NYSE$DLX

Deluxe Corporation · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Delivered improved sequential third quarter financial results and accelerated historic transformation

Deluxe reported better than expected results for the third quarter, with improved revenue, net income, and adjusted EBITDA margins. The company also secured two new deals and announced plans to lower future operating expenses.

  • Delivered improved sequential third quarter financial results
  • Sales-driven success and historic transformation accelerate
  • Confidence in financial strength as liquidity continues to build
  • Payments segment delivered strong revenue growth of 15.6%

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$439M

Previous: $494M-11.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.47

Previous: $1.71-14.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

23.3%

Previous: 24.2%-3.7%
Free Cash Flow

$29.4M

Previous: -$318M+109.2%
Net Income

$29.4M

Previous: -$318M+109.2%
Operating Income

$44.4M

Previous: -$341M+113.0%
Gross Profit

$265M

Previous: $290M-8.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$310M

Previous: $73.5M+322.5%
Total Assets

$2.01B

Previous: $1.89B+6.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.24M

Previous: $5.36M+16.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Deluxe · Revenue · Quarterly

$439M

Q3 2020-11%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Deluxe · $64M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Data Solutions
    $64M

Forward guidance

The Company does expect fourth quarter 2020 year-over-year revenue performance on a percentage basis to be softer than third quarter 2020 due to expected COVID-related delays in customer implementations of new wins and data campaigns. This will be most evident in Payments, where the Company expects a temporary slowing of double-digit growth to low/mid-single digit growth. The Company is confident in Payments’ growth prospects and expects overall margins to remain in the long-term target range.

Tailwinds

  • Confident in Payments’ growth prospects
  • Expects overall margins to remain in the long-term target range

Headwinds

  • Fourth quarter 2020 year-over-year revenue performance on a percentage basis to be softer than third quarter 2020
  • Expected COVID-related delays in customer implementations of new wins and data campaigns
  • Expects a temporary slowing of double-digit growth to low/mid-single digit growth in Payments

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

40 / 68 earnings

Positive

+18.5%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-12.8%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.2%-3.9%-12.0%
Q4 2025+13.3%+14.5%+16.1%
Q3 2025+14.3%+13.4%+14.8%
Q1 2025+1.0%+4.3%-2.3%
Q4 2024-11.3%-17.8%-27.5%
Q3 2024+18.5%+26.4%+21.9%
Q2 2024-9.0%-18.7%-14.3%
Q1 2024+9.2%+11.2%+15.1%
Q4 2023+10.0%+10.2%+2.6%
Q3 2023+14.5%+12.8%+16.2%
Q2 2023+10.5%+15.4%+10.8%
Q1 2023+1.6%+3.4%+17.7%
Q4 2022+0.9%+0.2%-9.2%
Q3 2022+8.1%+10.7%+7.8%
Q2 2022-7.1%-10.4%-28.3%
Q1 2022-7.1%-12.2%-17.1%
Q4 2021+3.1%+1.5%+6.3%
Q3 2021-1.6%-2.5%-11.6%
Q2 2021-2.6%-2.4%-7.9%
Q1 2021-1.1%-4.4%-1.0%
Q4 2020+3.4%+4.2%+10.7%
Q3 2020-2.5%+18.6%+24.4%
Q2 2020+13.7%+13.5%+18.2%
Q1 2020+2.1%-9.6%+17.5%
Q4 2019-12.8%-13.5%-31.4%
Q3 2019+4.5%+8.5%+1.6%
Q2 2019+3.0%+2.4%+3.1%
Q1 2019-4.5%-3.6%-15.0%
Q4 2018+9.1%+9.5%+12.9%
Q3 2018-12.4%-4.5%-3.9%
Q2 2018-9.0%-8.2%-6.8%
Q1 2018-5.5%-7.9%-10.3%
Q4 2017-0.4%-2.2%-4.7%
Q3 2017-4.8%-5.5%-7.0%
Q2 2017+3.4%+3.0%-3.6%
Q1 2017+0.1%+1.4%-5.2%
Q4 2016-2.3%-2.2%+1.4%
Q3 2016-3.3%-3.3%+10.7%
Q2 2016-2.4%-2.3%-0.7%
Q1 2016+0.2%
Q4 2015+9.6%
Q3 2015+1.7%
Q2 2015+0.9%
Q1 2015-3.2%
Q4 2014+5.8%
Q3 2014+3.3%
Q2 2014-2.1%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q4 2013-5.0%
Q3 2013+2.4%
Q2 2013+2.9%
Q1 2013-1.1%
Q4 2012+7.9%
Q3 2012+5.2%
Q2 2012+5.7%
Q1 2012+7.8%
Q4 2011+1.6%
Q3 2011+0.9%
Q2 2011-3.7%
Q4 2010-3.7%
Q1 2010+1.5%
Q1 2011+1.8%
Q4 2008-5.6%
Q3 2009+6.8%
Q3 2010+6.8%
Q2 2009-3.3%
Q4 2009-3.3%
Q2 2010-3.3%

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