal line, rising RSI and price above short and long moving averages support further gains toward the 1× Bollinger band and above‑range tests. Countervailing signals include a peak & reversal in DI+ and a positive MRO that suggests reversion risk; light volume reduces breakout conviction. Fundamentals keep broader conviction limited—material leverage, negative EBIT and GAAP losses leave the stock sensitive to swings in sentiment and any new balance‑sheet disclosures. Expect near‑term consolidation with biased attempts higher underpinned by momentum, but prepare for rapid mean reversion should directional indicators flip or volume fail to expand.

About Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT) develops and markets specialty branded products and renewable fuels. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Calumet has been innovating since 1919, offering a diverse range of products that serve both consumer and industrial markets across North America and beyond. The company operates through three main segments: Specialty Products and Solutions, Montana/Renewables, and Performance Brands. The Specialty Products and Solutions segment delivers high-quality solvents, waxes, lubricating oils, and other tailored solutions designed to meet the specific needs of various industries. The Montana/Renewables segment processes renewable feedstocks into eco-friendly fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, while also converting Canadian crude oil into conventional fuels and specialty asphalts. In the Performance Brands segment, Calumet houses well-known brands such as Royal Purple, Bel-Ray, and TruFuel, which provide high-performance products trusted by consumers and professionals alike. Through continuous innovation and a commitment to sustainability, Calumet strives to deliver excellence and value to its partners and customers worldwide.



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