Lee Enterprises Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 0/6
Lee Enterprises has a total shareholder equity of $-7.3M and total debt of $445.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -6080.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $649.2M and $656.5M respectively. Lee Enterprises's EBIT is $28.4M making its interest coverage ratio 0.7. It has cash and short-term investments of $9.6M.
Key information
-6,080.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$445.94m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 0.7x |
| Cash | US$9.60m |
| Equity | -US$7.33m |
| Total liabilities | US$656.51m |
| Total assets | US$649.17m |
Recent financial health updates
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt
Nov 26
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Mar 22Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 30Recent updates
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
Jan 20Lee Enterprises: External Interest Ramps Up Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
Dec 02Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt
Nov 26Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Shares Fly 82% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth
Oct 10Benign Growth For Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Underpins Its Share Price
Jul 03Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Mar 22We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package
Feb 16Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 43%
Jan 26Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 30Extra! Extra! Buffett-Backed LEE Is On A Run
Dec 18My DCF Model Indicates That Lee Enterprises Is Worth More Than $24
Nov 26Lee Enterprises: Substantial Upside On An Actually Good Business
Sep 20Did Lee Enterprises' (NYSE:LEE) Share Price Deserve to Gain 74%?
Feb 22Do Insiders Own Lots Of Shares In Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE)?
Feb 05Lee reports Q1 results
Feb 04Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LEE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: LEE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LEE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: LEE's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: LEE's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (0.3%).
Interest Coverage: LEE's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (0.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/01 06:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is covered by 4 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Barry Lucas | G. Research, LLC |
| Steven Salz | M Partners Inc. |
| Daniel Harriman | Sidoti & Company, LLC |