---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-050884"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFIN"
cik: "0001669811"
company_name: "Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T02:59:01.471426+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DFIN Q1 net sales $203.4M (+2.4%); EPS $1.09 vs $0.52 YoY; record software sales $80.3M

## Summary
- Net sales $203.4M (+2.4% YoY); net earnings $33.3M ($1.09 diluted EPS) vs $15.8M ($0.52) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $55.2M (+30.2% YoY), margin 27.1% (+580 bps).
- Software solutions net sales record $80.3M (+14.6% YoY), 39.5% of total sales.
- Repurchased 139,893 shares for $8.8M at avg $62.61; remaining authorization $141.2M.
- Operating cash flow improved to -$27.9M from -$51.5M; free cash flow -$40.2M vs -$62.1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-050884
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFIN
- cik: 0001669811
- company_name: Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669811/000095017024050884/0000950170-24-050884-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669811/000095017024050884/dfin-20240501.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $203.4 million, net income $33.3 million, EPS $1.09 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $203.4 million
  - Net income: $33.3 million
  - EPS: $1.09 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: DFIN Reports First-Quarter 2024 Results CHICAGO – May 1, 2024 – Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: DFIN) (the “Company” or “DFIN”) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024. First-quarter 2024 First-quarter 2023 $ Change % Change Net Sales $203.4 million $198.6 million $4.8 million 2.4% Net Earnings $33.3 million $15.8 million $17.5 million 110.8% Adjusted EBITDA (a) $55.2 million $42.4 million $12.8 million 30.2% Operating Cash Flow (b) ($27.9 million) ($51.5 million) $23.6 million 45.8% Free Cash Flow (a) ($40.2 million) ($62.1 million) $21.9 million 35.3% Highlights for the first quarter of 2024: • Total net sales of $203.4 million, an increase of 2.4%, or 2.8% on an organic basis (a) , from the first quarter of 2023, driven by growth in software solutions and tech-enabled services, partially offset by lower print and distribution net sales. • Record quarterly software solutions net sales of $80.3 million, an increase of 14.6%, or 16.0% on an organic bas
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1669811/000095017024050884/0000950170-24-050884-index.htm

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