What is CPI Card Group's secure card solutions — D&A?

CPI Card Group (PMTS) reported secure card solutions — D&A of $4.35M in Q1 2026.

What does secure card solutions — D&A mean?

This metric represents the non-cash allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets used within the Secure Card Solutions segment over their useful lives. It reflects the capital intensity of the segment and the ongoing investment required to maintain production capabilities. Understanding this expense is necessary for calculating cash-based profitability metrics like EBITDA.

CPI Card Group PMTS Secure Card Solutions — D&A

Other segment segments

Prepaid Solutions

$1.27M—

Integrated Paytech

$90K—

Similar metrics at other companies

TLSSecurity Solutions Segment — D&A

$2.59M+72.8%

CIXSecurity Products — D&A

$576K-10.6%

FSSSafety and Security Systems — D&A

$1.1M+10.0%

PRTHMerchant Solutions — D&A

$9.92M+49.7%

MAPayment Solutions — D&A

$299M+8.7%

SMP

SMPEngineered Solutions — D&A

$2.59M+3.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$147.1M+19.8%

Gross profit$44.1M+8.4%

Operating income$11.0M-22.1%

Net income$2.1M-56.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.17-57.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$19.3M-38.8%

Total debt$276.9M-1.3%

Total equity-$14.0M+52.9%

Total assets$386.5M+9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.6M+144%

CapEx$3.5M-33.7%

Free cash flow$10.1M+3,371%

Valuation

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Market cap$238.46M-12.6%

Enterprise value$496.07M-12.5%

P/E19.5×-0.9×

P/S0.4×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.6%-4.1pp

Operating margin9.1%-3.7pp

Net margin2.2%-1.7pp

FCF margin9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-56%—

Debt / equity-19.8×—

Current ratio2.5×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CPI Card Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization.

The official record: CPI Card Group’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is CPI Card Group's secure card solutions — D&A?: CPI Card Group (PMTS) reported secure card solutions — D&A of $4.35M in Q1 2026.
What does secure card solutions — D&A mean?: This metric represents the non-cash allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets used within the Secure Card Solutions segment over their useful lives. It reflects the capital intensity of the segment and the ongoing investment required to maintain production capabilities. Understanding this expense is necessary for calculating cash-based profitability metrics like EBITDA.