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Lee Enterprises LEE Ratios & Valuation

Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25
Profitability
Operating margin3.2%+2.5pp0.7%+1.5pp-0.8%
Net margin-3%+1.8pp-4.8%+1.9pp-6.7%+0.4pp-7.1%+0.3pp-7.4%-0.2pp
EBITDA margin5.9%+2.2pp3.7%+1.1pp2.5%-0.1pp2.6%-0.5pp3.2%-0.3pp
Returns
Return on assets-2.6%+1.7pp-4.3%+1.7pp-6%+0.3pp-6.3%+0.3pp-6.7%-0.2pp
Return on invested capital3.9%+3.0pp0.9%+1.9pp-1%+0.3pp-1.3%-0.1pp-1.2%0.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.1×+0.4×0.7×-0.1×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Quick ratio1.1×+0.4×0.7×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Cash ratio0.5×+0.4×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×+0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-assets0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA13.5×-9.8×23.3×-10.0×33.3×+2.6×30.7×+5.0×25.7×+2.9×
Interest coverage0.4×+0.3×0.1×+0.2×-0.1×0.0×-0.1×0.0×-0.1×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share-$0.40+95.0%-$7.97-$6.63-2.7%-$6.45-45.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$199.18M+40.5%$102.58M-12.0%$116.52M-9.8%$129.13M-41.2%$219.78M-29.8%
Enterprise value$623.4M+1.6%$569.79M-3.3%$589.05M-1.9%$600.63M-14.3%$700.92M-11.0%
Price / sales0.4×+0.1×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.4×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA19.8×-20.1×28.4×-13.1×41.5×+2.4×39.1×+1.6×37.5×-0.4×
EV / sales1.2×+0.1×0.0×0.0×-0.2×1.2×-0.1×
Earnings yield-8.1%+21.0pp-25.8%+6.5pp-32.3%-0.3pp-32%-12.1pp-19.8%-6.0pp

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