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DFIN

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are trimming.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 13% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 5.2% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (112 bought, 120 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$54.28-2.3% that day

Company value: $1.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 37.4x; You pay about $37 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.7x; Company value is 1.7 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 13%; Debt as a share of company value

From DFIN's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$224.2M+2.8% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $777.5M, up 3.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 3.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of DFIN. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+3% a yearRecently: +3.0% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 4.5%P/E at the end37xToday: 37.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-4% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$901M

Profit in 5 years$45M

Price these guesses point to$83.18+53% vs $54.28 todayAbout +8.9% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 37x P/E, sales could shrink about 5.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.45x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.2%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$107.8M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-12.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $767.0M; -1.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: -3.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $171.3M; 0.45x equity
Current ratio: 1.06x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.