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Ennis

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54
Business Equipment & Supplies · Industrials
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ennis, Inc. makes printed business products that companies use every day. Its core products include business forms, labels, tags, promotional materials, and uniforms. The main customers are small and mid-sized businesses across the United States, and Ennis sells almost entirely through a network of independent distributors rather than directly to end users.

Ennis earns money by manufacturing and selling these physical products, so revenue depends on order volume rather than subscriptions or recurring contracts. The company operates primarily in the U.S. and generates roughly $500 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from its broad distributor network and the sheer variety of products it can supply from one source, making it a convenient one-stop shop. The main risk the business faces is long-term structural decline in demand for paper-based forms and printed materials as more companies shift to digital workflows.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

9.3%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$35M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Ennis is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
31.5%
Modest — 31.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.8%
Healthy — 13.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.1%
Strong — 17.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.3%
Nearly flat sales (+1.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.5%
Earnings growing (+10.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
155%
Turns 155% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.2x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.9
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.53%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.53% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-71.4%
no trend
Dividend cut (-71.4% YoY) — warning sign

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