Ennis, Inc.

NYSE:EBF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$424.2m

Ennis Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Ennis' CEO is Keith Walters, appointed in Nov 1997, has a tenure of 27.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.30M, comprised of 20.1% salary and 79.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.28% of the company’s shares, worth $9.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

Keith Walters

Chief executive officer

US$5.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.10%
CEO tenure27.9yrs
CEO ownership2.3%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Ennis: Investors Looking For Direction As We Approach Q2 Earnings Print

Sep 10

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Jun 26
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Ennis: Elevated Free Cash Flow Yield To Keep Investors Interested

Mar 19

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Dec 26
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Ennis, Inc.: Printing Profits, Compounding Value

Dec 15

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 17
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Ennis: Remaining Skeptical Due To Headwinds, Special Dividend Of $2.5/Share

Sep 26

Ennis: Assessing If A Technical Breakout Is On The Cards

Jul 13

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Jun 23
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Ennis: Dividend Growth, And Mentioned By Bank of America

Apr 25

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Mar 28
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Ennis Inc: No Growth Environment Taking Its Toll On Share-Price

Feb 28

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Jan 12
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Ennis: Navigating Industry Decline With Resilience (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 28

Ennis: Attractively Priced And With A Strong Balance Sheet

Sep 24

Ennis: Acquisitions Facilitate Strong First Quarter Results

Jun 30

Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Jun 22
Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Apr 10
Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Ennis: Growing Through Acquisitions In A Difficult Market

Jan 31

Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Dec 22
Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Ennis GAAP EPS of $0.44, revenue of $110.24M in-line

Dec 19

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Sep 22
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Ennis declares $0.25 dividend

Sep 19

Ennis: A Model Of Stability For More Than A Century

Sep 06

Ennis acquires Gulf Business Forms assets

Aug 17

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.25

Jun 23
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.25

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May 26

Ennis: 5 Reasons To Sleep Well With This Debt-Free Dividend Grower Yielding 5.4%

Feb 17

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Keith Walters's remuneration changed compared to Ennis's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Aug 31 2025n/an/a

US$42m

May 31 2025n/an/a

US$39m

Feb 28 2025US$5mUS$1m

US$40m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

US$41m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

US$41m

May 31 2024n/an/a

US$42m

Feb 29 2024US$2mUS$1m

US$43m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

US$45m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

US$46m

May 31 2023n/an/a

US$47m

Feb 28 2023US$3mUS$1m

US$47m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

US$42m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

US$38m

May 31 2022n/an/a

US$33m

Feb 28 2022US$6mUS$972k

US$29m

Nov 30 2021n/an/a

US$27m

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

US$28m

May 31 2021n/an/a

US$27m

Feb 28 2021US$2mUS$972k

US$24m

Nov 30 2020n/an/a

US$28m

Aug 31 2020n/an/a

US$30m

May 31 2020n/an/a

US$33m

Feb 29 2020US$3mUS$972k

US$38m

Nov 30 2019n/an/a

US$38m

Aug 31 2019n/an/a

US$38m

May 31 2019n/an/a

US$38m

Feb 28 2019US$4mUS$943k

US$37m

Compensation vs Market: Keith's total compensation ($USD5.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.33M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Keith's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Keith Walters (75 yo)

27.9yrs
Tenure
US$5,304,680
Compensation

Mr. Keith S. Walters has been the President at Ennis Inc., (formerly Ennis, Inc./Ennis Business Forms, Inc.) since July 1998 and its Chief Executive Officer since November 1997. Mr. Walters joined Ennis Bu...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Keith Walters
Executive Chairman27.9yrsUS$5.30m2.28%
$ 9.7m
Vera Burnett
CFO, Treasurer & Principal Financial and Accounting Officer5.1yrsUS$1.22m0.11%
$ 463.7k
Wade Brewer
Chief Operating Officer1.8yrsUS$1.05m0.085%
$ 358.8k
Daniel Gus
General Counsel & Secretary4.3yrsUS$969.47k0.062%
$ 261.4k
Steven Osterloh
Vice President of Sales & Marketingno datano datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: EBF's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Keith Walters
Executive Chairman27.9yrsUS$5.30m2.28%
$ 9.7m
Michael Magill
Directorless than a yearUS$912.48k0.050%
$ 212.4k
Alejandro Quiroz
Independent Director22.3yrsUS$122.90k0.056%
$ 237.7k
Walter Gruenes
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.042%
$ 177.8k
Troy Priddy
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$116.02k0.090%
$ 383.4k
Gary Mozina
Director6.4yrsUS$112.64k0.081%
$ 345.4k
Barbara Clemens
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$122.87k0.093%
$ 395.0k
Aaron Carter
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$122.87k0.072%
$ 304.3k
Margaret Walters
Director4.1yrsUS$112.64k0.060%
$ 256.2k
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: EBF's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/31 10:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/31 00:00
Earnings2025/08/31
Annual Earnings2025/02/28

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ennis, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tyson BauerKansas City Capital Associates
James ClementMacquarie Research
James ClementSidoti & Company, LLC