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

Latest Quarterly: Dec 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 130.1M
Gross Profit 127.1M 97.72%
Operating Income 5.3M 4.05%
Net Income -5.1M -3.94%
EPS (Diluted) $-0.92

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 601.7M
Total Liabilities 642.7M
Shareholders Equity -41.0M

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -15.5M
Free Cash Flow -4.3M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Quarter Income Flow i

Annual Income Flow i

Lee Enterprises Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Revenue i 562.3M 611.4M 691.1M 781.0M 794.6M
Cost of Goods Sold i 13.0M 16.8M 25.3M 30.1M 29.8M
Gross Profit i 549.4M 594.6M 665.8M 750.9M 764.9M
Gross Margin % i 97.7% 97.2% 96.3% 96.1% 96.3%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i - - - - -
Selling, General & Administrative i 216.0M 234.6M 266.9M 317.8M 330.9M
Other Operating Expenses i 294.6M 302.0M 323.1M 344.9M 325.6M
Total Operating Expenses i 510.7M 536.5M 590.0M 662.7M 656.5M
Operating Income i 19.9M 30.4M 45.2M 51.6M 65.5M
Operating Margin % i 3.5% 5.0% 6.5% 6.6% 8.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i - - - - -
Interest Expense i 40.5M 41.2M 41.5M 41.8M 44.8M
Other Non-Operating Income -22.0M -20.4M -6.8M -9.1M 11.3M
Pre-tax Income i -42.6M -31.2M -3.1M 795.0K 32.0M
Income Tax i -6.9M -7.6M -349.0K 698.0K 7.3M
Effective Tax Rate % i 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 87.8% 22.6%
Net Income i -35.7M -23.6M -2.7M 97.0K 24.8M
Net Margin % i -6.4% -3.9% -0.4% 0.0% 3.1%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i 45.5M 68.1M 83.6M 111.5M 111.2M
EPS (Basic) i $-6.20 $-4.35 $-0.90 $-0.35 $3.99
EPS (Diluted) i $-6.20 $-4.35 $-0.90 $-0.35 $3.91
Basic Shares Outstanding i 6063387 5944000 5867000 5779000 5710526
Diluted Shares Outstanding i 6063387 5944000 5867000 5779000 5710526

Income Statement Trend

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Lee Enterprises Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 10.0M 9.6M 14.5M 16.2M 26.1M
Short-term Investments i - - - - -
Accounts Receivable i 54.6M 60.6M 69.1M 69.5M 65.1M
Inventory i 4.7M 5.6M 7.5M 8.3M 6.3M
Other Current Assets 20.1M 21.9M 15.4M 15.2M 11.3M
Total Current Assets i 89.4M 97.8M 106.5M 109.1M 108.8M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 216.7M 231.2M 254.5M 263.2M 294.5M
Goodwill i 699.6M 726.2M 754.0M 780.4M 817.1M
Intangible Assets i 51.9M 70.1M 95.0M 121.4M 156.7M
Long-term Investments - - - - -
Other Non-Current Assets 9.4M 12.1M 12.7M 9.9M 13.6M
Total Non-Current Assets i 512.3M 551.4M 605.1M 634.9M 734.8M
Total Assets i 601.7M 649.2M 711.6M 744.0M 843.6M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 41.7M 36.3M 36.3M 28.6M 20.4M
Short-term Debt i 7.3M 8.1M 7.8M 7.9M 14.7M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Current Liabilities i 113.4M 115.4M 114.3M 131.1M 141.6M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 474.3M 475.7M 492.3M 508.6M 534.2M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i 22.5M 28.4M 41.4M 42.7M 53.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Non-Current Liabilities i 529.3M 541.2M 573.6M 595.7M 658.7M
Total Liabilities i 642.7M 656.5M 687.9M 726.8M 800.3M
Equity
Common Stock i 63.0K 62.0K 61.0K 60.0K 59.0K
Retained Earnings i -329.9M -292.3M -266.5M -261.2M -259.2M
Treasury Stock i - - - - -
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i -41.0M -7.3M 23.7M 17.2M 43.2M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 481.6M 483.9M 500.1M 516.4M 548.9M
Working Capital i -23.9M -17.6M -7.8M -22.0M -32.8M

Balance Sheet Composition

Lee Enterprises Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Operating Activities
Net Income i -35.7M -23.6M -2.7M 97.0K 24.8M
Depreciation & Amortization i 18.8M 27.6M 30.6M 36.5M 42.8M
Stock-Based Compensation i 1.8M 1.8M 1.8M 1.3M 854.0K
Working Capital Changes i -8.3M -12.0M -32.0M -47.0M -10.7M
Operating Cash Flow i -24.3M -21.4M -11.8M -14.2M 35.9M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i -1.5M -9.2M -5.1M -7.5M -7.5M
Acquisitions i - - - 0 0
Investment Purchases i - - - - -
Investment Sales i - - - - -
Investing Cash Flow i 7.7M 3.7M 8.6M 6.9M -3.3M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i 0 - - - -
Dividends Paid i - - - - -
Debt Issuance i - - - 0 0
Debt Repayment i -1.8M -9.8M -6.8M -20.1M -55.7M
Financing Cash Flow i -1.8M -9.8M -6.8M -20.1M -55.7M
Free Cash Flow i -7.1M -8.1M -8.3M -4.7M 42.6M
Net Change in Cash i -18.4M -27.4M -10.0M -27.3M -23.1M

Cash Flow Trend

Lee Enterprises Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) -1.35
Forward P/E 14.56
Price to Book -1.10
Price to Sales 0.34
PEG Ratio 0.02

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -4.83%
Operating Margin 6.24%
Return on Equity 91.78%
Return on Assets 3.22%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.74
Debt to Equity -10.33
Beta 0.32

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-4.32
Book Value per Share $-7.81
Revenue per Share $89.83

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
LEE 184.6M -1.35 -1.10 91.78% -4.83% -10.33
New York Times 13.0B 38.57 6.39 17.33% 12.29% 2.39
John Wiley & Sons 2.2B 14.84 2.92 21.51% 9.24% 119.94
DallasNews 88.4M 2.68 2.30 -24.74% -4.26% 48.55
Educational 12.0M 2.95 0.26 9.32% 16.11% 15.13
TNL Mediagene 2.9M - 0.09 -164.59% -167.90% 58.06
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