DJCO vs TDAY
Daily Journal Corp. and USA Today Co. Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DJCO | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $87.7M | $2.3B |
| Net income | $112.1M | $1.7M |
| Gross margin | · | 38.7% |
| Net margin | 127.9% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | 1.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $81.41 | $0.01 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $13.3M | $62.9M |
| Equity | $391.1M | $155.1M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 5.57× |
| Current ratio | 13.89× | 0.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.9% | −7.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 94.4% | · |
TDAY bills 26.3× the revenue of DJCO, and DJCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (127.9% against 0.1%).
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 | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $87.7M | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $69.9M | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $67.7M | $2.7B |
| FY2022 | $54.0M | $2.9B |
| FY2021 | $49.9M | $3.2B |
| FY2020 | $49.9M | $3.4B |
| FY2019 | $48.7M | $1.9B |
| FY2018 | $40.7M | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $41.4M | $1.3B |
| FY2016 | $41.6M | $1.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DJCO | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $112.1M | $1.7M |
| FY2024 | $78.1M | $-26.4M |
| FY2023 | $21.5M | $-27.8M |
| FY2022 | $-21.5M | $-78.0M |
| FY2021 | $112.9M | $-135.0M |
| FY2020 | $4.0M | $-670.5M |
| FY2019 | $-25.2M | $-119.8M |
| FY2018 | $8.2M | $18.2M |
| FY2017 | $-918,000 | $-915,000 |
| FY2016 | $-1.0M | $31.6M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,214,526,000 | TDAY |
| FY2024 | −$2,439,384,000 | TDAY |
| FY2023 | −$2,595,841,000 | TDAY |
| FY2022 | −$2,891,294,000 | TDAY |
| FY2021 | −$3,158,158,000 | TDAY |
| FY2020 | −$3,355,728,000 | TDAY |
| FY2019 | −$1,819,254,000 | TDAY |
| FY2018 | −$1,485,321,000 | TDAY |
| FY2017 | −$1,300,620,000 | TDAY |
| FY2016 | −$1,213,744,000 | TDAY |
| FY2015 | −$1,151,837,000 | TDAY |
| FY2014 | −$608,900,000 | TDAY |
TDAY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 12 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
12 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +127.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2024 | +112.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2023 | +32.7 pp | DJCO |
| FY2022 | −37.1 pp | TDAY |
| FY2021 | +230.4 pp | DJCO |
| FY2020 | +27.8 pp | DJCO |
| FY2019 | −45.3 pp | TDAY |
| FY2018 | +19.0 pp | DJCO |
| FY2017 | −2.2 pp | TDAY |
| FY2016 | −5.0 pp | TDAY |
| FY2015 | −3.8 pp | TDAY |
| FY2014 | +1.9 pp | DJCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DJCO and TDAY over this period.
12 of 16 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 TDAY's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 76.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.1.
12 of 16 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 TDAY over these 12 fiscal years — DJCO led in 7 and TDAY in 5.
12 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TDAY's return on equity has been more volatile than DJCO's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 28.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.1.
12 of 16 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 TDAY over these 12 fiscal years — DJCO led in 8 and TDAY in 4.
12 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.