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Deluxe (Deluxe) Debt-to-Equity : 2.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Deluxe Debt-to-Equity?

Deluxe's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $100 Mil. Deluxe's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,566 Mil. Deluxe's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $604 Mil. Deluxe's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.76.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DLX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.31   Max: 3.05
Current: 2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Deluxe was 3.05. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.31.

DLX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
92.91% of 846 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs DLX: 2.76

Deluxe Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

Deluxe Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 1.71 3.05 2.83 2.76

Deluxe Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity 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 2.83 2.96 2.83 2.85 2.76

Competitive Comparison of Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Deluxe Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Deluxe's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Deluxe's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Deluxe  (NYSE:DLX) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


Deluxe Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Deluxe (Deluxe) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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