Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) Stock

Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) is a Communication Services stock trading at $613.00 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $844.68M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Daily Journal Corporation publishes newspapers and related web content serving California, Arizona, and Utah, operating a Traditional Business segment and a Journal Technologies segment. It also provides commercial and public-notice advertising representation and offers browser-based and related court, prosecutor/public defender, and probation case management and filing solutions such as eCourt, eProsecutor, eDefender, eProbation, eFile, and ePayIt.

Understand Daily Journal Corporation: how it makes money

Daily Journal Corporation publishes local newspapers and websites in California, Arizona, and Utah, and makes money from advertising and circulation, plus specialized information services and technology-related licensing and maintenance fees.

The profit model combines traditional local newspaper revenue streams (advertising and circulation) with a second stream tied to Journal Technologies, including licensing and maintenance fees.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Traditional	$0.0B
Journal Tech	$0.0B

Business quality (Solid): Clear two-segment operating structure, but the latest-quarter revenue figures provided are extremely small and several traditional line items are shown as 0.0B, which limits how precisely an investor can gauge momentum from these inputs.

Valuation: At 55× earnings, DJCO trades 109% above the Printing & Publishing average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

Two operating segments provide diversification: In addition to Traditional Business (newspapers and related services), the company reports a Journal Technologies segment.
Technology-related monetization exists in the provided period: Licensing and Maintenance Fees Revenue is shown at 0.01B in the latest quarter data, indicating an identifiable non-advertising revenue stream.
Positive operating profitability in the latest quarter: Operating margin is reported at 13.2% for the period ending 2026-03-31.

Bear case

Traditional advertising and circulation appear weak in the provided figures: Traditional Advertising and Circulation Revenue is shown as 0.0B (and Advertising Revenue and Circulation Revenue are each shown as 0.0B) for the latest quarter data.
Technology-related revenue may still be small scale: Licensing and Maintenance Fees Revenue is shown at 0.01B, which may limit how much it can offset declines in traditional streams.
Geographic focus is relatively narrow: The company publishes newspapers and websites covering California, Arizona, and Utah, which can constrain market size and growth opportunities.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$613.00
Market Cap	$844.68M
EV / EBITDA	67.2
Price / Book	2.50
Price / Sales	9.19
FCF Yield	1.8%
DCF Value (model)	$30.41
DCF Upside vs Price	-95.0%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$87.70M
Net Margin	127.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	15.3%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-175.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)	45.0%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	5.53 (safe)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Communication Services)	24.4
Industry P/E (Printing & Publishing)	27.7

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	RWWM, Inc. ($173.91M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10

Company
Sector	Communication Services
Industry	Printing & Publishing
CEO	Steven Myhill-Jones
Employees	400
Country	US
IPO Date	1986-06-11

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.