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DFIN Relative to the S&P 500

DFIN Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of April 7 and a Sell Date of July 26 has resulted in a geometric average return of 13.2% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 9 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 8 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 9 years by an average of 19.27% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Financial sector, which runs from November 22 to April 13. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Financial Sector Seasonal Chart.

A word of caution: Only 9 years of data is available for shares of DFIN, perhaps insufficient to create a seasonal profile that accurately gauges the seasonal tendencies influencing the investment. Ideally, while 20 years is preferred, at least 10 years of data is required to perform a seasonal analysis that is considered to be reliable for future seasonal periods.

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions. It operates through the following segments: Capital Markets-Software Solutions (CM-SS), Capital Markets-Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM), Investment Companies-Software Solutions (IC-SS), Investment Companies-Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM), and Corporate. The CM-SS segment provides Venue and ActiveDisclosure to public and private companies to help manage public and private transactional and compliance processes, collaborate, tag, validate, and file Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents. The CM-CCM segment offers tech-enabled services and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies for deal solutions and SEC compliance requirements. The IC-SS segment focuses on clients with the Arc Suite platform that contains a suite of cloud-based solutions including ArcDigital, ArcReporting, ArcPro, and ArcRegulatory, as well as services that enable storage and management of compliance and regulatory information. The IC-CCM segment is involved in turnkey proxy services including discovery, planning and implementation, print and mail management, solicitation, tabulation services, stockholder meeting review, and expert support. The Corporate segment includes unallocated selling, general, and administrative activities and associated expenses including executive, legal, finance, and certain facility costs. The company was founded on February 22, 2016 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

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