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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$122.0M-11.2%
Operating income$8.5M+290%
Net income-$2.1M+82.8%
EPS (diluted)-$0.16+92.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$53.3M+1,042%
Total debt$477.5M-1.7%
Total equity-$5.5M+85.9%
Total assets$618.6M-0.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$6.2M-691%
CapEx$577.0K-57.9%
Free cash flow-$6.8M-216%

Valuation

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Market cap$199.18M+40.5%
Enterprise value$623.4M+1.6%
P/S0.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin3.2%
Net margin-3%-1.1pp
FCF margin-3.3%-6.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-219.4%-284pp
Debt / equity124×+82.5×
Current ratio1.1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lee Enterprises in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept lee:NewsprintAndInk.

The official record: Lee Enterprises’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lee Enterprises's newsprint and ink?
Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported newsprint and ink of $2.52M in Q1 2026.
How has Lee Enterprises's newsprint and ink changed year-over-year?
Lee Enterprises's newsprint and ink decreased by 19.0% year-over-year, from $3.11M to $2.52M.
What is the long-term trend for Lee Enterprises's newsprint and ink?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Lee Enterprises's newsprint and ink has grown at a -28.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25.35M to $12.96M.
What does newsprint and ink mean?
Represents the direct costs associated with the physical materials required for newspaper production and printing operations. This metric serves as a key indicator of the variable cost structure for traditional print media segments. Monitoring this helps assess the impact of commodity price fluctuations and the transition toward digital-only distribution models.