Ennis, Inc. (EBF) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ending Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENNIS, INC. REPORTS RESULTS

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED AUGUST 31, 2021 AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Midlothian, TX. September 21, 2021 -- Ennis, Inc. (the “Company”), (NYSE: EBF), today reported financial results for the second quarter ended August 31, 2021. Highlights include:

Financial Overview

The Company’s revenues for the second quarter ended August 31, 2021 were $100.5 million compared to $86.6 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of $13.9 million, or 16.0%. Gross profit margin was $28.9 million, or 28.8%, as compared to $25.2 million, or 29.0%, for the same quarter last year. Net earnings for the quarter were $7.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, as compared to $6.4 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year.

The Company’s revenues for the six-month period ended August 31, 2021 were $197.4 million compared to $175.6 million for the same period last year, an increase of $21.8 million or 12.4%. Gross profit margin was $58.1 million, or 29.4%, as compared to $49.1 million, or 27.9% for the six-month periods ended August 31, 2021 and August 31, 2020, respectively. Net earnings for the six-month period ended August 31, 2021 were $14.8 million, or $0.57 per diluted share compared to $10.6 million or $0.41 per diluted share for the same period last year, an increase of $4.2 million or $0.16 per diluted share.

Keith Walters, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented by stating, “Overall we are pleased with our performance for the quarter. As the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some of our customers are seeing sales return to normalized levels. While our gross profit margin percentage for the quarter slightly decreased from 29.0% to 28.8% due primarily to higher inflationary factors, our EBITDA margin was consistent in the low to mid 15% range. Our recent acquisitions added approximately $6.7 million in revenues and $0.02 in diluted earnings per share for the quarter and $11.9 million in revenues and $0.04 in diluted earnings per share for the six-month period. Paper production declined last year due to the pandemic and, as the economy improved, increased demand initially was satisfied with existing inventory at the paper mills. While paper mills now are operating at a very high capacity, they are basically producing to fill orders rather than stock inventory, which is contributing to the tight market in some grades of paper. Paper prices have also increased due to global logistics issues that have delayed and reduced imports that have typically filled gaps in domestic supply. While the availability of paper in the North American market is very low, our strong vendor relationship with our paper supplier allows us to meet customer demand for their business product needs. We also have been adjusting our pricing to cover paper inflation during the year, but the impact of inflation with most of our other vendors as well as the labor market has had a slight impact on gross profit margin. To account for those other inflationary factors, we anticipate additional pricing adjustments to maintain our gross profit margins at their historical levels.”

We are in the process of consolidating a few of our underperforming manufacturing facilities into existing locations with excess capacity to reduce future costs and improve our operational efficiency. We anticipate incurring additional costs