Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Daily Journal Corporation publishes newspapers and websites covering in California, Arizona, and Utah. It operates in two segments, Traditional Business and Journal Technologies. The company publishes 10 newspapers of general circulation, including Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, Daily Commerce, The Daily Recorder, The Inter-City Express, San Jose Post-Record, Orange County Reporter, The Daily Transcript, Business Journal, and The Record Reporter. It also provides special

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-177.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

5.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$21M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Daily Journal Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 25%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.2% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.4M (2021) → 1.4M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

42.5%

Healthy — 42.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

13.2%

Healthy — 13.2% operating margin

ROCE

0.9%

Weak — 0.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+26.2%

Fast-growing sales (26.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

+15.8%

Earnings growing fast (15.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

23%

Weak — only 23% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

16.4%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

15.12x

Comfortably covers interest (15.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.3x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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