EBF
Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralEnnis, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $546M cap · $3.7M/day traded
$22.17 +0.2% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
Read our full research report on EBF (Apr 2026), freeAs of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Ennis, Inc. (EBF) is 95/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 81, Value 66, Momentum 54, each scored against its sector).
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Ennis maintains a solid quality profile with high ROIC and a clear commitment to capital allocation through active share buybacks. Their role in industrial supply chains places them as a potential beneficiary of localized manufacturing trends. However, the lack of a clear, transformative growth catalyst beyond steady-state operations makes it a 'fine' company rather than an asymmetric 'tenbagger' candidate.
ABOUT ENNIS, INC.
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Ennis, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of a broad range of business forms, labels, and commercial printing products in the United States and Canada. The company serves a diverse customer base, including distributors, direct-marketing firms, and print brokers, with a focus on customizable and specialized solutions. Its extensive production capabilities, multi-brand strategy, and wide distribution network provide a competitive edge in a mature industry.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 431.8M | 420.1M | 394.6M | 392.4M | -3.1% | 397.2M | 396.4M | 400.0M | 1.0% |
| EPS | 1.11 | 1.83 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 10.6% | 1.53 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 2.9% |
| Shares | — | 25.8M | 25.8M | 26.0M | 25.3M | -2.1% | 25.3M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 13.0M | 9.6M | 9.5M | 9.2M | -10.9% | 6.9M | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 331.4M | 349.8M | 302.0M | 308.7M | -2.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 46.8M | 69.1M | 65.9M | 52.7M | 4.1% | 68.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -11.5M | -55.0M | 13.2M | -44.8M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -27.0M | -26.4M | -93.7M | -40.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 2% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 89% of stocks we rank over the past year (21% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of EBF are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBF | Ennis, Inc.(you) | $546M | 95 | Strong Buy |
| ACCO | Acco Brands Corporation | $392M | 95 | Strong Buy |
| XRX | Xerox Holdings Corporation | $456M | 65 | Buy |
| CXT | Crane NXT, Co. | $2.8B | 75 | Buy |
| ACTG | Acacia Research Corporation | $422M | 30 | Sell |
| SBC | SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated | $499M | 98 | Strong Buy |
| QUAD | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | $476M | 93 | Strong Buy |
| APOG | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | $768M | 94 | Strong Buy |
| CIX | CompX International Inc. | $440M | 99 | Strong Buy |
| PANL | Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | $538M | 86 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 10.0% · P/E 26.8x · Gross margin 29.2%
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