Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)
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Key financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $m | - | 795 | 781 | 691 | 611 | 562 | 517 | 587 |
| Operating profit | $m | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| Net profit | $m | - | 23 | -2 | -5 | -26 | -38 | -9 | -11 |
| EPS reported | $ | -6.15 | -1.55 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | $ | -0.91 | -0.03 | ||||||
| Capex per share | $ | 0.25 | 0.07 | ||||||
| FCF per share | $ | -1.16 | -0.09 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $m | -7 | -1 | ||||||
| Net debt | $m | 445 | 395 | ||||||
| Book value equity | $m | -43 | - | ||||||
| Book value per share | $ | -7.09 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 6.11 | 6.1 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | $ | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | - | - | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | -0.77 | -23.22 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | -4.68 | -57.42 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 30.23 | 12.47 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 0.90 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | -1.13% | -18.26% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | -21.34% | -1.74% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | +86.81% | +38.08% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | +3.36% | +6.51% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | +3.53% | +6.64% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | +97.70% | +97.88% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | -1.26% | -0.11% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | -8.02% | -15.42% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | - | - | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | +337.26% | +655.30% | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | - | - | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | -0.01 | -0.00 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 28.24 | 10.27 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 0.49 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | +13.72% | +2.43% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | -10.29 | - | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | -11.12 | - | ||||||
Price target estimates
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Ratings
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ESG
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Company overview
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a long-standing media organization founded in 1890 and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, delivers local news, critical information, and diverse advertising services throughout the United States. The company publishes a range of print and digital editions, including daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and other periodicals. Beyond traditional publishing, Lee Enterprises provides essential digital services such as web hosting and robust content management systems. Its comprehensive marketing and advertising offerings include strategies for audience expansion, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), the development of web and mobile platforms, social media engagement, and online reputation monitoring and management. Furthermore, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions designed to help various clients—such as media companies, universities, television stations, and niche publishers—create, distribute, and monetize their multimedia content. Lee Enterprises also engages in commercial printing, distributes publications from other entities, and operates its own dedicated digital marketing agency.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)
No price history available.
Consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Based on consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a long-standing media organization founded in 1890 and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, delivers local news, critical information, and diverse advertising services throughout the United States. The company publishes a range of print and digital editions, including daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and other periodicals. Beyond traditional publishing, Lee Enterprises provides essential digital services such as web hosting and robust content management systems. Its comprehensive marketing and advertising offerings include strategies for audience expansion, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), the development of web and mobile platforms, social media engagement, and online reputation monitoring and management. Furthermore, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions designed to help various clients—such as media companies, universities, television stations, and niche publishers—create, distribute, and monetize their multimedia content. Lee Enterprises also engages in commercial printing, distributes publications from other entities, and operates its own dedicated digital marketing agency.
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