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Lee Enterprises, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US5237684064
USD
3.86
-0.01 (-0.26%)

Dec 04

NAS

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Lee Enterprises, Inc.
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Why is Lee Enterprises, Inc. ?
1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -20.86% of over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD -12.37 MM has Grown at -97.08%
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 18.79 MM
3
Risky - Negative Book Value
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -73.08%, its profits have fallen by -593.5%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -73.08% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Lee Enterprises, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
-76.26%
-0.96
78.06%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.13%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-20.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-11.73
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.41
Tax Ratio
7.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
43.29%
ROCE (avg)
9.58%
ROE (avg)
29.71%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-1.06
EV to EBIT
30.99
EV to EBITDA
12.28
EV to Capital Employed
1.19
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.85%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -15.43% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 45.98 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 2.72 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 5.22 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD -0.31

-5What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD -12.37 MM has Grown at -97.08%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 18.79 MM

Here's what is working for Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 2.72 MM has Grown at 465.23%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 5.22 MM has Grown at 1,208.49%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 2.72 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 5.22 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD -0.31
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 45.98 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -15.43% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 18.79 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

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