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NYT vs LEE // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
New York Times Company (NYSE) VS. Lee Enterprises Incorporated (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NYT 6
— LEE 0
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $70.17 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $11.14B
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LAST: $6.12 (-1.61%) • MKT CAP: $138.7M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NYT VS. LEE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NYT | LEE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.30% | -0.90% | +15.20 | NYT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 25.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.94% | -5.11% | +10.05 | NYT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.30% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.20% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.20% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.99% | 0.00% | +0.99 | NYT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.40 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 1/9 | +8.00 | NYT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.9 | 39.3 | +16.60 | NYT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.1x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.14B | $138.7M | $11.00B | NYT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NYT REV | LEE REV | NYT GROSS % | LEE GROSS % | NYT FCF | LEE FCF |
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| FY 2025 | $2.82B | $0 | — | — | $550.5M | -$7.1M |
| FY 2024 | $2.59B | $0 | — | — | $381.3M | -$8.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.43B | $0 | — | — | $251.4M | -$3.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NYT // BETA 1.01
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