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DAILY JOURNAL CORP
DJCO
$792M
Mkt Cap
$575.10
-0.29%
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a current P/E ratio of 7.1, compared to its historical median P/E of 13.7. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a market capitalization of $1.0B. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Based on historical P/E analysis, DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) appears fair. The current P/E of 7.1 is 48% below its historical median of 13.7. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 30.8%.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) operates in the Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing industry, within the Communication Services sector.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) reported annual revenue of $88 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a net profit margin of 127.9%. This is a strong margin indicating high profitability.
Daily Journal Corporation (“ Daily Journal” or “the Company”) publishes newspapers and websites covering California and Arizona news and produces several specialized information publications. It also serves as a newspaper representative specializing in public notice advertising. This is sometimes referred to as the Company’s “ Traditional Business”. Journal Technologies, Inc. (“ Journal Technologies”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, supplies case management software systems and related products to courts, prosecutor and public defender offices, probation departments and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations, city and county governments and bar associations. These organizations use the Journal Technologies family of products to help manage cases and information electronically, to interface with other critical justice partners and to extend electronic services to the public, including e-filing and a website to pay traffic citations and fees online.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 90M | 88M | 70M | 68M | 54M | - |
| Net Income | 93M | 112M | 78M | 21M | -76M | 113M |
| EPS | $51.67 | $81.41 | $56.73 | $15.58 | $-54.81 | $81.77 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 13M | -138K | 15M | -5.3M | 3.3M |
| ROIC | 24.2% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Margin | - | 36.7% | 32.5% | 35.8% | 32.5% | - |
| Debt/Equity | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 9.3M | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 10.3% | - | - | - | - | - |
| ROE | 24.3% | 33.5% | 28.0% | 10.7% | -42.2% | 44.3% |
| Shares Outstanding | 2M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 43M | 44M | 42M | 41M | 41M | 49M | 50M | N/A | 54M | 68M | 70M | 88M | 90M |
| Gross Margin | 67.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16.9% | 28.0% | 24.3% | N/A | 32.5% | 35.8% | 32.5% | 36.7% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 25M | 26M | 27M | 32M | 34M | 35M | 38M | 36M | 37M | 43M | 47M | 56M | 5.8M |
| EBIT | -2.2M | -3.5M | -6.6M | -13M | -14M | -18M | -1.3M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.3M |
| Op. Margin | -5.0% | -8.0% | -16.0% | -31.8% | -34.5% | -37.5% | -2.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10.3% |
| Net Income | 631K | 810K | -1.0M | -918K | 8.2M | -25M | 4.0M | 113M | -76M | 21M | 78M | 112M | 93M |
| Net Margin | 1.5% | 1.8% | -2.5% | -2.2% | 20.1% | -51.8% | 8.1% | N/A | -140.0% | 31.7% | 111.7% | 127.9% | 104.2% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13M | 0 | 0 | 272K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 5.0% | -18.1% | 2.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24.2% |
| ROE | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 5.0% | -18.3% | 2.9% | 44.3% | -42.2% | 10.7% | 28.0% | 33.5% | 24.3% |
| ROA | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 3.1% | -10.6% | 1.7% | 29.5% | -23.7% | 6.0% | 19.3% | 23.6% | 17.6% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 4.5M | 7.8M | 1.2M | -2.7M | -1.9M | 1.6M | 2.3M | 3.3M | -5.3M | 15M | -89K | 13M | 9.2M |
| Free Cash Flow | 4.1M | 7.2M | -2.6M | -2.9M | -2.1M | 1.4M | 2.2M | 3.3M | -5.3M | 15M | -138K | 13M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | -1.0M | 2.2M | -4.5M | -8.2M | -5.6M | 1.0M | 1.8M | 2.8M | -5.6M | 15M | -558K | 13M | 8.8M |
| CapEx | 435K | 565K | 3.8M | 253K | 212K | 165K | 184K | 29K | 36K | 86K | 49K | 8K | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 5.5M | 5.5M | 5.7M | 5.6M | 3.7M | 589K | 524K | 480K | 379K | 279K | 267K | 257K | 250K |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 5.5M | 5.5M | 5.7M | 5.6M | 3.7M | 589K | 524K | 480K | 379K | 279K | 267K | 257K | 250K |
| CapEx/OCF | 9.7% | 7.3% | 308.7% | N/A | N/A | 10.2% | 7.9% | 0.9% | N/A | 0.6% | N/A | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 202K | 140K | 152K |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0M | 6.0M | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -189M | -182M | N/A | N/A | -220M | -201M | -205M | -359M | -288M | -323M | -371M | -513M | -496M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 15M | 16M | 11M | 3.4M | 9.3M | 8.6M | 27M | 13M | 13M | 21M | 13M | 21M | 498M |
| Long-Term Debt | 158K | 47K | N/A | N/A | 1.8M | 1.7M | 1.6M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.1M | 956K | 787K | 2.0M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Interest Coverage | -4.1 | -36.6 | -59.3 | -17.7 | -148.0 | -21.1 | -3.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | 136M | 129M | 125M | 160M | 163M | 138M | 142M | 255M | 179M | 200M | 279M | 391M | 383M |
| Total Assets | 244M | 228M | 225M | 281M | 264M | 237M | 239M | 383M | 319M | 355M | 404M | 548M | 529M |
| Total Liabilities | 108M | 100M | 100M | 121M | 101M | 37M | 36M | 56M | 140M | 154M | 125M | 157M | 146M |
| Intangibles | 18M | 13M | 8.0M | 3.1M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 58M | 59M | 58M | 57M | 45M | 136M | 140M | 253M | 177M | 199M | 277M | 389M | 381M |
| Working Capital | 127M | 123M | 120M | 216M | 200M | 182M | 188M | 338M | 276M | 303M | 356M | 500M | 487M |
| Current Assets | 201M | 189M | 184M | 240M | 227M | 213M | 216M | 372M | 309M | 345M | 394M | 539M | 518M |
| Current Liabilities | 73M | 66M | 65M | 24M | 27M | 31M | 28M | 34M | 34M | 42M | 38M | 39M | 32M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.46 | 0.59 | -0.76 | -0.66 | 5.94 | -18.26 | 2.93 | 81.77 | -54.81 | 15.58 | 56.73 | 81.41 | 51.67 |
| Owner EPS | -0.74 | 1.62 | -3.27 | -5.92 | -4.03 | 0.74 | 1.31 | 2.03 | -4.09 | 10.75 | -0.41 | 9.39 | 4.87 |
| Book Value | 99.41 | 93.67 | 91.33 | 114.85 | 118.00 | 99.71 | 102.77 | 184.43 | 129.75 | 145.60 | 202.47 | 283.91 | 212.24 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 3.29 | 5.65 | 0.89 | -1.91 | -1.36 | 1.17 | 1.69 | 2.38 | -3.81 | 10.96 | -0.06 | 9.68 | 51.80 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.8M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 423.7 | 315.8 | N/A | N/A | 40.6 | N/A | 84.3 | 3.9 | N/A | 18.8 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
| P/FCF | 65.7 | 35.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 235.2 | 158.4 | 136.9 | N/A | 26.9 | N/A | 47.8 | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6 | N/A | 12.2 | 72.4 | 13.1 | 58.5 |
| Price/Book | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Price/Sales | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | N/A | 7.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 11.6 |
| FCF Yield | 1.5% | 2.8% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | -1.5% | 3.7% | -0.0% | 2.1% | N/A |
| Market Cap | 267M | 256M | 297M | 305M | 333M | 341M | 341M | 446M | 359M | 404M | 665M | 637M | 1.0B |
| Avg. Price | 169.96 | 200.04 | 205.72 | 217.15 | 232.28 | 226.20 | 270.88 | 317.59 | 303.07 | 284.18 | 369.74 | 450.74 | 575.10 |
| Year-End Price | 194.89 | 186.31 | 216.40 | 219.02 | 241.00 | 247.00 | 247.11 | 322.96 | 260.53 | 293.21 | 483.19 | 462.62 | 575.10 |
DAILY JOURNAL CORP passes 4 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP trades at 7.1x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 13.7x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 59.4x vs a median of 37.4x. The company's 5-year average gross margin is 34.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +35.4%.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) generated $13 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $81.41 in its most recent fiscal year.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 33.5%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a 5-year average gross margin of 34.4%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO) has a book value per share of $283.91, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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