Lee Enterprises, Inc. (LEE) Stock Price

LEEStock

$6.42+62.94%52W

Market Cap$143.11M

P/E—

PEG Ratio99.04

Div yield—

Beta0.48

LEE Share Price Chart

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-33.20%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-9.51%

PEG Ratio99.04

VGM Score27.86

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$0.65

P/TBV (Annual)4.36x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.00

Revenue Growth (3Y)-10.37%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$-0.03

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)22.10%

Gross Margin (TTM)97.88%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)-1.84%

EPS (TTM)$-1.91

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.04M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$-1.91

Revenue Growth (5Y)-1.87%

EPS (Annual)$-6.20

ROI (Annual)-1.10%

Gross Margin (Annual)97.70%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)-1.82%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$2.67

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)-10.85%

ROA (Last FY)-6.25%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)-11.12%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$3.11

ROE (5Y Avg)-87.48%

Operating Margin (TTM)4.50%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$-1.13

P/B Ratio35.78x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)18.52x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$-15,000

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.04x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)-0.18x

ROA (TTM)-1.56%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)14.36x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$-6.20

Current Ratio (Annual)0.79x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.01x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.06M

52-Week Price Return62.94%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)17.54x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$206,800

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$19.34

P/S Ratio (Annual)0.25x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.93x

52-Week High$11.88

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)3.86%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$-6.20

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-28.22%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-22.20%

26-Week Price Return-23.30%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.57x

13-Week Price Return-18.32%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)21.46x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)1.17x

Enterprise Value$538.40M

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)-3.08%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.85x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)-25.94%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$224,900

Inventory Turnover (Annual)2.51x

Pretax Margin (Annual)-7.58%

Cash / Share (Annual)$1.59

3-Month Return Std Dev45.70%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)96.74%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$-3,800

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)-30.32%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-10.05%

ROE (Last FY)-24.80%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)0.75x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$-6.20

P/FCF (TTM)13.56x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)10.14x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)27.29x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)114.11x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$-1.91

Receivables Turnover (Annual)9.76x

ROI (TTM)-3.76%

P/S Ratio (TTM)0.28x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)-1.80%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$92.70

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$16.89

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)47.41%

Year-to-Date Return34.03%

5-Day Price Return-11.45%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$-6.20

ROA (5Y Avg)-1.71%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)-6.69%

Month-to-Date Return-7.63%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$4.13

EBITD / Share (Annual)$2.34

Operating Margin (Annual)-0.83%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)21.46x

P/CF (TTM)225.12x

ROI (5Y Avg)-0.71%

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)113.39x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$-1.91

P/TBV (Quarterly)3.46x

P/B Ratio (Annual)3.16x

Inventory Turnover (TTM)1.97x

Pretax Margin (TTM)-1.42%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$3.50

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-21.01%

Beta0.48x

P/FCF (Annual)3.36x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$23.20

ROE (TTM)-132.94%

52-Week Low$3.34

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LEE Earnings Surprise History

Quarter	Report date	EPS estimate	EPS actual	Surprise
Q4 2024	Feb 6, 2025	-$0.40	-$2.80	-600.00%(-$2.40)
Q3 2024	Dec 12, 2024	$0.65	-$1.69	-360.00%(-$2.34)
Q2 2024	Aug 1, 2024	$0.68	-$0.73	-207.35%(-$1.41)
Q1 2024	May 2, 2024	—	-$2.06	—

LEE Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Newspapers(5)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	P/E Ratio (Annual)	ROE (TTM)	Revenue Growth (5Y)	Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)	Price
LEELee Enterprises, Inc.	D	F	D	—	-132.9%	-1.9%	—	$6.42
NWSNews Corporation Class B Common Stock	D	C	C	29.2x	6.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	$32.88
NWSANews Corporation Class A Common Stock	D	C	C	29.2x	6.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	$30.03
NYTNew York Times Co.	F	B	C	31.8x	19.5%	9.6%	1.0%	$67.78
TDAYUSA TODAY Co., Inc.	C	D	C	585.1x	-25.0%	-7.5%	—	$6.97
DJCODaily Journal Corp	F	A	C	7.4x	-3.1%	11.9%	—	$602.99

About Lee Enterprises, Inc.

Lee Enterprises is a digital-first, U.S. local news publisher generating revenue through digital subscriptions, advertising, and marketing services. The company operates a diversified portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, niche digital products, and mobile apps serving local markets with original news and information. Content is delivered across digital platforms, websites, mobile applications, and print editions.