LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:LEE • US5237684064

6.9 USD
+0.27 (+4.07%)
Last: Feb 13, 2026, 08:21 PM
Overview Stock Chart Technical Analysis Fundamental Analysis Analyst Ratings Earnings Estimates Financials Ownership News
Fundamental Rating

1

LEE gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 93 industry peers in the Media industry. LEE may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LEE does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

2

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LEE has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year LEE has reported a negative 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M -20M 40M 60M 80M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -6.25%, LEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 45.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LEE has a Return On Invested Capital (3.22%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LEE is below the industry average of 6.94%.
Industry RankSector 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%
LEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100 -100 200

1.3 Margins

  • LEE has a Operating Margin (3.54%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LEE has declined.
  • LEE has a better Gross Margin (97.70%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LEE has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector 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%
LEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60 80

More info and screens

ROAROEROICOperating and Profit MarginShow most profitable peers

0

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.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LEE has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for LEE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for LEE is higher compared to a year ago.
LEE Yearly Shares OutstandingLEE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M
LEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.37, we must say that LEE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • LEE has a worse Altman-Z score (0.37) than 62.37% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.37
ROIC/WACC0.38
WACC8.5%
LEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M

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 Current ratio of 0.79. This is in the lower half of the industry: LEE underperforms 69.89% of its industry peers.
  • LEE has a Quick 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's Quick ratio of 0.75 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LEE is outperformed by 69.89% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.79
Quick Ratio 0.75
LEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M

More info and screens

WACCDebt/EquityHow to determine the health of a companyAltman-Z scoreShow peers with great health

0

3. Growth

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.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -8.02% in the past 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)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.
LEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 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

More info and screens

Find the best growth stocksShow best growing peers

0

4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LEE. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • 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 ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 15.47
LEE Per share dataLEE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 -10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

More info and screens

Price/EarningsPrice/FCFFCF per shareEV/EBITDAPEG RATIOShow best valued peers

0

5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LEE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

More info and screens

Find the best dividend stocksShow peers with best dividend

LEE ENTERPRISES

NASDAQ:LEE (2/13/2026, 8:21:29 PM)

6.9

+0.27 (+4.07%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-10
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners38.06%
Inst Owner Change2.62%
Ins Owners20.3%
Ins Owner Change46.41%
Market Cap153.46M
Revenue(TTM)562.34M
Net Income(TTM)-37.59M
Analysts80
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %9.75%
Short Ratio7.41
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.27
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 15.47
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 RankSector 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 RankSector 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 0.37
F-Score2
WACC8.5%
ROIC/WACC0.38
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.