Lee Enterprises, Inc. | Micro-cap | Communication Services
$4.36
-2.24%
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TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 137.4M
Gross Profit 134.3M 97.74%
Operating Income 984.0K 0.72%
Net Income -12.0M -8.75%
EPS (Diluted) $-2.07

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 623.9M
Total Liabilities 660.0M
Shareholders Equity -36.1M

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -4.8M
Free Cash Flow -2.2M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Lee Enterprises Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i611.4M691.1M781.0M794.6M618.0M
Cost of Goods Sold i16.8M25.3M30.1M29.8M24.2M
Gross Profit i594.6M665.8M750.9M764.9M593.8M
Gross Margin % i97.2%96.3%96.1%96.3%96.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i234.6M266.9M317.8M330.9M243.0M
Other Operating Expenses i302.0M323.1M344.9M325.6M259.4M
Total Operating Expenses i536.5M590.0M662.7M656.5M502.4M
Operating Income i30.4M45.2M51.6M65.5M55.2M
Operating Margin % i5.0%6.5%6.6%8.2%8.9%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i41.2M41.5M41.8M44.8M47.7M
Other Non-Operating Income-20.4M-6.8M-9.1M11.3M7.3M
Pre-tax Income i-31.2M-3.1M795.0K32.0M2.8M
Income Tax i-7.6M-349.0K698.0K7.3M3.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%0.0%87.8%22.6%104.6%
Net Income i-23.6M-2.7M97.0K24.8M-130.0K
Net Margin % i-3.9%-0.4%0.0%3.1%-0.0%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i68.1M83.6M111.5M111.2M95.1M
EPS (Basic) i$-4.35$-0.90$-0.35$3.99$-0.50
EPS (Diluted) i$-4.35$-0.90$-0.35$3.91$-0.50
Basic Shares Outstanding i59440005867000577900057105266212000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i59440005867000577900057105266212000

Income Statement Trend

Lee Enterprises Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i9.6M14.5M16.2M26.1M33.7M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i60.6M69.1M69.5M65.1M52.6M
Inventory i5.6M7.5M8.3M6.3M7.5M
Other Current Assets21.9M15.4M15.2M11.3M14.9M
Total Current Assets i97.8M106.5M109.1M108.8M108.8M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i231.2M254.5M263.2M294.5M316.0M
Goodwill i726.2M754.0M780.4M817.1M839.6M
Intangible Assets i70.1M95.0M121.4M156.7M182.7M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets12.1M12.7M9.9M13.6M13.7M
Total Non-Current Assets i551.4M605.1M634.9M734.8M755.3M
Total Assets i649.2M711.6M744.0M843.6M864.1M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i36.3M36.3M28.6M20.4M17.2M
Short-term Debt i8.1M7.8M7.9M14.7M22.3M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i115.4M114.3M131.1M141.6M144.0M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i475.7M492.3M508.6M534.2M586.9M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i28.4M41.4M42.7M53.8M15.2M
Other Non-Current Liabilities-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i541.2M573.6M595.7M658.7M749.7M
Total Liabilities i656.5M687.9M726.8M800.3M893.7M
Equity
Common Stock i62.0K61.0K60.0K59.0K58.0K
Retained Earnings i-292.3M-266.5M-261.2M-259.2M-268.5M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i-7.3M23.7M17.2M43.2M-29.6M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i483.9M500.1M516.4M548.9M609.2M
Working Capital i-17.6M-7.8M-22.0M-32.8M-35.3M

Balance Sheet Composition

Lee Enterprises Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-23.6M-2.7M97.0K24.8M-130.0K
Depreciation & Amortization i27.6M30.6M36.5M42.8M36.1M
Stock-Based Compensation i1.8M1.8M1.3M854.0K1.3M
Working Capital Changes i-12.0M-32.0M-47.0M-10.7M18.3M
Operating Cash Flow i-21.4M-11.8M-14.2M35.9M48.1M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-9.2M-5.1M-7.5M-7.5M-8.1M
Acquisitions i--00-131.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i3.7M8.6M6.9M-3.3M-117.8M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----
Dividends Paid i-----
Debt Issuance i--00576.0M
Debt Repayment i-9.8M-6.8M-20.1M-55.7M-481.3M
Financing Cash Flow i-9.8M-6.8M-20.1M-55.7M94.0M
Free Cash Flow i-8.1M-8.3M-4.7M42.6M41.8M
Net Change in Cash i-27.4M-10.0M-27.3M-23.1M24.3M

Cash Flow Trend

Lee Enterprises Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) -1.00
Forward P/E 7.66
Price to Book -0.73
Price to Sales 0.05
PEG Ratio 7.66

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -7.09%
Operating Margin 7.51%
Return on Equity 352.40%
Return on Assets -3.98%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.80
Debt to Equity -13.46
Beta 0.81

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-7.28
Book Value per Share $-6.26
Revenue per Share $95.91

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
lee27.1M-1.00-0.73352.40%-7.09%-13.46
New York Times 9.4B29.794.8417.13%12.04%0.00
John Wiley & Sons 2.1B25.312.7511.28%5.02%120.01
DallasNews 79.2M2.682.06-24.74%-4.26%48.55
TNL Mediagene 12.8M-0.31-233.51%36.58%0.64
Educational 10.8M73.330.27-12.07%-16.16%79.41

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.