3.74 USD
+0.06 (+1.63%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to LEE. LEE was compared to 95 industry peers in the Media industry. LEE has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LEE does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LEE had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year LEE has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
LEE had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: LEE reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of -6.25%, LEE is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.22%, LEE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.74% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LEE is below the industry average of 7.16%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.25% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | 3.22% |
ROA(3y)-3.66%
ROA(5y)-1.71%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.57%
ROIC(5y)5.55%
1.3 Margins
The Operating Margin of LEE (3.54%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
LEE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 97.70%, LEE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
LEE's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.54% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 97.7% |
OM growth 3Y-18.82%
OM growth 5Y-16.92%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.53%
GM growth 5Y0.33%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LEE is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, LEE has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, LEE has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, LEE has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
LEE has an Altman-Z score of 0.25. This is a bad value and indicates that LEE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of LEE (0.25) is worse than 67.37% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.25 |
ROIC/WACC0.43
WACC7.53%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.79 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LEE's Current ratio of 0.79 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LEE is outperformed by 70.53% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.75 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.75, LEE is not doing good in the industry: 70.53% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for LEE have decreased strongly by -43.12% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, LEE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.02% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, LEE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.87% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-43.12%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%37.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.37%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.87%
Sales Q2Q%-12.27%
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 Y72%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.06%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
LEE reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LEE. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as LEE.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.11 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LEE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NASDAQ:LEE (12/26/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
3.74
+0.06 (+1.63%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners38.06%
Inst Owner Change-7.04%
Ins Owners20.46%
Ins Owner Change-0.06%
Market Cap23.41M
Revenue(TTM)562.34M
Net Income(TTM)-37.59M
Analysts80
Price Target20.4 (445.45%)
Short Float %10.72%
Short Ratio10.1
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-892.64%
Min EPS beat(2)-1649.17%
Max EPS beat(2)-136.1%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-657.93%
Min EPS beat(4)-1649.17%
Max EPS beat(4)-136.1%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-416.06%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-292.13%
EPS beat(16)3
Avg EPS beat(16)-283.4%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-7.57%
Min Revenue beat(2)-10.01%
Max Revenue beat(2)-5.13%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-6.16%
Min Revenue beat(4)-10.01%
Max Revenue beat(4)-4.58%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-7.13%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-6.52%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-4.93%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.04 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.11 |
EPS(TTM)-6.24
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.75
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.13
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.89
OCFYN/A
SpS89.83
BVpS-6.92
TBVpS-66.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.25% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROCE | 4.07% | ||
| ROIC | 3.22% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.28% | ||
| ROICexgc | 15.31% | ||
| OM | 3.54% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 97.7% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-3.66%
ROA(5y)-1.71%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.57%
ROIC(5y)5.55%
ROICexc(3y)4.66%
ROICexc(5y)5.7%
ROICexgc(3y)18.98%
ROICexgc(5y)22.46%
ROCE(3y)5.78%
ROCE(5y)7.02%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-18.2%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-9.26%
ROICexc growth 3Y-21.67%
ROICexc growth 5Y-12.37%
OM growth 3Y-18.82%
OM growth 5Y-16.92%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.53%
GM growth 5Y0.33%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.93
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 11.76 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 8.19% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.27% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.49 | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.25 |
F-Score2
WACC7.53%
ROIC/WACC0.43
Cap/Depr(3y)19.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)19.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.84%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.88%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-43.12%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%37.28%
EPS Next Y72%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.37%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.87%
Sales Q2Q%-12.27%
Revenue Next Year-0.06%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-35.18%
EBIT growth 3Y-27.24%
EBIT growth 5Y-18.48%
EBIT Next Year217.71%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y12.45%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-596.06%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
LEE ENTERPRISES / LEE FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LEE ENTERPRISES?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to LEE.
What is the valuation status of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of LEE stock?
LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
How financially healthy is LEE ENTERPRISES?
The financial health rating of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) is 0 / 10.