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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)

DFIN Q2 net sales fall 10.1% to $218.1 million; net earnings drop to $36.1 million

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $218.1 million, down 10.1% from a year earlier, and net earnings of $36.1 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, versus $44.1 million, or $1.47, in the second quarter of 2024. Software solutions sales rose 7.7% to a record $92.2 million, but the company attributed the overall decline to lower capital markets transactional activity and lower print and distribution volumes, and it guided third-quarter net sales to $165 million to $175 million.

Key points

  • Net sales were $218.1 million, down $24.6 million or 10.1% from the second quarter of 2024; software solutions rose 7.7% to a record $92.2 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $76.3 million, down $10.9 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.0%, about 90 basis points lower
  • Third-quarter 2025 guidance: total net sales of $165 million to $175 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23% to 25%
  • The company repurchased 787,152 shares for about $34.3 million and authorized a new buyback of up to $150 million running through December 31, 2026

The filing

CompanyDonnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 31, 2025, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-100549

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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