MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (News release) -- Ennis, Inc. has reported financial results for the quarter ended May 31, 2026. Highlights include:

• Revenues were $98.6 million for the current quarter, an increase of $1.4 million or 1.4% over the same quarter last year.
• Earnings per diluted share for the current quarter were $0.39 as compared to $0.38 for the same quarter last year.
• Gross profit margin for the quarter was 31.5% compared to 31.1% for the comparative quarter last year.

Financial Overview

The Company's revenues for the first quarter ended May 31, 2026 were $98.6 million compared to $97.2 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of 1.4%. Gross profit totaled $31.1 million, or 31.5%, as compared to $30.2 million, or 31.1% for the same quarter last year. The Company's gross profit margin improved sequentially from 29.2% for the fourth quarter ended in fiscal year 2026. Net earnings for the quarter were $9.9 million, or $0.39 per diluted share as compared to $9.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share for the same quarter last year. Operating cash flow increased to $21.2 million compared to $8.0 million in the prior-year quarter, and cash balances increased to $49.1 million at May 31, 2026 from $34.6 million at February 28, 2026.

Keith Walters, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "Our performance for the quarter met our expectations. Revenue increased 1.4% over the prior-year quarter, while gross profit margin improved to 31.5%, compared to 31.1% in the prior year and 29.2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. EBITDA increased to $18.0 million or 18.2% of sales, compared to $17.7 million, or 18.2% of sales, in the same quarter last year.

"Acquisitions completed during fiscal year 2026 contributed approximately $4.5 million in revenue during the quarter and positively impacted diluted earnings per share by $0.02, primarily reflecting non-comparable ownership periods relative to the prior-year quarter. We remain focused on realizing operational efficiencies and maintaining disciplined pricing practices across our businesses.

"Over the past year, we proactively positioned ourselves to address the closure of the sole domestic producer of carbonless paper by securing inventory and developing alternative supply sources. We are successfully transitioning to those suppliers and do not anticipate any disruption to customer service, product availability or product quality.

"Our financial position remains strong. During the quarter, cash increased to $49.1 million from $34.6 million at the end of fiscal year 2026, driven by operating cash flow of $21.2 million. We continue to operate with no debt and maintain ample liquidity to support operations, pursue acquisition opportunities and return capital to shareholders through our quarterly dividend.

"We are encouraged by our first quarter performance and believe our strong balance sheet, disciplined cost structure and acquisition strategy position us well for the remainder of fiscal year 2027."

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

To provide important supplemental information to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends used in assessing its results of operations, from time to time the Company reports the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA (EBITDA is calculated as net earnings before interest expense, tax expense, depreciation, and amortization). The Company may also report adjusted gross profit margin, adjusted earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share, each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors as a supplement to reported GAAP financial information. Management reviews these non-GAAP financial measures on a regular basis and uses them to evaluate and manage the performance of the Company's operations. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than the Company, which limits the usefulness of the Company's non-GAAP measures for comparison with these other companies. While management believes the Company's non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating the Company, when this information is reported it should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute or an alternative for, or superior to, the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures should be evaluated only in conjunction with the Company's comparable GAAP financial measures.

The following table reconciles EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the three-months ended May 31, 2026 and 2025 to the most comparable GAAP measure, net earnings (dollars in thousands).

In Other News

On June 19, 2026 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25.0 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 10, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 10, 2026.