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LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:LEE - US5237684064 - Common Stock

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Last: 11/28/2025, 7:43:26 PM
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After Hours: 11/28/2025, 7:43:26 PM
Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to LEE. LEE was compared to 97 industry peers in the Media industry. LEE has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LEE is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LEE has reported negative net income.
In the past year LEE had a positive cash flow from operations.
LEE had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
In multiple years LEE reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
LEE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLEE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -6.63%, LEE is not doing good in the industry: 64.29% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
LEE's Return On Invested Capital of 3.04% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LEE outperforms 52.04% of its industry peers.
LEE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.71%. This is below the industry average of 8.15%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.63%
ROE N/A
ROIC 3.04%
ROA(3y)-1.66%
ROA(5y)-0.51%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.71%
ROIC(5y)6.11%
LEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 -100 200

1.3 Margins

LEE has a Operating Margin (3.34%) which is in line with its industry peers.
LEE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
LEE has a better Gross Margin (97.64%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
LEE's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 97.64%
OM growth 3Y-15.53%
OM growth 5Y-20.87%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.34%
GM growth 5Y0.34%
LEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LEE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
LEE has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
LEE Yearly Shares OutstandingLEE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M
LEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

LEE has an Altman-Z score of 0.29. This is a bad value and indicates that LEE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.29, LEE is doing worse than 67.35% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.29
ROIC/WACC0.4
WACC7.66%
LEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.82 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.82, LEE is doing worse than 67.35% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.78 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LEE's Quick ratio of 0.78 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LEE is outperformed by 67.35% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.82
Quick Ratio 0.78
LEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for LEE have decreased strongly by -43.12% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-43.12%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%37.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
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.
LEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M
LEE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLEE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 5 -5 10 15

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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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LEE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLEE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

LEE's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.3
LEE Per share dataLEE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 -50

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

No dividends for LEE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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LEE ENTERPRISES

NASDAQ:LEE (11/28/2025, 7:43:26 PM)

After market: 3.99 +0.04 (+1.01%)

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GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-26 2025-11-26/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-04 2026-02-04
Inst Owners38.26%
Inst Owner Change-7.04%
Ins Owners20.92%
Ins Owner Change2.17%
Market Cap24.73M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-41.27M
Analysts80
Price Target20.4 (416.46%)
Short Float %1.58%
Short Ratio1.13
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
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)-194.73%
Min EPS beat(2)-253.36%
Max EPS beat(2)-136.1%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-334.99%
Min EPS beat(4)-593.07%
Max EPS beat(4)-136.1%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-225.24%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-169.89%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.86%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.13%
Max Revenue beat(2)-4.58%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.56%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.58%
Max Revenue beat(4)-4.58%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-6.67%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.67%
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
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)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.04
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 49.26
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.3
EPS(TTM)-6.24
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.75
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.91
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.08
OCFY2.03%
SpS92.94
BVpS-6.47
TBVpS-67.93
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.63%
ROE N/A
ROCE 3.85%
ROIC 3.04%
ROICexc 3.13%
ROICexgc 14.51%
OM 3.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 97.64%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-1.66%
ROA(5y)-0.51%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.71%
ROIC(5y)6.11%
ROICexc(3y)5.85%
ROICexc(5y)6.31%
ROICexgc(3y)23.19%
ROICexgc(5y)24.38%
ROCE(3y)7.23%
ROCE(5y)7.74%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-11.42%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-17.72%
ROICexc growth 3Y-15.76%
ROICexc growth 5Y-19.2%
OM growth 3Y-15.53%
OM growth 5Y-20.87%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.34%
GM growth 5Y0.34%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.93
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 11.03
Cap/Depr 28.38%
Cap/Sales 1.07%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 1.22%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.82
Quick Ratio 0.78
Altman-Z 0.29
F-Score4
WACC7.66%
ROIC/WACC0.4
Cap/Depr(3y)23.52%
Cap/Depr(5y)22.11%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.09%
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)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-12.27%
Revenue Next Year-0.06%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-51.55%
EBIT growth 3Y-22.6%
EBIT growth 5Y-17.95%
EBIT Next Year111.86%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-29.43%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-58.17%
OCF growth 3Y-71.85%
OCF growth 5Y-54.57%

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.