Lee Enterprises Inc
NAS : LEEUSA·Communication Services·Media - Diversified
$6.42
+0.41 (+5.05%)Oct 16 closeMarket Cap
$143M
Enterprise Value
$560M
P/E (TTM)
—
P/B
—
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$417M
52-Week Range
$3.40 — $12
5-Year Range
$3.40 — $43
Avg Volume (3M)
76.16K
Lee Enterprises publishes local newspapers and digital news sites across the United States. The company operates daily, weekly, and monthly print papers alongside digital subscription platforms and mobile apps. Customers are local readers (paying for subscriptions) and local/regional businesses (buying advertising). Revenue comes from digital and print subscriptions and advertising sales. The business is shifting toward digital subscriptions as print circulation declines.
Employees2,500IPOJun 1, 1972SIC2711HQ4600 E 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, USA, 52807
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Financials
Profitability
Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
97.9%
Operating Margin
6.6%
EBITDA Margin
7.8%
Net Margin
−1.8%
OCF Margin
−0.0%
FCF Margin
−0.1%
Returns on Capital
ROE
0.0%
ROA
−1.6%
ROIC
6.3%
ROCE
5.2%
ROC (Greenblatt)
44.8%
3Y ROIIC
−7.7%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
5
Valuation
Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
7.92
P/E ex-NRI
—
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
5.24
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
—
P/OCF
—
P/Owner Earnings
—
FCF Yield
−0.40%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
21.34
EV / Forward EBIT
—
EV / EBITDA
13.84
EV / Forward EBITDA
—
EV / Revenue
1.09
EV / Forward Revenue
0.78
Asset / Sales
P/S
0.10
P/B
—
P/Tangible Book
—
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
—
Capital Returns
Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.00%
Forward Dividend Yield
0.00%
3Y Dividend Growth
0.0%
Payout Ratio
0.00
5Y Yield on Cost
0.00%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
−1.60%
5Y Share Change
0.0%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
4.02%
Balance Sheet
Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
−212.19
Gross Debt / EBITDA
11.74
Cash / Debt
0.13
Equity / Assets
0.00
Coverage
Interest Coverage
1.02
Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.17
Quick Ratio
1.11
Cash Ratio
0.57
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
4
Altman Z-Score
0.43
Split History
Date
Split
2021-03-15
1:10
1995-12-11
2:1
1986-03-04
2:1
1983-04-04
2:1
1978-11-01
1.5:1
1976-03-03
1.5:1
1971-08-17
1.5:1
Ex-date
Amount
Pay date
2008-08-28
$1.9
2008-10-01
2008-05-29
$1.9
2008-07-01
2008-02-28
$1.9
2008-04-01
2007-11-29
$1.9
2008-01-02
2007-08-29
$1.8
2007-10-01
2007-05-30
$1.8
2007-07-02
2007-02-27
$1.8
2007-04-02
2006-11-29
$1.8
2007-01-02
2006-08-30
$1.8
2006-10-02
2006-05-30
$1.8
2006-07-03
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5-Step DuPont Analysis
ROE %
47.62%
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Net Margin %
-1.93%
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Operating Margin %
6.58%
Operating Income
$34M
÷
Revenue
$517M
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Tax Burden
1.4286
Net Income
−$10M
÷
Pretax Income
−$7M
×
Interest Burden
-0.2059
Pretax Income
−$7M
÷
Operating Income
$34M
×
Asset Turnover
0.83
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Revenue
$517M
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Average Total Assets
$624M
Begin Total Assets
$623M
End Total Assets
$625M
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Equity Multiplier
-29.71
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Avg Total Assets
$624M
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
−$21M
Begin Equity
−$40M
End Equity
−$2M
Top institutional holders
Q2 2026| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Chg. shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solas Capital Management, LLC | 1.5M | 6.97% | -134.5K | $13.73M |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 585.2K | 2.63% | -200 | $5.24M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 363.7K | 1.64% | +315.1K | $3.26M |
| CANNELL CAPITAL LLC | 344.3K | 1.55% | -88.9K | $3.09M |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 338.0K | 1.52% | +288.0K | $3.03M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 277.1K | 1.25% | +24.9K | $2.48M |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 220.0K | 0.99% | 0 | $1.97M |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 219.2K | 0.99% | 0 | $1.96M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 187.5K | 0.84% | +80.6K | $1.68M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 54.5K | 0.25% | +29.5K | $488.8K |
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as reported| Insider | Shares held | % Owned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann David HenryDirector | 11.5M | 51.8698% | $74.03M |
| Quint Digital Ltd10% owner | 3.2M | 14.5965% | $20.83M |
| BEKKE NATHAN E.Officer | 194.2K | 0.8734% | $1.25M |
| JUNCK MARY EDirector | 163.5K | 0.7357% | $1.05M |
| MOWBRAY KEVINOfficer | 119.0K | 0.5352% | $763.8K |
| Rinehults Joshua PaulOfficer | 83.6K | 0.3759% | $536.4K |
| Fletcher Steven C.Director | 46.9K | 0.2109% | $300.9K |
| McAlmont ShaunDirector | 35.2K | 0.1583% | $225.9K |
| Ottolenghi LesOfficer | 35.0K | 0.1574% | $224.7K |
| Millage Timothy R.Officer | 30.2K | 0.1358% | $193.8K |
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through Sep 28, 2026| Insider | Action | Shares | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann Gregory DavidDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +3.9K | $26.7K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| McIntosh Madeline E.Director | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +5.3K | $42.5K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| McAlmont ShaunDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +5.0K | $40.0K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| KRUSZEWSKI RONALD JDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +5.0K | $40.0K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hoffmann David HenryDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +7.8K | $62.5K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Fletcher Steven C.Director | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +5.5K | $43.8K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Rinehults Joshua PaulOfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +81.4K | $0 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| BEKKE NATHAN E.Officer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +158.2K | $0 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| MOLONEY HERBERT W IIIDirector | Open-Market or Private Sale | -24.0K | $235.7K | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Hoffmann David HenryDirector | Open-Market or Private Purchase | +1.6K | $15.4K | Jun 11, 2026 |
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