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lee enterprises - LEE

LEE

Close Chg Chg %
8.19 0.21 2.56%

Closed Market

8.40

+0.21 (2.56%)

Volume: 50.62K

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

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Company Overview: lee enterprises - LEE

LEE Key Data

Open

$8.14

 Day Range

8.14 - 9.00

52 Week Range

3.35 - 10.88

 Market Cap

$182.14M

Shares Outstanding

22.24M

 Public Float

17.72M

Beta

0.37

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

 EPS

-$4.33

Yield

0.00%

 Dividend

$0.19

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 28, 2008

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

124.53K

  

LEE Performance

1 Week
 
 5.66%
 
1 Month
 
 -3.34%
 
3 Months
 
 124.60%
 
1 Year
 
 -18.45%
 
5 Years
 
 -62.45%
 

LEE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About lee enterprises - LEE

Lee Enterprises, Inc. engages in the provision of local news, information, and advertising services. It also offers retail, classified, digital, national advertising, and niche publications. Its digital products include video, digital couponing, behavioral targeting, banner advertisements, and social networking. The company was founded by Alfred Wilson Lee in 1890 and is headquartered in Davenport, IA.

LEE At a Glance

Lee Enterprises, Inc.
4600 East 53rd Street
Davenport, Iowa 52807-3479
Phone 1-563-383-2100 Revenue 562.34M
Industry Publishing: Newspapers Net Income -37,593,000.00
Sector Consumer Services Employees 2,500
Fiscal Year-end 09 / 2026
View SEC Filings

LEE Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.061
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.127
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.904
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.947

LEE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 224,936.40
Income Per Employee -15,037.20
Receivables Turnover 10.297
Total Asset Turnover 0.899

LEE Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.789
Quick Ratio 0.748
Cash Ratio 0.088

LEE Profitability

Gross Margin 55.93
Operating Margin 3.535
Pretax Margin -7.584
Net Margin -6.685
Return on Assets -6.011
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital -8.578
Return on Invested Capital -8.384

LEE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 109.881
Total Debt to Total Assets 80.033
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 108.215
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Lee Enterprises - LEE

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
780.97M 691.14M 611.38M 562.34M
Sales Growth
-1.72% -11.50% -11.54% -8.02%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
384.43M 322.87M 279.01M 247.82M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
36.54M 30.62M 27.62M 18.84M
Depreciation
14.37M 11.60M 10.40M 7.70M
Amortization of Intangibles
22.18M 19.02M 17.22M 11.14M
COGS Growth
-4.73% -16.01% -13.59% -11.18%
Gross Income
396.54M 368.26M 332.37M 314.52M
Gross Income Growth
+1.38% -7.13% -9.75% -5.37%
Gross Profit Margin
+50.77% +53.28% +54.36% +55.93%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
344.90M 323.07M 301.95M 294.64M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
344.90M 323.07M 301.95M 294.64M
SGA Growth
+5.93% -6.33% -6.54% -2.42%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
36.92M 20.34M 27.01M 32.82M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
14.71M 24.85M 3.41M (12.94M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
27.86M 13.54M 6.64M 10.80M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
5.66M 6.53M 4.57M 4.28M
Interest Expense
41.77M 41.47M 41.23M 40.51M
Interest Expense Growth
-6.71% -0.72% -0.58% -1.76%
Gross Interest Expense
41.77M 41.47M 41.23M 40.51M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
795.00K (3.08M) (31.18M) (42.65M)
Pretax Income Growth
-97.52% -487.67% -911.78% -36.77%
Pretax Margin
+0.10% -0.45% -5.10% -7.58%
Income Tax
698.00K (349.00K) (7.61M) (6.90M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.07M 4.19M 2.92M 11.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(4.38M) (4.54M) (10.53M) (6.91M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
5.66M 6.53M 4.57M 4.28M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
97.00K (2.73M) (23.57M) (35.75M)
Minority Interest Expense
2.11M 2.53M 2.27M 1.85M
Net Income
(2.02M) (5.27M) (25.84M) (37.59M)
Net Income Growth
-108.85% -161.13% -390.70% -45.46%
Net Margin Growth
-0.26% -0.76% -4.23% -6.69%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(2.02M) (5.27M) (25.84M) (37.59M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(2.02M) (5.27M) (25.84M) (37.59M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.3491 -0.8977 -4.3481 -6.1973
EPS (Basic) Growth
-108.76% -157.15% -384.36% -42.53%
Basic Shares Outstanding
5.78M 5.87M 5.94M 6.07M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.3491 -0.8977 -4.3481 -6.1973
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-108.93% -157.15% -384.36% -42.53%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
5.78M 5.87M 5.94M 6.07M
EBITDA
88.17M 75.82M 58.04M 38.72M
EBITDA Growth
-18.64% -14.01% -23.45% -33.28%
EBITDA Margin
+11.29% +10.97% +9.49% +6.89%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 20.00
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate N/A
FY Report Date N/A Current Year's Estimate N/A
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.92 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -6.20 Next Fiscal Year Estimate N/A
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mean Estimate N/A N/A N/A N/A
High Estimates N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low Estimate N/A N/A N/A N/A
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Lee Enterprises - LEE

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 11, 2026 Brent M. Magid Director 8,760 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $9.08 per share 79,540.80
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,216,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $9.25 per share 29,753,087.50
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,219,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.88 per share 28,589,604.00
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,221,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.77 per share 28,252,993.50
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,227,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.76 per share 28,273,338.00
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,230,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.75 per share 28,267,312.50
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,232,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.97 per share 28,995,973.50
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,234,550 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.98 per share 29,046,259.00
Mar 4, 2026 Quint Digital Ltd. 3,234,800 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.94 per share 28,919,112.00

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