DJCO vs LEE
Daily Journal Corp. and LEE Enterprises, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DJCO | LEE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $87.7M | $562.3M |
| Net income | $112.1M | $-37.6M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 127.9% | −6.4% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $81.41 | −$6.20 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $13.3M | $-7.1M |
| Equity | $391.1M | $-43.3M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 13.89× | 0.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.9% | −1.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 94.4% | · |
LEE bills 6.4× the revenue of DJCO, and LEE closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DJCO | LEE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $87.7M | $562.3M |
| FY2024 | $69.9M | $611.4M |
| FY2023 | $67.7M | $691.1M |
| FY2022 | $54.0M | $781.0M |
| FY2021 | $49.9M | $794.6M |
| FY2020 | $49.9M | $618.0M |
| FY2019 | $48.7M | $509.9M |
| FY2018 | $40.7M | $544.0M |
| FY2017 | $41.4M | $566.9M |
| FY2016 | $41.6M | $614.4M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DJCO | LEE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $112.1M | $-37.6M |
| FY2024 | $78.1M | $-25.8M |
| FY2023 | $21.5M | $-5.3M |
| FY2022 | $-21.5M | $-2.0M |
| FY2021 | $112.9M | $22.7M |
| FY2020 | $4.0M | $-2.0M |
| FY2019 | $-25.2M | $14.3M |
| FY2018 | $8.2M | $45.8M |
| FY2017 | $-918,000 | $27.5M |
| FY2016 | $-1.0M | $35.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$474,641,000 | LEE |
| FY2024 | −$541,449,000 | LEE |
| FY2023 | −$623,429,000 | LEE |
| FY2022 | −$726,960,000 | LEE |
| FY2021 | −$744,724,000 | LEE |
| FY2020 | −$568,062,000 | LEE |
| FY2019 | −$461,199,000 | LEE |
| FY2018 | −$503,252,000 | LEE |
| FY2017 | −$525,559,000 | LEE |
| FY2016 | −$572,752,000 | LEE |
| FY2015 | −$604,565,000 | LEE |
| FY2014 | −$617,454,000 | LEE |
| FY2013 | −$640,098,000 | LEE |
| FY2012 | −$675,047,000 | LEE |
| FY2011 | −$688,708,000 | LEE |
| FY2010 | −$710,864,000 | LEE |
LEE has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +134.2 pp | DJCO |
| FY2024 | +115.6 pp | DJCO |
| FY2023 | +32.1 pp | DJCO |
| FY2022 | −39.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2021 | +223.0 pp | DJCO |
| FY2020 | +8.1 pp | DJCO |
| FY2019 | −54.9 pp | LEE |
| FY2018 | +11.5 pp | DJCO |
| FY2017 | −7.3 pp | LEE |
| FY2016 | −8.4 pp | LEE |
| FY2015 | −1.9 pp | LEE |
| FY2014 | +0.3 pp | DJCO |
| FY2013 | +21.5 pp | DJCO |
| FY2012 | +19.7 pp | DJCO |
| FY2011 | +43.0 pp | DJCO |
| FY2010 | +14.2 pp | DJCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DJCO and LEE over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DJCO's net margin has been more volatile than LEE's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 66.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.1.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DJCO and LEE over these 16 fiscal years — DJCO led in 11 and LEE in 5.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LEE's return on equity has been more volatile than DJCO's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 63.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.3.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DJCO and LEE over these 3 fiscal years — DJCO led in 1 and LEE in 2.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.