Ennis, Inc. (EBF) Stock

Ennis, Inc. (EBF) is a Materials stock trading at $21.55 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $545.18M and a trailing P/E of 12.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Ennis, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells business forms and related products, including continuous and snap forms, labels and tags, envelopes, and other printed materials. It also provides point-of-purchase advertising, kitting and fulfillment, and presentation and document folders for customers including large franchise and fast-food chains in the United States.

Understand Ennis, Inc.: how it makes money

Ennis, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells business forms and other business products in the United States, making money by producing and selling printed and related business supplies.

This is a manufacturing and printing model, where the profit engine depends on maintaining gross margin (31.9% in the latest quarter) and converting it into operating margin (15.0%).

Business quality (Mixed): Clear margin profile is provided, but there is not enough official segment breakdown information here to map revenue across the main product lines.

Valuation: At 13× earnings, EBF trades 28% below the Business Supplies average (18×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Healthy operating profitability in the latest quarter: Operating margin was 15.0% on revenue of about 0.1B (period ending 2025-11-30).
  • Profitable gross margin supports operations: Gross margin was 31.9% in the latest quarter, providing a base to generate operating income.

Bear case

  • Limited visibility into how revenue is split across the main business: Only a small disclosed revenue candidate is provided (Revenues From Acquired Businesses at 0.01B), so it is harder to evaluate which core product lines are driving results.
  • Acquired-business contribution may be a meaningful swing factor: Revenues From Acquired Businesses contributed 0.01B in the latest quarter, and changes in that line could affect results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$21.55
Market Cap$545.18M
P/E Ratio12.8
EV / EBITDA8.0
Price / Book1.75
Price / Sales1.39
FCF Yield7.5%
DCF Value (model)$28.39
DCF Upside vs Price31.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$392.40M
Net Margin10.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)1.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)2.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)216.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score9.49 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.8
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Business Supplies)26.0
vs Sector-50.6%
vs Industry-50.7%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($53.02M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryBusiness Supplies
CEOKeith S. Walters
Employees1,941
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.