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ENNIS, INC.
EBF
$564M
Mkt Cap
$21.58
+1.17%
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a current P/E ratio of 14.0, compared to its historical median P/E of 9.3. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 15.7%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a market capitalization of $649M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, ENNIS, INC. (EBF) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 16.22%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.28%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, ENNIS, INC. (EBF) appears expensive. The current P/E of 14.0 is 50% above its historical median of 9.3. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 4.8%.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) operates in the Manifold Business Forms industry, within the Communication Services sector.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) reported annual revenue of $395 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Ennis, Inc. (formerly Ennis Business Forms, Inc.) (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “Registrant,” “Ennis,” or “we,” “us,” or “our”) was organized under the laws of Texas in 1909. Ennis is primarily a “trade printer” that manufactures a broad range of printed products that are resold throughout the United States through a network of independent distributors. This distributor channel encompasses independent print distributors, commercial printers, direct mail, fulfillment companies, payroll and accounts payable software companies, and advertising agencies, among others. We also sell products to many of our competitors to satisfy their customers’ needs. Business Overview Our management believes we are the largest provider of business forms, pressure-seal forms, labels, tags, envelopes, and presentation folders to independent distributors in the United States.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | 395M | 420M | 432M | 400M | 358M |
| Net Income | 0 | 40M | 43M | 47M | 29M | 24M |
| EPS | $0.00 | $1.54 | $1.64 | $1.82 | $1.11 | $0.93 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 60M | 63M | 42M | 44M | 49M |
| ROIC | 0.0% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 21.2% | 13.6% | 11.5% |
| Gross Margin | - | 29.7% | 29.8% | 30.3% | 28.7% | 29.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $3.50 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.98 | $0.90 |
| Operating Income | 0 | 52M | 56M | 66M | 44M | 36M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 10.9% | 10.0% |
| ROE | 0.0% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 30M | 26M | 26M | 26M | 26M | 26M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 542M | 380M | 386M | 357M | 370M | 401M | 438M | 358M | 400M | 432M | 420M | 395M | 0 |
| Gross Margin | 26.5% | 30.3% | 30.1% | 29.3% | 31.7% | 30.8% | 29.4% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 29.8% | 29.7% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 87M | 61M | 66M | 63M | 69M | 73M | 78M | 68M | 71M | 71M | 69M | 65M | 65M |
| EBIT | 33M | 54M | 51M | 42M | 48M | 50M | 51M | 36M | 44M | 66M | 56M | 52M | 0 |
| Op. Margin | 6.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 15.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 13M | -45M | 36M | 1.8M | 33M | 37M | 38M | 24M | 29M | 47M | 43M | 40M | 0 |
| Net Margin | 2.4% | -11.7% | 9.3% | 0.5% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 0.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 19M | 56M | 479K | -278K | -162K | 217K | 87K | 405K | 271K | 5.9M | -53K | 58K | 58K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 4.5% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 16.6% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 21.2% | 17.1% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 3.6% | -13.8% | 12.3% | 0.6% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 13.1% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 0.0% |
| ROA | 2.6% | -9.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 12.4% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 0.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 33M | 64M | 87M | 59M | 45M | 51M | 57M | 53M | 51M | 47M | 69M | 66M | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | 28M | 62M | 82M | 56M | 43M | 47M | 54M | 49M | 44M | 42M | 63M | 60M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | 17M | 52M | 73M | 45M | 30M | 34M | 38M | 34M | 29M | 27M | 50M | 45M | -21M |
| CapEx | 4.6M | 2.0M | 4.2M | 3.1M | 2.7M | 4.8M | 3.4M | 3.7M | 6.5M | 4.3M | 6.5M | 5.9M | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 14M | 11M | 12M | 13M | 14M | 16M | 18M | 18M | 19M | 17M | 18M | 17M | 17M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 14M | 11M | 12M | 13M | 14M | 16M | 18M | 18M | 19M | 17M | 18M | 17M | 17M |
| CapEx/OCF | 14.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 12.9% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 14M | 18M | 18M | 57M | 22M | 23M | 23M | 23M | 25M | 26M | 26M | 92M | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.6% | 10.0% | 7.9% | 23.0% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.0% | 19.0% | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 1.8M | 7.0M | 0 | 8.4M | 3.3M | 4.8M | 2.5M | 1.2M | 4.8M | 1.1M | 586K | 1.8M | 1.8M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.9% | 3.9% | N/A | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1.5M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.2M | 2.8M | 2.8M | 1.2M | 4.0M | 4.0M |
| Debt Repayment | 25M | 7.5M | 59M | 10M | 0 | 0 | 30M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 100M | 91M | 30M | 30M | -66M | -58M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -31M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 5.3M | 15M | 10M | N/A | 96M | 88M | 68M | 75M | 86M | 94M | 82M | 67M | 31M |
| Long-Term Debt | 106M | 107M | 40M | 30M | 30M | 30M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | 26.2 | 6808.0 | 37.6 | 68.4 | 61.5 | 43.4 | 83.9 | 3263.7 | 4842.7 | 85.8 | 14.2 | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | 363M | 285M | 299M | 251M | 262M | 289M | 294M | 301M | 304M | 331M | 350M | 302M | 305M |
| Total Assets | 536M | 453M | 390M | 324M | 329M | 363M | 366M | 364M | 369M | 394M | 399M | 349M | 354M |
| Total Liabilities | 173M | 169M | 91M | 73M | 68M | 74M | 71M | 64M | 65M | 62M | 49M | 47M | 49M |
| Intangibles | 49M | 76M | 67M | 54M | 49M | 61M | 57M | 53M | 46M | 44M | 38M | 33M | 41M |
| Retained Earnings | 251M | 188M | 206M | 151M | 164M | 179M | 194M | 194M | 198M | 219M | 236M | 184M | 199M |
| Working Capital | 172M | 176M | 135M | 119M | 134M | 135M | 112M | 113M | 128M | 155M | 168M | 119M | 98M |
| Current Assets | 214M | 217M | 176M | 149M | 163M | 166M | 150M | 148M | 165M | 197M | 201M | 153M | 133M |
| Current Liabilities | 42M | 40M | 40M | 30M | 30M | 32M | 38M | 35M | 37M | 41M | 34M | 33M | 35M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.50 | -1.72 | 1.39 | 0.07 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 0.93 | 1.11 | 1.82 | 1.64 | 1.54 | 0.00 |
| Owner EPS | 0.65 | 2.01 | 2.84 | 1.77 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.94 | 1.73 | -0.68 |
| Book Value | 13.76 | 11.00 | 11.61 | 9.88 | 11.13 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 11.60 | 11.64 | 12.75 | 13.47 | 11.56 | 10.14 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.24 | 2.49 | 3.37 | 2.32 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 1.80 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 0.55 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.53 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 26.4M | 25.9M | 25.7M | 25.4M | 23.5M | 25.8M | 26.0M | 25.9M | 26.1M | 26.0M | 26.0M | 26.1M | 30.1M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 15.0 | N/A | 7.3 | 136.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 13.0 | N/A |
| P/FCF | 7.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 8.7 | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 9.0 | N/A | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Price/Sales | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | N/A |
| FCF Yield | 14.2% | 34.7% | 31.8% | 23.0% | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 13.7% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 11.4% | N/A |
| Market Cap | 198M | 180M | 260M | 242M | 301M | 349M | 348M | 359M | 360M | 436M | 423M | 524M | 649M |
| Avg. Price | 7.86 | 7.05 | 8.89 | 9.78 | 11.14 | 12.39 | 13.30 | 12.04 | 14.30 | 15.41 | 16.58 | 18.54 | 21.58 |
| Year-End Price | 7.50 | 6.95 | 10.09 | 9.53 | 11.89 | 13.51 | 13.37 | 13.87 | 13.79 | 16.78 | 16.28 | 20.07 | 21.58 |
ENNIS, INC. passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
ENNIS, INC. trades at 14.0x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 9.3x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 9.4x vs a median of 7.0x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 15.7% with a gross margin of 29.5%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 16.5%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +3.0%.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a net profit margin of 10.2%. This is a healthy margin.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) generated $60 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.54 in its most recent fiscal year.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.3%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a 5-year average gross margin of 29.5%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for ENNIS, INC. (EBF), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
ENNIS, INC. (EBF) has a book value per share of $11.56, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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