Daily Journal Corp (DJCO)

Daily Journal Corporation publishes newspapers and websites covering in California, Arizona, Utah, and Australia. 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, Business Journal, The Daily Transcript, and The Record Reporter. It also provides specialized information services; and serves as a newspaper representative for public notice advertising. In addition, the company offers case management software systems and related products, including eCourt, eProsecutor, eDefender, and eSupervision, which are browser-based case processing systems; eFile-it, a browser-based interface that allows attorneys and the public to electronically file documents with the court; and ePay-it, a service primarily for the online payment of traffic citations. Further, it provides its software systems and related products to courts; prosecutor and public defender offices; probation departments; and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations, city and county governments, and bar associations to manage cases and information electronically, to interface with other justice partners, and to extend electronic services to the public. Daily Journal Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Symbol
DJCO
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Market cap
$908.49M
52 week range
348.63 - 692.5

Valuation

Share price
$661.53 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
-80.12x
Price to book
2.69x
Price to free cash flow
52.54x
Enterprise value
$898.19M
Book value per share
$245.08

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-1.01%
5 days-3.80%
1 month+10.29%
3 months+23.19%
6 months+35.40%
Year to date+35.75%
1 year+45.86%
3 years+126.13%
5 years+103.64%
10 years+197.18%
All time+7051.68%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
28.68%
Return on invested capital
1.21%
Return on assets
20.46%
Return on capital employed
1.87%
Gross margin
10.86%
Net margin
127.86%
EBITDA margin
11.21%
Revenue growth
25.41%
Net income growth
43.56%
Free cash flow growth
9755.80%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.90%
Current ratio
11.65x
Net debt to EBITDA
0.64x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-09-30
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$87.70M
Cost of revenue
$78.17M
Gross profit
$9.53M
EBITDA
$9.83M
Net income
$112.14M
Earnings per share
$81.41
Shares outstanding
1.38M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-09-30$87.70M$9.53M$112.14M$81.41
2024-09-30$69.93M$4.07M$78.11M$56.73
2023-09-30$67.71M$6.65M$21.45M$15.58
2022-09-30$54.01M$1.99M$-21.45M$-54.81
2021-09-30$49.92M$2.15M$112.90M$81.77
2020-09-30$49.94M-$4.04M$2.93
2019-09-30$48.66M-$-25.22M$-18.26
2018-09-30$40.70M-$8.20M$5.94
2017-09-30$41.38M-$-918.00K$-0.66
2016-09-30$41.61M-$-1.04M$-0.76

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-09-3010.86%127.86%28.68%1.21%
2024-09-305.82%111.70%28.02%0.69%
2023-09-309.82%31.68%10.70%1.30%
2022-09-303.68%-39.72%-11.98%0.82%
2021-09-304.31%226.14%44.34%0.44%
2020-09-30-8.09%2.85%-1.12%
2019-09-30--51.83%-18.31%-9.27%
2018-09-30-20.15%5.03%-4.58%
2017-09-30--2.22%-0.57%-4.21%
2016-09-30--2.51%-0.83%-4.13%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCash
2025-09-30$20.57M
2024-09-30$12.99M
2023-09-30$20.84M
2022-09-30$13.42M
2021-09-30$12.60M
2020-09-30$26.92M
2019-09-30$8.62M
2018-09-30$9.30M
2017-09-30$3.38M
2016-09-30$11.41M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-09-30$13.32M$140.00K
2024-09-30$-138.00K$202.00K
2023-09-30$15.00M-
2022-09-30$-5.30M-
2021-09-30$3.26M-
2020-09-30$2.15M-
2019-09-30$1.45M-
2018-09-30$-2.09M-
2017-09-30$-2.90M-
2016-09-30$-2.56M-

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-05-14Mar/2026-
2026-02-17--
2025-12-29--
2025-08-14--
2025-05-20--
2025-02-18--
2025-02-12--
2024-12-30--

Filings and sources

Company website
dailyjournal.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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