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Lee Enterprises Incorporated

Lee Enterprises Incorporated

LEE · NASDAQ · Communication Services / Publishing

7.66USD+0.53 (+7.43%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close7.13
Open7.20
Day Range6.99 – 7.95
52-Week Range3.34 – 11.88
Volume27.93K
Market Cap151.36M
P/E (TTM)0.00
Forward P/E15.11
EPS-1.26
Dividend Yield0.00%
Beta0.39
50-Day Avg7.86
200-Day Avg7.68

About

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a digital-first subscription and marketing services company, provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily and weekly newspapers; and niche products for national and international news are accessible across digital and print formats through websites and mobile applications. It also provides subscription services through digital and print subscriptions; and omni-channel marketing solutions, including digital, print, programmatic, video, and social media campaigns. In addition, the company offers commercial printing, distribution, and other digital services through SaaS content management solution. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryPublishing
  • CEOMr. Nathan E. Bekke
  • Employees2.23K
  • Headquarters4600 E 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, United States, 52807, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.lee.net

Leadership

  • Mr. Nathan E. BekkeCEO, President & COO · b. 1969
  • Mr. Joshua P. RinehultsVP, CFO & Treasurer · b. 1981
  • Mr. Jared MarksVice President of Corporate Finance; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
  • Ms. Virginia FletcherChief Information Officer
  • Ms. Astrid J. GarciaVice President of Human Resources & Legal and Chief Legal Officer · b. 1950
  • Mr. Eric L. MayberryPresident of North Carolina Media Group & VP of Sales for Carolina Region
  • Mr. Joseph J. BattistoniChief Revenue Officer · b. 1983
  • Mr. Theodore F. Olt IIISecretary & General Counsel
  • Ms. Nicole Henley-CoxVP of Finance & Corporate Controller

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1986-09-301987-09-301988-09-301989-09-301990-09-301991-09-301992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Total Revenue220.90M237.60M252.50M254.40M274.50M339.60M355.60M363.40M392.40M434.90M427.40M446.70M382.90M404.60M422.14M426.97M518.57M647.33M683.32M818.89M1.13B1.13B1.03B842.03M748.44M723.22M710.49M677.77M660.88M648.54M614.36M566.94M543.96M509.85M618.00M794.65M780.97M691.14M611.38M562.34M
Growth (%)-+7.56%+6.27%+0.75%+7.90%+23.72%+4.71%+2.19%+7.98%+10.83%-1.72%+4.52%-14.28%+5.67%+4.33%+1.14%+21.45%+24.83%+5.56%+19.84%+37.83%-0.09%-8.76%-18.16%-11.11%-3.37%-1.76%-4.60%-2.49%-1.87%-5.27%-7.72%-4.05%-6.27%+21.21%+28.58%-1.72%-11.50%-11.54%-8.02%
Cost of Revenue72.90M81.70M106.40M93.50M99.20M137.40M133.40M138.20M145.10M164.90M147.40M147.40M124.50M126.30M128.90M149.46M43.33M204.73M220.88M270.10M400.21M408.60M103.93M72.31M51.71M55.82M52.00M43.48M37.99M30.26M26.11M24.90M24.95M22.24M24.24M29.77M30.10M25.35M16.81M12.96M
Gross Profit148.00M155.90M146.10M160.90M175.30M202.20M222.20M225.20M247.30M270.00M280.00M299.30M258.40M278.30M293.24M277.51M475.24M442.60M462.44M548.79M728.44M719.06M924.94M769.72M696.74M667.40M658.48M634.29M622.88M618.28M588.25M542.04M519.01M487.62M593.76M764.87M750.87M665.79M594.57M549.38M
Gross Margin67.00%65.61%57.86%63.25%63.86%59.54%62.49%61.97%63.02%62.08%65.51%67.00%67.48%68.78%69.47%65.00%91.64%68.37%67.68%67.02%64.54%63.77%89.90%91.41%93.09%92.28%92.68%93.58%94.25%95.33%95.75%95.61%95.41%95.64%96.08%96.25%96.15%96.33%97.25%97.70%
Operating Expense83.70M91.60M77.30M107.70M118.70M138.40M149.20M153.40M162.00M174.90M185.30M195.10M178.90M190.20M200.15M193.24M365.89M312.96M324.23M390.48M524.41M698.94M1.97B943.11M547.74M768.31M555.66M691.61M509.68M508.91M484.26M452.91M433.31M412.89M543.48M708.32M699.24M620.60M564.15M529.50M
Operating Income64.30M64.30M68.80M53.20M56.60M63.80M73.00M71.80M85.30M95.10M94.70M104.20M79.50M88.10M93.09M84.27M109.35M129.64M138.21M158.31M204.03M20.12M-1.05B-173.39M149.00M-100.91M102.82M-57.32M113.20M109.37M104.00M89.13M85.69M74.73M50.28M56.56M51.63M45.20M30.42M19.88M
Operating Margin29.11%27.06%27.25%20.91%20.62%18.79%20.53%19.76%21.74%21.87%22.16%23.33%20.76%21.77%22.05%19.74%21.09%20.03%20.23%19.33%18.08%1.78%-101.97%-20.59%19.91%-13.95%14.47%-8.46%17.13%16.86%16.93%15.72%15.75%14.66%8.14%7.12%6.61%6.54%4.98%3.53%
EBITDA74.00M75.90M81.40M67.50M73.90M87.70M96.70M96.50M108.80M121.10M126.90M133.80M117.10M127.80M134.35M121.86M143.81M175.15M186.24M217.56M304.69M113.71M-954.82M-107.55M211.65M-43.13M170.36M5.86M142.20M155.88M165.87M139.07M115.43M100.66M86.72M119.66M79.11M69.01M37.66M16.70M
EBITDA Margin33.50%31.94%32.24%26.53%26.92%25.82%27.19%26.55%27.73%27.85%29.69%29.95%30.58%31.59%31.83%28.54%27.73%27.06%27.26%26.57%27.00%10.08%-92.80%-12.77%28.28%-5.96%23.98%0.86%21.52%24.04%27.00%24.53%21.22%19.74%14.03%15.06%10.13%9.98%6.16%2.97%
Net Income32.60M44.60M40.90M43.00M43.50M31.50M38.50M41.20M50.90M58.50M45.50M64.20M62.30M68.00M83.66M312.47M79.83M78.04M86.07M76.88M70.83M81.00M-880.32M-123.19M46.10M-146.87M-21.27M-78.32M6.79M23.32M34.96M27.48M45.77M14.27M-1.98M22.75M-2.02M-5.27M-25.84M-37.59M
Net Income Margin14.76%18.77%16.20%16.90%15.85%9.28%10.83%11.34%12.97%13.45%10.65%14.37%16.27%16.81%19.82%73.18%15.39%12.06%12.60%9.39%6.28%7.18%-85.56%-14.63%6.16%-20.31%-2.99%-11.56%1.03%3.60%5.69%4.85%8.41%2.80%-0.32%2.86%-0.26%-0.76%-4.23%-6.69%
R&D-------------------------00000000-------
R&D as % of Total Revenue-------------------------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-------
Interest Expense000000000000000000000067.97M75.42M63.12M52.70M83.08M89.45M102.65M77.84M64.23M57.57M52.84M54.70M59.71M44.77M41.77M41.47M41.23M40.51M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%6.61%8.96%8.43%7.29%11.69%13.20%15.53%12.00%10.46%10.15%9.71%10.73%9.66%5.63%5.35%6.00%6.74%7.20%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1986-09-301987-09-301988-09-301989-09-301990-09-301991-09-301992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Total Assets203.50M295.60M307.80M328.80M465.80M459.30M474.80M482.30M474.70M559.90M527.40M651.00M660.60M679.50M746.23M1.00B1.46B1.42B1.40B3.45B3.33B3.26B2.02B1.52B1.44B1.16B1.06B827.71M811.27M763.48M662.86M620.85M575.41M555.20M864.06M843.55M744.04M711.62M649.17M601.73M
Total Liabilities75.40M143.60M140.60M155.50M292.50M276.30M271.00M258.80M232.80M248.90M202.40M331.60M340.80M325.30M351.07M318.45M722.57M619.22M527.00M2.50B2.33B2.17B1.87B1.49B1.38B1.26B1.18B997.39M988.82M922.07M816.67M712.06M611.67M592.03M893.69M800.32M726.80M687.91M656.50M642.69M
Total Equity128.10M152.00M167.20M173.30M173.30M183.00M203.80M223.50M241.90M311.00M325.00M319.40M319.80M354.20M395.17M681.94M741.26M802.16M876.84M936.41M990.63M1.09B147.09M23.60M56.82M-101.35M-114.06M-170.35M-178.25M-159.39M-128.49M-92.23M-37.35M-38.48M-31.56M41.10M15.01M21.24M-9.89M-43.31M
Cash14.70M25.20M29.70M10.40M16.00M17.20M23.30M17.10M18.80M10.70M19.30M14.20M16.90M10.50M29.43M272.17M14.38M11.06M8.01M7.54M8.64M111.06M23.46M7.91M19.42M23.55M13.92M17.56M16.70M11.13M16.98M10.62M5.38M8.64M33.73M26.11M16.18M14.55M9.60M9.99M
Total Debt21.10M84.70M80.90M84.70M205.00M191.10M173.60M160.20M130.50M123.50M95.50M203.80M219.50M204.60M222.93M173.40M409.30M305.20M213.60M1.72B1.55B1.41B1.34B1.17B1.08B994.55M926.23M834.56M804.75M725.87M617.17M526.56M467.80M432.35M609.24M548.91M516.42M500.08M483.85M481.58M
Net Debt6.40M59.50M51.20M74.30M189.00M173.90M150.30M143.10M111.70M112.80M76.20M189.60M202.60M194.10M193.50M-98.77M394.92M294.14M205.59M1.71B1.54B1.41B1.31B1.16B1.06B971.00M912.31M817.00M788.05M714.74M600.18M515.94M462.42M423.70M575.51M522.80M500.23M485.53M474.25M471.59M

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1989-09-301990-09-301991-09-301992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating Cash Flow60.40M55.30M53.60M68.10M58.30M77.80M72.60M87.50M97.50M100.70M97.90M126.89M544.07M115.30M145.24M129.89M160.45M202.68M168.13M127.87M74.05M106.57M102.60M80.70M89.52M82.08M74.48M79.19M72.28M59.30M57.68M49.87M50.08M2.85M-2.52M1.12M-5.54M
Investing Cash Flow-30.70M-121.00M-7.60M-30.50M-31.20M-15.10M-21.90M-20.70M-152.10M-39.60M-51.20M-94.40M-223.30M-547.47M-12.79M-27.09M-1.27B-9.65M-15.84M8.95M108.98M-7.69M665.00K-981.00K13.45M-9.28M-208.00K34.51M-9.46M-72.00K-10.93M-118.18M-2.28M6.91M7.98M3.73M7.71M
Financing Cash Flow-34.10M71.30M-44.80M-31.60M-33.30M-61.00M-58.80M-58.30M49.40M-58.30M-53.00M-13.60M-78.03M174.38M-135.76M-105.85M1.11B-191.93M-160.93M-113.36M-198.59M-87.36M-99.14M-93.07M-99.32M-73.65M-79.84M-107.85M-69.19M-64.47M-43.48M93.39M-55.42M-19.69M-7.09M-9.80M-1.78M
Capital Expenditure24.30M15.20M6.40M4.00M10.00M17.60M59.00M18.80M16.30M38.70M47.80M32.49M9.90M13.52M16.13M19.21M24.74M32.54M34.57M20.61M11.55M9.46M7.75M8.04M9.74M13.66M9.71M7.09M4.08M6.03M5.90M8.10M7.48M7.54M5.11M9.21M1.54M
Free Cash Flow36.10M40.10M47.20M64.10M48.30M60.20M13.60M68.70M81.20M62.00M50.10M94.39M534.17M101.78M129.11M110.67M135.71M170.13M133.56M107.27M62.50M97.11M94.86M72.66M79.78M68.41M64.77M72.10M68.20M53.27M51.77M41.77M42.60M-4.68M-7.63M-8.09M-7.08M
Dividends Paid16.70M17.00M17.50M17.80M18.50M19.40M20.30M22.60M24.20M25.20M26.60M28.29M29.80M22.54M37.79M26.38M32.36M32.67M33.04M32.57M8.54M-00000000---576.00K657.00K--
FCF to OCF59.77%72.51%88.06%94.13%82.85%77.38%18.73%78.51%83.28%61.57%51.17%74.39%98.18%88.27%88.90%85.21%84.58%83.94%79.44%83.89%84.40%91.13%92.45%90.04%89.12%83.36%86.97%91.05%94.36%89.84%89.77%83.77%85.07%-164.14%302.34%-724.35%127.85%
Dividend Paid to FCF46.26%42.39%37.08%27.77%38.30%32.23%149.26%32.90%29.80%40.65%53.09%29.97%5.58%22.15%29.27%23.84%23.85%19.20%24.74%30.37%13.66%-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%----12.30%-8.61%--

Earnings

Report DateApr 21, 1993Jul 20, 1993Nov 8, 1993Apr 18, 1994Jul 18, 1994Nov 3, 1994Jul 17, 1995Nov 9, 1995Apr 17, 1996Jul 18, 1996Nov 4, 1996Apr 16, 1997Jul 17, 1997Nov 5, 1997Apr 20, 1998Jul 17, 1998Nov 5, 1998Dec 31, 1998Apr 20, 1999Jul 20, 1999Nov 5, 1999Jan 20, 2000Apr 20, 2000Jul 20, 2000Nov 10, 2000Jan 19, 2001Mar 31, 2001Jul 23, 2001Nov 12, 2001Jan 22, 2002Apr 22, 2002Jul 22, 2002Nov 11, 2002Jan 21, 2003Apr 21, 2003Jul 21, 2003Nov 11, 2003Jan 20, 2004Apr 16, 2004Jul 19, 2004Nov 11, 2004Jan 18, 2005Apr 18, 2005Jul 21, 2005Nov 14, 2005Jan 18, 2006Apr 20, 2006Jul 20, 2006Nov 9, 2006Jan 22, 2007Apr 23, 2007Jul 23, 2007Nov 8, 2007Jan 22, 2008Apr 21, 2008Jul 24, 2008Nov 13, 2008Jan 21, 2009May 7, 2009Jul 30, 2009Nov 12, 2009Jan 19, 2010Apr 20, 2010Jul 20, 2010Nov 8, 2010Jan 18, 2011May 3, 2011Aug 8, 2011Nov 7, 2011Jan 18, 2012May 4, 2012Jul 17, 2012Nov 13, 2012Jan 22, 2013Apr 24, 2013Jul 23, 2013Nov 11, 2013Feb 6, 2014May 8, 2014Aug 7, 2014Dec 11, 2014Feb 5, 2015May 7, 2015Aug 6, 2015Dec 10, 2015Feb 4, 2016May 5, 2016Aug 4, 2016Dec 9, 2016Feb 2, 2017May 4, 2017Aug 3, 2017Dec 8, 2017Feb 2, 2018May 3, 2018Aug 3, 2018Dec 14, 2018Feb 7, 2019May 10, 2019Aug 8, 2019Dec 12, 2019Feb 6, 2020Jun 18, 2020Aug 6, 2020Dec 10, 2020Feb 4, 2021May 6, 2021Aug 5, 2021Dec 9, 2021Feb 3, 2022May 5, 2022Aug 4, 2022Dec 8, 2022Mar 2, 2023May 4, 2023Aug 3, 2023Dec 7, 2023Feb 1, 2024May 2, 2024Aug 1, 2024Dec 5, 2024Feb 6, 2025Apr 30, 2025Aug 7, 2025Nov 26, 2025Feb 10, 2026Apr 30, 2026Aug 6, 2026
EPS Estimate1.851.502.501.552.802.803.303.182.403.903.302.204.003.302.904.403.60-2.804.303.703.803.103.603.704.50-3.803.283.803.904.184.245.023.384.634.445.503.625.424.645.983.945.384.176.203.436.104.335.742.484.933.705.161.303.001.602.50--------------0.13-0.530.870.84-0.051.16-1.49-0.151.200.802.100.100.700.900.221.200.60--0.061.100.13------0.90-0.20-2.80-0.19-0.750.54-0.110.481.310.90-0.510.931.40-0.02-0.220.680.20-0.40-1.48-0.13-0.06-0.69-0.94-0.16
EPS Actual1.402.552.452.053.052.903.402.902.303.603.002.403.803.102.804.003.304.382.704.303.803.502.703.603.604.802.973.803.404.103.004.704.305.103.304.804.405.503.605.404.706.004.005.805.106.203.306.103.505.801.904.903.904.800.802.801.101.50-11.64-5.510.396.230.672.221.154.24-0.33-34.64-1.963.24-5.37-0.28-0.102.81-0.500.602.502.230.501.100.062.200.300.901.002.20-0.100.801.400.16-0.100.500.060.190.401.270.090.18-0.050.050.010.09-0.09-0.02-0.030.28-0.200.550.751.06-0.030.69-1.090.19-0.650.65-0.320.12-2.06-0.73-1.63-2.80-2.07-0.31-1.06-0.90-0.160.21
Surprise-24.32%70.00%-2.00%32.26%8.93%3.57%3.03%-8.80%-4.17%-7.69%-9.09%9.09%-5.00%-6.06%-3.45%-9.09%-8.33%--3.57%0.00%2.70%-7.89%-12.90%0.00%-2.70%6.67%-0.00%3.66%7.89%-23.08%12.44%1.42%1.59%-2.37%3.67%-0.90%0.00%-0.55%-0.37%1.29%0.33%1.52%7.81%22.30%0.00%-3.79%0.00%-19.17%1.05%-23.39%-0.61%5.41%-6.98%-38.46%-6.67%-31.25%-40.00%---------------176.92%--194.34%-31.03%197.62%-900.00%-5.17%-47.65%300.00%-25.00%25.00%4.76%-200.00%14.29%55.56%-27.27%-108.33%-16.67%--566.67%15.45%-30.77%-----90.00%90.00%--90.00%-5.26%-0.00%96.30%72.73%43.75%-183.21%-78.89%-27.45%-30.11%-122.86%700.00%-836.36%-207.35%-915.00%-600.00%-40.14%-138.46%-1666.67%-30.43%83.39%231.25%
Timing----------------------After-hoursPre-market-Pre-market---Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hours---------------Pre-market-Pre-marketPre-marketAfter-hours-Pre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-market-After-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-market----Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap151.36M
Enterprise Value566.79M
Trailing P/E0.00
Forward P/E15.11
PEG Ratio99.04
Price / Sales0.29
Price / Book13.43
EPS-1.26
Book Value-0.10
Revenue (TTM)517.10M
Gross Profit (TTM)313.97M
EBITDA53.09M
Profit Margin-1.84%
Operating Margin11.06%
Return on Equity-146.22%
Return on Assets3.89%
Shares Outstanding22.29M
Shares Float3.19M
Beta0.39
Dividend Yield0.00%
Dividend Rate0.00
Payout Ratio0.00%

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
20.48%
Insiders
72.89%
Retail / Other
6.63%

Top Institutional Holders

  • Solas Capital Management LLC
    1.68M7.56%
  • Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al
    585.18K2.63%
  • Cannell Capital LLC
    344.35K1.54%
  • Private Advisor Group, LLC
    338.00K1.52%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    252.16K1.13%
  • BB&T Corp.
    219.97K0.99%
  • Gabelli Funds LLC
    219.20K0.98%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    106.97K0.48%
  • Susquehanna International Group, LLP
    83.90K0.38%
  • BlackRock Inc
    48.64K0.22%
  • Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co
    46.88K0.21%

Top Fund Holders

  • 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB
    218.40K0.98%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    178.56K0.80%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    112.99K0.51%
  • 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions IB
    84.40K0.38%
  • Fidelity Small Cap Index
    71.52K0.32%
  • Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAA
    62.90K0.28%
  • Gabelli ABC I
    52.30K0.23%
  • iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
    51.04K0.23%
  • Fidelity Extended Market Index
    40.01K0.18%

Dividends

20083×
1.90Aug 28, 20081.90May 29, 20081.90Feb 28, 2008
20074×
1.90Nov 29, 20071.80Aug 29, 20071.80May 30, 20071.80Feb 27, 2007
20064×
1.80Nov 29, 20061.80Aug 30, 20061.80May 30, 20061.80Feb 27, 2006
20054×
1.80Nov 29, 20051.80Aug 30, 20051.80May 27, 20051.80Feb 25, 2005
20044×
1.80Nov 29, 20041.80Aug 30, 20041.80May 27, 20041.80Feb 26, 2004
20034×
1.80Nov 26, 20031.70Aug 28, 20031.70May 29, 20031.70Feb 27, 2003
20021×
1.70Nov 27, 2002

Stock Splits

  • Mar 15, 20211:10
  • Dec 11, 19952:1