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DLX (Deluxe) Days Inventory : 13.96 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Deluxe Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Deluxe's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $38 Mil. Deluxe's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $248 Mil. Hence, Deluxe's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 13.96.

The historical rank and industry rank for Deluxe's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

DLX' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.29   Med: 19.69   Max: 23.23
Current: 14.29

During the past 13 years, Deluxe's highest Days Inventory was 23.23. The lowest was 14.29. And the median was 19.69.

DLX's Days Inventory is ranked better than
89.62% of 501 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 74.98 vs DLX: 14.29

Deluxe's Days Inventory declined from Dec. 2023 (16.42) to Dec. 2024 (13.96).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Deluxe's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 6.53.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Deluxe's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.07.


Deluxe Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deluxe's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* 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.

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Deluxe Days Inventory Chart

Deluxe Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.99 15.49 15.42 16.73 14.39

Deluxe Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.42 14.65 14.05 14.36 13.96

Competitive Comparison of Deluxe's Days Inventory

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Deluxe's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Deluxe's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deluxe's Days Inventory falls into.


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Deluxe Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Deluxe's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (42.088 + 36.393) / 2 ) / 995.311*365
=39.2405 / 995.311*365
=14.39

Deluxe's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (39.602 + 36.393) / 2 ) / 248.291*365 / 4
=37.9975 / 248.291*365 / 4
=13.96

* 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.


Deluxe  (NYSE:DLX) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Deluxe's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Deluxe's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Deluxe Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402-2807
Deluxe Corporation is principally a payments and data company. Its reportable segments are; Merchant Services, B2B Payments, Data Solutions, and Print. Maximum revenue is derived from its Print segment which provides printed personal and business checks, business essentials, as well as branded promotional, print, apparel, and digital storefront solutions. The Merchant Services segment provides electronic credit and debit card authorization, payment systems, and processing services. The B2B segment offers treasury management solutions, integrated accounts payable disbursements, and fraud and security services, and the Data Solutions segment offers data, analytics, and marketing services as well as financial institution profitability reporting and business incorporation services.
Executives
William C Zint officer: SVP, Chief Financial Offier 801 S MARQUETTE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Barry C Mccarthy director, officer: President and CEO C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, FIRST DATA, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
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
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