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
- Headquarters
- Midlothian, United States
- Website
- www.ennis.com
Ennis Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$539M
12.76
$1.67
0.27
$1.00
4.69%
Price and volume
Market cap
$539M
Beta
0.27
52-week high
$22.94
52-week low
$16.30
Average daily volume
160K
Dividend rate
$1.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.526
Quick ratio
2.08
Long term debt to equity
0.014
Total debt to equity
0.012
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
60.65%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
68.927
Gross margin (TTM)
30.79%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.84%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.14%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
27.37%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$210,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.92%
Return on equity (TTM)
13.96%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
12.761
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.378
Price to book
1.73
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.23
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.997
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.00%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.133
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.69%
Forward dividend yield
4.69%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
1.32%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
10.65%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-3.30%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.37%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-2.81%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
16.11%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.63%
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)
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.
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Funds containing Ennis
Fund name | Fund size | $EBF weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.02% |
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