DELUXE CORP
Business
DELUXE CORP is a Payments and Data company that provides payment processing, receivables and disbursement automation, data-driven marketing, and print products and services. It offers merchant in-store, online, and mobile payment solutions; treasury and automated receivables technology; integrated accounts payable/disbursement solutions and fraud/security services; data, analytics and marketing services; and printed checks, forms, promotional and business essentials. The company reports four business segments: Merchant Services, B2B Payments, Data Solutions, and Print. It primarily serves clients across North America, selling directly to financial institutions, small and medium-sized businesses, and major brands, and distributes via strategic partnerships and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
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 revenue | 2,133 | 2,122 | 2,192 | 2,238 | 2,022 | |
| Total cost of revenue | −1,003 | −995 | −1,030 | −1,032 | −884 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | −873 | −909 | −956 | −993 | −941 | |
| Restructuring and integration expense | −19 | −49 | −78 | −63 | −55 | |
| Asset impairment charges | −6 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of businesses and long-lived assets | 0 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 0 | |
| Operating income | 232 | 192 | 161 | 169 | 142 | |
| Interest expense | −122 | −123 | −126 | −94 | −56 | |
| Other income, net | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Income before income taxes | 119 | 77 | 40 | 84 | 94 | |
| Income tax provision | −37 | −24 | −14 | −19 | −31 | |
| Net income | 82 | 53 | 26 | 66 | 63 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | −100,000 | −100,000 | −100,000 | −135,000 | −139,000 | |
| Net income attributable to Deluxe | 82 | 53 | 26 | 65 | 63 | |
| Basic earnings per share | 1.83 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.52 | 1.48 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | 1.8 | 1.18 | 0.59 | 1.5 | 1.45 |
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 | 37 | 34 | 72 | 40 | 41 | |
| Settlement processing assets | 274 | 272 | 383 | — | — | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | 188 | 174 | 191 | 207 | 198 | |
| Inventories and supplies, net of reserve | 34 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 35 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 33 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 38 | |
| Revenue in excess of billings | 31 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 30 | |
| Other current assets | 70 | 35 | 17 | 27 | 24 | |
| Total current assets | 666 | 612 | 761 | 704 | 620 | |
| Goodwill | 1,423 | 1,423 | 1,431 | 1,431 | 1,430 | |
| Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization | 348 | 331 | 392 | 459 | 511 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 101 | 112 | 117 | 125 | 126 | |
| Operating lease assets | 43 | 49 | 59 | 47 | 58 | |
| Long-term investments | 26 | 61 | 62 | 48 | 47 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other non-current assets | 254 | 237 | 251 | 260 | 279 | |
| Total assets | 2,864 | 2,831 | 3,081 | 3,077 | 3,074 | |
| Accounts payable | 161 | 165 | 155 | 157 | 153 | |
| Settlement processing obligations | 275 | 274 | 387 | — | — | |
| Accrued liabilities | 191 | 150 | 191 | 218 | 217 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 16 | 37 | 86 | 72 | 57 | |
| Total current liabilities | 643 | 626 | 819 | 752 | 683 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,413 | 1,466 | 1,507 | 1,573 | 1,626 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 40 | 49 | 59 | 49 | 56 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 27 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 75 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 60 | 68 | 69 | 53 | 59 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9, 13 and 14) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common shares $1 par value (authorized: 500.0 shares; outstanding: December 31, 2025 - 45.0; December 31, 2024 - 44.3) | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 138 | 117 | 99 | 79 | 57 | |
| Retained earnings | 516 | 489 | 491 | 519 | 506 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −19 | −30 | −30 | −37 | −31 | |
| Non-controlling Interest | 300,000 | 200,000 | 522,000 | 415,000 | 280,000 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 681 | 621 | 605 | 604 | 575 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 2,864 | 2,831 | 3,081 | 3,077 | 3,074 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of intangibles | 116 | 143 | 146 | 147 | 123 | |
| Depreciation | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | |
| Amortization of prepaid product discounts | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 27 | −20 | −32 | −29 | 18 | |
| Employee share-based compensation expense | 25 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 29 | |
| Amortization of cloud computing arrangement implementation costs | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | |
| Operating lease expense | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | |
| Other non-cash items, net | 22 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 11 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | −20 | 4 | 7 | −14 | −9 | |
| Inventories and supplies | 3 | 3 | 6 | −19 | −2 | |
| Other current and non-current assets | −21 | −35 | −2 | −26 | −27 | |
| Accounts payable | −4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| Prepaid product discount payments | −29 | −30 | −29 | −31 | −41 | |
| Other accrued and non-current liabilities | −20 | −60 | −46 | −6 | −17 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 271 | 194 | 198 | 192 | 211 | |
| Purchases of capital assets | −95 | −94 | −101 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from company-owned life insurance policies | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of businesses and long-lived assets | 2 | 23 | 54 | 25 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of settlement processing asset debt securities | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 93,000 | |
| Other | 4 | −300,000 | −10 | −5 | −2 | |
| Net cash used by investing activities | −132 | −70 | −43 | −80 | −1,067 | |
| Proceeds from issuing long-term debt and swingline loans | 441 | 1,808 | 584 | 640 | 1,885 | |
| Payments on long-term debt and swingline loans | −519 | −1,890 | −639 | −681 | −1,030 | |
| Payments for debt issuance costs | −600,000 | −15 | 0 | 0 | −18 | |
| Cash dividends paid to shareholders | −55 | −54 | −53 | −53 | −52 | |
| Net change in settlement processing obligations | 2 | −108 | 79 | 56 | 127 | |
| Other | −6 | −8 | −8 | −12 | −16 | |
| Net cash used by financing activities | −137 | −267 | −38 | −49 | 913 | |
| Effect of exchange rate change on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents | 2 | −6 | 3 | −11 | −1 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents | 4 | −149 | 121 | 52 | 56 |