Lee Enterprises's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.6 Mil. Lee Enterprises's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $488.3 Mil. Lee Enterprises's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.7 Mil.
Lee Enterprises's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.13.
A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lee Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LEE'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -52.28 Med: -5.14 Max: 49.22
Current: 25.13
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lee Enterprises was 49.22. The lowest was -52.28. And the median was -5.14.
Lee Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lee Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Lee Enterprises Annual Data
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-11.23 |
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13.36 |
34.42 |
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Lee Enterprises Quarterly Data
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32.30 |
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41.57 |
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Competitive Comparison
For the Publishing subindustry, Lee Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Lee Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Distribution
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Lee Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lee Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
Lee Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Calculation
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
Lee Enterprises's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as
Lee Enterprises's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Lee Enterprises (Lee Enterprises) Business Description
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Address
4600 E 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, USA, 52807
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 |
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| 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 |
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