DAILY JOURNAL CORP (DJCO)
Information Technology · NASDAQ
A diversified publisher and software company generating revenues from legal notices, consulting services to justice agencies, and newspaper operations in California.
What DAILY JOURNAL CORP does
Daily Journal Corporation operates through two main segments: a newspaper publishing business that generates advertising and circulation revenue, and Journal Technologies, which provides software licensing, consulting services, and professional services to justice agencies and courts. The company earns significant revenue from public notice advertising requirements and legal notices. It also maintains a substantial investment portfolio of marketable securities that impacts overall financial performance.
Themes: ["Legal publishing and notices","Justice system software and services","Public notice advertising","Newspaper publishing","Government technology solutions"]
Fundamentals
- Price$572.11 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$805M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+46.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E57.65 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+14.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+90.0% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+3.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.06 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+28.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.86 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Changes in law limiting or eliminating public notice advertising requirements could materially reduce revenue from a significant business segment","Heavy reliance on Journal Technologies' professional services engagements with justice agencies, creating concentration risk","Significant exposure to declines in marketable securities prices, which represent a large portion of company assets and impact earnings volatility"]
Competitors & peers
- Thomson Reuters (TRI)
- LexisNexis (private)
- Tredegar Corporation
- Regional newspaper publishers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.