DALN Fundamental Analysis - DALLASNEWS CORP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to DALN. DALN was compared to 97 industry peers in the Media industry. DALN has an excellent financial health rating, but there are some minor concerns on its profitability. DALN does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year DALN was profitable.

In the past year DALN has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

DALN had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

DALN had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

DALN has a Return On Assets of 33.83%. This is amongst the best in the industry. DALN outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

With an excellent Return On Equity value of 84.32%, DALN belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 98.97% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	33.83%
ROE	84.32%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-8.26%

ROA(5y)-6.17%

ROE(3y)-105.85%

ROE(5y)-66.72%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

DALN has a better Profit Margin (24.13%) than 94.85% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DALN has declined.

DALN's Gross Margin of 95.75% is amongst the best of the industry. DALN outperforms 98.97% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DALN has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	24.13%
GM	95.75%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5Y-53.99%

GM growth 3Y0.78%

GM growth 5Y1.04%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

DALN does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

DALN has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, DALN has less shares outstanding

There is no outstanding debt for DALN. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

DALN has an Altman-Z score of -4.01. This is a bad value and indicates that DALN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

DALN has a Altman-Z score of -4.01. This is amonst the worse of the industry: DALN underperforms 80.41% of its industry peers.

DALN has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-4.01

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.04%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.49 indicates that DALN has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.49, DALN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.51% of the companies in the same industry.

DALN has a Quick Ratio of 2.45. This indicates that DALN is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Quick ratio value of 2.45, DALN belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.51% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.49
Quick Ratio	2.45

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

DALN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 611.83%, which is quite impressive.

Measured over the past years, DALN shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -57.32% on average per year.

DALN shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -8.98%.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -7.34% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)611.83%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y-57.32%

EPS Q2Q%2174.79%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.98%

Revenue growth 3Y-6.7%

Revenue growth 5Y-7.34%

Sales Q2Q%-6.36%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 2.66, the valuation of DALN can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DALN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.91% of the companies are valued more expensively.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of DALN to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.93), we can say DALN is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	2.66
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 16.78%, DALN is a good candidate for dividend investing.

DALN's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 4.68. DALN pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.32, DALN pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	16.78%

5.2 History

The dividend of DALN decreases each year by -29.96%.

DALN has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-29.96%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

The Dividend Rate of DALN has been decling, while earnings will also be declining. This means the current dividend is most likely not sustainable.

DP0%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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DALLASNEWS CORP

NASDAQ:DALN (7/28/2025, 5:34:25 PM)

14.81

+0.12 (+0.82%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)05-01 2025-05-01/bmo

Earnings (Next)07-29 2025-07-29

Inst Owners35.15%

Inst Owner Change-0.53%

Ins Owners14.09%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap79.23M

Analysts82.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %4.72%

Short Ratio1.48

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	16.78%

Yearly Dividend0.16

Dividend Growth(5Y)-29.96%

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	2.66
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.64
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	2.24
P/tB	2.24
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)5.56

EY37.54%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-2.8

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1.09

OCFYN/A

SpS23.07

BVpS6.6

TBVpS6.6

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	33.83%
ROE	84.32%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	24.13%
GM	95.75%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-8.26%

ROA(5y)-6.17%

ROE(3y)-105.85%

ROE(5y)-66.72%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5Y-53.99%

GM growth 3Y0.78%

GM growth 5Y1.04%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover1.4

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	594.75%
Cap/Sales	7.44%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.49
Quick Ratio	2.45
Altman-Z	-4.01

F-Score5

WACC9.04%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)186.79%

Cap/Depr(5y)118.31%

Cap/Sales(3y)2.45%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.68%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)611.83%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y-57.32%

EPS Q2Q%2174.79%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.98%

Revenue growth 3Y-6.7%

Revenue growth 5Y-7.34%

Sales Q2Q%-6.36%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-3.75%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y6.85%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y59.79%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

DALLASNEWS CORP (DALN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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