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Deluxe Corporation (DLX) vs 3M Company (MMM)

Deluxe Corporation and 3M Company are both Conglomerates companies. 3M Company is the larger, with a market value of $84.4B against $1.1B — 79.6× the size. Deluxe Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 10.3× against 28.3×. 3M Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.35% against 0.28%. 3M Company has the higher net margin (11.9% vs 4.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.6% vs 7.47%). Both pay a dividend; Deluxe Corporation yields more (5.19% vs 1.92%). Across the 23 metrics below, Deluxe Corporation leads on 14 and 3M Company on 9.

Valuation

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
P/E 10.28 28.26 17.97
P/S 0.50 3.30 0.85
P/B 1.50 27.66 1.50
Price to free cash flow 5.07 20.41 12.94
EV/EBITDA 5.66 15.36 11.24
EV/Sales 1.17 3.67 1.29
Earnings yield 9.72% 3.54% 0.33%
Free cash flow yield 19.73% 4.90% (0.73%)

Profitability

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
Gross margin 52.51% 39.40% 33.55%
Operating margin 11.88% 18.36% 2.86%
Net margin 4.76% 11.90% 0.49%
Free cash flow margin 9.90% 16.18% (0.47%)
Return on equity 14.94% 81.48% 0.27%
Return on assets 3.95% 8.22% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 7.47% 23.64% 1.29%

Growth

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.28% 2.35% 8.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.47% (20.53%) (8.46%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.56% (4.97%) 6.01%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 73.71% (9.82%) 0.00%

Health

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
Debt to equity 2.02 4.18 0.51
Current ratio 1.20 1.24 1.77
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 1.12 1.29

Dividend

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
Dividend yield 5.19% 1.92% 3.05%
Payout ratio 0.55 0.55 0.30

Size

Metric DLX MMM Conglomerates median
Market cap 1.06b 84.36b 470.57m

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