Daily Journal Corporation Stock Downgraded (DJCO)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Daily Journal Corporation (Nasdaq:DJCO) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• DJCO has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 3.63, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
• The gross profit margin for DAILY JOURNAL CORP is rather high; currently it is at 52.90%. Regardless of DJCO's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, DJCO's net profit margin of 2.55% is significantly lower than the industry average.
• Net operating cash flow has declined marginally to $2.28 million or 9.19% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing the cash generation rate to the industry average, the firm's growth is significantly lower.
• The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Media industry and the overall market, DAILY JOURNAL CORP's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.

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Daily Journal Corporation publishes newspapers and Web sites in California and Arizona. The company has a P/E ratio of 21, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Daily Journal has a market cap of $123.5 million and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are up 26% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

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