Lee Enterprises vs WEBTOON Entertainment
LEE and WBTN side by side, both in printing, publishing, and allied industries. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LEE and WBTN compare
WEBTOON Entertainment is the larger company, worth 8.9 times as much as Lee Enterprises ($1.4B against $154M).
WEBTOON Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.7% versus −11.1% for Lee Enterprises).
Lee Enterprises keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −1.8% compared with −25.2% at WEBTOON Entertainment.
WEBTOON Entertainment scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 3 for Lee Enterprises), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LEE | WBTN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $154M | $1.4B |
| Share price | $6.89 | $10.03 |
| Change, 1 year | 69.1% | −40.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −62.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.65 | 1.47 |
| Employees | 2,500 | 1,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | – | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.7× | – |
| FCF yield | −0.38% (better) | −0.91% |
| Fair value | – | $12.57 |
| Margin of safety | – | 20.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −11.1% | −3.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 25.4% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% (better) | −3.4% |
| Net margin | −1.8% (better) | −25.2% |
| FCF margin | −0.11% (better) | −0.92% |
| Return on equity | – | −25.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.2% (better) | −4.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.24 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.6× (better) | −447.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 2.52 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.37 | 2.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | −2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −2.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 20.3% | 41.0% |
| Held by insiders | – | 1.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $13.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- LEE stock overview
- LEE income statement
- LEE valuation and score
- WBTN stock overview
- WBTN income statement
- WBTN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.