DJCO vs EBF vs NYT Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, Ennis and New York Times Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$662.97 +1.8% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$911.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
EBF Ennis, Inc.
$21.12 -6.4% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$542.89M
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.15M
Div. yield
0.05%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
NYT New York Times Co
$66.46 +3.8% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.97B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ennis leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ennis 4, New York Times 3, Daily Journal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDJCOEBFNYTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $911.77M $542.89M $10.97B NYT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -80.3x 13.9x 27.9x EBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x 24.5x EBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +2.3% +10.8% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.6% 9.8% 13.2% NYT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -32.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.01% EBF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% +24.5% +15.1% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +1.3%/yr +5.8%/yr DJCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 21.3% 32.0% EBF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 77/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

DJCOEBFNYT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDJCOEBFNYT
Valuation 29 #38 of 53 90 #6 of 53 35 #35 of 53
Growth 74 #12 of 44 54 #21 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Profitability 57 #19 of 43 88 #6 of 43 98 #2 of 43
Financial Health 98 #2 of 61 97 #3 of 61 90 #7 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 24 #23 of 30 69 #10 of 30
Overall 65 71 77
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • EBF ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NYT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDJCOEBFNYTSPY
1 month +1.8%-6.4%+3.8% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%-5.0%+1.5% -0.4%
6 months +35.8%+3.8%-20.6% +4.5%
Year to date +36.0%+17.3%-4.3% +12.4%
1 year +66.5%+24.5%+15.1% +13.6%
3 years +125.7%-3.4%+58.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%-1.1%+16.5% +20.8%
5 years +84.2%+6.7%+32.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.0%+1.3%+5.8% +10.4%
10 years +217.0%+44.7%+506.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.2%+3.8%+19.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDJCOEBFNYTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%21.3%32.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%22.7%38.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.080.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.150.47 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-35.1%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-7.9%-22.6% -1.6%
52-week high $677.05$22.93$85.86 $779.14
52-week low $382.57$16.38$57.61 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDJCOEBFNYT
P/E now vs peer median -80.4xmedian 17.7x 13.7xmedian 17.7x 27.4xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x 3.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 10.4x 6.7xmedian 10.4x 17.9xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 8.8x 9.3xmedian 8.8x 17.1xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 5.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 0.42 -3.03median 0.42 0.88median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDJCOEBFNYT
Revenue $97.65M $397.15M $2.98B
Gross profit $97.04M $121.66M $1.53B
Operating income $13.33M $54.19M $475.01M
Net income -$11.36M $38.95M $392.83M
Free cash flow $17.29M $57.58M $623.02M
R&D – – $274.41M
EPS (diluted) $-8.24 $1.54 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $54.01M $232.66M
Total debt $830.00K – –
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 25.33M 163.04M
Enterprise value -$987.46M $373.94M $8.45B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFNYT
P/E -80.4x 13.7x 27.4x
P/FCF 52.8x 9.3x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 52.3x 7.8x 16.2x
P/S 9.4x 1.3x 3.6x
P/B 2.7x 1.7x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.9x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x 6.7x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 35.8x 8.9x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 1.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 27.6x 8.3x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 7.0x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 -3.03 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFNYT
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 2.3% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -2.7% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% 4.0% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -1.9% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.4% 6.8% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -4.9% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.7% -7.7% 22.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% -5.4% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -111.7% -6.0% 23.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.1% -4.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 38.7% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 4.5% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 30.0% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 2.3% 40.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFNYT
Gross margin 99.4% 30.6% 51.4%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 17.9% 18.8%
Operating margin 13.7% 13.6% 16.0%
Pretax margin -17.8% 13.5% 16.8%
Net margin -11.6% 9.8% 13.2%
FCF margin 17.7% 14.5% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 17.2% 22.1%
Return on equity -3.3% 12.5% 19.4%
Return on assets -2.4% 10.7% 13.4%
Return on invested capital 2.5% – –
Return on capital employed 3.1% 16.7% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFNYT
Debt / assets 0.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -32.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 13.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 71.6% 86.1% 68.6%
Interest coverage 13.4x – –
Current ratio 11.6x 3.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 11.4x 2.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 11.0x 1.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 6.46 9.03 9.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFNYT
Dividend yield – 4.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield – 5.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 65.7% 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.4% 20.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -72.2% 33.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 26.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDJCOEBFNYT
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.53FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.8%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.2% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $380.54MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.0%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.5% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCOEBFNYT
Held by institutions 78.1% 85.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 132 165 633
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.3% +2.3%
Institutions buying 65 83 314
Institutions selling 35 44 224
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.89 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DJCOEBFNYT
DJCO 1.00 0.25 0.13
EBF 0.25 1.00 0.02
NYT 0.13 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, EBF and NYT?

New York Times (NYT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $911.77M, Ennis (EBF) $542.89M, New York Times (NYT) $10.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, DJCO, EBF and NYT?

Ennis (EBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daily Journal (DJCO) -80.3x, Ennis (EBF) 13.9x, New York Times (NYT) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ennis (EBF) is cheapest (Ennis (EBF) 13.8x, New York Times (NYT) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daily Journal (DJCO) +23.4%, Ennis (EBF) +2.3%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) -11.6%, Ennis (EBF) 9.8%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +66.5%, Ennis (EBF) +24.5%, New York Times (NYT) +15.1%. Over five years, Daily Journal (DJCO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +13.0%/yr, Ennis (EBF) +1.3%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ennis (EBF) has the highest dividend yield: Daily Journal (DJCO) 0.00%, Ennis (EBF) 0.05%, New York Times (NYT) 0.01%. Daily Journal (DJCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ennis (EBF) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.7%, Ennis (EBF) 21.3%, New York Times (NYT) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DJCO, EBF and NYT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ennis (EBF) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.