What does subscription and circulation — deferred revenue mean?

This is the total outstanding obligation to provide subscription and circulation services for which payment has already been received from customers. It represents the aggregate value of unearned revenue that will be recognized in future periods. This metric is a key indicator of the long-term stability and predictability of the company's subscription-based revenue stream.

Daily Journal Corporation DJCO Subscription And Circulation — Deferred Revenue

Other product segments

Consulting Fees

$1.39M—

License And Maintenance

$994K+12.6%

Similar metrics at other companies

TNLSubscription revenue — Contract Liabilities

$147M-2.6%

TNLDeferred subscription revenue — Contract with Customer, Liability

$151M-3.2%

SCHLMagazines+ subscriptions — Contract with Customer, Liability

$3.9M-15.2%

OKTASubscription — Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance

$696M+11.0%

ELSMembership Subscription — Contract with Customer, Liability

$208.46M-4.3%

SCHLU.S. digital subscriptions — Contract with Customer, Liability

$11.1M-28.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$22.7M+25.0%

Net income-$34.6M-178%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$20.6M+74.8%

Total debt$701.0K-26.4%

Total equity$348.5M+4.2%

Total assets$479.9M+2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.1M—

CapEx$7.0K—

Free cash flow$4.1M—

Valuation

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Market cap$746.63M+38.3%

Enterprise value$726.75M+37.4%

P/E53.5×+48.4×

P/S7.9×+0.6×

Profitability

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Net margin14.8%-129pp

FCF margin14.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.1%-33.4pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio15.4×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Daily Journal Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiability.

The official record: Daily Journal Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 14, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Daily Journal Corporation's subscription and circulation — deferred revenue?: Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) reported subscription and circulation — deferred revenue of $2.36M in Q1 2026.
What does subscription and circulation — deferred revenue mean?: This is the total outstanding obligation to provide subscription and circulation services for which payment has already been received from customers. It represents the aggregate value of unearned revenue that will be recognized in future periods. This metric is a key indicator of the long-term stability and predictability of the company's subscription-based revenue stream.