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Daily Journal Corporation DJCO
$651.44 -0.76% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $904.4M
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-8.23, down 111.7% year over year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 91 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $97.6M, up 23.4% from a year earlier, slowing from 28.4% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 11%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 31%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 24%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 12%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 45%
- Gross marginTop 45%
- Operating marginTop 28%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 39%
- Interest coverTop 16%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 33%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 40%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 36%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 26%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 29%
- 6-month returnTop 49%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 30%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 13%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 46%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 11%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 9%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 39%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 28.4% | 23.4% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -86.8% | -111.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 29.4% | 56.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 13.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 15.0% | 17.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 23.4% | 28.4% | ↓ | Top 28% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -111.7% | -86.8% | ↓ | Bottom 11% |
| Gross margin | 56.1% | 29.4% | ↑ | Top 45% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 8.4% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Net margin | -11.6% | 122.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 17.7% | 15.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | — | Bottom 45% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 17.5% | — | Top 24% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -31.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.23×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 23.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.00%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 12, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | — | -0.5% | +7.3% | +13.8% | — |
| May 14, 2026 | — | +0.5% | -1.5% | +18.8% | +19.0% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | — | -7.0% | -2.7% | -8.9% | -4.8% |
| Dec 29, 2025 | — | -1.8% | +6.6% | +13.5% | -6.1% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | — | -4.8% | +2.7% | -0.5% | -11.9% |
| May 20, 2025 | — | +1.6% | +5.7% | -3.4% | +5.8% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | — | +2.3% | -7.3% | -8.9% | -4.7% |
| Dec 30, 2024 | — | -0.4% | +4.0% | -23.0% | -26.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | -$7.90 | — | — | $27.0M |
| May 14, 2026 | -$25.14 | — | — | $22.7M |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -$5.79 | — | — | $19.5M |
| Dec 29, 2025 | $30.61 | — | — | $28.4M |
| Aug 14, 2025 | $10.47 | — | — | $23.4M |
| May 20, 2025 | $32.43 | — | — | $18.2M |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $7.91 | — | — | $17.7M |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $19.41 | — | — | $19.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / EBITDA | 20.4× | — | — | Top 36% |
| EV / Sales | 9.16× | — | — | Bottom 26% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.91% | — | — | Bottom 40% |
| Earnings yield | -1.26% | — | — | Bottom 33% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.2× – 46.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +41.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -111.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +769.0%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 37
- Days above the 200-day average
- 91
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +5.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +4.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +16.5%
- RSI (14)
- 53.2
- Relative volume
- 0.33×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 28.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 18th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.69
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.25
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -5.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -38.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2022 | -41.6% | 436 days | 443 days (Jul 2, 2024) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -38.0% | 100 days | 190 days (Jan 9, 2026) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | -30.4% | 78 days | 82 days (Sep 14, 2026) |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | -13.5% | 9 days | 14 days (Aug 23, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $904.4M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$8.23
- Revenue (TTM)
- $97.6M
- 52-week range
- $348.63 – $692.50
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $49.9M | $54.0M | $67.7M | $69.9M | $87.7M |
| Gross profit | $7.2M | $8.4M | $16.0M | $14.2M | $32.1M |
| Operating income | $2.2M | $2.0M | $6.7M | $4.1M | $11.3M |
| Net income | $112.9M | -$75.6M | $21.5M | $78.1M | $112.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $81.77 | -$54.81 | $15.58 | $56.73 | $81.41 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $19.9M | $17.7M | $18.2M | $23.4M | $28.4M | $19.5M | $22.7M | $27.0M |
| Net income | $26.7M | $10.9M | $44.7M | $14.4M | $42.2M | -$8.0M | -$34.6M | -$10.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $19.41 | $7.91 | $32.43 | $10.47 | $30.60 | -$5.79 | -$25.14 | -$7.90 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $3.3M | -$5.3M | $15.1M | -$89,000 | $13.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$29,000 | -$36,000 | -$86,000 | -$49,000 | -$8,000 |
| Free cash flow | $3.3M | -$5.3M | $15.0M | -$138,000 | $13.3M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $437.1M
- Total assets
- $471.8M
- Total liabilities
- $134.2M
- Total debt
- $20.8M
- Net debt
- -$10.3M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $337.7M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 12, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 173,672
- Days to cover
- 2.74
- Change vs previous report
- +7.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.