DFIN Q2 net earnings rise 17% to $44.1 million; net sales up 0.2% to $242.7 million
DFIN reported second-quarter 2024 results on July 31, 2024. Net sales were $242.7 million, up 0.2% from a year earlier, while net earnings rose 17.0% to $44.1 million, or $1.47 per diluted share. Higher software sales and cost control lifted Adjusted EBITDA 17.4% to $87.2 million, which matters to shareholders because it shows profit growing faster than revenue.
Key points
- Net sales of $242.7 million, up 0.2% from $242.1 million in Q2 2023 (up 0.7% on an organic basis)
- Net earnings of $44.1 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, versus $37.7 million, or $1.24, in Q2 2023
- Adjusted EBITDA of $87.2 million, up 17.4%; operating cash flow of $56.2 million versus $20.2 million
- Software solutions net sales rose 13.1% to $85.6 million; the company repurchased 317,388 shares for about $19.2 million in the quarter
The filing
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