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DLX (Deluxe) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : Negative Tangible Equity% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Deluxe Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Deluxe's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $56 Mil. Deluxe's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1,128 Mil. Therefore, Deluxe's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was Negative Tangible Equity%.

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

DLX' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: Negative Tangible Equity

DLX's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
99.82% of 555 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 7.5 vs DLX: Negative Tangible Equity

Deluxe Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deluxe's Return-on-Tangible-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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Deluxe Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Deluxe Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Deluxe's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Deluxe's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Deluxe's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.


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Deluxe Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Deluxe's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=52.802/( (-1218.24+-1133.038 )/ 2 )
=52.802/-1175.639
=Negative Tangible Equity %

Deluxe's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=56.052/( (-1133.038+-1122.834)/ 2 )
=56.052/-1127.936
=Negative Tangible Equity %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Deluxe  (NYSE:DLX) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Deluxe Business Description

Industry
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