---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-139403"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EBF"
cik: "0000033002"
company_name: "ENNIS, INC."
filed_at: "2024-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T23:55:18.241474+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ennis Q3 revenue $99.8M (-4.6% Y/Y), EPS $0.39 vs $0.38; special $2.50 dividend paid

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $99.8M vs $104.6M last year (-4.6%); diluted EPS $0.39 vs $0.38.
- Gross margin 29.3% (vs 29.2%); EBITDA margin 18.2% vs 17.5%.
- Nine-month revenue $301.9M (-6.4% Y/Y); EPS $1.19 vs $1.25.
- Special dividend of $2.50/share paid Nov 8, 2024; regular $0.25 payable Feb 6, 2025.
- Acquisition added $3.3M revenue and $0.02 EPS; company maintains zero debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-139403
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EBF
- cik: 0000033002
- company_name: ENNIS, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017024139403/0000950170-24-139403-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017024139403/ebf-20241223.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-139403
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-139403.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-139403.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.