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DLX vs PMTS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Deluxe Corporation (NYSE) VS. CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DLX 8
— PMTS 2
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: DLX
LAST: $22.92 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $1.05B
valuation
7.7x
LAST: $26.23 (+2.14%) • MKT CAP: $304.1M
valuation
8.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DLX VS. PMTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DLX | PMTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 53.00% | 31.30% | +21.70 | DLX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 17.50% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 7.7x | 8.1x | -0.40 | DLX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 16.68% | 13.59% | +3.09 | DLX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | 10.10% | +0.80 | DLX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.80% | 2.80% | +1.00 | DLX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.50% | 13.10% | -12.60 | PMTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.25% | 0.00% | +5.25 | DLX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.88 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.6 | 52.4 | -9.72 | PMTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 17.1x | -5.20 | DLX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.05B | $304.1M | $747.0M | DLX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DLX REV | PMTS REV | DLX GROSS % | PMTS GROSS % | DLX FCF | PMTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.13B | $543.5M | 53.0% | 31.3% | $175.3M | $41.3M |
| FY 2024 | $2.12B | $480.6M | 53.1% | 35.6% | $100.0M | $34.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.19B | $444.5M | — | — | $198.4M | $34.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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