DJCO DAILY JOURNAL CORP

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2025 results for DAILY JOURNAL CORP combined $87.70M of revenue with net income of $112.14M and an operating cash inflow of $13.33M. At $87.70M, the top line establishes the operating scale supporting the company’s profit and cash-flow profile. Revenue was 25.4% above fiscal 2024 revenue of $69.93M, marking a year-over-year increase. The company reported diluted EPS of $81.41, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. Against diluted EPS of $56.73 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 43.5% higher. Total assets stood at $548.12M, showing the scale of resources supporting revenue, earnings, liquidity, and financing. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.16x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

Operations produced $9.53M of income after the reported operating expense base, before the remaining non-operating and tax effects. Operating margin measured 10.9%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. After all reported below-operating-line items, the company recorded net income of $112.14M for the fiscal year. The final earnings result represented 127.9% of revenue, connecting the absolute net income figure with the company’s top-line scale. The earnings statement records $150.09M of pretax income, the profit base against which the reported tax provision can be assessed. Measured against revenue, pretax income equaled 171.1%, adding a pre-tax profitability layer between revenue and net income. The company recognized $37.95M of income tax for the period, completing the transition from pretax income to net income. The effective relationship between income tax and positive pretax income was 25.3%, without assuming a statutory-rate comparison. The relationship between net income and period-end equity was 28.7%, indicating the profitability achieved on book capital. The net-income-to-assets relationship measured 20.5%, showing earnings relative to the full balance sheet.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

The company held $548.12M of assets against $157.06M of liabilities and $391.06M of equity, revealing how the asset base was financed. The near-term balance sheet paired $539.19M of current assets with $38.81M of current liabilities at the reporting date. At 13.89x, the current ratio shows that short-term assets were greater than short-term liabilities at period end. Cash and equivalents totaled $20.57M, identifying the most liquid reported component available within the broader current-asset balance. The cash balance equaled 53.0% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. The liabilities-to-assets relationship was 28.7%, placing reported obligations against the full positive asset balance. The cash-to-assets relationship was 3.8%, comparing reported cash and equivalents with the full positive asset balance. Compared with $403.76M in fiscal 2024, the current asset base moved 35.8% and finished higher. Reported equity changed 40.3% from $278.78M in fiscal 2024, placing the current capital base higher year over year. Compared with $12.99M in fiscal 2024, the current cash balance moved 58.4% and finished higher.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Cash flow from operations was $13.33M, a reported cash inflow that can be compared directly with net income and capital spending. Operating cash flow equaled 0.12x of net income, showing how strongly accounting earnings converted into cash from operations. The cash-flow statement records $8.00K of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital spending absorbed 0.1% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. Free cash flow came to $13.32M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 15.2%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. The free-cash-flow-to-assets relationship was 2.4%, comparing post-investment cash with the balance-sheet asset base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Sep 30, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.