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Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
DFIN
$1.4B
Mkt Cap
$48.26
+4.21%
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a current P/E ratio of 42.0, compared to its historical median P/E of 11.9. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 23.1%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a market capitalization of $1.2B. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 14.11%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) appears expensive. The current P/E of 42.0 is 252% above its historical median of 11.9. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 18.6%.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) operates in the Services-Miscellaneous Business Services industry, within the Industrials sector.
Company Overview DFIN is a leading global provider of compliance and regulatory software and services, supporting its clients’ complex capital markets transactions and essential financial reporting at every stage of the corporate lifecycle and fueling end-to-end investment company regulatory compliance needs. The Company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software, technology-enabled services and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds and other regulated investment firms, to serve its clients’ regulatory and compliance needs. DFIN helps its clients comply with applicable regulations where and how they want to work in a digital world, providing numerous solutions tailored to each client’s business needs.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 771M | 767M | 782M | 797M | 834M | 993M |
| Net Income | 35M | 32M | 92M | 82M | 103M | 146M |
| EPS | $1.35 | $1.15 | $3.06 | $2.69 | $3.17 | $4.14 |
| Free Cash Flow | 143M | 108M | 105M | 62M | 96M | 138M |
| ROIC | 18.7% | 20.5% | 19.7% | 17.8% | 22.2% | 35.5% |
| Gross Margin | - | 63.4% | 61.9% | 58.2% | 55.6% | 58.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.61 | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.66 | 0.49 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 144M | 141M | 137M | 110M | 145M | 219M |
| Operating Margin | 18.6% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 13.8% | 17.4% | 22.1% |
| ROE | 9.3% | 7.9% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 29.0% | 46.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 25M | 28M | 30M | 31M | 32M | 35M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.1B | 1.0B | 984M | 1.0B | 963M | 875M | 895M | 993M | 834M | 797M | 782M | 767M | 771M |
| Gross Margin | 78.1% | 78.0% | 77.0% | 76.0% | 73.2% | 38.0% | 44.6% | 58.4% | 55.6% | 58.2% | 61.9% | 63.4% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 753M | 199M | 210M | 236M | 258M | 206M | 265M | 308M | 264M | 282M | 291M | 278M | 279M |
| EBIT | 91M | 173M | 105M | 96M | 121M | 79M | 3.6M | 219M | 145M | 110M | 137M | 141M | 144M |
| Op. Margin | 8.4% | 16.5% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 12.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | 22.1% | 17.4% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 18.4% | 18.6% |
| Net Income | 57M | 104M | 59M | 9.7M | 74M | 38M | -26M | 146M | 103M | 82M | 92M | 32M | 35M |
| Net Margin | 5.3% | 9.9% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.6% | 4.3% | -2.9% | 14.7% | 12.3% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Non-Recurring | 4.5M | 4.2M | 5.2M | 10M | 58M | 5.2M | 120M | 14M | 7.1M | 3.8M | 7.6M | 14M | 8.2M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | N/A | 22.4% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 15.8% | 9.7% | 0.7% | 35.5% | 22.2% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 18.7% |
| ROE | N/A | 21.4% | 16.1% | 7.4% | 39.2% | 15.2% | -10.0% | 46.7% | 29.0% | 22.5% | 22.0% | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| ROA | N/A | 25.0% | 6.6% | 1.0% | 8.4% | 4.3% | -3.0% | 16.7% | 12.0% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 125M | 121M | 106M | 91M | 66M | 55M | 154M | 180M | 150M | 124M | 171M | 165M | 197M |
| Free Cash Flow | 97M | 94M | 80M | 64M | 29M | 9.7M | 123M | 138M | 96M | 62M | 105M | 108M | 143M |
| Owner Earnings | 82M | 78M | 60M | 40M | 11M | -4.0M | 90M | 120M | 85M | 45M | 86M | 74M | -116M |
| CapEx | 29M | 27M | 26M | 28M | 37M | 45M | 31M | 42M | 54M | 62M | 66M | 57M | 54M |
| Maint. CapEx | 41M | 42M | 43M | 45M | 46M | 50M | 51M | 40M | 46M | 57M | 60M | 59M | 281M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 7.9M | 5.1M | 5.7M | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 41M | 42M | 43M | 45M | 46M | 50M | 51M | 40M | 46M | 57M | 60M | 59M | 281M |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | 24.7% | 30.4% | 56.0% | 82.2% | 20.2% | 23.5% | 36.1% | 49.8% | 38.5% | 34.6% | 27.5% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900K | 1.5M | 1.8M | 12M | 41M | 165M | 40M | 82M | 185M | 173M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 13.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 2.1M | 1.6M | 2.5M | 6.8M | 9.2M | 8.9M | 14M | 20M | 19M | 23M | 25M | 31M | 32M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 50M | 133M | 98M | 73M | 64M | 313M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129M | 129M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -41M | 2.5M | 551M | 406M | 315M | 359M | 228M | 128M | 182M | 130M | 84M | 154M | 204M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 29M | 15M | 36M | 52M | 47M | 17M | 74M | 55M | 34M | 23M | 57M | 25M | 26M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 587M | 458M | 363M | 296M | 231M | 124M | 169M | 125M | 125M | 166M | 224M |
| Debt/Equity | N/A | 0.03 | 5.28 | 3.07 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 1.22 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.61 |
| Interest Coverage | 60.5 | 157.0 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| Equity | N/A | 624M | 111M | 149M | 226M | 269M | 248M | 377M | 330M | 402M | 436M | 379M | 377M |
| Total Assets | N/A | 818M | 979M | 894M | 869M | 887M | 866M | 883M | 828M | 807M | 842M | 800M | 841M |
| Total Liabilities | N/A | 194M | 868M | 744M | 643M | 618M | 618M | 506M | 499M | 405M | 406M | 421M | 464M |
| Intangibles | N/A | 69M | 54M | 40M | 37M | 22M | 9.8M | 8.7M | 7.8M | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | N/A | 0 | -800K | 8.9M | 94M | 132M | 106M | 251M | 354M | 436M | 529M | 561M | 594M |
| Working Capital | N/A | 67M | 144M | 83M | 51M | 32M | 29M | 18M | 3.6M | 6.9M | 8.4M | 11M | 76M |
| Current Assets | 87M | 191M | 330M | 270M | 249M | 211M | 267M | 280M | 228M | 209M | 233M | 211M | 261M |
| Current Liabilities | N/A | 124M | 186M | 187M | 198M | 180M | 239M | 261M | 225M | 202M | 224M | 200M | 186M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.77 | 3.22 | 1.80 | 0.29 | 2.16 | 1.10 | -0.76 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 2.69 | 3.06 | 1.15 | 1.35 |
| Owner EPS | 2.54 | 2.40 | 1.83 | 1.20 | 0.33 | -0.12 | 2.63 | 3.41 | 2.62 | 1.47 | 2.84 | 2.63 | -4.57 |
| Book Value | N/A | 19.25 | 3.38 | 4.47 | 6.63 | 7.86 | 7.27 | 10.70 | 10.19 | 13.16 | 14.44 | 13.46 | 14.83 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 3.86 | 3.73 | 3.23 | 2.73 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 4.52 | 5.11 | 4.65 | 4.06 | 5.67 | 5.85 | 12.45 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 32.4M | 32.4M | 32.8M | 33.4M | 34.1M | 34.2M | 34.1M | 35.2M | 32.3M | 30.6M | 30.2M | 28.2M | 25.4M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | 11.7 | 67.1 | 6.4 | 9.4 | N/A | 11.3 | 11.9 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 40.4 | 35.7 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | 8.7 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 36.5 | 4.9 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 31.0 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 8.6 |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | 11.4 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 189.3 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 18.3 | 13.9 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Price/Sales | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| FCF Yield | N/A | N/A | 11.5% | 9.8% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 20.6% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 8.2% | 11.6% |
| Market Cap | 0 | N/A | 694M | 651M | 472M | 354M | 598M | 1.7B | 1.2B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
| Avg. Price | 0.00 | N/A | 21.46 | 21.64 | 18.12 | 13.00 | 10.32 | 32.03 | 35.27 | 47.92 | 62.73 | 53.21 | 48.26 |
| Year-End Price | 0.00 | N/A | 21.13 | 19.47 | 13.85 | 10.37 | 17.55 | 46.86 | 37.77 | 63.19 | 62.51 | 46.47 | 48.26 |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. passes 7 of 9 quality checks, indicating strong fundamentals.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. trades at 42.0x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 11.9x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 11.5x vs a median of 12.4x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 23.1% with a gross margin of 59.5%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 14.1%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +21.2%.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) reported annual revenue of $767 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a net profit margin of 4.2%. This is a modest margin.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) generated $108 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.15 in its most recent fiscal year.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.9%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a 5-year average gross margin of 59.5%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 12 years of financial data for Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) has a book value per share of $13.46, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.