Lee Enterprises, Inc
$626.71M- Market cap
- $181.23M
- Debt
- +$455.47M
- Cash
- −$9.99M
Capital structure 28% equity / 72% debt · EV / Revenue 1.11x
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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: LEE stock price at discount vs WEN $8.13 current versus $17.74 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at WEN's multiple
Implied fair value · at LEE's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: LEE FY 2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025) · WEN FY 2025 (ended Dec 28, 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 28% equity / 72% debt · EV / Revenue 1.11x
Capital structure 35% equity / 65% debt · EV / Revenue 1.85x · EV / EBITDA 9.09x
WEN carries the larger enterprise value at $4.02B against $626.71M; LEE trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.11x vs 1.85x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
LEE ENTERPRISES, INC · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Wendy's Co · 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
-10.52x
23.77x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-17.40x
5.63x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$9.99M
$300.83M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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