Ennis, Inc. (EBF)
Industrials
- Fundamental
- 4
- Sentiment
- 3
- Technical
- 4
Do Nothing: avgDollarVolume20 of 3670448.85 is below the required 5000000 liquidity floor.
Company overview
Ennis, Inc., founded in 1909 and headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, specializes in producing and marketing business forms and related commercial products. Its offerings include a wide range of forms, tags, labels, envelopes, and pressure-sensitive materials, distributed under various brands. The company also provides point-of-purchase advertising and fulfillment solutions, primarily for large franchises and fast-food organizations.
Fundamental
goodEnnis exhibits strong balance-sheet health, solid profitability, and attractive valuation metrics, though growth remains a concern.
Ennis appears financially sturdy: net-cash balance sheet (net debt/EBITDA -0.63), strong liquidity (current ratio 3.53), and strong health indicators (Altman Z 8.15; Piotroski 8). TTM margins are healthy (gross 30.79%, EBITDA 18.18%, net 10.84%) and returns are solid (ROE 13.89%, ROIC 11.78%). The main weakness is modest/negative top-line growth (5-yr revenue CAGR -0.48%) amid industry digitization and supplier concentration risks discussed in the latest 10-K. At ~12.89× earnings and ~7.02× EV/EBITDA with ~7.49% free-cash-flow yield (plus ~4.62% dividend yield), the stock looks attractively valued; discounted-cash-flow estimates around $40/share suggest sizable upside if cash flows remain durable.
Sentiment
fairMedia sentiment is mildly bullish, but there are no clear short-term catalysts to drive significant movement.
EBF’s only clean, short-term catalyst is the 2026-06-22 quarterly results/dividend announcement (announced; neutral direction) still within the ≤14-day digestion window. Media tone over the last ~14d is modestly bullish but the 30–90d baseline delta is indeterminate due to sparse relevant coverage; legal/regulatory screens are clean and no red flags were triggered, though there is no forward-dated catalyst to anchor the next month.
Technical
goodThe stock maintains a bullish technical structure, but liquidity constraints limit tradability.
EBF earns a strong chart score because price is holding above all key daily moving averages after a high-ADX upside expansion, with positive MACD and RSI in bullish territory. The main chart blemishes are near-overbought short-term momentum and resistance around 21.89 to 22.36, while the trade verdict is blocked by thin average dollar volume rather than by the chart itself.
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