Journal Communications (JRN)

4.27 -0.01  -0.23%  May 29, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Journal Communications Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

JRN 0.6522
MEG 0.1385
DJCO 3.595
SSP 0.6685

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

JRN 4.580
MEG 47.22
DJCO 15.48
SSP 350.00

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

JRN 1.123
MEG 5025
DJCO 1.372
SSP 0.9849

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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JRN News

$JRN-10% owner purchased 1,205,500 shares at $4.09 friday after close. Stock closed at $4.03 friday. Up 4% today. Subscribe for real time!
about 23 days ago by MicroInsider
$JRN Insider Buy: $4.9M of stock bought by Msd Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. between May 2, 2012 - May 4, 2012 http://stks.co/3gUP
about 25 days ago by MarketBrief
$JRN filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3gQQ
about 26 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to $JRN Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Wtj
about 34 days ago by earningscast
$JRN forms bearish "Double Top" chart pattern. http://stks.co/3N5v
about 43 days ago by RecogniaEvents
$JRN filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/32PV
about 68 days ago by MarketBrief
$JRN filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/30jr
about 69 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to $JRN Q4 2011 earnings call - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2Wyn
about 97 days ago by earningscast
$JRN filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/ypu
about 208 days ago by MarketBrief
$JRN Journal Communications Reports Q2 EPS of $0.10 vs. $0.10 EST; Revenues $90.1M vs. $91.35 EST
about 309 days ago by Benzinga
Michael Dell Sells Out Journal Communications $JRN, Doubles on Energy XXI Ltd. $XXI http://stk.ly/nzI17k
about 322 days ago by GuruStockTweets
RT @njnigh Publishing Stock Outlook - June 2011 http://ow.ly/5fwtH $NYT $GCI $MNI $WPO $JRN $SSP $NWSA $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT $YHOO
about 353 days ago by livethelife
$JRN http://chart.ly/dhs9yeu JRN Swing Trade Long @ 5.21, sold @ 5.63; 3 day hold; +8.06%
about 436 days ago by Schooz71
$JRN http://chart.ly/33l66ue super follow through on the upgrade.... updated chart
about 469 days ago by stt2318
RT @1nvestJB I like the look of $JRN .. especially the last "lets shake a ton of people out" candle.. stalking/wish i followed my own advice
about 469 days ago by 1nvestJB
$JRN http://chart.ly/gl5stbg nice breakout
about 470 days ago by stt2318
$JRN http://chart.ly/2of85vm Long setup
about 470 days ago by stt2318
I like the look of $JRN .. especially the last "lets shake a ton of people out" candle.. stalking
about 476 days ago by 1nvestJB
@WBPetersen let's keep an eye on $gci and $jrn
about 498 days ago by zortrades
Yesterday Journal Communications $JRN announced the sale of IPC Print Services to Walsworth Publishing Company. Financials not disclosed.
about 533 days ago by TheresaMcCabe

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
JRN 4.27 -0.01 -0.23% 231.65M
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