LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:LEE • US5237684064
8.99 USD
-0.03 (-0.33%)
Last: Mar 6, 2026, 09:59 AM
This LEE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
LEE gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 91 industry peers in the Media industry. LEE has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LEE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
1. LEE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year LEE has reported negative net income.
- LEE had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years LEE reported 4 times negative net income.
- In multiple years LEE reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -6.25%, LEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.22%, LEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 59.34% 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 6.87%.
| 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
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.54%, LEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 56.04% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LEE has declined.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 97.70%, LEE belongs to the top 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. LEE Health Analysis
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
- LEE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- LEE has an Altman-Z score of 0.41. 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 0.41, LEE is doing worse than 60.44% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.41 |
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC8.83%
2.3 Liquidity
- LEE has a Current Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that LEE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- LEE has a worse Current ratio (0.79) than 70.33% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.75 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.75, LEE is doing worse than 70.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 |
3. LEE Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- LEE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 40.11%, which is quite impressive.
- LEE shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -8.02%.
- 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)40.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%67.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.37%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.87%
Sales Q2Q%-10.03%
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. LEE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LEE. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
- Also next year LEE is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| 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 | 16.69 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. LEE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- LEE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
LEE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:LEE (3/6/2026, 9:59:03 AM)
8.99
-0.03 (-0.33%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-10 2026-02-10/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-06 2026-05-06
Inst Owners38.06%
Inst Owner Change16.55%
Ins Owners20.3%
Ins Owner Change15.6%
Market Cap199.94M
Revenue(TTM)562.34M
Net Income(TTM)-37.59M
Analysts80
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.4%
Short Ratio1.02
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 | 0.36 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.69 |
EPS(TTM)-4.36
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.75
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.32
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.25
OCFYN/A
SpS25.29
BVpS-1.95
TBVpS-18.84
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 | 0.41 |
F-Score2
WACC8.83%
ROIC/WACC0.36
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)40.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%67.14%
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%-10.03%
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
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to LEE.
Can you provide the valuation status for LEE ENTERPRISES?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for LEE ENTERPRISES?
LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
What is the financial health of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) stock?
The financial health rating of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) is 0 / 10.