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Ennis, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Ennis, Inc. had return on equity of 14.0%, an operating margin of 13.4%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 3.72. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Feb 20102011Feb 20112012Feb 20122013Feb 20132014Feb 20142015Feb 20152016Feb 20162017Feb 20172018Feb 20182019Feb 20192020Feb 20202021Feb 20212022Feb 20222023Feb 20232024Feb 20242025Feb 20252026Feb 2026LTMAug 2026
Gross margin26.1%28.1%25.2%23.3%26.5%30.3%30.1%29.3%31.7%30.8%29.4%29.0%28.7%30.3%29.8%29.7%30.7%30.6%
Operating margin11.3%12.9%10.0%7.6%6.1%14.3%13.2%11.7%12.9%12.5%11.6%10.0%10.9%15.3%13.4%13.2%13.4%13.6%
Net margin6.8%8.1%6.1%4.6%2.4%−11.7%9.3%0.5%8.9%9.3%8.7%6.7%7.2%11.0%10.1%10.2%10.9%9.8%
Free-cash-flow margin12.0%−0.2%3.8%8.9%5.2%16.4%21.4%15.6%11.5%11.6%12.3%13.7%11.0%9.8%14.9%15.2%10.5%14.5%
Return on equity11.2%13.5%8.9%6.9%3.6%−13.8%12.3%0.6%12.8%13.6%13.1%8.1%9.6%14.9%12.5%12.3%14.0%12.5%
Return on assets—9.4%6.2%4.8%2.6%−9.0%8.5%0.5%10.1%10.8%10.5%6.6%7.9%12.4%10.7%10.8%12.1%10.8%
Asset turnover—1.161.031.041.050.770.921.001.131.161.200.981.091.131.061.051.111.10
Current ratio—3.874.364.495.115.384.354.985.525.253.954.224.444.775.964.593.723.79
Debt to equity0.0%14.5%25.0%15.9%29.1%37.4%13.4%11.9%11.5%10.4%—0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)22.3x57.4x22.6x26.4x26.2x—37.6x68.4x61.5x43.4x83.9x———————
Effective tax rate36.8%35.7%36.5%36.0%58.5%36.7%36.8%34.0%30.2%25.0%25.3%27.6%30.9%27.2%28.0%27.5%27.3%27.5%
SG&A as % of revenue14.8%15.2%15.3%15.7%16.0%15.9%17.0%17.5%18.7%18.3%17.8%19.1%17.9%16.4%16.4%16.6%17.3%17.0%
Capital spending as % of revenue3.9%6.1%1.0%0.5%0.9%0.5%1.1%0.9%0.7%1.2%0.8%1.0%1.6%1.0%1.5%1.5%3.0%2.7%
Free cash flow ÷ net income176.9%−2.2%62.1%191.8%213.1%—230.7%>999%129.5%124.2%140.6%203.9%152.3%89.7%146.9%149.1%96.2%147.8%
Dividends ÷ net income45.4%36.0%51.4%92.5%104.4%—50.5%>999%67.6%60.4%61.3%97.4%87.7%54.6%60.7%228.7%60.8%65.7%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow26.5%—82.8%48.2%55.5%40.4%21.9%117.6%60.0%59.0%48.2%50.3%68.4%63.5%42.3%156.5%98.4%54.7%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 2 checks passed · August 31, 2026
What it owns · $365m
Short-term assets $149mLonger-term assets $216m
What it owes, and who funded it · $365m
Short-term liabilities $39mLonger-term liabilities $12mShareholders' equity $314m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $149m of assets due within a year against $39m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $149m short-term assets against $12m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Ennis, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

70 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Ennis's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 17 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 13.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 11 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 30.0%, moving by 0.7 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 13 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 12.9%; its worst year was 10.0%.

  • Cash conversion 16 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 12.4% of revenue.

  • Discipline 18 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 2.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.5% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (75 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Ennis, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ennis, Inc.