EBF Stock Analysis: Ennis | NYSE
Specialty Business Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 528m USD | 12M Return: 30.3% | US2933891028 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.42M
EPS Trend: -63.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -80.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.8 years of data, until 10/2026
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, ≥40 worth a closer look and ≥60 is strong.
Ennis, Inc. is a U.S. commercial printing company that makes business forms and related products, including labels, tags, envelopes, folders, and financial documents. It sells through distributors, resellers, printers, software companies, and advertising agencies, as well as serving school photography businesses.
Its broad product range and portfolio of specialized brands serve business customers with both standard and custom printed materials. Ennis was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Midlothian, Texas.
- Secular decline in business forms pressures legacy print revenue
- Specialty labels, tags and envelopes diversify product demand
- Paper costs and pricing competition shape margins and cash generation
| Net Income: 38.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.16 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.06 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 27.59% < 20% (prev 25.17%; Δ 2.41% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.19 > 3% & CFO 68.4m > Net Income 38.9m |
| Net Debt (-47.2m) to EBITDA (71.2m): -0.66 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 3.79 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (25.3m) vs 12m ago -3.18% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 30.63% > 18% (prev 30.11%; Δ 0.52% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 109.3% > 50% (prev 107.3%; Δ 1.94% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 136.6 > 6 (EBIT TTM 54.1m / Interest Expense TTM 396k) |
| A: 0.30 (Total Current Assets 148.9m - Total Current Liabilities 39.3m) / Total Assets 365.1m |
| B: 0.57 (Retained Earnings 207.7m / Total Assets 365.1m) |
| C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 54.1m / Avg Total Assets 363.5m) |
| D: 6.17 (Book Value of Equity 314.2m / Total Liabilities 50.9m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 11.30 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.87 (Receivables 37.5m/42.2m, Revenue 397.2m/388.3m) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 30.11% / 30.63%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.41 / AQ_t-1 0.42) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 397.2m / 388.3m) |
| TATA: -0.08 (NI 38.9m - CFO 68.4m) / TA 365.1m) |
| Beneish M = -3.17 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 21.12 with a total of 112,960 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.78%, over one month by -4.74%, over three months by -3.19% and over the past year by +30.28%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 20.40 (which is 3.4% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Ennis has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy EBF.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 24 | 13.6% |
P/E Trailing = 13.6275
P/E Forward = 12.4224
P/S = 1.3292
P/B = 1.68
P/EG = 0.7329
Revenue TTM = 397.2m USD
EBIT TTM = 54.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 71.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.60m USD (estimated: total debt 6.86m - short term 3.26m)
Short Term Debt = 3.26m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.86m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 6.86m already included)
Net Debt = -47.2m USD (calculated: Debt 6.86m - CCE 54.0m)
Enterprise Value = 480.7m USD (527.9m + Debt 6.86m - CCE 54.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 136.6 (Ebit TTM 54.1m / Interest Expense TTM 396k)
EV/FCF = 8.08x (Enterprise Value 480.7m / FCF TTM 59.5m)
FCF Yield = 12.38% (FCF TTM 59.5m / Enterprise Value 480.7m)
FCF Margin = 14.99% (FCF TTM 59.5m / Revenue TTM 397.2m)
Net Margin = 9.81% (Net Income TTM 38.9m / Revenue TTM 397.2m)
Gross Margin = 30.63% ((Revenue TTM 397.2m - Cost of Revenue TTM 275.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.89% (prev 31.52%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.32 (Enterprise Value 480.7m / Total Assets 365.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.78% (Interest Expense 396k / Debt 6.86m)
Taxrate = 27.48% (14.8m / 53.7m)
NOPAT = 39.2m (EBIT 54.1m * (1 - 27.48%))
Current Ratio = 3.79 (Total Current Assets 148.9m / Total Current Liabilities 39.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.02 (Debt 6.86m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 314.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.66 (Net Debt -47.2m / EBITDA 71.2m)
Debt / FCF = -0.79 (Net Debt -47.2m / FCF TTM 59.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 309.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 10.71% (Net Income 38.9m / Total Assets 365.1m)
RoE = 12.58% (Net Income TTM 38.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 309.6m)
RoCE = 17.27% (EBIT 54.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 309.6m + L.T.Debt 3.60m))
RoIC = 12.69% (NOPAT 39.2m / Invested Capital 309.2m)
WACC = 5.96% (E(527.9m)/V(534.7m) * Re(5.98%) + D(6.86m)/V(534.7m) * Rd(5.78%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 5.98% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -79.71 | Cagr: -1.63%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈53.4m ; Y1≈61.2m ; Y5≈90.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 55.43 (EV 1.36b - Net Debt -47.2m = Equity 1.40b / Shares 25.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -63.12 | EPS CAGR: -2.62% | SUE: -0.35 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -80.35 | Revenue CAGR: -2.72% | SUE: 0.91 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-11-30): EPS=0.42 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2027-02-28): EPS=1.57 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+3.3% | GrowthRev=+1.0%
EPS next Year (2028-02-29): EPS=1.61 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+2.5% | GrowthRev=+0.9%