Ennis, Inc.

NYSE:EBF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$539.8m

Ennis Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Ennis has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.6%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.8% per year. Ennis's return on equity is 13.9%, and it has net margins of 10.4%.

Key information

8.6%

Earnings growth rate

8.8%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services Industry Growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate0.8%
Return on equity13.9%
Net Margin10.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

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

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

Recent updates

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

Ennis Inc. Throws A Curve To Investors

Oct 27

Inflation Is Beginning To Test Ennis, Inc.

Jul 30

Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With Ennis, Inc.'s (NYSE:EBF) CEO Compensation

Jul 09
Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With Ennis, Inc.'s (NYSE:EBF) CEO Compensation

Ennis Continues To Reward Its Shareholders

Apr 28

Is Ennis, Inc.'s (NYSE:EBF) 4.2% Dividend Worth Your Time?

Mar 11
Is Ennis, Inc.'s (NYSE:EBF) 4.2% Dividend Worth Your Time?

Does Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Feb 18
Does Ennis' (NYSE:EBF) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ennis makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:EBF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Nov 2439941660
31 Aug 2440441670
31 May 2441242690
29 Feb 2442043700
30 Nov 2342545730
31 Aug 2343146730
31 May 2343547720
28 Feb 2343247710
30 Nov 2242942700
31 Aug 2242238700
31 May 2241133710
28 Feb 2240029720
30 Nov 2139027720
31 Aug 2138028710
31 May 2136627700
28 Feb 2135824690
30 Nov 2037528710
31 Aug 2039730740
31 May 2041933770
29 Feb 2043838780
30 Nov 1943238780
31 Aug 1942638780
31 May 1941538760
28 Feb 1940137740
30 Nov 1838737730
31 Aug 1837335700
31 May 1836934700
28 Feb 1837033700
30 Nov 1737032670
31 Aug 1736529660
31 May 1736128650
28 Feb 1735726640
30 Nov 1636224650
31 Aug 1637027660
31 May 1638030660
29 Feb 1638632660
30 Nov 1543536680
31 Aug 15484-44750
31 May 15536-44810
28 Feb 1538034610
30 Nov 14572-68880
31 Aug 1456213870
31 May 1454513860
28 Feb 1454213870

Quality Earnings: EBF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: EBF's current net profit margins (10.4%) are lower than last year (10.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EBF's earnings have grown by 8.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: EBF's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: EBF had negative earnings growth (-7.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (13.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: EBF's Return on Equity (13.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 08:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

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Analyst Sources

Ennis, Inc. is covered by 4 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
James ClementBuckingham Research Group Inc.
Tyson BauerKansas City Capital Associates
James ClementMacquarie Research