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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Ratios
Lee Enterprises Ratios
LEE's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $6.84M. For the 2026 fiscal year, LEE's free cash flow was decreased by $-1.07M and operating cash flow was $7.92M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Sep 25 | Sep 24 | Sep 23 | Sep 22 | Sep 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.77 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.03 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.05 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.35 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.00 | 0.14 | -0.33 | 0.44 | 3.40 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -553.25M | $ -558.73M | $ -581.38M | $ -617.68M | $ -691.52M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.65 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | -11.12 | -48.93 | 23.54 | 34.42 | 13.36 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.93 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.92 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | -13.89 | -65.65 | 33.50 | 49.59 | 20.53 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.58 | 0.92 | 1.41 | 1.58 | 1.52 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.49 | 0.11 | 0.90 | 0.59 | 1.26 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 13.72 | 8.77 | 7.39 | 4.63 | 3.80 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 85.42 | 88.34 | 92.54 | 96.61 | 103.85 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 28.24 | 12.59 | 7.04 | 6.32 | 5.35 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 97.70% | 97.25% | 96.33% | 96.15% | 96.25% |
| EBIT Margin | -0.38% | 1.64% | 5.55% | 5.45% | 6.91% |
| EBITDA Margin | 2.97% | 6.16% | 9.98% | 10.13% | 12.30% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 3.53% | 0.74% | 5.38% | 3.18% | 7.12% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -7.58% | -5.10% | -0.45% | 0.10% | 4.03% |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.69% | -4.23% | -0.76% | -0.26% | 2.86% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -6.36% | -3.86% | -0.40% | 0.01% | 3.12% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 88.15% | 82.88% | 170.90% | -253.71% | 70.97% |
| EBT Per EBIT | -214.55% | -685.94% | -8.29% | 3.20% | 56.66% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | -6.25% | -3.98% | -0.74% | -0.27% | 2.70% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 86.81% | 261.35% | -24.80% | -13.44% | 55.34% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 4.07% | 0.85% | 6.22% | 4.05% | 8.06% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.36% | 0.63% | 5.45% | 0.49% | 6.11% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | -16.64% | -10.29% | -1.83% | -0.69% | 6.38% |
| Earnings Yield | -113.27% | -49.92% | -8.40% | -1.98% | 17.57% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 10.30 | 10.08 | 10.00 | 11.23 | 12.21 |
| Payables Turnover | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 1.46 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.76 | 2.98 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 4.73 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 9.26 | 7.71 | 6.77 | 6.44 | 5.34 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.94 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -27.10 | -48.16 | -46.35 | -28.48 | -23.34 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -1007.06 | -629.12 | -378.04 | -214.18 | -143.24 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 35.45 | 36.21 | 36.49 | 32.49 | 29.89 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 132.25 | 122.51 | 108.06 | 100.22 | 77.19 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 1174.75 | 787.83 | 522.60 | 346.90 | 250.32 |
| Operating Cycle | 167.69 | 158.71 | 144.56 | 132.71 | 107.08 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | -0.91 | 0.19 | -0.43 | 0.59 | 8.76 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -1.16 | -1.36 | -1.30 | -0.71 | 7.45 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | -3.59 | 0.12 | -0.44 | 0.42 | 6.70 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -3.59 | 0.12 | -0.49 | 0.46 | 6.70 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -21.34% | -15.63% | -12.18% | -4.04% | 32.91% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | -0.88 | -2.00 | -11.90 | -50.42 | 5.69 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | -0.77 | -5.24 | 2.95 | 6.78 | 3.15 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -4.68 | -6.40 | -8.21 | -24.76 | 3.04 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -5.99 | 46.35 | -24.83 | 29.66 | 2.58 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.08 | 0.46 | -0.00 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 30.23 | 13.97 | 7.94 | 7.61 | 6.67 |
| Enterprise Value | 504.78M | 526.03M | 548.21M | 601.92M | 652.23M |
| EV to EBITDA | 30.23 | 13.97 | 7.94 | 7.61 | 6.67 |
| EV to Sales | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.82 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -71.26 | -65.01 | -71.84 | -146.56 | 15.31 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | -91.10 | 470.93 | -217.20 | 175.54 | 13.02 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | -68.18 | -68.21 | -68.48 | -75.05 | -77.60 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | -7.09 | -1.66 | 3.63 | 2.60 | 7.19 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.88 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 92.01 | 102.86 | 118.10 | 135.16 | 139.00 |
| Net Income Per Share | -6.15 | -4.35 | -0.90 | -0.35 | 3.98 |
| Tax Burden | 0.88 | 0.83 | 1.71 | -2.54 | 0.71 |
| Interest Burden | 19.89 | -3.10 | -0.08 | 0.02 | 0.58 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.38 | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 0.16 | -0.05 | 0.92 | 35.35 | 2.02 |
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