3.63 USD
-0.37 (-9.25%)
Taking everything into account, LEE scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LEE was compared to 95 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LEE have multiple concerns. LEE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
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.
1.2 Ratios
LEE has a Return On Assets of -6.25%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LEE underperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.
LEE has a Return On Invested Capital (3.22%) which is in line with its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LEE is below the industry average of 7.16%.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
LEE has a Operating Margin (3.54%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LEE has declined.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 97.70%, LEE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LEE has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LEE is destroying value.
LEE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LEE has more shares outstanding
LEE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.25, we must say that LEE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
LEE has a worse Altman-Z score (0.25) than 66.32% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.25 |
ROIC/WACC0.43
WACC7.52%
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's Current ratio of 0.79 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LEE is outperformed by 69.47% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.75 indicates that LEE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.75, LEE is not doing good in the industry: 69.47% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
LEE shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -43.12%.
The Revenue has decreased by -8.02% in the past year.
LEE shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -1.87% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-43.12%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%37.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.37%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.87%
Sales Q2Q%-12.27%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
LEE reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year LEE is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
LEE's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.09 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for LEE!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NASDAQ:LEE (12/19/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
3.63
-0.37 (-9.25%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners38.06%
Inst Owner Change-7.04%
Ins Owners20.46%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap22.72M
Revenue(TTM)562.34M
Net Income(TTM)-37.59M
Analysts80
Price Target20.4 (461.98%)
Short Float %10.72%
Short Ratio10.1
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.04 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.09 |
EPS(TTM)-6.24
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.75
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.13
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.89
OCFYN/A
SpS89.83
BVpS-6.92
TBVpS-66.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 0.25 |
F-Score2
WACC7.52%
ROIC/WACC0.43
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)-43.12%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%37.28%
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%-12.27%
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
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LEE ENTERPRISES?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to LEE.
What is the valuation status of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of LEE stock?
LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
How financially healthy is LEE ENTERPRISES?
The financial health rating of LEE ENTERPRISES (LEE) is 0 / 10.