LEE Relative Valuation
LEE's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, LEE is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 8.64. The fair price of Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) is between NaN to NaN according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：3.96
Fair
-2.23
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
6.60
EV/EBITDA
Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE) has a current EV/EBITDA of 6.60. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 5.79. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.59, Undervalued between 0.59 and 3.19, Fairly Valued between 8.39 and 3.19, Overvalued between 8.39 and 10.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 10.99. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 6.60 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
16.07
EV/EBIT
Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE) has a current EV/EBIT of 16.07. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 12.64. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.23, Undervalued between -1.23 and 5.71, Fairly Valued between 19.58 and 5.71, Overvalued between 19.58 and 26.51, and Strongly Overvalued above 26.51. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 16.07 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.04
PS
Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE) has a current PS of 0.04. The 5-year average PS is 0.11. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.03, Undervalued between -0.03 and 0.04, Fairly Valued between 0.17 and 0.04, Overvalued between 0.17 and 0.24, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.24. The current Forward PS of 0.04 falls within the Undervalued range.
0.63
P/OCF
Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE) has a current P/OCF of 0.63. The 5-year average P/OCF is 1.76. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -4.29, Undervalued between -4.29 and -1.27, Fairly Valued between 4.78 and -1.27, Overvalued between 4.78 and 7.80, and Strongly Overvalued above 7.80. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.63 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.54
P/FCF
Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE) has a current P/FCF of 0.54. The 5-year average P/FCF is 1.52. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -2.20, Undervalued between -2.20 and -0.34, Fairly Valued between 3.38 and -0.34, Overvalued between 3.38 and 5.25, and Strongly Overvalued above 5.25. The current Forward P/FCF of 0.54 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of -0.54. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 5.10 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -110.50% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.19, the current P/B ratio is about -124.42% higher. Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -13.39%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 0.97% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
-0.56
P/B
Median3y
5.10
Median5y
2.19
-30.58
FCF Yield
Median3y
-13.39
Median5y
0.97
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for LEE's competitors is 0.00, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Lee Enterprises Inc Corp (LEE) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -12.28%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of LEE decreased by 73.88% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an decrease in Revenue Growth from 158.57M to 139.11M.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed -29.93%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of LEE in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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