Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-07-19 · Permanent

CLPS Inc CLPS

Clears the common standard

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · CLPS Incorporation, through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services and solutions in Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, India, and internationally.

The label
Markup

read at $0.83

CLPS Inc holds its Markup at $0.83.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · passes the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-07-19
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 16 days
Price$0.83
ValuationN/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 70.0
Beta0.65

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Revenue growth2.8%
slow but positive growth
Profit margin-3.9%
currently unprofitable
Return on equity-10.2%
not currently earning a positive return on equity
Debt to equity0.48
minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio1.69
healthy short-term liquidity
Beta0.65
steadier than the market
Market cap$25M
Employees3,534

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Hong Kong and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 14.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. Entered 2026-07-25 · Markup

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-25 Markup $0.83 -14.3% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 14.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-18 Markup $0.97 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-03 Markup $0.97 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $0.97 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $0.91 +9.9% · $1,099 +9.9%
2 months $1.01 -1.5% · $985 -1.5%
3 months $1.05 -4.8% · $952 -4.8%
6 months $0.87 +15.2% · $1,152 +15.2%
1 year $0.95 +4.7% · $1,047 +4.7%
2 years $0.83 +21.0% $0.13 $1,367 +36.7%
3 years $1.03 -3.4% $0.23 $1,188 +18.8%
5 years $3.53 -71.6% $0.28 $363 -63.7%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CLPS does next, these words stay.

CLPS Inc · CLPS · Markup · $0.83
Recorded 2026-07-19 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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