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DLX vs QUAD // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Deluxe Corporation (NYSE) VS. Quad Graphics Inc (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DLX 10
— QUAD 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: QUAD
LAST: $22.92 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $1.05B
valuation
7.7x
LAST: $7.70 (-18.08%) • MKT CAP: $396.3M
valuation
4.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DLX VS. QUAD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DLX | QUAD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 53.00% | 21.60% | +31.40 | DLX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 19.70% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 7.7x | 4.8x | +2.90 | QUAD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 16.68% | 12.79% | +3.89 | DLX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | 4.00% | +6.90 | DLX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.80% | 1.10% | +2.70 | DLX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.50% | -9.40% | +9.90 | DLX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.25% | 3.63% | +1.62 | DLX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.62 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | DLX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.6 | 23.3 | +19.39 | DLX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 13.7x | -1.80 | DLX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.05B | $396.3M | $654.8M | DLX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DLX REV | QUAD REV | DLX GROSS % | QUAD GROSS % | DLX FCF | QUAD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.13B | $2.42B | 53.0% | 21.6% | $175.3M | $50.7M |
| FY 2024 | $2.12B | $2.67B | 53.1% | 21.7% | $100.0M | $55.7M |
| FY 2023 | $2.19B | $2.96B | — | — | $198.4M | $147.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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