secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DELUXE CORP (DLX)
CIK:        0000027996
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000027996-22-000188
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Deluxe Q2 revenue up 17.7% to $563M; adjusts FY22 EBITDA margin guidance to 18.5%-19.0%
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- Revenue $563.0M (+17.7% YoY); organic growth 6.6% excluding First American acquisition and exits.
- Net income $22.1M (+82.6%) boosted by $17.5M gain on sale of Australian web hosting; adjusted diluted EPS $0.99 (down 20.8%).
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 18.1% down from 20.4% due to inflation and supply chain disruptions, especially in Promotional Solutions.
- FY22 outlook: revenue growth increased to 10-12% (ex-exits), adjusted EBITDA rate guided to 18.5-19.0% (was higher).
- Quarterly dividend $0.30/share declared, payable Sept 6, record Aug 22.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799622000188/0000027996-22-000188-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799622000188/dlx-20220804.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027996-22-000188

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