Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) Financials
Newest figures come from the 10-Q for Q2 FY2025, filed Jul 30, 2025. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from, and every filing is listed on the DALN SEC filings page.
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) reported $121.1M in revenue over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2025, down 8.0% from the prior twelve months. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
DallasNews’ dominant mechanic is a shrinking operating base where near-break-even earnings coexist with cash consumption and a thinner balance sheet.
In FY2024, reported net income was$131K while operating income remained-$7.1M ; the gap is driven largely by a tax benefit, so accounting profit does not describe recurring operating economics. Operating cash flow was-$5.5M while free cash flow reached-$12.3M , indicating that capital spending intensified cash use beyond the underlying operating shortfall.
The operating loss was
The current ratio fell to 1.0x in FY2024, leaving current liabilities slightly above current assets. The reported liquidity comparison was 21 months of the latest annual operating outflow, so short-term balance-sheet tightness and the broader cash comparison describe different funding pressures.
Financial Health Signals
Scored against emerging companies for FY2024. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →
Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Dallasnews Corporation's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.
Dallasnews Corporation held $9.6M in cash, cash equivalents and investments at the end of fiscal year 2024, and its operations used $5.5M of cash that year. Cash Runway ranks emerging companies on the size of that balance against the outflow behind it, and Dallasnews Corporation scores 46/100 among other emerging companies.
Not available for Dallasnews Corporation, and counted as zero in the overall score.
Not available for Dallasnews Corporation, and counted as zero in the overall score.
Dallasnews Corporation reported revenue of $125.4M in fiscal year 2024, against $139.7M in fiscal year 2023. Revenue Progress ranks emerging companies on the three-year path of that line, and Dallasnews Corporation scores 32/100 among other emerging companies.
Dallasnews Corporation's operations used $5.5M of cash in fiscal year 2024, against $1.2M used in fiscal year 2023. Burn Trend ranks emerging companies on which way that figure has moved over three years, and Dallasnews Corporation scores 75/100 among other emerging companies.
Dallasnews Corporation's cash, cash equivalents and investments came to $9.6M at the end of fiscal year 2024, against $55.0M of total liabilities. Balance Sheet ranks emerging companies on that comparison, and Dallasnews Corporation scores 24/100 among other emerging companies.
Dallasnews Corporation scores -7.31, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($88.4M) relative to total liabilities ($55.0M). This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.
Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.
Dallasnews Corporation passes 2 of 6 computable financial strength tests (3 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, no leverage/liquidity signals pass (rising debt, declining liquidity, or share dilution), neither operating efficiency signal passes.
Dallasnews Corporation reported $131K of net income while operations used $5.5M of cash. The ratio between the two is outside the range this page publishes as a per-dollar figure, so both figures are given instead.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
Dallasnews Corporation generated $29.8M in revenue in Q2 2025. This represents a decrease of 7.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 2.2%.
Dallasnews Corporation's EBITDA was $1.6M in Q2 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 67.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 95.3%.
Dallasnews Corporation reported -$33.5M in net income in Q2 2025. This represents a decrease of 2409.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 218.4%.
Dallasnews Corporation earned -$6.26 per diluted share (EPS) in Q2 2025. This represents a decrease of 2418.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 218.6%.
Cash & Balance Sheet
Dallasnews Corporation recorded an outflow of $10.7M in free cash flow in Q2 2025, representing a cash shortfall after capex. This represents a decrease of 678.7% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 78.2%.
Dallasnews Corporation held $33.7M in cash as of Q2 2025; long-term debt is not reported for that period.
Not reported for Q2 2025.
Margins & Returns
Dallasnews Corporation's operating margin was 4.2% in Q2 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 2.5 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier.
Dallasnews Corporation's ROE was -87.0% in Q2 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 131.7 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 167.1 percentage points.
Not reported for Q2 2025.
Not shown for Q2 2025: the reported ratio is below -100.0% of revenue, so it does not read as a share of revenue.
Capital Allocation
Dallasnews Corporation invested $444K in capex in Q2 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 84.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 81.9%.
Not reported for Q2 2025.
Not reported for Q2 2025.
DALN Income Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q | Q4'2410-Q | Q3'2410-Q | Q2'2410-Q | Q1'2410-Q | Q4'2310-K | Q3'2310-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.8M-7.2% | $29.1M-6.4% | $31.1M-8.5% | $31.1M-9.7% | $32.1M-11.0% | $31.1M-11.6% | $34.0M-13.1% | $34.5M-8.5% |
| SG&A Expenses | $13.6M-7.8% | $14.8M-7.9% | $15.0M-17.8% | $18.0M+9.0% | $14.7M-14.5% | $16.1M-7.2% | $18.3M+4.7% | $16.6M+0.8% |
| Operating Income | $1.3M+122.4% | $34.2M+2048.1% | -$1.8M+29.4% | -$4.1M-155.1% | $568K+146.6% | -$1.8M+36.3% | -$2.5M-27.8% | -$1.6M+29.6% |
| EBITDA | $1.6M+67.5% | $34.5M+2643.6% | -$1.4M+34.5% | -$3.7M-202.4% | $975K+213.0% | -$1.4M+43.0% | -$2.1M-53.0% | -$1.2M+23.0% |
| Income Tax | -$224K+7.1% | $6.0M+2646.8% | -$5.3M-7977.6% | $345K+148.2% | -$241K-1026.9% | $218K-6.0% | $67K+737.5% | $139K-30.8% |
| Net Income | -$33.5M-2409.8% | $28.3M+2175.2% | $4.0M+279.9% | -$3.9M-178.3% | $1.4M+267.1% | -$1.4M+48.1% | -$2.2M-3.1% | -$1.4M+45.4% |
| EPS (Basic) | -$6.26-2418.5% | $5.28+2212.0% | $0.74+280.5% | -$0.73-180.8% | $0.27+268.8% | -$0.25+49.0% | -$0.41-2.5% | -$0.26+45.8% |
| EPS (Diluted) | -$6.26-2418.5% | $5.28+2212.0% | $0.74+280.5% | -$0.73-180.8% | $0.27+268.8% | -$0.25 | -$0.41 | -$0.26 |
| Diluted Shares (Avg) | 5M0.0% | 5M0.0% | N/A | 5M0.0% | 5M0.0% | 5M | N/A | 5M |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, R&D Expenses, Interest Expense.
DALN Balance Sheet
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q | Q4'2410-Q | Q3'2410-Q | Q2'2410-Q | Q1'2410-Q | Q4'2310-K | Q3'2310-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $76.2M+24.4% | $88.0M+51.8% | $61.8M-0.6% | $61.6M-7.7% | $61.3M-9.7% | $58.0M-16.5% | $62.2M-13.9% | $66.7M-13.8% |
| Current Assets | $47.8M+52.6% | $58.8M+75.5% | $24.3M-34.1% | $29.9M-26.8% | $31.3M-24.2% | $33.5M-25.6% | $36.9M-22.9% | $40.9M-21.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | $33.7M+103.0% | $44.2M+455.9% | $9.6M-18.0% | $14.0M+1.5% | $16.6M+39.2% | $7.9M-47.9% | $11.7M-58.0% | $13.8M-58.3% |
| Short-Term Investments | $0-100.0% | $0-100.0% | $0-100.0% | $0 | $500K-95.3% | $10.5M-0.2% | $10.8M | $0 |
| Inventory | $466K-63.2% | $991K-38.9% | $1.2M-36.2% | $1.4M-25.3% | $1.3M-39.9% | $1.6M-36.1% | $1.9M-29.2% | $1.9M+0.9% |
| Accounts Receivable | $9.0M-1.5% | $8.8M+2.7% | $10.7M+7.4% | $11.2M+8.0% | $9.1M-22.3% | $8.6M-26.0% | $9.9M-29.2% | $10.4M-21.5% |
| Long-Term Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $37.8M-35.0% | $52.7M-6.4% | $55.0M-7.2% | $62.2M+0.5% | $58.1M-4.4% | $56.3M-7.1% | $59.3M-1.0% | $61.9M+17.5% |
| Current Liabilities | $20.7M-5.8% | $23.6M+6.6% | $25.0M+4.5% | $27.5M+10.8% | $22.0M-3.9% | $22.1M-5.5% | $23.9M+5.1% | $24.8M-0.1% |
| Non-Current Liabilities | $17.0M-52.8% | $29.1M-14.8% | $30.0M-15.0% | $34.7M-6.4% | $36.0M-4.7% | $34.1M-8.1% | $35.4M-4.8% | $37.1M+33.1% |
| Total Equity | $38.5M+1084.5% | $35.3M+1981.2% | $6.8M+130.3% | -$576K-111.9% | $3.2M-54.5% | $1.7M-80.9% | $3.0M-76.1% | $4.9M-80.4% |
| Retained Earnings | -$443.0M-1.2% | -$409.6M+6.8% | -$437.8M0.0% | -$441.8M-1.6% | -$437.9M-1.2% | -$439.3M-2.0% | -$438.0M-2.5% | -$434.9M-2.5% |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Goodwill, Long-Term Debt.
DALN Cash Flow Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q | Q4'2410-Q | Q3'2410-Q | Q2'2410-Q | Q1'2410-Q | Q4'2310-K | Q3'2310-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$10.2M-761.0% | -$3.5M-10.3% | -$3.2M-198.5% | -$657K-124.1% | $1.5M+183.2% | -$3.2M-229.0% | -$1.1M+74.0% | $2.7M+141.3% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $370K-9.1% | $334K-16.1% | $391K-2.7% | $411K+5.9% | $407K+14.0% | $398K+6.7% | $402K-30.9% | $388K-44.5% |
| Capital Expenditures | $444K-84.8% | $2.5M+2328.7% | $1.3M+672.4% | $2.5M+1853.2% | $2.9M+377.0% | $101K-57.2% | $174K-35.1% | $126K-72.5% |
| Free Cash Flow | -$10.7M-678.7% | -$6.0M-81.1% | -$4.5M-265.3% | -$3.1M-220.1% | -$1.4M+44.6% | -$3.3M-173.2% | -$1.2M+71.6% | $2.6M+136.9% |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$238K-103.3% | $38.1M+12077.0% | -$1.2M-627.8% | -$2.0M-17681.8% | $7.1M+1261.3% | $313K+102.9% | -$169K+36.9% | -$11K-100.1% |
| Financing Cash Flow | N/A | N/A | $0+100.0% | $0+100.0% | $0+100.0% | -$856K0.0% | -$856K0.0% | -$857K+90.4% |
| Dividends Paid | N/A | N/A | $0-100.0% | $0-100.0% | $0-100.0% | $856K0.0% | $856K0.0% | $857K-90.4% |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Stock-Based Compensation, Share Buybacks.
DALN Financial Ratios
Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q | Q4'2410-Q | Q3'2410-Q | Q2'2410-Q | Q1'2410-Q | Q4'2310-K | Q3'2310-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin | 4.2%+2.5pp | 117.5% | -5.6%+1.7pp | -13.2%-8.5pp | 1.8%+5.2pp | -5.7%+2.2pp | -7.3%-2.3pp | -4.7%+1.4pp |
| Net Margin | -112.5% | 97.1%+101.5pp | 12.8%+19.3pp | -12.6%-8.5pp | 4.5%+6.9pp | -4.4%+3.1pp | -6.5%-1.0pp | -4.1%+2.8pp |
| Return on Equity | -87.0%-131.7pp | 80.1%+160.4pp | 58.3%+132.9pp | N/A | 44.6%+56.8pp | -80.3%-50.7pp | -74.6%-57.3pp | -29.0%-18.6pp |
| Return on Assets | -43.9%-46.3pp | 32.1%+34.5pp | 6.4%+10.0pp | -6.4%-4.3pp | 2.4%+3.6pp | -2.4%+1.4pp | -3.5%-0.6pp | -2.1%+1.2pp |
| Current Ratio | 2.30+0.9x | 2.49+1.0x | 0.97-0.6x | 1.09-0.6x | 1.42-0.4x | 1.51-0.4x | 1.54-0.6x | 1.65-0.4x |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.98-16.9x | 1.49-31.7x | 8.08-12.0x | N/A | 17.87+9.4x | 33.16+26.3x | 20.04+15.2x | 12.73+10.6x |
| Asset Turnover | 0.39-0.1x | 0.33-0.2x | 0.500.0x | 0.510.0x | 0.520.0x | 0.540.0x | 0.550.0x | 0.520.0x |
| FCF Margin | -35.9%-31.6pp | -20.6%-9.9pp | -14.5%-10.9pp | -10.0%-17.5pp | -4.3%+2.6pp | -10.6%-7.2pp | -3.6%+7.5pp | 7.5%+26.2pp |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Gross Margin.
Reported as filed but not readable as a share of revenue in the periods where the ratio runs further from zero than a revenue base allows; no change figure is given where either compared period is one of those: Operating Margin, Net Margin.
Note: The current ratio is below 1.0 (0.97), indicating current liabilities exceed current assets, which may suggest potential short-term liquidity concerns.
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| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Market cap | Health score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallasnews Corporation DALN | FY2024 | $125.4M | $131K | 0.1% | $88.4M | 30/100 |
| Lee Enterprises Inc LEE | FY2025 | $562.3M | -$37.6M | -6.7% | $181.2M | 19/100 |
| Gannett Co GCI | FY2025 | $2.3B | $1.7M | 0.1% | $669.3M | 20/100 |
| TNL Mediagene TNMG | FY2025 | $35.8M | -$1.2M | -3.4% | $2.7M | 43/100 |
| Scholastic Corp SCHL | FY2026 | $1.6B | $56.7M | 3.6% | $672.6M | 39/100 |
| Education Dvel EDUC | FY2026 | $22.9M | $2.3M | 10.2% | $11.5M | 39/100 |
Where Dallasnews Corporation Ranks
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dallasnews Corporation's annual revenue?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) reported $125.4M in total revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a -10.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is Dallasnews Corporation's revenue growing?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) revenue declined by 10.2% year-over-year, from $139.7M to $125.4M in fiscal year 2024.
Is Dallasnews Corporation profitable?
Yes, Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) reported a net income of $131K in fiscal year 2024, with a net profit margin of 0.1%.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's EBITDA?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had EBITDA of -$5.5M in fiscal year 2024, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's operating margin?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had an operating margin of -5.6% in fiscal year 2024, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's net profit margin?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had a net profit margin of 0.1% in fiscal year 2024, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's return on equity (ROE)?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) has a return on equity of 1.9% for fiscal year 2024, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's free cash flow?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) recorded an outflow of $12.3M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2024. This represents a -430.0% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's operating cash flow?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) recorded an outflow of $5.5M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2024, representing cash used by core business activities.
What are Dallasnews Corporation's total assets?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had $61.8M in total assets as of fiscal year 2024, including both current and long-term assets.
What are Dallasnews Corporation's capital expenditures?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) invested $6.8M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2024, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's current ratio?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had a current ratio of 0.97 as of fiscal year 2024, which is below 1.0, which may suggest potential liquidity concerns.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's debt-to-equity ratio?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.08 as of fiscal year 2024, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's return on assets (ROA)?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) had a return on assets of 0.2% for fiscal year 2024, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
How does Dallasnews Corporation's liquidity compare with its operating cash outflow?
At the end of fiscal year 2024, Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) held $9.6M in cash, cash equivalents and investments, and reported an operating cash outflow of $5.5M over that year. Dividing the one by the other, the reported balance equals about 21 months of the outflow reported that year. This is arithmetic over figures already filed, not a projection: it assumes nothing about future spending, financing or operations.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's Altman Z-Score?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) has an Altman Z-Score of -7.31, placing it in the Distress Zone (elevated bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is Dallasnews Corporation's Piotroski F-Score?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) has a Piotroski F-Score of 2 out of 6 computable signals; 3 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are Dallasnews Corporation's earnings high quality?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) reported $131K of net income while operations used $5.5M of cash. The ratio between the two is outside the range this page publishes as a per-dollar figure, so both figures are given instead. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is Dallasnews Corporation?
Dallasnews Corporation (DALN) scores 30 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating weak standing within its emerging companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Cash Runway, Dilution, R&D Intensity, Revenue Progress, Burn Trend, Balance Sheet), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.