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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: DJCO stock price vs RLI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at RLI's multiple
Needs RLI P/E.
Implied fair value · at DJCO's multiple
Needs DJCO P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: DJCO FY 2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025) · RLI FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 4.58x · EV / EBITDA 2.65x
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 3.07x · EV / EBITDA 11.23x
RLI carries the larger enterprise value at $5.78B against $401.68M; RLI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.07x vs 4.58x); DJCO on the lower EV / EBITDA (2.65x vs 11.23x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
RLI Corp · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.13x
0.06x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-3.05x
0.09x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$513.56M
$51.57M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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