Revenue growth is accelerating at 25.41% year-over-year, yet structural margin constraints persist with a gross margin of 30.0% as of 2026Q2, indicating high implementation costs for software projects.
| Metric | TTM | Sep'25 | Sep'24 | Sep'23 | Sep'22 | Sep'21 | Sep'20 | Sep'19 | Sep'18 | Sep'17 | Sep'16 | Sep'15 | Sep'14 | Sep'13 | Sep'12 | Sep'11 | Sep'10 | Sep'09 | Sep'08 | Sep'07 | Sep'06 | Sep'05 | Sep'04 | Sep'03 | Sep'02 | Sep'01 | Sep'00 | Sep'99 | Sep'98 | Sep'97 | Sep'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 94.08M | 87.7M | 69.93M | 67.71M | 54.01M | 49.39M | 49.94M | 48.66M | 40.7M | 41.38M | 41.61M | 43.98M | 43.42M | 37.68M | 31.87M | 34.51M | 37.58M | 40.42M | 40.6M | 35.11M | 32.37M | 34.35M | 34.82M | 34.23M | 34.03M | 35.22M | 37.78M | 36.9M | 36.1M | 36.4M | 36M |
| Revenue Growth % | 28.44% | 25.41% | 3.28% | 25.37% | 9.35% | -1.11% | 2.65% | 19.54% | -1.65% | -0.55% | -5.38% | 1.28% | 15.25% | 18.2% | -7.65% | -8.16% | -7.04% | -0.45% | 15.64% | 8.48% | -5.77% | -1.36% | 1.73% | 0.58% | -3.39% | -6.77% | 2.39% | 2.22% | -0.82% | 1.11% | 4.05% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 57.78M | 55.55M | 55.75M | 51.7M | 42.34M | 40.43M | 42.64M | 40.45M | 39.76M | 38.29M | 33.16M | 32.08M | 30.98M | 24.96M | 5.65M | 5.99M | 6.03M | 7.15M | 7.35M | 7.12M | 7.58M | 8.62M | 9.07M | 9.39M | 9.74M | 10.41M | 11.06M | 10M | 9.9M | 10M | 11.1M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 63.34% | 79.72% | 76.35% | 78.4% | 81.86% | 85.38% | 83.14% | 97.67% | 92.52% | 79.7% | 72.94% | 71.34% | 66.24% | 17.73% | 17.35% | 16.03% | 17.69% | 18.1% | 20.28% | 23.4% | 25.09% | 26.05% | 27.44% | 28.62% | 29.55% | 29.26% | 27.1% | 27.42% | 27.47% | 30.83% |
| Gross Profit | 36.3M | 32.15M | 14.18M | 16.01M | 11.67M | 8.96M | 7.3M | 8.2M | 947K | 3.09M | 8.45M | 11.9M | 12.45M | 12.72M | 26.22M | 28.53M | 31.55M | 33.27M | 33.25M | 27.99M | 24.79M | 25.73M | 25.75M | 24.84M | 24.29M | 24.82M | 26.73M | 26.9M | 26.2M | 26.4M | 24.9M |
| Gross Margin % | 38.58% | 36.66% | 20.28% | 23.65% | 21.6% | 18.14% | 14.62% | 16.86% | 2.33% | 7.48% | 20.3% | 27.06% | 28.66% | 33.76% | 82.27% | 82.65% | 83.97% | 82.31% | 81.9% | 79.72% | 76.6% | 74.91% | 73.95% | 72.56% | 71.38% | 70.45% | 70.74% | 72.9% | 72.58% | 72.53% | 69.17% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 126.7% | -11.44% | 37.25% | 30.19% | 22.74% | -10.99% | 766.1% | -69.39% | -63.38% | -29.01% | -4.39% | -2.14% | -51.49% | -8.08% | -9.6% | -5.17% | 0.06% | 18.8% | 12.9% | -3.65% | -0.08% | 3.69% | 2.24% | -2.12% | -7.14% | -0.65% | 2.67% | -0.76% | 6.02% | 5.96% |
| Operating Expenses | 25.01M | 20.85M | 10.11M | 9.36M | 8.43M | 6.81M | 8.58M | 13.03M | 15.01M | 16.26M | 15.09M | 15.41M | 14.64M | 8.88M | 17.54M | 17.72M | 20.11M | 21.08M | 22.39M | 18.95M | 20.81M | 21.22M | 21.8M | 22.38M | 23.42M | 40.81M | 20.11M | 18.3M | 17.2M | 16.6M | 16.2M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 23.77% | 14.46% | 13.82% | 15.61% | 13.79% | 17.19% | 26.77% | 36.87% | 39.29% | 36.26% | 35.05% | 33.71% | 23.56% | 55.03% | 51.35% | 53.52% | 52.15% | 55.14% | 53.97% | 64.29% | 61.76% | 62.59% | 65.39% | 68.83% | 115.87% | 53.24% | 49.59% | 47.65% | 45.6% | 45% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 15.92M | 6.99M | 6.53M | 6.12M | 5.34M | 3.46M | 5.4M | 9.51M | 11.33M | 10.68M | 9.38M | 9.88M | 9.12M | 6.43M | 17.04M | 17.19M | 19.5M | 20.29M | 21.4M | 20.93M | 19.91M | 20.39M | 20.45M | 20.03M | 20.88M | 21.89M | 17.6M | 16.5M | 15.5M | 14.7M | 14.4M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 7.97% | 9.33% | 9.04% | 9.9% | 7% | 10.81% | 19.55% | 27.83% | 25.8% | 22.54% | 22.47% | 21% | 17.08% | 53.45% | 49.8% | 51.89% | 50.18% | 52.7% | 59.62% | 61.51% | 59.37% | 58.74% | 58.51% | 61.36% | 62.15% | 46.58% | 44.72% | 42.94% | 40.38% | 40% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 1.76M | 13.85M | 3.58M | 3.24M | 3.09M | 3.35M | 3.19M | 3.51M | 37K | 34K | 61K | 65K | 97K | 2.44M | 503K | 535K | 613K | 797K | 990K | 0 | 899K | 821K | 1.34M | 2.36M | 2.54M | 18.93M | 2.52M | 1.8M | 1.7M | 1.9M | 1.8M |
| Operating Income | 11.29M | 11.3M | 4.07M | 6.65M | 7.44M | 5.13M | 3.69M | 594K | -14.06M | -13.17M | -6.64M | -3.51M | -2.19M | 3.84M | 8.68M | 10.8M | 11.44M | 12.19M | 10.87M | 9.04M | 3.98M | 4.52M | 3.96M | 2.45M | 866K | -16M | 6.61M | 8.6M | 9M | 9.8M | 8.7M |
| Operating Margin % | 12% | 12.89% | 5.82% | 9.82% | 13.78% | 10.38% | 7.38% | 1.22% | -34.54% | -31.82% | -15.96% | -7.99% | -5.04% | 10.2% | 27.24% | 31.3% | 30.44% | 30.16% | 26.76% | 25.75% | 12.31% | 13.15% | 11.36% | 7.17% | 2.54% | -45.42% | 17.5% | 23.31% | 24.93% | 26.92% | 24.17% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 177.72% | -38.82% | -10.59% | 45.06% | 39.19% | 520.37% | 104.22% | -6.78% | -98.3% | -89.07% | -60.37% | -156.99% | -55.74% | -19.63% | -5.59% | -6.17% | 12.22% | 20.16% | 126.9% | -11.76% | 14.13% | 61.31% | 183.26% | 105.41% | -341.99% | -23.13% | -4.44% | -8.16% | 12.64% | 20.83% |
| EBITDA | 11.51M | 11.56M | 4.34M | 6.93M | 7.82M | 5.61M | 4.21M | 1.18M | -10.38M | -7.58M | -931K | 2.02M | 3.33M | 6.28M | 9.19M | 11.34M | 12.05M | 12.99M | 11.86M | 10.03M | 4.88M | 5.34M | 5.3M | 4.81M | 3.41M | -12.12M | 9.13M | 10.4M | 10.7M | 11.7M | 10.5M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 12.24% | 13.18% | 6.2% | 10.24% | 14.48% | 11.36% | 8.43% | 2.43% | -25.51% | -18.32% | -2.24% | 4.59% | 7.66% | 16.68% | 28.82% | 32.85% | 32.08% | 32.13% | 29.2% | 28.57% | 15.09% | 15.54% | 15.21% | 14.05% | 10.02% | -34.41% | 24.16% | 28.18% | 29.64% | 32.14% | 29.17% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 140.59% | 166.54% | -37.43% | -11.36% | 39.4% | 33.26% | 255.79% | 111.39% | -36.95% | -714.29% | -146.11% | -39.3% | -47.07% | -31.58% | -18.98% | -5.95% | -7.21% | 9.57% | 18.17% | 105.41% | -8.49% | 0.76% | 10.15% | 41.03% | 128.13% | -232.79% | -12.23% | -2.8% | -8.55% | 11.43% | 12.9% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 223K | 257K | 267K | 279K | 379K | 480K | 524K | 589K | 3.68M | 5.59M | 5.71M | 5.53M | 5.52M | 2.44M | 503K | 535K | 613K | 797K | 990K | 990K | 899K | 821K | 1.34M | 2.36M | 2.54M | 3.88M | 2.52M | 1.8M | 1.7M | 1.9M | 1.8M |
| EBIT | 78.02M | 151.47M | 107.36M | 32.43M | -101.44M | 3.98M | 4.78M | -30.52M | -10.59M | -7.55M | -2.49M | 10K | 908K | 4.67M | 7.9M | 12.04M | 12.31M | 12.99M | 11.72M | 9.04M | 3.98M | 4.52M | 3.96M | 2.45M | 866K | -16M | 6.61M | 8.6M | 9M | 9.8M | 8.7M |
| Net Interest Income | 1.92M | -1.38M | -3.09M | -4.33M | 4.34M | 2.58M | 4.41M | 4.42M | 4.06M | 221K | 3.71M | 3.6M | 2.23M | 2.44M | 100K | 1.2M | 831K | 664K | 723K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 2.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.45M | 2.91M | 4.96M | 5.38M | 4.81M | 743K | 4.08M | 3.83M | 3M | 2.54M | 2.07M | 1.23M | 867K | 704K | 852K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 683K | 1.38M | 3.09M | 4.33M | 1.11M | 327K | 553K | 955K | 746K | 522K | 372K | 224K | 767K | 97K | 0 | 36K | 36K | 40K | 129K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 5.53M | 138.78M | 100.21M | 21.45M | -104.54M | 150.9M | 5.51M | -13.25M | 2.72M | 5.1M | 3.66M | 3.2M | 2.33M | 780K | -781K | 1.2M | 831K | 755K | 723K | 3.51M | 253K | -19K | -116K | -50K | 180K | -61K | -4.07M | -4.9M | -3.5M | -4.8M | -4.3M |
| Pretax Income | 16.82M | 150.09M | 104.28M | 28.1M | -102.55M | 153.05M | 4.23M | -31.48M | -11.34M | -8.07M | -2.98M | -310K | 141K | 4.57M | 7.9M | 12M | 12.27M | 12.95M | 11.59M | 9.58M | 4.24M | 4.5M | 3.84M | 2.4M | 1.05M | -16.06M | 2.54M | 3.7M | 5.5M | 5M | 4.4M |
| Pretax Margin % | 17.88% | 171.14% | 149.12% | 41.5% | -189.87% | 309.89% | 8.46% | -64.69% | -27.86% | -19.5% | -7.16% | -0.7% | 0.32% | 12.13% | 24.79% | 34.77% | 32.66% | 32.03% | 28.54% | 27.27% | 13.09% | 13.09% | 11.03% | 7.02% | 3.07% | -45.59% | 6.72% | 10.03% | 15.24% | 13.74% | 12.22% |
| Income Tax | 2.87M | 37.95M | 26.16M | 6.65M | -26.93M | 40.15M | 185K | -6.26M | -19.54M | -7.15M | -1.94M | -1.12M | -490K | 790K | 2.36M | 4.16M | 4.6M | 4.92M | 4.47M | 4.26M | 1.8M | 210K | 110K | 0 | -180K | -2M | 700K | 1.6M | 2.2M | 2M | 1.8M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 17.04% | 25.29% | 25.09% | 23.66% | 26.26% | 26.23% | 4.38% | 19.89% | 172.33% | 88.62% | 64.98% | 361.29% | -347.52% | 17.29% | 29.87% | 34.67% | 37.48% | 38.01% | 38.62% | 44.49% | 42.47% | 4.67% | 2.86% | 0% | -17.21% | 12.45% | 27.58% | 43.24% | 40% | 40% | 40.91% |
| Net Income | 13.96M | 112.14M | 78.11M | 21.45M | -75.62M | 112.9M | 4.04M | -25.22M | 8.2M | -918K | -1.04M | 810K | 631K | 3.78M | 5.54M | 7.84M | 7.67M | 8.03M | 7.11M | 5.32M | 2.44M | 4.29M | 3.73M | 2.4M | 1.23M | -13.37M | 1.84M | 2.1M | 3.3M | 3M | 2.6M |
| Net Margin % | 14.83% | 127.86% | 111.7% | 31.68% | -140.02% | 228.59% | 8.09% | -51.83% | 20.15% | -2.22% | -2.51% | 1.84% | 1.45% | 10.03% | 17.38% | 22.72% | 20.42% | 19.85% | 17.52% | 15.14% | 7.53% | 12.48% | 10.71% | 7.02% | 3.6% | -37.97% | 4.86% | 5.69% | 9.14% | 8.24% | 7.22% |
| Net Income Growth % | -86.79% | 43.56% | 264.13% | 128.37% | -166.98% | 2693.86% | 116.03% | -407.47% | 993.36% | 11.98% | -228.77% | 28.37% | -83.3% | -31.8% | -29.32% | 2.19% | -4.41% | 12.84% | 33.8% | 118.05% | -43.13% | 14.9% | 55.26% | 96% | 109.17% | -827.58% | -12.48% | -36.36% | 10% | 15.38% | 30% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 13.96M | 112.14M | 78.11M | 21.45M | -75.62M | 112.9M | 4.04M | -25.22M | 8.2M | -918K | -1.04M | 810K | 631K | 3.78M | 5.54M | 7.84M | 7.67M | 8.03M | 7.11M | 5.32M | 2.44M | 4.29M | 3.73M | 2.4M | 1.23M | -13.37M | 1.84M | 2.1M | 3.3M | 3M | 2.6M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578K | 900K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 10.13 | 81.41 | 56.73 | 15.58 | -54.81 | 81.77 | 2.93 | -18.26 | 5.94 | -0.66 | -0.76 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 2.74 | 4.01 | 5.68 | 5.56 | 5.70 | 4.90 | 3.66 | 1.68 | 2.95 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 0.82 | -8.95 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 2.05 | 1.89 | 1.59 |
| EPS Growth % | -86.78% | 43.5% | 264.12% | 128.43% | -167.03% | 2690.78% | 116.05% | -407.41% | 1000% | 13.16% | -228.81% | 28.26% | -83.21% | -31.67% | -29.4% | 2.16% | -2.46% | 16.33% | 33.88% | 117.86% | -43.05% | 15.23% | 57.06% | 98.78% | 109.16% | -852.1% | -11.19% | -34.63% | 8.47% | 18.87% | 26.19% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 81.41 | 56.73 | 15.58 | -54.81 | 81.77 | 2.93 | -18.26 | 5.94 | -0.66 | -0.76 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 2.74 | 4.01 | 5.68 | 5.56 | 5.70 | 4.90 | 3.66 | 1.68 | 2.95 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 0.82 | -8.95 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 2.05 | 1.89 | 1.59 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.41M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.46M | 1.47M | 1.49M | 1.49M | 1.55M | 1.6M | 1.61M | 1.59M | 1.64M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.38M | 1.41M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.45M | 1.46M | 1.47M | 1.49M | 1.49M | 1.55M | 1.58M | 1.59M | 1.59M | 1.64M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 370.49% | 311.73% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Equity portfolio volatility exposure
As reported in recent financial statements, DJCO achieved a 25.41% year-over-year revenue growth rate, signaling that the Journal Technologies segment is successfully scaling its court digitization contracts despite the inherent lumpiness of milestone-based government revenue recognition patterns observed across the last ten quarters of data.
The recent acceleration in top-line performance suggests that the company is successfully converting its implementation backlog into recognized revenue. Investors should monitor whether this growth is sustainable or merely a reflection of specific, non-recurring project milestones within the justice software segment.
Based on reported figures, the company maintains a gross margin of 36.66%, which appears structurally low for a software-centric business and suggests that legacy print operations and high-touch implementation costs continue to exert significant downward pressure on overall profitability relative to pure-play SaaS industry peers.
The disparity between software-driven potential and current margins indicates that the business has not yet achieved the necessary scale to offset its labor-intensive service model. This margin profile warrants further investigation into the cost-to-serve for new court contracts versus the legacy publishing business.
According to SEC filings, the company's net income is heavily influenced by non-operating equity portfolio fluctuations, resulting in an outlier net margin of 127.86% in certain periods, which obscures the underlying operational performance of the software and legal publishing segments for fundamental analysis purposes.
The inclusion of unrealized gains and losses under accounting standards creates significant volatility that does not reflect the core business health. Analysts should isolate operating income to assess the true earnings power of the Journal Technologies and publishing divisions.
As indicated by the income statement data, operating margins have fluctuated around 12.89%, suggesting that the company has yet to demonstrate significant operating leverage as revenue scales, likely due to the persistent need for specialized personnel to support complex, multi-year government software implementation projects.
The lack of clear operating margin expansion despite revenue growth implies that SG&A and COGS are scaling in tandem with top-line gains. This may indicate that the business model remains highly dependent on headcount-intensive service delivery rather than high-margin, automated software licensing.
While the software segment shows promise, the company remains vulnerable to legislative shifts in California public notice laws, which could rapidly impair the high-margin legacy publishing revenue that historically funded the company's idiosyncratic and concentrated equity investment strategy over the past several decades.
Short-term revenue gains may mask the long-term risk of a secular decline in the traditional business segment. Investors should monitor the legislative environment closely, as any shift toward digital-only notices could fundamentally alter the company's cash flow profile and capital allocation capacity.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DJCO stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) reported total revenue of $87.7M. This represents a 143.6% increase compared to $36.0M in 1996.
Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) is profitable, generating $112.1M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 127.9%.
Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) reported an operating income of $11.3M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 12.9%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO) generated $32.1M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 36.7%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.