Lee Enterprises

NASDAQ: LEE · Real-Time Price · USD
8.35
0.30 (3.73%)
At close: May 01, 2025, 3:50 PM
8.37
0.24%
After-hours: May 01, 2025, 04:05 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises Statistics

Share Statistics

Lee Enterprises has 6.19M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.78% in one year.

Shares Outstanding 6.19M
Shares Change (YoY) 0.78%
Shares Change (QoQ) 0.02%
Owned by Institutions (%) 40.48%
Shares Floating 4.3M
Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares 518
FTD / Avg. Volume 2.81%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 83.48K, so 1.35% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest 83.48K
Short % of Shares Out 1.35%
Short % of Float 1.65%
Short Ratio (days to cover) 4.07

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is -2 and the forward PE ratio is -4.65. Lee Enterprises's PEG ratio is -0.01.

PE Ratio -2
Forward PE -4.65
PS Ratio 0.08
Forward PS 0.1
PB Ratio -5.24
P/FCF Ratio -6.4
PEG Ratio -0.01
Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

Currently the Enterprise Value (EV) is not available for Lee Enterprises.

EV / Sales n/a
EV / EBITDA n/a
EV / EBIT n/a
EV / FCF n/a

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 0.85, with a Debt / Equity ratio of -48.93.

Current Ratio 0.85
Quick Ratio 0.8
Debt / Equity -48.93
Debt / EBITDA 12.85
Debt / FCF -59.8
Interest Coverage 0.11

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is n/a and Return on Invested Capital is n/a.

Return on Equity n/a
Return on Assets n/a
Return on Invested Capital n/a
Revenue Per Employee $228.64K
Profits Per Employee $-9.67K
Employee Count 2,674
Asset Turnover 0.94
Inventory Turnover 2.98

Taxes

Income Tax -7.61M
Effective Tax Rate 24.4%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by -34.07% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.73, so Lee Enterprises's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta 0.73
52-Week Price Change -34.07%
50-Day Moving Average 9.19
200-Day Moving Average 11.73
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 35.81
Average Volume (20 Days) 18.42K

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Lee Enterprises had revenue of 611.38M and earned -25.84M in profits. Earnings per share was -4.35.

Revenue 611.38M
Gross Profit 594.57M
Operating Income 4.55M
Net Income -25.84M
EBITDA 37.66M
EBIT 10.05M
Earnings Per Share (EPS) -4.35
Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 0 in cash and 483.85M in debt, giving a net cash position of -483.85M.

Cash & Cash Equivalents 0
Total Debt 483.85M
Net Cash -483.85M
Retained Earnings -292.34M
Total Assets 632.97M
Working Capital -26.68M
Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 1.12M and capital expenditures -9.21M, giving a free cash flow of -8.09M.

Operating Cash Flow 1.12M
Capital Expenditures -9.21M
Free Cash Flow -8.09M
FCF Per Share -1.36
Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 97.25%, with operating and profit margins of 0.74% and -4.23%.

Gross Margin 97.25%
Operating Margin 0.74%
Pretax Margin -5.1%
Profit Margin -4.23%
EBITDA Margin 6.16%
EBIT Margin 0.74%
FCF Margin -1.32%

Dividends & Yields

LEE pays an annual dividend of $7.6, which amounts to a dividend yield of 20.49%.

Dividend Per Share $7.60
Dividend Yield 20.49%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 5.56%
Payout Ratio -104.54%
Earnings Yield n/a
FCF Yield n/a
Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

Currently there are no analyst rating for LEE.

Price Target n/a
Price Target Difference n/a
Analyst Consensus n/a
Analyst Count n/a
Stock Forecasts

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on Mar 15, 2021. It was a backward split with a ratio of 1:10.

Last Split Date Mar 15, 2021
Split Type backward
Split Ratio 1:10

Scores

Altman Z-Score 0.24
Piotroski F-Score 3