Deluxe Corp. Overcomes "Mixed Economic Signals" to Keep Growing

Deluxe Corp. Overcomes "Mixed Economic Signals" to Keep Growing

Paper checks are slowly going the way of the buggy whip, and Deluxe Corp. (NYSE: DLX) has worked hard to figure out how to respond to the gradual decline of what used to be its key business. It now offers a broad range of business services in areas like marketing and finance that it hopes can produce growth to offset falling results from printing checks.

Coming into Thursday's second-quarter financial report, investors wanted to see further evidence that the company could continue to generate consistent gains in revenue and net income. Deluxe outpaced analysts' expectations, and even though the business services provider sees mixed macroeconomic conditions, it nevertheless asserted confidence in its ability to keep itself moving forward. Let's look more closely what these latest results mean for the future.

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