Deluxe vs Quad
DLX and QUAD side by side, both in printing, publishing, and allied industries. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DLX and QUAD compare
Deluxe is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as Quad ($1.2B against $385M).
Deluxe grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.37% versus −4.9% for Quad).
Both pay dividends: Deluxe yields 4.5% and Quad 5.0%.
Deluxe scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Quad), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DLX | QUAD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $385M |
| Share price | $26.54 | $7.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.2% | 34.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.9% | 83.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 4,571 | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | – | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 9.6× |
| P/FCF | 5.7× (better) | 10.3× |
| PEG | 2.46 | – |
| FCF yield | 17.6% (better) | 9.7% |
| Fair value | $27.46 | $12.83 |
| Margin of safety | 3.3% | 41.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.37% (better) | −4.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −3.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −3.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 74.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% (better) | 21.4% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% (better) | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | – |
| FCF margin | 10.1% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 13.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 3.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.04 | 5.00 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.9× | 2.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.07 (better) | 0.97 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.40 | 1.61 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | 5.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 70.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | 7.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.0% | 41.7% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 39.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.8K | – |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.2% | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- DLX stock overview
- DLX income statement
- DLX valuation and score
- QUAD stock overview
- QUAD income statement
- QUAD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.