Lee Enterprises (Lee Enterprises) Interest Expense

: $-41.2 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Lee Enterprises's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -10.1 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-41.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. Lee Enterprises's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 9.1 Mil. Lee Enterprises's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -10.1 Mil. Lee Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Lee Enterprises Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lee Enterprises's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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Lee Enterprises Annual Data

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Interest Expense

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-47.49

-47.74

-44.77

-41.77

-41.47

Lee Enterprises Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-10.41	-10.50	-10.24	-10.33	-10.13

Lee Enterprises Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-41.2 Mil.

Lee Enterprises (NAS:LEE) Interest Expense Explanation

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Lee Enterprises's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $488.3 Mil.

Lee Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	9.088	/	-10.131
	=	0.90

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lee Enterprises Inc interest coverage is 1.13, which is low.

Lee Enterprises (Lee Enterprises) Business Description

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Address

4600 E 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, USA, 52807

Website

https://www.lee.net

Lee Enterprises Inc is a local news publication company in the United States. It is a digital-first subscription business providing local markets with valuable, high quality, trusted, intensely local news, information, advertising and marketing services. Its product portfolio includes digital subscription platforms, daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and niche products, all delivering original local news and information as well as national and international news. The products offer digital and print editions, and its content and advertising is available in real time through the websites and mobile apps.

Executives

Shaun Mcalmont	director	C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Moloney Herbert W Iii	director	215 N MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Steven C. Fletcher	director	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 EAST 53RD STREET, DAVENPORT IA 52807
Margaret R. Liberman	director	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 201 N. HARRISON STREET, STE. 600, DAVENPORT IA 52801
David T. Pearson	director	C/O VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP, 23 MAIN STREET, HOLMDEL NJ 07733
Jolene N. Sherman	officer: V.P. - Business Development	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 E. 53RD STREET, DAVENPORT IA 52807
Joseph J Battistoni	officer: VP - Local Advertising	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 E. 53RD STREET, DAVENPORT IA 52807
Astrid J Garcia	officer: VP - Human Resources & Legal	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 E. 53RD STREET, DAVENPORT IA 52807
Cannell Capital Llc	10 percent owner	245 MERIWETHER CIRCLE, ALTA WY 83414
Nancy S Donovan	director
William E Mayer	director	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES INC, 201 N. HARRISON ST., STE. 600, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Ray G Farris	officer: V.P. & Group Publisher	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 201 N HARRISON STREET, STE. 600, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Gregory P Schermer	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Pres.-Interactive Media	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, 215 N MAIN STREET STE 400, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Timothy R. Millage	officer: V.P., CFO and Treasurer	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 201 N HARRISON STREET, STE. 600, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Michael R Gulledge	officer: Vice President - Publishing	C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 201 N. HARRISON STREET, DAVENPORT IA 52801-1939