Lee Enterprises Inc LEE
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News
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $12.70
- Day Range
- $12.51–12.75
- 52-Week Range
- $7.56–15.89
- Bid/Ask
- $12.65 / $12.98
- Market Cap
- $77.71 Mil
- Volume/Avg
- 13,028 / 43,984
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 6.72
- Price/Sales
- 0.11
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- —
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- —
- Total Yield
- —
Company Profile
Lee Enterprises Inc is a local news publication company in the United States. It is a digital-first subscription business providing local markets with valuable, high quality, trusted, intensely local news, information, advertising and marketing services. Its product portfolio includes digital subscription platforms, daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and niche products, all delivering original local news and information as well as national and international news. The products offer digital and print editions, and its content and advertising is available in real time through the websites and mobile apps.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 3,342
- Website
- https://www.lee.net
Comparables
Valuation
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Metric
|
LEE
|
NYT
|
GCI
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 6.72 | 26.40 | 19.05 |
Price/Book Value | 3.99 | 4.04 | 1.19 |
Price/Sales | 0.11 | 2.96 | 0.13 |
Price/Cash Flow | 2.42 | 19.50 | 2.80 |
Price/Earnings
LEE
NYT
GCI
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
LEE
|
NYT
|
GCI
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.74 | 1.13 | 0.69 |
Current Ratio | 0.94 | 1.28 | 0.83 |
Interest Coverage | 0.91 | 277.60 | 0.94 |
Quick Ratio
LEE
NYT
GCI
Profitability
|
Metric
|
LEE
|
NYT
|
GCI
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 1.99% | 11.16% | −1.79% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 90.59% | 17.37% | −12.90% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 9.51% | 16.16% | 2.82% |
Return on Assets
LEE
NYT
GCI
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