Deluxe Corp. (DLX) Tops Q4 EPS by 5c

Deluxe Corp. (NYSE: DLX) reported Q4 EPS of $1.26, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $1.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $463.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $462.04 million.

GUIDANCE:

Deluxe Corp. sees Q1 2016 EPS of $1.12-$1.17, versus the consensus of $1.15. Deluxe Corp. sees Q1 2016 revenue of $448-456 million, versus the consensus of $452.5 million.

Deluxe Corp. sees FY2016 EPS of $4.75-$4.95, versus the consensus of $4.82. Deluxe Corp. sees FY2016 revenue of $1.835-1.875 billion, versus the consensus of $1.85 billion.

“Our team delivered another strong year of financial results - growing revenue for the sixth consecutive year and growing cash flow from operations for the seventh consecutive year,” said Lee Schram, CEO of Deluxe. “Throughout 2015 we made substantial progress on our transformation and we further strengthened our marketing solutions and other services product offerings by aggressively expanding our focus and investments into the Financial Services segment where we added comprehensive data analytics and enhanced treasury management solutions and products. In addition, we added even more robust technologies for web-hosting customers and expanded our direct sales channels to expose more small businesses to our extensive assortment of marketing capabilities. Looking into 2016, we expect to continue our track record of growth in revenue, EPS and cash flow from operations and we expect that marketing solutions & other services will account for over one third of our total revenue.”

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