LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing

LEE

Moderate riskNext report: Around Nov 25 (est.)

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The short version

A company still losing money with shrinking sales. Institutions are adding.

Watch out for

Sales down 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Owes more than it owns (negative equity)
Losing money

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 12% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (30 bought, 12 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$6.17-3.0% that day

Company value: $138M; Share price times all shares
Price vs sales: 0.27x; No profit over the last year, so this compares value with sales instead
Cash vs value: 43%; A big cushion: cash is a large part of what the company is worth
Debt vs value: 331%; Owes more than the whole company is worth

From LEE's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$126.0M-11% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $517.1M, down 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 1.9% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of LEE. Starting points are the company's recent numbers (it isn't profitable yet, so the margin starts at a 10% guess).

Sales growth-10% a yearRecently: -11% a yearProfit margin10%Last 12 months: -1.8%P/E at the end15xMany steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$305M

Profit in 5 years$31M

Price these guesses point to$18.61+202% vs $6.17 todayAbout +25% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 10% margin and a 15x P/E, sales could shrink about 28% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

0/5Weak

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-6.7%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.5 of 10 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$7.1M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $562.3M; -8.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: -1.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $455.9M
Current ratio: 0.74x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.