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Deluxe (Deluxe) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Deluxe Profitability Rank?

Deluxe has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Deluxe's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.23%. As of today, Deluxe's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Deluxe's Profitability Rank

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Deluxe's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Deluxe's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Deluxe's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deluxe's Profitability Rank falls into.



Deluxe Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Deluxe has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Deluxe's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=49.4 / 535
=9.23 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Deluxe has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Deluxe Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -12.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Deluxe (Deluxe) Business Description

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Address
801 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402-2807
Deluxe Corporation engaged in providing payment solutions. The company operates in 4 segments. Payments includes merchant in-store, online and mobile payment solutions; treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, receivables management, payment processing and paperless treasury management; payroll and disbursement services, including Deluxe Payment Exchange; and fraud and security services. Data Solutions includes data-driven marketing solutions; hosted solutions, including digital engagement, logo design; web hosting and design services. Promotional Solutions includes business forms, accessories, advertising specialties and promotional apparel. Checks includes printed business and personal checks.
Executives
Yogaraj Jeyaprakasam officer: Chief Tech. & Digital Officer 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Kristopher D Lazzaretti officer: President, Data Solutions 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Debra A Bradford officer: President, Merchant Services
William C Zint officer: SVP, Chief Financial Offier 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Jean L Herrick officer: SVP, CHRO 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Chad P Kurth officer: Chief Accounting Officer, PAO 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Scott C Bomar officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
Telisa L Yancy director 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
Thomas Riccio officer: SVP, Division President 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
Paul R Garcia director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Houwelingen Ronald Van officer: VP, Controller, PAO 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
Christopher Lee Thomas officer: SVP, CRO 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
William C Cobb director H&R BLOCK, INC., ONE H&R BLOCK WAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Thomas Reddin director 11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Michael Aaron Reed officer: SVP & General Manager 3680 VICTORIA STREET N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126