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Communication Services - Publishing - NASDAQ - US
$ 16.3
-0.67 %
$ 101 M
Market Cap
-5.4
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers print and digital editions of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and publications; and web hosting and content management services. It also provides advertising and marketing services, such as audience extension, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web and mobile production, social media services, and reputation monitoring and management. In addition, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions for creating, distributing, and monetizing multimedia content for media publications, universities, television stations, and niche publications. Further, it provides commercial printing services; distributes third party publications; and operates a digital marketing agency.[ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one LEE stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 16.3 USD, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart LEE

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FINANCIALS
691 M REVENUE
-11.50%
37.2 M OPERATING INCOME
-49.75%
-2.73 M NET INCOME
-2817.53%
-2.52 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-73.61%
7.98 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
25.91%
-7.09 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
65.01%
151 M REVENUE
2.75%
4.92 M OPERATING INCOME
-17.89%
-4.27 M NET INCOME
64.97%
-1.9 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-59.44%
359 K INVESTING CASH FLOW
118.51%
-1.14 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-120.31%
Balance Sheet Decomposition Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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Current Assets 107 M
Cash & Short-Term Investments 14.5 M
Receivables 69.1 M
Other Current Assets 22.9 M
Non-Current Assets 605 M
Long-Term Investments 33.4 M
PP&E 102 M
Other Non-Current Assets 470 M
Current Liabilities 114 M
Accounts Payable 36.3 M
Short-Term Debt 7.76 M
Other Current Liabilities 70.3 M
Non-Current Liabilities 574 M
Long-Term Debt 492 M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 81.3 M
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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Revenue 691 M
Cost Of Revenue 25.3 M
Gross Profit 666 M
Operating Expenses 629 M
Operating Income 37.2 M
Other Expenses 39.9 M
Net Income -2.73 M
RATIOS
96.33% GROSS MARGIN
96.33%
5.38% OPERATING MARGIN
5.38%
-0.76% NET MARGIN
-0.76%
-24.80% ROE
-24.80%
-0.74% ROA
-0.74%
6.91% ROIC
6.91%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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Net Income -2.73 M
Depreciation & Amortization 30.6 M
Capital Expenditures -5.11 M
Stock-Based Compensation 1.81 M
Change in Working Capital -31.7 M
Others 3.9 M
Free Cash Flow -7.63 M
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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LEE has no price targets from Wall Street.
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
0.00% DIVIDEND YIELD
1.9 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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Sold
0-3 MONTHS
1.06 M USD 1
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
0 USD 0
Bought
0 USD 0
0-3 MONTHS
9.35 K USD 1
3-6 MONTHS
1.49 M USD 2
6-9 MONTHS
20 K USD 1
9-12 MONTHS
Date Value Insider Amount Avg Price
1 month ago
Oct 15, 2024
Sell 135 K USD
Bahl Raghav Nath
other: Member of 10% Owner Group
- 9000
15 USD
1 month ago
Oct 15, 2024
Sell 540 K USD
Bahl Raghav Nath
other: Member of 10% Owner Group
- 36000
15 USD
1 month ago
Oct 15, 2024
Sell 390 K USD
Bahl Raghav Nath
other: Member of 10% Owner Group
- 26000
15 USD
3 months ago
Aug 07, 2024
Bought 9.35 K USD
Fletcher Steven C.
Director
+ 1000
9.35 USD
6 months ago
May 07, 2024
Bought 12.4 K USD
Fletcher Steven C.
Director
+ 1000
12.37 USD
7 months ago
Mar 26, 2024
Bought 77.2 K USD
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7 months ago
Mar 26, 2024
Bought 78.1 K USD
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7 months ago
Mar 26, 2024
Bought 78.6 K USD
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+ 5000
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7 months ago
Mar 26, 2024
Bought 31.5 K USD
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+ 2000
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7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 58.5 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 4000
14.62 USD
7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 43.9 K USD
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+ 3000
14.64 USD
7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 59.3 K USD
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+ 4000
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7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 44.9 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
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7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 45.6 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
15.19 USD
7 months ago
Mar 25, 2024
Bought 46.3 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
15.42 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 69 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 5000
13.79 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 27.6 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 2000
13.8 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 41.7 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
13.9 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 28.2 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 2000
14.11 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 42.6 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
14.21 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 43.1 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
14.38 USD
7 months ago
Mar 22, 2024
Bought 58 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 4000
14.51 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 61.2 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 5000
12.25 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 61.2 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 5000
12.23 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 62.2 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 5000
12.43 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 62.8 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 5000
12.57 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 64.4 K USD
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+ 5000
12.89 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 66.2 K USD
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+ 5000
13.25 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 107 K USD
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+ 8000
13.36 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 40.5 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
13.49 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 41.1 K USD
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10 percent owner
+ 3000
13.71 USD
8 months ago
Mar 18, 2024
Bought 34.4 K USD
Quint Digital Ltd
10 percent owner
+ 2500
13.74 USD
9 months ago
Feb 07, 2024
Bought 19 K USD
Fletcher Steven C.
Director
+ 1901
9.99 USD
9 months ago
Feb 06, 2024
Bought 985 USD
Fletcher Steven C.
Director
+ 99
9.95 USD
1 year ago
Aug 15, 2023
Bought 11.2 K USD
McAlmont Shaun
Director
+ 1000
11.25 USD
1 year ago
Aug 15, 2023
Bought 7.9 K USD
McAlmont Shaun
Director
+ 700
11.29 USD
1 year ago
Aug 07, 2023
Bought 26.7 K USD
MOLONEY HERBERT W III
Director
+ 2000
13.33 USD
1 year ago
Mar 08, 2023
Bought 32 K USD
Fletcher Steven C.
Director
+ 2000
15.98 USD
2 years ago
May 09, 2022
Bought 10.9 K USD
PEARSON DAVID T.
director:
+ 600
18.18 USD
2 years ago
May 09, 2022
Bought 28.4 K USD
PEARSON DAVID T.
Director
+ 1500
18.93 USD
3 years ago
May 14, 2021
Sell 9.02 K USD
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC
10 percent owner
- 304
29.6734 USD
4 years ago
Dec 19, 2019
Sell 50 K USD
DONOVAN NANCY S
Director
- 37603
1.33 USD
5 years ago
Aug 12, 2019
Sell 214 K USD
MAYER WILLIAM E
Director
- 100000
2.1394 USD
6 years ago
Aug 16, 2018
Sell 108 K USD
SCHERMER GREGORY P
Director
- 36636
2.95 USD
6 years ago
Aug 17, 2018
Sell 46.1 K USD
SCHERMER GREGORY P
Director
- 15964
2.889 USD
6 years ago
Dec 19, 2017
Sell 33.9 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
Vice President Publishing
- 14663
2.3127 USD
6 years ago
Dec 19, 2017
Sell 33.9 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
Vice President Publishing
- 14663
2.3127 USD
6 years ago
Dec 12, 2017
Sell 10.8 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
Vice President Publishing
- 4653
2.325 USD
7 years ago
Aug 10, 2017
Sell 29.3 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 14663
2.0015 USD
7 years ago
Feb 07, 2017
Sell 9.49 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 3100
3.06 USD
7 years ago
Feb 07, 2017
Sell 75.1 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 25015
3.001 USD
7 years ago
Feb 09, 2017
Sell 900 USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 300
3 USD
7 years ago
Dec 16, 2016
Sell 42.1 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 13800
3.051 USD
7 years ago
Dec 16, 2016
Sell 24 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 8000
3.001 USD
7 years ago
Dec 20, 2016
Sell 37.6 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 13200
2.85 USD
7 years ago
Dec 12, 2016
Sell 79.8 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 26100
3.056 USD
7 years ago
Dec 12, 2016
Sell 114 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 36581
3.119 USD
7 years ago
Dec 13, 2016
Sell 53.1 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 17319
3.068 USD
8 years ago
Aug 08, 2016
Sell 0 USD
Gulledge Michael R
VP Ad Sales Leadership & Pub.
- 15000
0 USD
9 years ago
Jun 01, 2015
Sell 949 USD
MOLONEY HERBERT W III
Director
- 311
3.05 USD
9 years ago
Jun 02, 2015
Sell 20.1 K USD
MOLONEY HERBERT W III
Director
- 6689
3.01 USD
9 years ago
May 12, 2015
Sell 158 K USD
Gulledge Michael R
Vice President - Publishing
- 50000
3.155 USD
11 years ago
Aug 02, 2013
Sell 14.5 K USD
SCHMIDT CARL G
Officer, Vice Pres.,CFO&Treas.
- 4800
3.03 USD
12 years ago
Dec 13, 2011
Bought 7.35 K USD
PRICHETT GORDON D /FA/
Director
+ 10000
0.735 USD
13 years ago
May 09, 2011
Bought 11 K USD
VEON GREG
Vice President - Publishing
+ 10000
1.1 USD
13 years ago
May 04, 2011
Bought 106 K USD
JUNCK MARY E
Dir., Chairman, Pres.&CEO
+ 100000
1.0587 USD
15 years ago
Aug 12, 2009
Bought 44.3 K USD
JUNCK MARY E
Chairman, Pres. & CEO
+ 20000
2.2175 USD
15 years ago
Aug 12, 2009
Bought 44.3 K USD
JUNCK MARY E
Chairman, Pres. & CEO
+ 20000
2.2175 USD
7. News
Viridien: Viridien announces the departure of Helen LEE BOUYGUES from the Board of Directors and the co-optation of Amélie OYARZABAL Paris (France), October 31, 2024 Viridien announces the departure of Helen LEE BOUYGUES from the Board of Directors and the co-optation of Amélie OYARZABAL Helen LEE BOUYGUES resigned from her position as Director, effective as of September 11, 2024, to fully dedicate herself to new responsibilities. On October 31, 2024, upon recommendation of the Appointment, Remuneration and Governance Committee, the Board of Directors co-opted Amélie OYARZABAL as new independent Director for the remainder of Helen LEE BOUYGUES' term of office, i.e. globenewswire.com - 2 weeks ago
LEE Enterprises (LEE) Sees Stock Surge by 6.90% LEE Enterprises (LEE, Financial) experienced a notable stock movement, with its price surging by 6.90%. The stock is currently priced at $9.30 per share, trading a volume of 18,464 shares and holding a turnover rate of 0.30% with a volatility of 5.46%. gurufocus.com - 1 month ago
Lee Enterprises to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Mowbray, and Chief Financial Officer, Tim Millage, will hold a group presentation and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti August Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on August 14-15, 2024. globenewswire.com - 3 months ago
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE ) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call August 1, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jared Marks - VP, Finance Kevin Mowbray - Chief Executive Officer Tim Millage - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Todd Thomas - KeyBanc Capital Markets Rich Anderson - Wedbush Nick Thillman - Baird Brian Maher - B. Riley Mitchell Germain - Citizens JMP Nikita Bely - JPMorgan Anthony Hau - Truist Brendon Lynch - Barclays Steven Domanski - Janney Operator Good day, and welcome to the Lee Enterprises' 2024 Third Quarter Webcast and Conference Call. seekingalpha.com - 3 months ago
Lee Enterprises nears digital sustainability with revenue inflection point Total Digital Revenue( 1) represented 50% of total revenueDigital-only subscription revenue increased 34%( 2) with subscriptions up 23%Amplified Digital® Agency revenue totaled $26M, up 12% YOY( 2) globenewswire.com - 3 months ago
Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 1, 2024 DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE), a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of high quality, trusted, local news and information in 73 markets, has scheduled an audio webcast and conference call for Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. Central Time. Lee plans to issue a news release before the market opens that day with preliminary results for its third quarter ended June 23, 2024. globenewswire.com - 4 months ago
Digital media pioneers join Lee Enterprises board DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madeline McIntosh and Jon Miller, pioneering media executives with extensive accomplishments in digital technology, consumer marketing and business transformations, have joined the board of directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE). globenewswire.com - 4 months ago
Lee Enterprises to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Mowbray, and Chief Financial Officer, Tim Millage, will hold a group presentation and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti May Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on May 8-9, 2024. globenewswire.com - 6 months ago
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE ) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call May 2, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Josh Rinehults - Vice president Finance Kevin Mowbray - President, CEO & Director Timothy Millage - VP, CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Daniel Harriman - Sidoti Operator Welcome to Lee Enterprises 2024 Second Quarter Webcast and Conference Call. This call is being recorded, and will be available for replay at investors.lee.net. seekingalpha.com - 6 months ago
Lee Enterprises reports second quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth and strong digital growth Adjusted EBITDA( 1) growth of 5% YOYDigital-only subscription revenue increased 48%( 2) with subscriptions up 25%Total Digital Revenue( 3) of $71M represented 48% of total revenue globenewswire.com - 6 months ago
Lee Enterprises adds Chief Transformation and Commercial Officer DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les Ottolenghi, a Fortune 500 senior technology and cybersecurity executive, has joined Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE), as Chief Transformation and Commercial Officer. globenewswire.com - 6 months ago
Tax Cuts Pass In Multiple States In April, With More In Store For May The South Carolina Senate approved a new state budget proposal last week that would speed up existing income tax rate reduction, but they're not the only legislative body to vote recently in favor of speeding up already codified income tax relief. On April 22, Iowa legislators passed a bill that builds upon the income tax reform package signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) two years ago, which moved Iowa from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 8.98% to a flat rate of 5.7% today that is scheduled to fall to 3.9% by the end of 2025. forbes.com - 6 months ago
8. Profile Summary

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Publishing
MARKET CAP $ 101 M
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Description Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers print and digital editions of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and publications; and web hosting and content management services. It also provides advertising and marketing services, such as audience extension, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web and mobile production, social media services, and reputation monitoring and management. In addition, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions for creating, distributing, and monetizing multimedia content for media publications, universities, television stations, and niche publications. Further, it provides commercial printing services; distributes third party publications; and operates a digital marketing agency. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa.
Contact 4600 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, 52807 https://lee.net
IPO Date March 17, 1980
Employees 2832
Officers Mr. Joshua Trust President & Publisher River Valley Media Group Ms. Astrid J. Garcia Vice President of Human Resources & Legal and Chief Legal Officer Cynthia Herndon Vice President of Finance, Controller, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer Mr. Les Ottolenghi Chief Transformation & Commercial Officer Mr. Joseph J. Battistoni Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mr. Kevin D. Mowbray President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Ms. Michele Fennelly White Vice President of IT & Chief Information Officer Mr. Charles E. Arms Corporate Communications Manager Mr. Eric L. Mayberry President of North Carolina Media Group & Vice President of Sales for Carolina Region Mr. Nathan E. Bekke Operating Vice President & VP of Audience Strategy