Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Common Stock (DJCO)

FairStock Score: 59/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Daily Journal as a Graham-style bargain hunter: I want a durable business, honest financials, and a price that leaves a margin of safety. The company publishes legal and business newspapers and operates Journal Technologies, but the numbers tell a volatile story. FairStock's revenue-growth measure is 24.98%, and filed revenue rose from $67.7M in fiscal year 2023, ended 2023-09-30, to $87.7M in fiscal year 2025, ended 2025-09-30. In fiscal year 2025, ended 2025-09-30, net income was $112.1M, or $81.41 per diluted share. Yet the recent trend is poor: in fiscal Q1 2026, ended 2025-12-31, net income was -$8.0M; in fiscal Q2 2026, ended 2026-03-31, it was -$34.6M; and in fiscal Q3 2026, ended 2026-06-30, it was -$10.9M on $27.0M of revenue. That swing is not the steady compounding I prefer. The balance sheet is a genuine strength: debt-to-equity is only 0.06 and the Altman Z-Score is 6.14, both FairStock calculations. But returns are weak, with ROE -3.31% and ROCE 2.06%. Free cash flow is positive at $17.3M, yet the FCF yield is just 1.9% against an $888.2M market cap. At the 2026-10-13 close of $644.56, P/B is 2.63 and the P/E is -78.51 because EPS is -$8.21. FairStock scores it 59/100 and classifies it as a TURNAROUND, returned to profit after a loss within the last three years. I see low leverage and a possible turnaround, but no clear moat in these figures, and the price already reflects a lot of hope. I would need more consistent earnings before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: Daily Journal publishes legal and business newspapers and also has a software/technology business. The business looks mixed: sales have been growing and debt is low, but it has lost money in each of the last three reported quarters. At $644.56, the stock looks expensive compared with its recent profits and the cash it generates.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-30) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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