DJCO

Daily Journal Corp Communication Services Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing Russell 3000
$629.11Close $866.6MMarket cap $382.57 – $687.6652-week range Nov 10, 2026Next report · estimated

Highlights

Cautions

  • Trend not confirmed 7 of 8 conditions · under the 50-day
  • Earnings shrinking EPS −175% year on year

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Sep 30, 2025 · filed Aug 12, 2026
Off 12-month high 9%
1wk up 6.1% price change
1mo down 2.6% price change
12-month return up 59% market up 11% · its own up 38%
F-score — — Not assessed
Altman Z 5.61 Low risk
P/E 7.7× price / earnings
PEG 0.18 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 2.2× price / book
Earnings yield up 1.1% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 43% of the market · around average
Revenue growth up 25% year on year
EPS growth down 175% latest quarter · +2 pts
Sales growth up 15% latest quarter · -10 pts
ROE up 33% return on equity
Free cash margin up 15% $13.3M FCF
D/E — long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1× net cash
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests

Repair signals

  • FCF turned positive ($-0M → $13M)

Trade setup

ATR% 3.5% $21.96 a day · 2×ATR $585.19
RS 75 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 7 / 8 under the 50-day
Relative volume 0.8× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.32 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 7 of 8
  • Price above the 50-day average: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $112.1M came with $13.3M of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported Aug 12, 2026
Results reaction Aug 12, 2026+6% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $87.7M +25% on FY2024
$0 $100M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $49.9M FY2021 · $49.9M FY2022 · $54.0M FY2023 · $67.7M FY2024 · $69.9M FY2025 · $87.7M
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $112.1M +44% on FY2024
$0 $200M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $4.0M FY2021 · $112.9M FY2022 · -$21.5M FY2023 · $21.5M FY2024 · $78.1M FY2025 · $112.1M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $13.3M back to a profit
-$10M $0 $20M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $2.2M FY2021 · $3.3M FY2022 · -$5.3M FY2023 · $15.0M FY2024 · -$138,000 FY2025 · $13.3M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Net 128%
  • Free cash 15%
-50% 0% 250% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Net 8% · Free cash 4% FY2021 · Net 226% · Free cash 7% FY2022 · Net -40% · Free cash -10% FY2023 · Net 32% · Free cash 22% FY2024 · Net 112% · Free cash -0% FY2025 · Net 128% · Free cash 15%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $50M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $26.9M FY2021 · Cash $12.6M FY2022 · Cash $13.4M FY2023 · Cash $20.8M FY2024 · Cash $13.0M FY2025 · Cash $20.6M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 1.38m -23.7% since FY2020
1.81m 1.38m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 1.81m FY2021 · 1.81m FY2022 · 1.38m FY2023 · 1.81m FY2024 · 1.81m FY2025 · 1.38m
  FY2020Sep 30, 2020 FY2021Sep 30, 2021 FY2022Sep 30, 2022 FY2023Sep 30, 2023 FY2024Sep 30, 2024 FY2025Sep 30, 2025
Revenue $49.9M $49.9M $54.0M $67.7M $69.9M $87.7M
Operating income -$1.3M $2.2M $2.0M $6.7M $4.1M $9.5M
Net income $4.0M $112.9M -$21.5M $21.5M $78.1M $112.1M
Net margin 8% 226% -40% 32% 112% 128%
Earnings per share — $81.77 -$15.55 $15.58 $56.73 $81.41
Free cash flow $2.2M $3.3M -$5.3M $15.0M -$138,000 $13.3M
Free cash margin 4% 7% -10% 22% -0% 15%
Cash $26.9M $12.6M $13.4M $20.8M $13.0M $20.6M
Shareholders' equity $141.7M $254.6M $179.0M $200.5M $278.8M $391.1M
Shares outstanding 1.81m 1.81m 1.38m 1.81m 1.81m 1.38m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 12, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 43d
May 14, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 44d
Feb 17, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Dec 31, 2025 48d
Dec 29, 2025 Annual ↗ Sep 30, 2025 90d
Aug 14, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 45d
May 20, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 50d
Feb 19, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Dec 31, 2024 50d
Dec 31, 2024 Annual ↗ Sep 30, 2024 92d
Aug 14, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 45d
May 15, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 45d
Feb 15, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Dec 31, 2023 46d
Dec 28, 2023 Annual ↗ Sep 30, 2023 89d

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