Ennis/$EBF

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About Ennis

Ennis Inc is a trade printer company that manufactures a broad range of printed products throughout the United States. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing, designing, and selling business forms and other printed business products to distributors located in the United States. Through a network of independent distributors, its channel encompasses independent print distributors, commercial printers, direct mail, fulfillment companies, payroll and accounts payable software companies, and advertising agencies, among others. The group operates in a single reportable segment called Print and derives its operating revenues from the manufacturing of mostly custom or semi-custom printed products sold mostly to independent distributors in the United States.
Ticker
$EBF
Sector
Business services
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
1,835

Ennis Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$539M
12.76
$1.67
0.27
$1.00
4.69%

What the Analysts think about Ennis

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Ennis stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Ennis stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Ennis is generating strong cash from a mature business. First-quarter operating cash flow rose to $21.2 million from $8.0 million, cash reached $49.1 million and the company had no debt, supporting its dividend and further acquisitions. (Morningstar, Last10K)
The acquisition programme is adding scale in envelopes and commercial print. NEC, ESS and CFC brought roughly $34 million of pre-acquisition annual sales, while the latest quarter included $4.5 million of acquisition revenue and a $0.02 per-share earnings benefit. (Last10K, Morningstar)
Ennis has shown it can protect profitability despite weak demand. Fiscal 2026 gross margin increased to 30.7% from 29.7% and diluted EPS rose to $1.66 from $1.54; first-quarter gross margin then improved to 31.5%. (Last10K, Morningstar)
The core print market remains in structural decline. Ennis says digital technologies are replacing traditional documents, and fiscal 2026 revenue fell 0.6% even after acquisitions, while recent filings continue to cite lower organic volumes. (Last10K, Last10K)
Recent growth is increasingly dependent on buying businesses rather than expanding organically. Acquisitions supplied $4.5 million of first-quarter revenue and $0.02 of EPS benefit, but total revenue grew only 1.4%, leaving investors exposed to integration and acquisition-pricing risk. (Morningstar, Last10K)
Paper supply and input-cost volatility could pressure margins. The sole domestic carbonless-paper producer has closed its mill, forcing Ennis to build inventory and shift to alternative suppliers while its filings also flag supplier concentration, tariffs and difficulty passing higher costs through a competitive market. (Last10K, Last10K)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 17 Sept 2026.

Ennis Financial Performance

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QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

Ennis Earnings Performance

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Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
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Surprise

Funds containing Ennis

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$EBF weighting
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US
€4.8B0.02%
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