DJCO vs EBF vs PSO Stock Comparison

Daily Journal, Ennis and Pearson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$607.82 -7.5% 1M +45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$842.81M
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.33M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
EBF Ennis, Inc.
$22.57 +2.0% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$570.31M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.15M
Div. yield
0.04%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins
PSO Pearson Plc
$18.30 +13.5% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.51B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ennis leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ennis 4, Daily Journal 3, Pearson 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDJCOEBFPSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $842.81M $570.31M $11.51B PSO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 14.6x 27.0x EBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.8x 20.6x EBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.2% +2.3% — DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.3% 9.8% — DJCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.8% +33.2% +22.5% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +3.9%/yr +17.0%/yr PSO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.0% 21.3% 25.5% EBF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 71/100 41/100 EBF

Percentile Scorecard

DJCOEBFPSO

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

AxisDJCOEBFPSO
Valuation 21 #43 of 54 89 #7 of 54 40 #33 of 54
Growth 80 #10 of 45 50 #23 of 45 –
Profitability 83 #8 of 43 95 #3 of 43 –
Financial Health 98 #2 of 62 97 #3 of 62 72 #18 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 24 #20 of 26 12 #23 of 26
Overall 71 71 41
  • DJCO ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • EBF ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PSO ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDJCOEBFPSOSPY
1 month -7.5%+2.0%+13.5% -0.8%
3 months +4.6%+3.7%+9.3% +3.5%
6 months +16.6%+10.6%+25.7% +7.0%
Year to date +24.7%+25.3%+30.3% +12.2%
1 year +45.8%+33.2%+22.5% +13.0%
3 years +112.5%+7.7%+65.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.6%+2.5%+18.2% +23.1%
5 years +76.5%+21.0%+119.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+3.9%+17.0% +11.0%
10 years +189.8%+49.0%+101.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.2%+4.1%+7.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDJCOEBFPSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.0%21.3%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%22.4%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.050.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.560.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-35.1%-32.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-1.6%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $677.05$22.93$18.40 $779.14
52-week low $374.53$16.38$12.06 $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.

MultipleDJCOEBFPSO
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 18.4x 14.6xmedian 18.4x 27.0xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x 2.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.0x 7.3xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.1x 9.9xmedian 9.1x 14.1xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 49.26median 0.44 -3.24median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsDJCOEBFPSO
Revenue $98.33M $397.15M –
Gross profit $97.73M $121.66M –
Operating income $13.57M $54.19M –
Net income $37.71M $38.95M –
Free cash flow – $57.58M –
EPS (diluted) $27.37 $1.54 –
Cash & equivalents $31.13M $54.01M $448.46M
Total debt $830.00K – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.38M 25.33M 660.30M
Enterprise value -$1.07B $401.37M $8.62B

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
MetricDJCOEBFPSO
P/E 22.2x 14.6x 27.0x
P/FCF – 9.9x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.3x –
P/S 8.5x 1.4x 2.5x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 29.6x 9.5x –
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.3x –
EV/FCF – 9.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 49.26 -3.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFPSO
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.2% 2.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -2.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.9% 6.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.4% -4.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.0% -7.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -5.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -6.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -4.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFPSO
Gross margin 99.4% 30.6% –
EBITDA margin – 17.9% –
Operating margin 13.8% 13.6% –
Pretax margin 48.7% 13.5% –
Net margin 38.3% 9.8% –
FCF margin – 14.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 17.2% –
Return on equity 10.5% 12.5% –
Return on assets 7.5% 10.7% –
Return on invested capital 3.0% – –
Return on capital employed 2.9% 16.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFPSO
Debt / assets 0.2% – 22.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 28.4% 13.9% 43.3%
Equity / assets 71.6% 86.1% 56.7%
Interest coverage 12.1x – –
Current ratio 11.6x 3.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 11.4x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 11.0x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.12 9.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDJCOEBFPSO
Dividend yield – 4.5% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield – 5.5% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 65.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -72.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% –

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.

ConsensusDJCOEBFPSO
Forward P/E – 14.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.53FY2026 $0.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.2% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $380.54MFY2026 $5.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.0%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.5% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDJCOEBFPSO
Held by institutions 78.1% 85.0% 4.1%
Institutions holding 132 164 213
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 65 82 138
Institutions selling 35 44 36
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.86 3.83

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.

DJCOEBFPSO
DJCO 1.00 0.23 0.12
EBF 0.23 1.00 0.14
PSO 0.12 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DJCO, EBF and PSO?

Pearson (PSO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daily Journal (DJCO) $842.81M, Ennis (EBF) $570.31M, Pearson (PSO) $11.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, DJCO, EBF and PSO?

Ennis (EBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daily Journal (DJCO) 22.4x, Ennis (EBF) 14.6x, Pearson (PSO) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ennis (EBF) is cheapest (Ennis (EBF) 14.8x, Pearson (PSO) 20.6x). 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) +24.2%, Ennis (EBF) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Daily Journal (DJCO) has the highest net margin (Daily Journal (DJCO) 38.3%, Ennis (EBF) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: Daily Journal (DJCO) +45.8%, Ennis (EBF) +33.2%, Pearson (PSO) +22.5%. Over five years, Pearson (PSO) compounded fastest (Daily Journal (DJCO) +12.0%/yr, Ennis (EBF) +3.9%/yr, Pearson (PSO) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Daily Journal (DJCO) 0.00%, Ennis (EBF) 0.04%, Pearson (PSO) 0.00%. Daily Journal (DJCO) and Pearson (PSO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ennis (EBF) has been the steadiest (Daily Journal (DJCO) 46.0%, Ennis (EBF) 21.3%, Pearson (PSO) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.