Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2023: 0.06x

Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.06x as of December 2023. Operating cash flow of $80.00K is below net income of $1.23 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore LEE long-term investments to assets to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.06x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$80.00K
USD

Net Income

$1.23 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2023
Most recent filing

Lee Enterprises Incorporated Cash Flow Quality Index (1989–2022)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Lee Enterprises Incorporated across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) tangible equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Lee Enterprises Incorporated (1989–2022)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Lee Enterprises Incorporated. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see LEE market cap overview.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2022 29.41x $2.85 Million $97.00K ▲ +1358.5%
2021 2.02x $50.08 Million $24.83 Million ▼ -44.4%
2019 3.63x $57.68 Million $15.91 Million ▲ +187.7%
2018 1.26x $59.30 Million $47.05 Million ▼ -50.1%
2017 2.53x $72.28 Million $28.61 Million ▲ +14.9%
2016 2.20x $79.19 Million $36.02 Million ▼ -28.2%
2015 3.06x $74.48 Million $24.32 Million ▼ -71.4%
2014 10.70x $82.08 Million $7.67 Million ▲ +363.6%
2010 2.31x $106.57 Million $46.18 Million ▲ +11.2%
2007 2.08x $168.13 Million $81.00 Million ▼ -27.5%
2006 2.86x $202.68 Million $70.83 Million ▲ +37.1%
2005 2.09x $160.45 Million $76.88 Million ▲ +38.3%
2004 1.51x $129.89 Million $86.07 Million ▼ -18.9%
2003 1.86x $145.24 Million $78.04 Million ▲ +32.3%
2002 1.41x $115.30 Million $81.97 Million ▼ -18.8%
2001 1.73x $544.07 Million $314.23 Million ▲ +14.2%
2000 1.52x $126.89 Million $83.66 Million ▲ +5.3%
1999 1.44x $97.90 Million $68.00 Million ▼ -11.1%
1998 1.62x $100.70 Million $62.20 Million ▲ +6.6%
1997 1.52x $97.50 Million $64.20 Million ▼ -21.0%
1996 1.92x $87.50 Million $45.50 Million ▲ +55.0%
1995 1.24x $72.60 Million $58.50 Million ▼ -18.8%
1994 1.53x $77.80 Million $50.90 Million ▲ +8.0%
1993 1.42x $58.30 Million $41.20 Million ▼ -20.0%
1992 1.77x $68.10 Million $38.50 Million ▲ +4.0%
1991 1.70x $53.60 Million $31.50 Million ▲ +33.8%
1990 1.27x $55.30 Million $43.50 Million ▼ -9.5%
1989 1.40x $60.40 Million $43.00 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.