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Deluxe Corporation (DLX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DLX • • Industrial / General
Communication ServicesAdvertising & MarketingPromotional & Event MarketingPromotional Products & Services
AboutDeluxe Corporation provides technology-enabled solutions to enterprises, small businesses, and financial institutions in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Payments, Cloud Solutions, Promotional Solutions, and Checks. The company provides treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, receivables management, payment processing, and paperless treasury management solutions, as well as payment exchange, and fraud and security services; web hosting and design services, data-driven marketing solutions and hosted solutions, such as digital engagement, logo design, financial institution profitability reporting, and business incorporation services. It also offers business forms, accessories, advertising specialties, promotional apparel, and retail packaging services; and printed personal and business checks. The company was formerly known as Deluxe Check Printers, Incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation in 1988. Deluxe Corporation was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota.Show more
  • Revenue $2.12B -3.2%
  • EBITDA $358M +8.2%
  • Net Income $53M +102.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.18 +100.0%
  • Gross Margin 53.09% +0.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 16.86% +11.8%
  • Operating Margin 9.06% +23.5%
  • Net Margin 2.49% +108.9%
  • ROE 8.62% +99.4%
  • ROIC 6.63% +22.8%
  • Debt/Equity 2.52 -8.5%
  • Interest Coverage 1.56 +21.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 5.0%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 2.0%

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.4%
5Y1.1%
3Y1.61%
TTM-0.94%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-12.46%
5Y-
3Y-5.53%
TTM28.6%

EPS CAGR

10Y-11.4%
5Y-
3Y-6.64%
TTM51.39%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.01%
5Y Avg6.6%
3Y Avg7.6%
Latest8.6%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
CMPRCimpress plc1.98B80.18138.243.38%1.02%7.33%
DLXDeluxe Corporation1.1B24.3520.64-3.22%3.91%12.46%9.11%2.52
LDWYLendway, Inc.7.41M4.19-1.29-9.15%-37.32%6.35
SWAGStran & Company, Inc.36.39M1.99-9.058.76%-1.38%-5.22%5.93%0.05

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+1.77B1.85B1.97B2B2.01B1.79B2.02B2.24B2.19B2.12B
Revenue Growth %0.06%0.04%0.06%0.02%0.01%-0.11%0.13%0.11%-0.02%-0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+639.2M667.3M742.1M791.7M812.93M730.77M884.27M1.03B1.03B995.31M
COGS % of Revenue0.36%0.36%0.38%0.4%0.4%0.41%0.44%0.46%0.47%0.47%
Gross Profit+1.13B1.18B1.22B1.21B1.2B1.06B1.14B1.21B1.16B1.13B
Gross Margin %0.64%0.64%0.62%0.6%0.6%0.59%0.56%0.54%0.53%0.53%
Gross Profit Growth %0.06%0.04%0.04%-0.01%-0.01%-0.11%0.07%0.06%-0.04%-0.03%
Operating Expenses+774.9M806M828.8M845.6M1.38B1.02B995.77M1.04B1B934.27M
OpEx % of Revenue0.44%0.44%0.42%0.42%0.69%0.57%0.49%0.46%0.46%0.44%
Selling, General & Admin774.9M806M828.8M845.6M891.69M839.81M941.02M993.25M956.07M909.17M
SG&A % of Revenue0.44%0.44%0.42%0.42%0.44%0.47%0.47%0.44%0.44%0.43%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses2.8M1.9M3M0492.34M179.47M54.75M43.2M45.82M25.11M
Operating Income+354.3M368.7M331.2M239.7M-188.25M40.73M142.15M169.45M160.79M192.18M
Operating Margin %0.2%0.2%0.17%0.12%-0.09%0.02%0.07%0.08%0.07%0.09%
Operating Income Growth %0.07%0.04%-0.1%-0.28%-1.79%1.22%2.49%0.19%-0.05%0.2%
EBITDA+431M460.28M453.85M370.8M-62.22M151.52M290.92M342M330.49M357.72M
EBITDA Margin %0.24%0.25%0.23%0.19%-0.03%0.08%0.14%0.15%0.15%0.17%
EBITDA Growth %0.08%0.07%-0.01%-0.18%-1.17%3.44%0.92%0.18%-0.03%0.08%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)76.7M91.58M122.65M131.1M126.04M110.79M148.77M172.55M169.7M165.54M
EBIT348.25M362.69M334.19M239.74M-181.06M49.94M149.36M178.83M165.44M199.78M
Net Interest Income+-20.3M-22.3M-21.36M-27.11M-34.68M-23.14M-55.55M-94.45M-125.64M-123.28M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense20.3M22.3M21.4M27.1M34.68M23.14M55.55M94.45M125.64M123.28M
Other Income/Expense-26.38M-26.5M-16.35M-18.59M-27.49M-13.93M-48.35M-85.07M-120.99M-115.68M
Pretax Income+327.9M340.4M312.8M221.2M-215.74M26.8M93.8M84.38M39.8M76.5M
Pretax Margin %0.18%0.18%0.16%0.11%-0.11%0.01%0.05%0.04%0.02%0.04%
Income Tax+109.3M111M82.6M65.3M8.04M21.47M31.03M18.85M13.57M23.55M
Effective Tax Rate %0.67%0.67%0.74%0.7%1.04%0.2%0.67%0.78%0.66%0.69%
Net Income+218.6M229.4M230.2M155.9M-223.78M5.24M62.63M65.39M26.12M52.8M
Net Margin %0.12%0.12%0.12%0.08%-0.11%0%0.03%0.03%0.01%0.02%
Net Income Growth %0.09%0.05%0%-0.32%-2.44%1.02%10.94%0.04%-0.6%1.02%
Net Income (Continuing)218.63M229.38M230.16M149.63M-223.78M5.33M62.77M65.53M26.23M52.95M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest00000141K280K415K522K166K
EPS (Diluted)+1.204.654.723.32-4.650.211.451.500.591.18
EPS Growth %-0.7%2.88%0.02%-0.3%-2.4%1.05%5.9%0.03%-0.61%1%
EPS (Basic)4.464.734.803.33-4.650.211.481.520.601.19
Diluted Shares Outstanding49.8M49M48.4M46.99M43.03M42.14M42.83M43.31M43.84M44.73M
Basic Shares Outstanding49.02M48.55M47.95M46.84M43.03M41.93M42.38M43.02M43.55M44.15M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.27%0.26%0.25%0.36%-9.68%0.82%0.81%2.04%1.03%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+326M398.2M393M450.4M472.21M506.63M620.47M704.04M760.99M611.64M
Cash & Short-Term Investments62.4M76.6M59.2M59.7M73.62M123.12M41.23M40.44M71.96M34.4M
Cash Only62.4M76.6M59.2M59.7M73.62M123.12M41.23M40.44M71.96M34.4M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable123.65M152.65M166.22M204.32M196.21M179.58M426.29M245.38M217.11M200.82M
Days Sales Outstanding25.4630.1330.8737.3335.6536.676.9440.0236.1534.55
Inventory41.96M40.18M42.25M46.44M39.92M40.13M34.93M52.27M42.09M36.39M
Days Inventory Outstanding23.9621.9820.7821.4117.9220.0414.4218.4814.9213.35
Other Current Assets95.95M128.82M125.25M139.54M162.46M136.59M80.38M329.31M399.71M307.28M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.52B1.79B1.82B1.85B1.47B1.34B2.45B2.37B2.32B2.22B
Property, Plant & Equipment85.7M86.9M84.6M90.3M140.84M124.59M184.2M172.03M175.5M160.97M
Fixed Asset Turnover20.69x21.28x23.23x22.13x14.26x14.37x10.98x13.01x12.49x13.18x
Goodwill976.4M1.11B1.13B1.16B804.49M702.96M1.43B1.43B1.43B1.42B
Intangible Assets285.3M409.8M384.3M360M276.12M246.76M510.72M458.98M391.74M331.05M
Long-Term Investments41.69M42.24M42.61M43.77M44.99M45.92M47.2M47.78M61.92M61.02M
Other Non-Current Assets128.07M139.66M171.97M196.44M200.75M208.68M279.46M260.35M251.18M236.64M
Total Assets+1.84B2.18B2.21B2.3B1.94B1.84B3.07B3.08B3.08B2.83B
Asset Turnover0.96x0.85x0.89x0.87x1.03x0.97x0.66x0.73x0.71x0.75x
Asset Growth %0.09%0.18%0.01%0.04%-0.16%-0.05%0.67%0%0%-0.08%
Total Current Liabilities+751M415.6M425.8M383M407.95M411.82M683.36M752.35M819.07M625.52M
Accounts Payable87.58M106.79M104.48M106.98M112.2M116.99M153.07M157.06M154.86M164.88M
Days Payables Outstanding50.0158.4151.3949.3250.3858.4363.1855.5454.960.46
Short-Term Debt034.95M43.23M00057.2M71.75M86.15M37.13M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities133.05M177.53M181.09M190.69M153.33M138.74M301.26M362.54M471.09M307.34M
Current Ratio0.43x0.96x0.92x1.18x1.16x1.23x0.91x0.94x0.93x0.98x
Quick Ratio0.38x0.86x0.82x1.05x1.06x1.13x0.86x0.87x0.88x0.92x
Cash Conversion Cycle-0.59-6.30.269.423.2-1.7928.182.96-3.83-12.57
Total Non-Current Liabilities+348.3M887.7M768M999.7M964.5M916.96M1.82B1.72B1.66B1.58B
Long-Term Debt626.91M722.01M664.15M910M883.5M840M1.63B1.57B1.51B1.47B
Capital Lease Obligations1.06M796K1.11M1.07M33.59M28.34M56.44M48.92M58.84M48.98M
Deferred Tax Liabilities81.1M85.2M50.5M48.7M14.9M5.4M75.12M45.51M22.65M2.1M
Other Non-Current Liabilities70.99M79.71M52.24M39.88M32.52M43.22M59.11M52.99M68.75M67.5M
Total Liabilities1.1B1.3B1.19B1.38B1.37B1.33B2.5B2.47B2.48B2.21B
Total Debt+631.2M758.6M709.3M911.9M929.98M879.93M1.75B1.71B1.67B1.56B
Net Debt568.8M682M650.1M852.2M856.36M756.81M1.71B1.67B1.59B1.53B
Debt / Equity0.85x0.86x0.70x0.99x1.63x1.71x3.05x2.82x2.75x2.52x
Debt / EBITDA1.46x1.65x1.56x2.46x-5.81x6.03x4.99x5.04x4.37x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.32x1.48x1.43x2.30x-4.99x5.89x4.87x4.82x4.28x
Interest Coverage17.45x16.53x15.48x8.85x-5.43x1.76x2.56x1.79x1.28x1.56x
Total Equity+745.1M881M1.01B921.7M570.86M513.39M574.6M604.22M604.62M620.92M
Equity Growth %0.15%0.18%0.15%-0.09%-0.38%-0.1%0.12%0.05%0%0.03%
Book Value per Share14.9617.9820.9719.6113.2712.1813.4213.9513.7913.88
Total Shareholders' Equity745.1M881M1.01B921.7M570.86M513.25M574.32M603.81M604.09M620.75M
Common Stock49.02M48.55M47.95M44.65M42.13M41.97M42.68M43.2M43.74M44.31M
Retained Earnings751.25M882.79M1B927.35M572.6M495.15M505.76M518.63M491.24M489.23M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-55.2M-50.37M-37.6M-56.58M-47.95M-41.43M-31.49M-37.26M-30.03M-29.92M
Minority Interest00000141K280K415K522K166K

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+307.9M319.3M338.4M339.3M286.65M217.6M210.82M191.5M198.37M194.28M
Operating CF Margin %0.17%0.17%0.17%0.17%0.14%0.12%0.1%0.09%0.09%0.09%
Operating CF Growth %0.1%0.04%0.06%0%-0.16%-0.24%-0.03%-0.09%0.04%-0.02%
Net Income218.6M229.4M230.2M155.9M-223.78M8.9M62.77M65.5M26.23M52.78M
Depreciation & Amortization76.7M91.6M122.7M131.1M126.04M110.8M148.77M172.6M169.7M165.54M
Stock-Based Compensation11.89M12.46M15.11M13.38M19.7M21.82M29.48M23.68M20.52M0
Deferred Taxes-3.26M1.89M-39.18M-11.36M-41.18M-5.24M17.76M-28.53M-31.88M-20.39M
Other Non-Cash Items30.11M35.26M36.67M86.55M451.96M140.25M-16M17.65M33.53M102.28M
Working Capital Changes-26.15M-51.31M-27.1M-36.27M-46.09M-58.93M-31.95M-59.39M-19.74M-105.94M
Change in Receivables-4.53M-23.41M5.28M-16.8M5.61M-2.71M-8.86M-13.67M7.36M3.49M
Change in Inventory-339K2.24M-644K-3.64M4.84M-11.28M-1.84M-19.06M6.35M2.5M
Change in Payables-4.53M15.89M-7.8M4.37M5.13M-9.52M22.79M6.01M4.93M10.51M
Cash from Investing+-251.1M-310.7M-180.9M-275.4M-72.4M-56.1M-1.07B-80.3M-43.3M-69.84M
Capital Expenditures-43.3M-46.6M-47.5M-62.2M-66.59M-62.6M-109.14M-104.6M-100.75M0
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing5.2M6.8M5.8M1.1M2.45M-3.2M-1.59M-4.85M-4.2M-69.84M
Cash from Financing+-46.7M4.3M-177M-60.1M-190.15M-110.6M912.96M-48.6M-37.68M-267.25M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-59.8M-58.7M-58.1M-56.7M-51.74M-50.75M-51.65M-52.65M-53.33M-54.16M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing7.08M8.72M-8.69M-14.18M3.44M-6.06M92.8M41.55M68.12M-130.83M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+264.6M272.7M290.9M277.1M220.06M155M101.68M86.9M97.62M99.89M
FCF Margin %0.15%0.15%0.15%0.14%0.11%0.09%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.05%
FCF Growth %0.11%0.03%0.07%-0.05%-0.21%-0.3%-0.34%-0.15%0.12%0.02%
FCF per Share5.315.576.015.905.113.682.372.012.232.23
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.41x1.39x1.47x2.18x-1.28x41.50x3.37x2.93x7.59x3.68x
Interest Paid24.29M20.98M19.46M25.91M022.85M46.62M87.11M115.56M117.83M
Taxes Paid111M97.31M124.88M88.25M024.7M18.76M38.63M47.95M49.89M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)31.39%28.21%24.28%16.1%-29.99%0.97%11.51%11.09%4.32%8.62%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)21.65%19.22%15.39%10.46%-8.82%2.26%5.99%5.58%5.4%6.63%
Gross Margin63.94%63.91%62.25%60.38%59.53%59.19%56.27%53.88%53.04%53.09%
Net Margin12.33%12.41%11.71%7.8%-11.14%0.29%3.1%2.92%1.19%2.49%
Debt / Equity0.85x0.86x0.70x0.99x1.63x1.71x3.05x2.82x2.75x2.52x
Interest Coverage17.45x16.53x15.48x8.85x-5.43x1.76x2.56x1.79x1.28x1.56x
FCF Conversion1.41x1.39x1.47x2.18x-1.28x41.50x3.37x2.93x7.59x3.68x
Revenue Growth5.9%4.3%6.3%1.65%0.54%-10.85%12.92%10.67%-2.04%-3.22%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Checks1-------728.99M721.09M702.7M
Checks1 Growth---------1.08%-2.55%
Merchant services---------384.04M
Merchant services Growth----------
Treasury management solutions---148.01M193.53M--241.19M240.32M225.57M
Treasury management solutions Growth----30.75%----0.36%-6.14%
Data-driven marketing solutions---147.89M157.71M--177.6M192.66M214.59M
Data-driven marketing solutions Growth----6.64%---8.48%11.38%
Other Payment Solutions---------62.28M
Other Payment Solutions Growth----------
Other---------10.76M
Other Growth----------
Merchant services and other payment solutions-------437.39M450.38M-
Merchant services and other payment solutions Growth--------2.97%-
Marketing and promotional solutions-------273M278.2M-
Marketing and promotional solutions Growth--------1.91%-
Forms and other products-------289.92M263.45M-
Forms and other products Growth---------9.13%-
Web and hosted solutions-------89.93M46.16M-
Web and hosted solutions Growth---------48.67%-
Product---1.45B-1.23B1.24B---
Product Growth------1.13%---
Marketing solutions and other services--755.68M-886.15M-----
Marketing solutions and other services Growth----------
Checks including contract settlements873.3M865.28M851.04M810.39M783.2M-----
Checks including contract settlements Growth--0.92%-1.65%-4.78%-3.36%-----
Forms, accessories and other products---347.74M339.37M-----
Forms, accessories and other products Growth-----2.41%-----
Small business marketing solutions---292.25M281.55M-----
Small business marketing solutions Growth-----3.66%-----
Web services---161.65M166.03M-----
Web services Growth----2.71%-----
Fraud, security, risk management and operational services---90.11M87.34M-----
Fraud, security, risk management and operational services Growth-----3.07%-----
Variable consideration---130M------
Variable consideration Growth----------
Forms215.66M215.78M211.65M-------
Forms Growth-0.06%-1.92%-------
Accessories and other products151.39M151.08M147.19M-------
Accessories and other products Growth--0.21%-2.57%-------
Marketing solutions, including services532.47M616.92M--------
Marketing solutions, including services Growth-15.86%--------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES1.7B--1.87B1.89B1.68B1.9B2.12B2.09B-
UNITED STATES Growth----0.89%-11.11%13.06%11.78%-1.57%-
Non-US---126.65M120.68M112.59M124.81M117.03M104.61M-
Non-US Growth-----4.71%-6.70%10.85%-6.24%-10.61%-
Foreign, primarily Canada71.25M---------
Foreign, primarily Canada Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.6x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) reported $2.12B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 49% increase from $1.42B in 2011.

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) saw revenue decline by 3.2% over the past year.

Yes, Deluxe Corporation (DLX) is profitable, generating $82.7M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (2.5% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Deluxe Corporation (DLX) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.98%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) generated $154.8M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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