Clearone
CLRO on Nasdaq. Market value $11m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 10 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Shay Capital$151,468Cut
- T3 Companies$99,900
- Albion Financial Group$48,169
- Geode Capital Management$36,128Cut
- Vanguard Capital Management$17,509
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$7,975
- Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)$3,866Added
- Financial Consulate$50
- SBI Securities$33
- Caitong International Asset Management$3New
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
2 investors own more than 5%.
- First Finance Ltd.Insider or founderat least 61.3%+0.0 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 4 August 2026
What they said
This Amendment No. 3 is being filed to report the cancellation of the Warrant in its entirety for no consideration. On July 1, 2026, the Issuer entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Cortigent, with Cortigent surviving as a…
Read the filing - BAGLEY EDWARD D8.2%−41.7 ptsSince 30 October 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
First Finance Ltd. Insider or founder | at least 61.3%+0.0 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 4 August 2026 | What they saidThis Amendment No. 3 is being filed to report the cancellation of the Warrant in its entirety for no consideration. On July 1, 2026, the Issuer entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Cortigent, with Cortigent surviving as a… Read the filing |
BAGLEY EDWARD D | 8.2%−41.7 pts | 30 October 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 12 months.
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
1 serious warning sign in Clearone’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 31 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 14 Aug 2026 and 8 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.”
From the 10-Q filed 14 August 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.