DallasNews Corporation

NasdaqCM:DALN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$88.3m

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DallasNews Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

DallasNews' CEO is Grant Moise, appointed in May 2022, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is $1.59M, comprised of 41.5% salary and 58.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $104.08K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 14 years respectively.

Key information

Grant Moise

Chief executive officer

US$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage41.46%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure14yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Mar 29

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving DallasNews Corporation's (NASDAQ:DALN) 26% Price Drop

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the DallasNews Corporation ( NASDAQ:DALN ) share price has dived 26% in the last...
Analysis Article • Feb 08

DallasNews Corporation's (NASDAQ:DALN) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x DallasNews Corporation ( NASDAQ:DALN ) may be sending bullish signals at...
Analysis Article • Oct 29

DallasNews Corporation (NASDAQ:DALN) Shares Fly 41% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Despite an already strong run, DallasNews Corporation ( NASDAQ:DALN ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 41...
Analysis Article • Oct 25

Companies Like DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...
Analysis Article • Aug 15

DallasNews Corporation's (NASDAQ:DALN) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 28%

DallasNews Corporation ( NASDAQ:DALN ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month...
Analysis Article • Feb 14

DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although Amazon.com...
Analysis Article • Nov 14

We're Hopeful That DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Analysis Article • Jul 22

Here's Why We're A Bit Worried About DallasNews' (NASDAQ:DALN) Cash Burn Situation

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Seeking Alpha • Sep 22

DallasNews dips dividend -89.3% to $0.16/share

DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) declares $0.16/share quarterly dividend, -89.3% decrease from prior dividend of $1.50. Forward yield 13.7% Payable Dec. 2; for shareholders of record Nov. 10; ex-div Nov. 9. See DALN Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 22

DallasNews declares $1.50 special dividend

DallasNews Corporation (NASDAQ:DALN) declares $1.50/share special dividend. Payable Sept. 30; for shareholders of record Sept. 9; ex-div Sept. 8.
Seeking Alpha • Jul 26

DallasNews GAAP EPS of -$0.45, revenue of $37.6M

DallasNews press release (NASDAQ:DALN): Q2 GAAP EPS of -$0.45. Revenue of $37.6M (-2.7% Y/Y). The company expects to receive cash proceeds of $22.5M on July 29, 2022, from the collection of the Charter DMN Holdings, LP note receivable, related to the sale of the Company’s former headquarters.
Seeking Alpha • Nov 02

DallasNews: Despite Positive Developments, The Path Still Seems Too Tough

DallasNews has weathered the novel coronavirus pandemic surprisingly well. The Dallas Morning News seems to be hanging in, while the marketing businesses have stabilized after customer losses in past years. Yet by the company's own admission, growth still is some time away, and in the meantime a still-strong balance sheet is likely to erode. DallasNews is a company worth rooting for, but DALN stock remains a tough name to own.
Analysis Article • May 07

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Analysis Article • May 02

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Analysis Article • Mar 10

We're Not Very Worried About A.H. Belo's (NYSE:AHC) Cash Burn Rate

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Analysis Article • Jan 27

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Analysis Article • Dec 06

What Did A.H. Belo's (NYSE:AHC) CEO Take Home Last Year?

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Grant Moise's remuneration changed compared to DallasNews's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$30m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$660k

US$131k

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$4m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$6m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$660k

-US$7m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$7m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$8m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$600k

-US$10m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$1m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$346k

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$499k

-US$467k

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$4m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$6m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$8m

Dec 31 2020US$993kUS$483k

-US$7m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$10m

Dec 31 2019US$1mUS$500k

US$9m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$9m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$6m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$23m

Dec 31 2018US$809kUS$495k

-US$25m

Compensation vs Market: Grant's total compensation ($USD1.59M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD616.05K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Grant's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Grant Moise (49 yo)

3.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,591,948
Compensation

Mr. Grant S. Moise serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at DallasNews Corporation since May 12, 2022. Mr. Moise has been President and Publisher of The Dallas Morning News at A. H. Belo Corp sinc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Grant Moise
CEO & Director3.3yrsUS$1.59m0.12%
$ 104.1k
Mary Murray
President7.7yrsUS$874.42k0.25%
$ 220.6k
Catherine Collins
CFO & Principal Financial Officer1.5yrsUS$399.59kno data
Gary Cobleigh
VP, Principal accounting officer & Controller1.5yrsno data0.00037%
$ 326.8
Leona Ford
Chief Talent & Diversity Officer and Deputy Publisherno datano datano data
Natalie Yancy
Chief Revenue Officer of The Dallas Morning Newsless than a yearno datano data
Chris Patheiger
Chief Product & Innovation Officerno datano datano data
John Kiker
President of Medium Giant2.3yrsno datano data
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: DALN's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Grant Moise
CEO & Director3.3yrsUS$1.59m0.12%
$ 104.1k
Dunia Shive
Independent Director4yrsUS$105.00k0.070%
$ 62.1k
Louis Caldera
Independent Director14.5yrsUS$105.00k0.14%
$ 125.2k
John Beckert
Independent Chairman & Lead Director14yrsUS$120.00k0.26%
$ 229.5k
Ronald McCray
Independent Director15yrsUS$105.00k0.14%
$ 124.3k
14.0yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: DALN's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/24 15:58
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/24 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

DallasNews Corporation is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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Aaron SyvertsenSidoti & Company, LLC