Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

$8.29 ▼ -2.26%
2026-04-21 07:51:00
NMS: LEE

Explore Lee Enterprises, Incorporated stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$185.4 M
Current Price
$8.29
52W High / Low
$9.97 / $3.34
Stock P/E
Book Value
$-7.81
Dividend Yield
ROCE
4.07%
ROE
141.34%
Face Value
EPS
$-4.32
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Employees
2,230
Beta
0.32
Debt / Equity
-11.12
Current Ratio
0.74
Quick Ratio
0.75
Forward P/E
14.82
Price / Sales
0.34
Enterprise Value
$657.33 M
EV / EBITDA
13.76
EV / Revenue
1.2
Rating
None
Target Price
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Healthy return on equity.
  • Balance sheet leverage appears manageable.
  • Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.

Cons

  • Capital efficiency is modest.
  • Current ratio suggests tighter short-term liquidity.
  • Operating margin is thin.
  • Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024
Sales130.06 M139.11 M141.29 M137.38 M144.56 M
Operating Profit5.27 M9.59 M9.55 M0.98 M-0.25 M
Net Profit-5.61 M-6.41 M-1.92 M-12.51 M-16.75 M
EPS in Rs-0.25-0.29-0.09-0.56-0.75

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales562.34 M611.38 M691.14 M780.97 M
Operating Profit19.88 M30.42 M45.2 M51.63 M
Net Profit-37.59 M-25.84 M-5.27 M-2.02 M
EPS in Rs-1.69-1.16-0.24-0.09

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets601.73 M649.17 M711.62 M744.04 M
Total Liabilities642.69 M656.5 M687.91 M726.8 M
Equity-43.31 M-9.89 M21.24 M15.01 M
Current Assets89.44 M97.77 M106.53 M109.12 M
Current Liabilities113.36 M115.35 M114.34 M131.14 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF-5.54 M1.12 M-3.18 M2.85 M
Investing CF7.71 M3.73 M8.64 M6.91 M
Financing CF-1.78 M-9.8 M-7.09 M-19.69 M
Free CF-7.08 M-8.09 M-8.29 M-4.68 M
Capex-1.54 M-9.21 M-5.11 M-7.54 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %-11.54%-11.5%
Earnings Growth %-390.7%-161.13%
Profit Margin %-4.23%-0.76%-0.26%
Operating Margin %4.98%6.54%6.61%
Gross Margin %97.25%96.33%96.15%
EBITDA Margin %6.16%9.98%10.13%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

No dividend history available.

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.02 M $0.19 M 0% 2026-02-28
Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL Institutional 0.6 M $4.95 M 0.01% 2025-12-31
Solas Capital Management, LLC Institutional 0.47 M $3.89 M 0.01% 2025-12-31
Cable Car Capital, LP Institutional 0.3 M $2.47 M 0.01% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 0.23 M $1.89 M 0% 2025-12-31
Gabelli Funds, LLC Institutional 0.23 M $1.87 M 0% 2025-12-31
EQ Advisors Trust-1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.22 M $1.83 M 0% 2025-12-31
Truist Financial Corp Institutional 0.22 M $1.81 M 0% 2025-12-31
Cannell Capital LLC Institutional 0.21 M $1.69 M 0% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.16 M $1.28 M 0% 2025-12-31
EQ Advisors Trust-1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.09 M $0.74 M 0% 2025-12-31
Gabelli Investor Funds Inc-The Gabelli ABC Fund Mutual Fund 0.06 M $0.52 M 0% 2025-12-31
Gabelli Equity Series Funds Inc-The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund Mutual Fund 0.06 M $0.49 M 0% 2025-12-31
Wittenberg Investment Management, Inc. Institutional 0.05 M $0.44 M 0% 2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional 0.05 M $0.39 M 0% 2025-12-31