Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) Key Metrics
DJCO valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $830.9M
- Enterprise value
- $492.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 13.8
- Forward P/E
- 39.2
- PEG ratio
- 4.32
- Price / sales
- 8.5 10-yr median 7.3
- Price / book
- 2.7 10-yr median 2.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.0 10-yr median 4.8
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.83
DJCO key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsDJCO valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
P/E ratio−33.9%
5.7
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Price / sales−24.3%
7.3
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Price / book−32.3%
1.6
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EV / EBITDA−67.9%
1.0
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Price / free cash flow
48.1
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Free cash flow yield+2.1 pts
2.1%
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DJCO returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+0.9 pts
33.5%
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Return on assets+3.0 pts
23.6%
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Free cash flow margin+15.4 pts
15.2%
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Cash conversion (OCF / net income)
0.12
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Asset turnover−0.1%
0.18
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DJCO per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+25.4%
$63.67
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Earnings per share+43.5%
$81.41
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Free cash flow per share
$9.67
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Book value per share+40.2%
$283.89
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Shares outstanding0.0%
1.4M
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DJCO financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−42.8%
0.06
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Net debt−$147.6M
−$490.6M
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Net debt / EBITDA−0.05
−3.23
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Current ratio+35.4%
13.89
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Interest coverage+520.8%
8.2
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Debt / assets−40.9%
0.04
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DJCO efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−15 days
84 days
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Days payables outstanding+2 days
43 days
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Cash conversion cycle−17 days
41 days
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Capex / revenue−0.1 pts
0.0%
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DJCO valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
DJCO returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
DJCO debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
DJCO cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
DJCO price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
DJCO key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $640.7M | $674.9M | $404.8M | $353.7M | $442.3M | $334.1M | $341.8M | $332.8M | $301.8M | $302.4M |
| Enterprise value | $150.1M | $331.8M | $157.0M | $141.2M | $115.8M | $159.1M | $169.9M | $142.6M | $100.8M | $156.0M |
| P/E ratio | 5.7 | 8.6 | 18.9 | — | 3.9 | 82.7 | — | 40.6 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 7.3 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Price / book | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 48.1 | — | 27.0 | — | 135.8 | 155.3 | 235.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 48.1 | — | 26.8 | — | 134.6 | 143.0 | 211.7 | — | — | 247.0 |
| EV / sales | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 59.6 | 44.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 11.3 | — | 10.5 | — | 35.5 | 73.9 | 117.2 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 17.5% | 11.6% | 5.3% | −21.4% | 25.5% | 1.2% | −7.4% | 2.5% | −0.3% | −0.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.1% | −0.0% | 3.7% | −1.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | −0.6% | −1.0% | −0.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $465.14 | $490.10 | $294.00 | $256.39 | $320.37 | $242.00 | $247.56 | $241.00 | $218.61 | $219.00 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $63.67 | $50.78 | $49.17 | $39.15 | $36.16 | $36.17 | $35.24 | $29.48 | $29.97 | $30.14 |
| Earnings per share | $81.41 | $56.73 | $15.58 | −$54.81 | $81.77 | $2.93 | −$18.26 | $5.94 | −$0.66 | −$0.76 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $9.68 | −$0.06 | $10.95 | −$3.81 | $2.38 | $1.69 | $1.17 | −$1.36 | −$1.92 | $0.89 |
| Free cash flow per share | $9.67 | −$0.10 | $10.89 | −$3.84 | $2.36 | $1.56 | $1.05 | −$1.52 | −$2.10 | −$1.85 |
| Cash per share | $372.82 | $269.91 | $235.41 | $209.44 | $260.85 | $149.40 | $147.16 | $160.49 | $168.50 | $128.95 |
| Book value per share | $283.89 | $202.45 | $145.58 | $129.75 | $184.42 | $102.66 | $99.73 | $117.99 | $115.69 | $90.78 |
| Tangible book value per share | $283.89 | $202.45 | $145.58 | $129.43 | $184.05 | $102.66 | $90.02 | $107.42 | $103.77 | $75.31 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $0.01 | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $3.51 | $2.96 |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.13 | $0.12 | $0.15 | $0.18 | $2.74 |
| Debt per share | $16.66 | $20.78 | $55.39 | $55.40 | $24.32 | $22.60 | $22.69 | $22.78 | $22.86 | $22.94 |
| Shares outstanding | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.0% | 0.0% | −0.2% | −0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 33.5% | 32.6% | 11.3% | −34.9% | 57.0% | 2.9% | −16.8% | 5.1% | −0.6% | −0.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 23.6% | 20.6% | 6.4% | −21.6% | 36.4% | 1.7% | −10.1% | 3.0% | −0.4% | −0.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 20.5% | 19.3% | 6.0% | −23.7% | 29.6% | 1.7% | −11.3% | 3.3% | −0.3% | −0.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.2% | −0.2% | 22.2% | −9.8% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 3.0% | −5.1% | −7.0% | −6.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.12 | −0.00 | 0.70 | — | 0.03 | 0.58 | — | −0.23 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $23.0M | $28.6M | $76.3M | $76.4M | $33.6M | $31.2M | $31.3M | $31.4M | $31.6M | $31.7M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $513.6M | $371.7M | $324.2M | $289.0M | $360.2M | $206.3M | $203.2M | $221.6M | $232.6M | $178.0M |
| Net debt | −$490.6M | −$343.1M | −$247.9M | −$212.5M | −$326.6M | −$175.1M | −$171.9M | −$190.1M | −$201.1M | −$146.4M |
| Debt / equity | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Debt / assets | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.23 | −3.19 | −7.58 | −89.75 | −124.08 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 13.89 | 10.26 | 8.19 | 9.20 | 10.95 | 7.73 | 6.94 | 8.34 | 9.96 | 2.84 |
| Quick ratio | 13.89 | 10.26 | 8.18 | 9.20 | 10.95 | 7.73 | 6.94 | 8.33 | 9.96 | 2.84 |
| Interest coverage | 8.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 6.6 | -2.3 | -5.1 | -18.8 | -25.2 | -17.8 |
| Working capital | $500.4M | $356.1M | $303.2M | $275.8M | $338.3M | $188.3M | $182.3M | $200.0M | $215.7M | $119.6M |
| Invested capital | −$99.5M | −$64.3M | −$47.4M | −$33.5M | −$72.0M | −$33.3M | −$34.2M | −$27.2M | −$41.3M | −$21.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $391.1M | $278.8M | $200.5M | $178.6M | $254.1M | $141.7M | $124.3M | $148.3M | $143.3M | $104.0M |
| Net current asset value | $382.1M | $269.5M | $191.0M | $169.4M | $244.4M | $119.5M | $113.3M | $126.1M | $119.3M | $84.4M |
| Graham number | $721.10 | $508.33 | $225.90 | — | $582.49 | $82.22 | — | $125.57 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | $270.25 | $189.64 | $133.50 | $117.67 | $173.40 | $83.27 | $78.89 | $90.05 | $84.67 | $59.50 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $8,336 | — | — | — | — | $0 | $4.8M | $4.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 0.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.1% | — | 0.6% | — | 0.9% | 7.9% | 10.2% | — | — | 308.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.66 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.2% | 0.3% | −0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 19.5% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 6.9% | 10.8% | 19.5% | 27.8% | 25.8% | 22.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 83.8 | 99.0 | 98.7 | 92.8 | 61.6 | 53.0 | 46.0 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 52.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 43.1 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 37.2 | 34.9 | 34.6 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 37.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 40.7 | 57.7 | 57.9 | 56.0 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 15.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.36 | 3.69 | 3.70 | 3.93 | 5.93 | 6.88 | 7.94 | 7.18 | 6.98 | 6.92 |
| Payables turnover | 8.47 | 8.79 | 8.83 | 9.82 | 10.47 | 10.55 | 11.57 | 13.55 | 13.45 | 9.67 |
| Inventory turnover | — | 1,281.61 | 807.77 | 922.14 | 1,082.00 | 1,172.58 | 987.23 | 924.56 | 945.43 | 745.24 |
| Asset turnover | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Average receivables | $20.1M | $19.0M | $18.3M | $13.7M | $8.4M | $7.3M | $6.1M | $5.7M | $5.9M | $6.0M |
| Average payables | $6.6M | $6.3M | $5.9M | $4.7M | $4.1M | $4.2M | $3.7M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $3.4M |
| Average inventory | — | $43,500 | $64,000 | $49,500 | $39,500 | $38,000 | $43,000 | $43,000 | $40,500 | $44,500 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 9.5% |
Computed from DJCO's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 29, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
DJCO valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Daily Journal traded at 5.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 13.8. Daily Journal earned a return on equity of 33.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $23.0 million of debt and $513.6 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $490.6 million.
See the DJCO income statement, the DJCO chart for price history, or the DJCO stock overview for the latest quote and news.
DJCO key metrics FAQ
What is Daily Journal's P/E ratio?
Daily Journal traded at 5.7 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is Daily Journal's EV/EBITDA?
Daily Journal's enterprise value was 1.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $150.1 million, EBITDA $151.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 22.0.
What is Daily Journal's return on equity?
Daily Journal's return on equity (ROE) was 33.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $112.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $334.9 million.
How much debt does Daily Journal have?
Daily Journal had total debt of $23.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06 and more cash than debt.
What is Daily Journal's free cash flow yield?
Daily Journal generated $13.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.1% on its market value at year-end ($640.7 million).
What is Daily Journal's current ratio?
Daily Journal's current ratio was 13.89 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 13.89 times current liabilities.