---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000027996-23-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLX"
cik: "0000027996"
company_name: "DELUXE CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T02:48:03.816077+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Deluxe Q4 adjusted EPS $1.04, revenue $564M; 2023 revenue guidance $2.145-2.210B

## Summary
- Full-year 2022 revenue $2,238M, up 10.7% YoY; net income $65.5M, up 4.3%.
- Q4 2022 net income $19.0M up 37.7% YoY; adjusted EBITDA margin 19.9%, down 60 bps.
- Payments segment full-year revenue $678.6M, up 33% (4.7% ex-First American acquisition).
- 2023 outlook: revenue $2.145-2.210B, adj. EBITDA $390-405M, adj. EPS $2.90-3.25, FCF $80-100M.
- Divesting N.A. web hosting & logo businesses; expected close Q1 2023; Cloud Solutions segment renamed Data Solutions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000027996-23-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLX
- cik: 0000027996
- company_name: DELUXE CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000017/0000027996-23-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000017/dlx-20230202.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027996-23-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DELUXE CORP reported fourth quarter 2022 results: revenue $564.0, net income $19.0 million, EPS $0.44.
  - Period: fourth quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $564.0
  - Net income: $19.0 million
  - EPS: $0.44
  - Result: reported results
  source text: increase in interest payments. Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial and Segment Highlights (in millions, except per share amounts) 4 th Quarter 2022 4 th Quarter 2021 % Change Revenue $564.0 $570.6 (1.2 %) Comparable Adjusted Revenue $564.0 $557.4 1.2 % Net Income $19.0 $13.8 37.7 % Adjusted EBITDA $112.2 $117.1 (4.2 %) Comparable Adjusted EBITDA $112.2 $115.4 (2.8 %)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000017/0000027996-23-000017-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DELUXE CORP reported full year 2023 results: revenue $2.145 to $2.210 billion, EPS $2.90 to $3.25. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: full year 2023
  - Revenue: $2.145 to $2.210 billion
  - EPS: $2.90 to $3.25
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Outlook The Company expects the following for full-year 2023, inclusive of expected divestitures, and all figures are approximate: • Revenue of $2.145 to $2.210 billion • Adjusted EBITDA of $390 to $405 million • Adjusted EPS of $2.90 to $3.25 • Free cash flow of $80 to $100 million For additional clarity, 2023 revenue is expected to range from -1 to +2% growth, and EBITDA is expected to range from -2 to +2% growth on an adjusted comparable basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000017/0000027996-23-000017-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DELUXE CORP reported full year 2022 results: revenue $2,238.0, net income $65.5 million, EPS $1.50.
  - Period: full year 2022
  - Revenue: $2,238.0
  - Net income: $65.5 million
  - EPS: $1.50
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and improvements in free cash flow.” Full Year 2022 Financial and Segment Highlights (in millions, except per share amounts) Full Year 2022 Full Year 2021 % Change Revenue $2,238.0 $2,022.2 10.7 % Comparable Adjusted Revenue $2,093.8 $1,990.0 5.2 % Net Income $65.5 $62.8 4.3 % Adjusted EBITDA $418.1 $407.8 2.5 % Comparable Adjusted EBITDA $387.9 $403.9 (4.0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000017/0000027996-23-000017-index.htm

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