STOCK RESEARCH REPORT JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC

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Stock Research Report

By: Stoxline.com

Journal Communications Inc. (JRN) 







weak

Nov.10, 2013

 strong

Basics & Statistics: Last Price:

8.44

52-week:

4.99 - 9.52

Avg Vol (3m):

171,774

P/E Ratio

14.09

Sector:

Services

Industry:

Publishing - Newspapers

Market Cap (M):

424.61

Shares Out (M):

50.31

Institutions Own %:

84.20%

Insiders Own %:

6.37%

Technical Analysis: first

second

10.55

12.32

Support:

8.20

7.69

Resistance:

9.03

10.55

Target:

Pivot:

8.52

MAs:

5d

20d

100d

250d

8.26

8.45

8.15

6.89

RSI(14):

53.99

MACD(26):

MACD

0.04

Signal

0.09

%kD(14,3):

%K

36.69

%D

32.59

P/E Comparison: 40

30.93

30 20

14.09

Company Profile: Address: 333 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0661, United States Phone:

414-224-2000

Website:

http://www.journalcommunications.com

Journal Communications, Inc. operates through three business segments: publishing, broadcasting and corporate. The Company’s broadcasting segment consisted of 33 radio stations and 13 television stations in 12 states and the operation of a television station under a local marketing agreement. The Company’s publishing segment consists of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and several community newspapers and shoppers in Wisconsin. The Company’s corporate segment consists of unallocated corporate expenses and revenue eliminations. Journal Communications, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recent News:

16.6

Third-quarter profits fell almost 41% for Journal Communications Inc., reflecting in part a big drop-off in Olympics and political advertising that was included in last year's third quarter.

10 0 JRN

Industry P/E

Sector

Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. agreed to the sale of stations KMIR-TV and My 13 KPSE TV in Palm Springs, Calif., to OTA Broadcasting (PSP), LLC, an affiliate of Virginia-based OTA Broadcasting, LLC. Journal Broadcast Group today announced it has reached a new long-term retransmission consent agreement for television carriage of Journal stations for Time Warner Cable customers.

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Stock Research Report Income Statement:

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Financial Analysis:

Revenue:

418.11M

Qtrly Revenue Growth:

-0.10%

EBITDA:

Stoxline analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

86.72M

Gross Profit:

191.75M

Net Income:

30.13M

Diluted EPS:

0.60

Balance Sheet: Total Cash:

1.75M

Total Debt:

221.10M

Total Debt/Equity:

98.90

Current Ratio:

1.14

Book Value (p.s):

4.44

Cash Flow Statement:

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Growth Growth measures the growth of both a company's revenue and net income. JRN has a growth score better than 40% of the stocks we rate.

N/A

Levered Free Cash Flow

N/A

Profitability: Profit Margin:

7.18%

Operating Margin

15.22%

Return on Assets:

7.79%

Return on Equity:

14.31%

strong

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Profitability Profitability measures a company’s ability to generate earnings as compared to its expenses and other relevant costs. JRN has a profitability score better than 60% of the stocks we rate.

weak

strong

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Solvency

Operating Cash Flow:

weak

Solvency measures a company's ability to meet its long-term debts. JRN has a solvency score better than 80% of the stocks we rate.

weak

strong

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Efficiency Measures the strength of a company's return on invested capital. JRN has an efficiency score better than 20% of the stocks we rate.

weak

strong

Valuation: Trailing P/E:

14.09

Forward P/E:

11.89

PEG Ratio:

3.29

Price/Sales:

0.98

Price/Book:

1.84

Conclusion: JRN’s strengths can be seen in its higher profitability and strong solvency. Its revenue has increased over several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in MACD and Stochastic Oscillator and RSI is increasing to 53.99. The current P/E ratio indicates a discount compared to the average P/E ratio of the industry and the sector. We rate Journal Communications Inc. (JRN) a strong BUY.

Financial Health:: 420.00

40.00

400.00

30.00

Related Companies: JRN

380.00

Market Cap:

2.0B

3688.4B

8.33%

8.87%

1.53%

-6.70%

5.80%

16.24%

18.14%

7.51%

NA

12.80%

Lt Debt to Equity

98.90

50.51

34.85

98.51

128.57

P/E ratio:

14.09

18.84

29.85

12.31

16.60

10.00

ROE:

320.00

0.00 Revenue

2011

2012

Industry

1.1B

340.00 2010

NYT

6.31B

Net Profit Margin:

2009

SSP

431.79M

20.00

360.00

GCI

Net Income

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