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DFIN (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Donnelley Financial Solutions Financial Strength?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 14.76. Donnelley Financial Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.25. As of today, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Altman Z-Score is 4.78.


Competitive Comparison of Donnelley Financial Solutions's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Donnelley Financial Solutions's Financial Strength falls into.


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Donnelley Financial Solutions Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $48.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $188.0 Mil.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*48.7/-3.3
=14.76

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(15.9 + 188) / 804.4
=0.25

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a Z-score of 4.78, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.78 is strong.

* 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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions  (NYSE:DFIN) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Donnelley Financial Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
391 Steel Way, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17601
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc is a risk and compliance solutions company. The company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services, and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds, and other regulated investment firms. The company operates in four segments: Capital Markets - Software Solutions, Capital Markets - Compliance and Communications Management, Investment Companies - Software Solutions and Investment Companies - Compliance and Communications Management. Its geographical segments are the United States( USA), Europe, Asia, Canada, and others, of which the USA accounts for the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Craig Clay officer: President, GCM C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Eric J Johnson officer: President, GIC C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Daniel Leib director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robert Kirk Williams officer: Chief People & Admin Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gary G Greenfield director AVID, 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David A Gardella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jeffrey Jacobowitz director, 10 percent owner C/O ROBOTTI & COMPANY, 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Luis A Aguilar director 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2400, CHICAGO IL 60601
Kami Turner officer: See Remarks C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Simcoe Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 540 MADISON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leah Marie Trzcinski officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jennifer B Reiners officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Juliet S Ellis director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Chandar Pattabhiram director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60601
Richard L Crandall director 800 DELAWARE AVE, COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC, BUFFALO NY 14209