Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

LEE

$7.99

-0.37%

N/A-$0.03

Communication Services

Publishing

NASDAQ

Active Trading

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a long-standing media organization founded in 1890 and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, delivers local news, critical information, and diverse ...

Key Metrics of LEE

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$175.17M

ROCE

6.6%

EV / EBITDA

14.60x

+2.5% YoY

FCF Yield

-0.3%

+21.0% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

-1290.7d

Current Ratio

1.17

Quick take

TTM —

No major risk flags in selected headline metrics.

Key Metrics

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Valuation trend

Valuation trend table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Market CapTotal market value of all shares outstanding.	$139.95M	$102.56M	$64.61M	$51.77M	$33.19M	$175.17M
Enterprise ValueCompany value including debt and cash adjustments.	$662.75M	$602.79M	$550.14M	$526.03M	$504.78M	$591.04M
EV / SalesHow many dollars investors pay per dollar of sales.	0.83x	0.77x	0.80x	0.86x	0.90x	1.14x
EV / EBITDAValuation multiple versus operating earnings before non-cash charges.	5.54x	7.62x	7.97x	13.97x	30.23x	14.60x
Net Debt / EBITDALeverage ratio using net debt divided by EBITDA.	4.37	6.32	7.04	12.59	28.24	10.27

Returns + ROCE gauge

ROCE latest

6.6%

Prev year 4.1%

Returns + ROCE gauge table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
ROEProfit generated from shareholders' equity.	55.3%	-13.4%	-24.8%	261.4%	86.8%	38.1%
ROAProfit generated from total assets.	2.7%	-0.3%	-0.7%	-4.0%	-6.2%	-1.5%
ROICReturn generated on invested operating capital.	9.9%	0.9%	6.6%	1.7%	-0.4%	6.4%
ROCEOperating return on long-term capital used.	8.1%	8.4%	7.6%	5.7%	4.1%	6.6%
Earnings YieldEarnings as a percentage of market value.	16.3%	-2.0%	-8.2%	-49.9%	-113.3%	-19.8%

Cash flow quality

Cash flow quality table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FCFFCash flow available to all capital providers.	$77.24M	$413,465.409	$29.14M	$23.08M	$26.87M	$33.72M
FCFECash flow available to equity holders after debt flows.	$-13.07M	$-24.75M	$-14.44M	$-17.89M	$-8.86M	$-1.74M
FCF YieldFree cash flow divided by market capitalization.	30.4%	-4.6%	-11.8%	-15.6%	-21.3%	-0.3%
Income QualityHow well accounting earnings are backed by cash flow.	2.02	29.41	0.92	-0.05	0.16	0.02
Capex / OCFShare of operating cash flow spent on capital expenditures.	14.9%	264.1%	-202.3%	824.4%	-27.8%	-246.1%

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
DSOAverage days to collect cash from customers.	29.9d	32.5d	36.5d	36.2d	35.4d	31.7d
DIOAverage days inventory stays before being sold.	77.2d	100.2d	108.1d	122.5d	132.2d	194.8d
DPOAverage days the company takes to pay suppliers.	250.3d	346.9d	522.6d	787.8d	1174.8d	1517.2d
Operating CycleTime from buying inventory to collecting receivables.	107.1d	132.7d	144.6d	158.7d	167.7d	226.5d
Cash Conversion CycleNet days cash is tied in operations.	-143.2d	-214.2d	-378.0d	-629.1d	-1007.1d	-1290.7d

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: —

Market Cap

$175.17M

ROE

38.1%

FCF Yield

-0.3%

Current Ratio

1.17

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