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.
It is a $560M consumer company. Revenue shrank 19.7% over the last year, it keeps 10¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 14.4× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.
- Website
- ennis.com
- Location
- Midlothian, TX
- Employees
- 1 835
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, health, quality and moat; Growth lags behind.
Valuation80
- P/E vs own history78th pct · 5/25
- FCF yield20.9% · 25/25
- P/S1.4x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA8.2x · 25/25
Growth25
- Revenue CAGR-0.5% · 0/25
- Net income CAGR10.1% · 20/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-16.3% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth3.7% · 5/25
Profitability56
- ROIC11.1% · 12/25
- ROE12.6% · 12/25
- Net margin10.3% · 20/25
- Operating margin12.3% · 12/25
Health100
- Altman Z7.74 · 25/25
- Current ratio3.79 · 25/25
- Interest coverage4661.4x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality97
- Piotroski F7/9 · 22/25
- Beneish M-7.53 · 25/25
- FCF conversion153% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 1.9% · 25/25
Moat75
- ROIC >12% years10/11 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin30.1% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years12/12 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 0.5% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$118M net income
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record12 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$1.46B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since12-year streak
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 4661.4× by operating earnings
- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
- Altman Z-Score 7.74 — low bankruptcy-risk zone
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 19.7% year over year
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-19.7% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$81.7M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-3.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$117M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$560M market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-3.2% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it12/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 7.7 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 4.59%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 14.4
Peer comparisonEnnis, Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBF this company | $560M | 14.4 | -19.7% | 10.3% | Strong |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: EBF vs AMZN · EBF vs TSLA · EBF vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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