Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
Business
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. provides software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds and other regulated investment firms. The Company offers software products (ActiveDisclosure, Arc Suite and Venue), tech-enabled services for document composition and SEC EDGAR filing, and print, distribution and proxy services. It operates four reportable segments: Capital Markets – Software Solutions (CM-SS), Capital Markets – Compliance & Communications Management (CM-CCM), Investment Companies – Software Solutions (IC-SS) and Investment Companies – Compliance & Communications Management (IC-CCM). DFIN serves clients primarily in North America, Europe and Asia and distributes products electronically, by mail and direct shipment, as well as through retail channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total net sales | 767 | 782 | 797 | 834 | 993 | |
| Total cost of sales | 280 | 298 | 333 | 370 | 413 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 278 | 291 | 282 | 264 | 308 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 59 | 60 | 57 | 46 | 40 | |
| Restructuring, impairment and other charges, net | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | |
| Other operating (income) loss, net | −2 | −10 | 5 | 400,000 | −700,000 | |
| Income from operations | 141 | 137 | 110 | 145 | 219 | |
| Interest expense, net | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 27 | |
| Pension plan settlement charge | 83 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Investment and other loss (income), net | 2 | −1 | −8 | −4 | −5 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 43 | 125 | 102 | 139 | 198 | |
| Income tax expense | 11 | 33 | 20 | 37 | 52 | |
| Net earnings | 32 | 92 | 82 | 103 | 146 | |
| Basic (per share) | 1.18 | 3.16 | 2.81 | 3.33 | 4.36 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 1.15 | 3.06 | 2.69 | 3.17 | 4.14 | |
| Basic (shares) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 25 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 55 | |
| Receivables, less allowances for expected losses of $20.9 in 2025 (2024 - $25.0) | 143 | 138 | 152 | 164 | 199 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 44 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 24 | |
| Total current assets | 211 | 233 | 209 | 228 | 280 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 8 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 43 | |
| Software, net | 93 | 97 | 88 | 76 | 64 | |
| Goodwill | 406 | 405 | 406 | 406 | 410 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 44 | 56 | 46 | 33 | 32 | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | |
| Total assets | 800 | 842 | 807 | 828 | 883 | |
| Accounts payable | 24 | 29 | 34 | 49 | 36 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 167 | 185 | 154 | 159 | 207 | |
| Total current liabilities | 200 | 224 | 202 | 225 | 261 | |
| Long-term debt | 166 | 125 | 125 | 169 | 124 | |
| Deferred compensation liabilities | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits plans liabilities | 24 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 41 | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 39 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| Total liabilities | 421 | 406 | 405 | 499 | 506 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value Authorized: 1.0 shares; Issued: None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value Authorized: 65.0 shares; Issued and outstanding: 39.6 shares and 25.6 shares in 2025 (2024 - 38.9 shares and 28.7 shares) | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 14.0 shares in 2025 (2024 - 10.2 shares) | −530 | −344 | −262 | −222 | −57 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 368 | 333 | 306 | 280 | 261 | |
| Retained earnings | 561 | 529 | 436 | 354 | 251 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −20 | −82 | −78 | −83 | −78 | |
| Total equity | 379 | 436 | 402 | 330 | 377 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 800 | 842 | 807 | 828 | 883 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision for expected losses on accounts receivable | 11 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
| Impairment charges | 4 | 600,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 9 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 31 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −10 | −9 | −15 | −500,000 | −300,000 | |
| Gain on sales of long-lived assets | −500,000 | −10 | −800,000 | −200,000 | −700,000 | |
| Gain on sales of investments in equity securities | −100,000 | −200,000 | −7 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of a business | 0 | −400,000 | 6 | 700,000 | 0 | |
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | |
| Other | 900,000 | 1 | 900,000 | 1 | 800,000 | |
| Receivables, net | −15 | −4 | −2 | 24 | −29 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −2 | −6 | 2 | −3 | −6 | |
| Accounts payable | −4 | −6 | −15 | 12 | −20 | |
| Income taxes payable and receivable | −3 | −500,000 | −4 | −2 | −14 | |
| Accrued liabilities and other | −6 | 17 | −14 | −54 | 37 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −10 | −14 | −16 | −19 | −21 | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits plans contributions | −13 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 165 | 171 | 124 | 150 | 180 | |
| Capital expenditures | −57 | −66 | −62 | −54 | −42 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments in equity securities | 100,000 | 200,000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 900,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of a business | 0 | 0 | 500,000 | 3 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −57 | −53 | −51 | −51 | −45 | |
| Revolving facility borrowings | 310 | 160 | 302 | 346 | 278 | |
| Payments on revolving facility borrowings | −249 | −160 | −347 | −301 | −278 | |
| Payments on long-term debt | −129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −313 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | |
| Debt issuance costs | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | |
| Treasury share repurchases | −185 | −82 | −40 | −165 | −41 | |
| Cash received for common stock issuances | 2 | 2 | 3 | 400,000 | 2 | |
| Finance lease payments | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −800,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −142 | −82 | −85 | −121 | −155 | |
| Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents | 1 | −2 | 800,000 | 2 | 800,000 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −33 | 34 | −11 | −20 | −19 | |
| Income taxes paid (net of refunds) | 25 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 65 | |
| Interest paid | 12 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 22 | |
| Capitalized software included in accounts payable | 5 | 600,000 | 100,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Non-cash consideration from sale of investment in an equity security (Note 1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |