Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

NasdaqGS:LEE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$90.7m

Lee Enterprises Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Lee Enterprises' CEO is Kevin Mowbray, appointed in Feb 2016, has a tenure of 8.83 years. total yearly compensation is $1.33M, comprised of 61.4% salary and 38.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.1% of the company’s shares, worth $1.90M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.8 years and 5.5 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Mowbray

Chief executive officer

US$1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage61.4%
CEO tenure8.8yrs
CEO ownership2.1%
Management average tenure7.8yrs
Board average tenure5.5yrs

Recent management updates

We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Feb 16
We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Recent updates

Lee Enterprises: External Interest Ramps Up Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Dec 02

Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Nov 26
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Shares Fly 82% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Oct 10
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Shares Fly 82% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Benign Growth For Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Underpins Its Share Price

Jul 03
Benign Growth For Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Underpins Its Share Price

Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Mar 22
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Feb 16
We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 43%

Jan 26
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 43%

Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 30
Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?

Extra! Extra! Buffett-Backed LEE Is On A Run

Dec 18

My DCF Model Indicates That Lee Enterprises Is Worth More Than $24

Nov 26

Lee Enterprises: Substantial Upside On An Actually Good Business

Sep 20

Did Lee Enterprises' (NYSE:LEE) Share Price Deserve to Gain 74%?

Feb 22
Did Lee Enterprises' (NYSE:LEE) Share Price Deserve to Gain 74%?

Do Insiders Own Lots Of Shares In Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE)?

Feb 05
Do Insiders Own Lots Of Shares In Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE)?

Lee reports Q1 results

Feb 04

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Mowbray's remuneration changed compared to Lee Enterprises's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 29 2024n/an/a

-US$26m

Jun 23 2024n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 24 2024n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 24 2023n/an/a

-US$6m

Sep 24 2023US$1mUS$813k

-US$5m

Jun 25 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 25 2022n/an/a

-US$14m

Sep 25 2022US$2mUS$900k

-US$2m

Jun 26 2022n/an/a

US$10m

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

US$13m

Dec 26 2021n/an/a

US$20m

Sep 26 2021US$2mUS$900k

US$23m

Jun 27 2021n/an/a

US$16m

Mar 28 2021n/an/a

US$12m

Dec 27 2020n/an/a

US$7m

Sep 27 2020US$1mUS$838k

-US$2m

Jun 28 2020n/an/a

-US$501k

Mar 29 2020n/an/a

US$7m

Dec 29 2019n/an/a

US$9m

Sep 29 2019US$2mUS$875k

US$14m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$18m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$16m

Dec 30 2018n/an/a

US$21m

Sep 30 2018US$1mUS$788k

US$46m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD1.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD646.54K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kevin Mowbray (62 yo)

8.8yrs

Tenure

US$1,325,451

Compensation

Mr. Kevin D. Mowbray is Director of The Associated Press, Inc. He is a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (“Lee”) since February 17, 2016. Prior to his electio...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Mowbray
President8.8yrsUS$1.33m2.1%
$ 1.9m
Timothy Millage
VP, CFO & Treasurer6.7yrsUS$681.97k0.57%
$ 513.4k
Nathan Bekke
Operating VP & VP of Audience Strategy9.8yrsUS$662.80k0.57%
$ 521.3k
Michele White
VP of IT & Chief Information Officer13.5yrsno datano data
Astrid Garcia
Vice President of Human Resources & Legal and Chief Legal Officer11yrsno data0.35%
$ 315.2k
Charles Arms
Corporate Communications Manager9.8yrsno datano data
Joseph Battistoni
Vice President of Sales & Marketing4.1yrsno data0.28%
$ 255.1k
Eric Mayberry
President of North Carolina Media Group & VP of Sales for Carolina Region3.8yrsno datano data
Les Ottolenghi
Chief Transformation & Commercial Officerless than a yearno data0.32%
$ 293.0k
Joshua Trust
President & Publisher River Valley Media Groupno datano datano data
Cynthia Herndon
VP of Financeno datano datano data
Theodore Olt
Secretary & General Counselless than a yearno datano data

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: LEE's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Mowbray
President8.8yrsUS$1.33m2.1%
$ 1.9m
Mary Junck
Independent Chairman of the Board25.8yrsUS$430.00k3.46%
$ 3.1m
Jonathan Miller
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.057%
$ 51.9k
Herbert Moloney
Independent Lead Director23.9yrsUS$195.00k0.49%
$ 441.9k
Steven Fletcher
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$172.50k0.39%
$ 351.4k
Shaun McAlmont
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$160.00k0.23%
$ 206.7k
Madeline McIntosh
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.057%
$ 51.9k
Brent Magid
Independent Director14.3yrsUS$172.50k0.43%
$ 393.0k
Margaret Liberman
Independent Director5.5yrsUS$160.00k0.29%
$ 263.5k

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: LEE's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 05:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2024/09/29

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

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.

AnalystInstitution
Barry LucasG. Research, LLC
Steven SalzM Partners Inc.
Daniel HarrimanSidoti & Company, LLC