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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
LEE Communication Services Publishing
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $562.3 million, down 8.02% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 10.9%, EPS grew 167.7%, free cash flow fell 36.2% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Sep '25 | Sep '24 | Sep '23 | Sep '22 | Sep '21 | Sep '20 | Sep '19 | Sep '18 | Sep '17 | Sep '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | — |
P/E ratio |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.67 | 0.00 | 8.16 | 3.27 | 4.31 | 5.68 |
P/S ratio |
0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.32 |
Altman Z-Score |
0.12 | 0.35 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.69 | 0.80 |
P/FCF ratio |
15.21 | 9.65 | 16.96 | 10.02 | 2.74 | 0.75 | 2.13 | 2.48 | 1.68 | 2.43 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
(2.17) | (1.61) | (0.91) | (1.09) | (0.75) | (0.92) | (0.73) | (0.71) | (1.22) | (1.08) |
P/Operating CF |
(5.23) | (198.36) | (42.47) | 47.59 | 17.71 | 4.01 | 8.16 | 65.51 | 9.24 | 14.93 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.83) | (2.81) | (2.50) | (2.48) | (2.38) | (2.47) | (2.83) | (2.67) | (2.81) | (2.90) |
P/B ratio |
0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 | 5.90 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
0.85 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.26 |
EV/EBITDA |
22.63 | 12.29 | 6.77 | 9.06 | 5.89 | 6.39 | 5.16 | 4.93 | 4.87 | 5.25 |
EV/Operating CF |
(86.43) | 439.30 | (160.67) | 194.86 | 11.70 | 11.07 | 9.31 | 10.30 | 8.78 | 9.77 |
EV/FCF |
220.79 | 91.46 | 139.49 | 54.76 | 12.41 | 8.70 | 10.08 | 10.20 | 8.97 | 9.43 |
Quick Ratio |
0.57 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
Current Ratio |
0.79 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.78 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
21.05 | 10.93 | 5.85 | 7.27 | 4.59 | 5.84 | 4.07 | 3.73 | 3.96 | 3.89 |
Debt/Assets |
75.69% | 68.69% | 64.04% | 62.17% | 57.21% | 62.30% | 77.87% | 81.30% | 84.81% | 89.14% |
Debt/Equity |
(11.12) | (60.80) | 19.22 | 26.83 | 11.16 | (18.17) | (11.74) | (12.90) | (5.77) | (4.63) |
Asset Turnover |
0.90 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
Operating CF/Net income |
0.15 | (0.04) | 0.60 | (1.41) | 2.20 | (25.25) | 4.04 | 1.30 | 2.63 | 2.27 |
Capex/Depreciation |
0.30 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.20 | (0.07) | 0.38 | (0.15) | 0.02 | (0.04) | 0.06 |
Interest Coverage |
(0.11) | 0.11 | 0.90 | 0.59 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.62 |
| 155.69% | (315.72%) | (25.73%) | (6.67%) | 334.56% | 5.94% | (39.04%) | (71.81%) | (25.13%) | (24.44%) | |
| (6.01%) | (3.80%) | (0.72%) | (0.25%) | 2.66% | (0.28%) | 2.52% | 7.65% | 4.28% | 4.96% | |
ROIC |
(0.72%) | 0.66% | 5.00% | 3.35% | 7.07% | 6.62% | 12.07% | 12.57% | 13.12% | 14.56% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
(322.74%) | (96.47%) | (9.86%) | (3.90%) | 45.09% | (2.81%) | 17.55% | 53.01% | 32.78% | 32.74% |
Average Days of Receivables |
35.45 | 36.21 | 36.49 | 32.49 | 29.89 | 31.07 | 30.45 | 29.33 | 31.85 | 30.50 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.61 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.31% | 0.29% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.38% |
Graham Net Nets |
(16.77) | (10.79) | (9.36) | (6.07) | (5.34) | (16.52) | (4.69) | (3.73) | (5.42) | (3.57) |
Graham Number |
30.79 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.05 | 7.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
(114.71%) | (50.06%) | (8.31%) | (1.08%) | 17.62% | (5.95%) | 12.25% | 30.63% | 23.18% | 17.60% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
6.57% | 10.36% | 5.90% | 9.98% | 36.48% | 133.60% | 47.00% | 40.40% | 59.59% | 41.09% |
Revenue per Share |
92.70 | 102.86 | 117.80 | 135.14 | 139.00 | 109.25 | 91.75 | 99.44 | 105.01 | 115.49 |
Operating CF per Share |
(0.91) | 0.19 | (0.54) | 0.49 | 8.76 | 8.82 | 10.38 | 10.84 | 13.39 | 14.89 |
Capex per Share |
1.27 | 0.71 | 1.17 | 1.26 | (0.50) | 2.41 | (0.79) | 0.11 | (0.28) | 0.52 |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
0.36 | 0.90 | 0.62 | 1.76 | 8.26 | 11.22 | 9.59 | 10.95 | 13.11 | 15.41 |
Cash per Share |
1.65 | 1.61 | 2.48 | 2.80 | 4.57 | 5.96 | 1.56 | 0.98 | 1.97 | 3.19 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
(6.75) | (1.23) | 4.04 | 2.98 | 7.56 | (5.24) | (6.63) | (6.63) | (16.89) | (23.97) |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
(6.75) | (1.23) | 4.04 | 2.98 | 7.56 | (5.24) | (6.63) | (6.63) | (16.89) | (23.97) |
Free Cash Flow |
2.17 | 5.37 | 3.66 | 10.15 | 47.22 | 63.48 | 53.28 | 59.89 | 70.79 | 81.98 |
Working Capital |
(23.91) | (17.58) | (7.81) | (22.01) | (32.82) | (35.27) | (0.73) | (6.00) | (30.37) | (21.76) |
Capital Expenditures |
7.71 | 4.25 | 6.85 | 7.30 | (2.86) | 13.61 | (4.40) | 0.60 | (1.50) | 2.79 |
Net Current Asset Value |
(553.24) | (558.73) | (581.38) | (617.68) | (691.52) | (784.94) | (531.73) | (552.33) | (644.22) | (713.14) |
EV/EBIT |
0.00 | 107.94 | 13.75 | 22.37 | 10.36 | 10.98 | 7.19 | 7.13 | 7.12 | 7.44 |
Capex to Sales |
(0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.00 | (0.02) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Price to Operating Income |
0.00 | 11.39 | 1.67 | 4.09 | 2.29 | 0.95 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.33 | 1.92 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.73 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.34 |
Cash ROIC |
0.51% | 1.20% | 0.74% | 2.05% | 8.55% | 11.70% | 13.18% | 13.71% | 15.87% | 17.07% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
9.76 | 9.42 | 9.97 | 11.61 | 13.51 | 12.99 | 11.82 | 11.68 | 11.25 | 11.11 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
5.87 | 6.93 | 9.01 | 14.19 | 19.19 | 15.76 | 13.91 | 15.05 | 13.54 | 13.38 |
Inventory Turnover |
44.29 | 38.24 | 37.07 | 47.78 | 52.15 | 47.29 | 43.39 | 48.20 | 60.50 | 62.67 |
Average Days of Payables |
66.50 | 52.69 | 45.32 | 30.02 | 20.67 | 23.44 | 29.81 | 20.76 | 26.11 | 25.88 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
7.49 | 8.19 | 9.37 | 8.67 | 6.37 | 10.29 | 6.71 | 9.26 | 5.55 | 6.07 |
Average Receivables |
57.63 | 64.88 | 69.31 | 67.30 | 58.83 | 47.57 | 43.12 | 46.59 | 50.40 | 55.32 |
Average Payables |
39.00 | 36.29 | 32.45 | 24.51 | 18.79 | 16.96 | 14.75 | 14.89 | 17.59 | 19.13 |
Average Inventory |
5.17 | 6.57 | 7.88 | 7.28 | 6.92 | 5.65 | 4.73 | 4.65 | 3.93 | 4.08 |
Average Assets |
625.45 | 680.39 | 727.83 | 793.80 | 853.80 | 709.63 | 565.31 | 598.13 | 641.85 | 705.34 |
Average Common Equity |
(24.15) | 8.19 | 20.47 | 30.23 | 6.80 | (33.23) | (36.55) | (63.74) | (109.38) | (143.06) |
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