DLX (Deluxe) Debt-to-Equity : 2.52 (As of Dec. 2024)

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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. 2024 was $50 Mil. Deluxe's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,515 Mil. Deluxe's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $621 Mil. Deluxe's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.52.

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: 1.67 Max: 3.05
Current: 2.52

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 1.67.

DLX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
91.2% of 534 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs DLX: 2.52

Deluxe Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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* 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

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.71

3.05

2.83

2.76

2.52

Deluxe Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.76	2.68	2.62	2.61	2.52

Competitive Comparison of Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity

For the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Deluxe's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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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. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(49.536	+	1515.003)	/	620.752
	=	2.52

Deluxe's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(49.536	+	1515.003)	/	620.752
	=	2.52

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.

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Deluxe Business Description

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Address

801 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402-2807

Website

https://www.deluxe.com

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