LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $562.3M | $611.4M | $691.1M | $781.0M | $794.6M | $618.0M |
| Operating income | −$4.7M | $4.5M | $37.2M | $24.9M | $56.6M | $50.3M |
| Net income | −$37.6M | −$25.8M | −$5.3M | −$2.0M | $22.7M | −$2.0M |
| Total assets | $601.7M | $649.2M | $711.6M | $744.0M | $843.6M | $864.1M |
| Total liabilities | $642.7M | $656.5M | $687.9M | $726.8M | $800.3M | $907.1M |
| Equity | −$43.3M | −$9.9M | $21.2M | $15.0M | $41.1M | −$45.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-6.20 | $-4.35 | $-0.90 | $-0.35 | $3.90 | $-0.35 |
| Shares out. | 6.3M | 6.2M | 6.1M | 5.8M | 5.9M | 58.4M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- −0.8%
- Net margin
- −6.7%
- Return on equity
- 86.8%
- Return on assets
- −6.2%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- −1.0%
- Liabilities / assets
- 106.8%
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $-6.92
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- −8.0%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- —
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Altman Z″ (distress)
- -2.17distress
- Accruals / assets
- −5.3%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 1/9weak
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 3 severe● 5 warning● 2 good- Negative shareholder equity
- Altman Z″ in the distress zone
- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Operating losses (negative operating margin)
- Reported a net loss
- Revenue declined year-over-year
- High leverage (liabilities > 70% of assets)
- Negative operating cash flow
- Strong return on equity (>15%)
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Feb 6, 2023
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Dec 12, 2022
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Quint Digital LtdPassive (13G)Apr 23, 2026
- Jerrilyn M Hoffmann Revocable Trust Dated May 30, 2001Activist (13D)Mar 17, 2026
- Gamco Investors, Inc. Et AlActivist (13D)Feb 10, 2026
- Praetorian Pr LlcActivist (13D)Mar 5, 2025
- Solas Capital Management, LlcPassive (13G)Nov 14, 2024
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 130,594 | 2.3 | +30.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 99,768 | 4.1 | -12.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 113,740 | 3.1 | +13.4% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100,265 | 1.3 | +13.5% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 88,356 | 1.0 | +8.7% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Other material eventMay 20, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureMay 7, 2026
- Director / officer change · Regulation FD disclosureApr 24, 2026
- Shareholder voteApr 7, 2026
- Item 5.08 · Other material eventFeb 26, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · Unregistered equity sale · Modified shareholder rights · Change in control · Director / officer change · Amended charter or bylaws · Shareholder vote · Regulation FD disclosureFeb 5, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · Unregistered equity sale · Director / officer change · Regulation FD disclosureDec 30, 2025
- Other material eventDec 18, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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