ENNIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Keith S. Walters
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Ennis, Inc.
Gary S. Mozina
Chief Executive Officer of Stevenson Holdings, Inc.
John R. Blind
Retired and Former Vice President of the Printing and Carbonless
Division of the Specialty Papers Business Unit of Glatfelter
Troy L. Priddy
President of Troy Priddy Custom Homes
Aaron Carter
Zone Director for Ross Stores, Inc.
Alejandro Quiroz
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of InveStore
Barbara T. Clemens
Retired and Former Vice President of Sales and Customer
Service for Boise Paper, a division of Packaging Corporation
of America
Michael J. Schaefer
Retired and Former Executive Vice President, CFO and
Treasurer of Methodist Health Systems
Godfrey M. Long, Jr.
Former Director of Graphic Dimensions and
Former Chairman and CEO of Short Run Companies
ENNIS CORPORATE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Keith S. Walters
Michael D. Magill
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President
Executive Vice President and Secretary
Vera Burnett
Ronald M. Graham
Interim Chief Financial Offer and Treasurer
Vice President – Administration
CONTENTS
3 Message to Shareholders
8 Financial Highlights
Form 10-K
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of eighteen critical infrastructure sectors, needed
to remain open and were deemed critical to the
economic health of the country. Given our product
breadth and geographic span, it became quickly
apparent that we provided products or services
to all of those eighteen sectors. This immediately
focused our management on “How” we do this safely,
instead of deliberating on “Should we stay open.”
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WE REALIZED IMMEDIATELY
THAT THE IMPACT OF OUR
CHOICES WOULD BE FELT BY
ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS
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The Company and its many locations did not shut
down at all during early spring and summer of
2020. In support of this decision, the U.S. Postal
Keith S. Walters
Chairman, CEO & President
The past fiscal year required many difficult and
Service issued a statement indicating that the
unprecedented decisions. Those decisions were
Printing
Industry was a critical supplier and
made necessary by the worst pandemic since the
Homeland Security later affirmed that conclusion.
early 20th century. We realized immediately that
The Company continued to take orders from
the impact of our choices would be felt by all our
customers, produce and ship products to them and
stakeholders including shareholders, customers
their customers. This also provided the vast majority
and employees. What was not clear to us in the
of our employees with steady and dependable
early days was the duration of this crisis. We had
work. We were appreciative of an unusually
to decide if we should prepare the Company for a
strong safety net provided by our government to
short downturn or a more fundamental shift in the
sustain our employees’ income though reductions
market and the United States economy.
necessary to meet the lower product demands.
This allowed us to meet the needs of our other
The press was saturated with advice to companies
to fulfill their patriotic duty by closing down
two stakeholders, shareholders and customers
while maintaining contact with our experienced
facilities to stop the spread of the COVID virus.
workforce. Staying open allowed to us protect the
The first solid information we received was the
customers’ long-term business relationships. To
Cyber Infrastructure Security Act monitored by
protect our shareholders, we still needed to protect
Homeland Security. The Act stated that businesses,
the profitability of the Company to provide them
which support essential services to one or more
with solid financial returns. We quickly developed
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“
THE COMPANY AND ITS MANY
LOCATIONS DID NOT SHUT DOWN
AT ALL DURING EARLY SPRING
AND SUMMER OF 2020.
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new plans, which we believed could deliver results
that would prevent discussions of dividend cuts or
government support during the pandemic.
Many industries were forced, or elected, to conduct
all of their business from home. Several internet
applications became very popular as people tried
to conduct business over Zoom, Go to Meeting or
other applications. We looked at these options,
but most manufacturing businesses cannot work
that way. You cannot use Zoom to run a press or
fill boxes with finished products from home. It was
important that our plant employees remained
at the facilities due to the essential services they
provide. The Company maintained sufficient
personnel to handle the reduced volume, and
then brought people back to work as the economy
strengthened during the year. We were one of the
few companies in our sector that did not apply
for and receive funds under the Payroll Protection
Plan. Many larger private and public companies
requested this assistance. Our balance sheet was
strong enough to provide us with the liquidity we
needed without using taxpayer’s money.
Of course we do have offices that do not run
machinery
such as our corporate offices.
Management and the Board discussed whether we
should close or reduce the number of employees at
those offices to prevent spreading the COVID virus.
We have the technology available to work from
remote locations as we operate a large network to
connect our fifty plus facilities in real time. In our
final analysis we decided to keep all locations open
and not move to home offices. Our conclusions
were to not ask the plants to operate by a different
set of rules than our corporate locations. That would
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have been inconsistent with the culture of our
company. We felt it important that the corporate
staff should remain on site and continue to supply
managerial support to all of our fifty plus locations.
All Ennis officers and employees continued to
come into the office and travel, when necessary,
to locations and states where it was permissible to
do so. We stayed consistent in our belief corporate
should lead by example and provide direct support
to the remote locations. After all, the plants were
also experiencing new issues on a daily basis for an
unknown period of time and needed the support
facilities to be readily available. The Company
followed the protocols outlined by the Center for
Disease Control (“CDC”) for maintaining an open
office, and our critical designation allowed us to
stay open through the President’s closure mandate,
as well as Governor Abbott’s closure mandate in
Texas. Through the efforts of all of our employees
and managers, we continued to operate and remain
profitable during the spring, summer, fall and winter
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In support of our plans, the Ennis supply chain
continued to produce paper, inks, boxes and other
materials necessary for us to produce our products.
Our freight shippers delivered goods to us and
shipped our goods as the logistic systems continued
to function in a chaotic environment. They too
performed at their facilities and maintained some
continuity for the supply chain as a whole. The
service area was the sector which changed their
methods and processes more radically. During
the pandemic, many of our customers from the
banking, legal and accounting industries worked
from home and “Zoomed-in” for meetings with
mixed results. The frustration in dealing with this
situation, from a personnel perspective, was the
fact that our employees continued to come to
work, continued to produce, continued to earn
their wages and salaries, while the various service
functions disappeared to their homes. Many have
not returned to normal working conditions as
I write this letter. It is obviously a topic of some
importance as to whether offices will survive in this
post-pandemic world. In the operations culture,
I believe that there are too many negatives that
impact performance and efficiency.
The current political environment of government
appears to support
jobs for “American-based
employees.” We believe the remote working
environment is inconsistent with such desirable
goals. If the work can be done so easily from
a home-based office, certainly it can be done
overseas at much more competitive wage rates.
This is not a direction that Ennis intends to pursue.
We find that the direct personal contact is essential
to communicate company goals, company culture,
and above all, training the next generation of leaders.
We are pleased that our policies did not result in
any “super spreader” events in our company. The
number of our employees that contracted the
virus was about 12%. The national number, as a
whole, was between 16% and 21% by the various
published reports. In support of those statements,
our health costs were actually much lower than we
COMMENTS FROM OTHERS CONCERNING
WORK-FROM-HOME ISSUES:
(1) Without other coworkers around to hold you
accountable, you may not be as productive
when working from home.
(2) In a normal work setting, there is likely
structure in place from set office hours to
set break and lunch times. But when working
remotely, these may not exist.
(3) The biggest challenge to working remotely
is the lack of forced interaction you have
with people on a day-to-day basis. The lack of
interaction that often comes with remote work
can also be a detriment to team building,
which is built during meetings, lunches or
even water cooler conversations at an office.
In the final analysis, is remote work truly more
efficient and productive? Many managers and
business owners had their doubts reinforced
when Yahoo, a company that specializes in digital
communication, suddenly announced the end of
had anticipated. Our Human Resources staff did
remote work.
an outstanding job on preparing health guidelines
for the facilities, and, as importantly, were available
immediately to advise on the many unique issues
the facilities faced during these events.
We are seeing a degree of normalcy with our
customers and service providers. This is the result
of an increasing number of vaccinations and
recovered patients. Most of whom have worked
from their homes for the past year and not been
We maintained the pace of normal operation so
that we don’t need to have people “re-engage” in
a work regimen they never lost. I compare it to the
well-established principal in worker’s compensation
injuries of “work hardening.” If an employee is away
from their place of employment for an extended
period of time, they need to be reconditioned to
get back to their previous level of productivity. We
believe we protected our profitability by not going
able to visit their clients directly. But given our
in that direction.
perspective noted above, we asked many of these
professionals to continue to come to our offices to
conduct our business. We did not believe it was
efficient to mix work and home life for an extended
period of time. While I am certainly a big supporter
of animals and pets, barking dogs and flashing-by
cats were amusing at first, but that has long passed.
There are a number of documented negatives we
have seen or heard about the home office.
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THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF
OUR EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS,
WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND
REMAIN PROFITABLE
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Operational Changes –
As I have said in previous letters to shareholders,
the culture of Ennis is that of an operations-driven
company. This core value defines the identity
of what we do and who we are. The prime core
competency of the Company is our management
systems. Our systems are consistent across the
facilities in both design and structure. They include a
wide range of computer-driven systems with many
layers of manual backups and support. We find that
allows us to keep our margins high and helps us
improve the profitability of our acquisitions. Since
we are an acquisition-driven company, our ability
to convert new companies quickly to our methods
and systems is key to our continued success.
We have made some operational changes to
strengthen our bench. We have taken steps to
move operations directly under me to provide
additional opportunities to train our operations
people in the strategic reasons for our system and
management methods. Wade Brewer, one of the
all of these employees are in our corporate office,
allows them to work more closely with executive
management and instill those core concepts into
their execution and planning strategies.
Our CFO, Rick Travis, retired last year and we
appointed Vera Burnett the Interim Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer. Ms. Burnett, has served as our
Accounting Manager since June 1997. Ms. Burnett
joined the Company in February 1997. Ms. Burnett
has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree
in Accounting from the University of Texas at
Arlington. She also holds designations as a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global
Management Accountant
(CGMA). Ms. Burnett
reports to Michael Magill who also has experience in
the financial area. As noted in the Proxy Statement,
Mr. Magill is a CPA and has held several positions as
a finance executive in banks and both public and
private companies in his past career. We will continue
to monitor this arrangement for the time being.
Acquisitions –
Business Unit Directors, has assumed the duties of
Even with a pandemic going on, we continued
Director of Operations with the current Business
our search for good companies that were available
Unit Directors, Kevin Johnston and Steve Reifel,
and that would fit our goal of expanding products,
reporting to him. We have promoted another of our
locations and synergies. That candidate for 2020
General Managers, Tony Orsello, to the Business Unit
was InfoSeal, a pressure-seal printing organization,
Director position, reporting to Wade Brewer. Mr.
headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. We purchased
Orsello ran our Northstar facility in Minneapolis and
the assets of the business, leased their building
has relocated to the Midlothian area. The purpose
and hired most of the employees at the end of
of this is to allow me to more closely supervise and
December. InfoSeal is similar to our VersaSeal
mentor these people for the future. The fact that
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WHILE I ALWAYS THANK OUR SHAREHOLDERS
FOR THEIR SUPPORT EACH YEAR, THIS YEAR
I BELIEVE OUR EMPLOYEES ALSO EARNED A
SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US
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product, but their product line is broader and more
unique. With the acquisition, the Company is the
largest producer of pressure-seal products in the
United States. We are happy to increase the breadth
of a product that has a lot of uses and continues to
grow in volume.
The pandemic has had various impacts on our
acquisition program. While many prospects
balance sheets would indicate a serious need to
consider options, the various government support
programs have bought them some extra time. We
was $26.6 million, or 29.6%, as compared to $29.9
do believe the deals we were considering will still
million, or 28.1% for the same quarter last year. Net
occur, but the time lines have been pushed forward.
earnings for the quarter were $5.1 million, or $0.20 per
We continue to see many opportunities which we
diluted share as compared to $8.6 million, or $0.33
believe will be in the best interest of Ennis and the
per diluted share for the same quarter last year.
selling company as well. We can confidently state
that many of our acquired business would not exist
The Company’s revenues for the fiscal year ended
today if Ennis had not acquired them. We believe
February 28, 2021 were $358.0 million compared to
that is a good thing for all our stakeholders.
$438.4 million for the prior fiscal year, a decrease
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR
AND FOURTH QUARTER
● Revenues were $89.9 million for the
quarter, a decrease of $16.7 million or 15.7%
for the comparative quarter and $358.0
million for the fiscal year, a decrease of
$80.4 million, or 18.3% for the comparative
fiscal year.
● Earnings per diluted share for the current
quarter were $0.20 compared to $0.33 for
the comparative quarter last year.
Earnings per diluted share were $0.93
for the fiscal year as compared to $1.47 for
the last fiscal year Quarterly results were
impacted by a pension settlement
charge related to a large amount of
lump-sum distributions paid to retirees.
The settlement charge of $1.6 million
impacted quarterly results by $0.05
per share.
● Our gross profit margin for the quarter
increased on a comparative quarter basis
from 28.1% to 29.6%. Gross profit margin
was 29.0% for the fiscal year compared to
29.4% for the prior fiscal year.
of 18.3%. Gross profit margin was $103.8 million,
or 29.0%, as compared to $128.9 million, or 29.4%
for the prior fiscal year. Net earnings for the fiscal
year were $24.1 million or $0.93 per diluted share,
compared to $38.3 million, or $1.47 per diluted
share for the prior fiscal year.
Closing Comments
The past year brought about unprecedented
challenges and decisions for business worldwide.
The environment certainly tested the strength
of a company’s ability to manage in unexpected
circumstances. I was very proud of the way our
employees responded to meet those difficulties.
Much of the early part of the year was filled with
unknowns and even fear for the health of our
employees. I believe they all stepped up to the
challenge. While I always thank our shareholders
for their support each year, this year I believe our
employees also earned a special thank you from
all of us at the corporate offices. It is all of you that
made it happen!
Financial Overview –
Keith S. Walters
Chairman, President and CEO
The Company’s revenues for the fourth quarter
ended February 28, 2021 were $89.9 million
compared to $106.7 million for the same quarter
last year, a decrease of 15.7%. Gross profit margin
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
WORKING CAPITAL
— in millions —
LONG-TERM DEBT
— in millions —
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
134.5m
111.9m
113.0m
2019
2020
2021
30.0m
0.0m
0.0m
CURRENT RATIO
— to 1.0 —
LONG-TERM DEBT TO EQUITY
RATIO
— to 1.0 —
5.25
3.95
4.22
2019
2020
2021
0.10
0.0
0.0
SELECTED CONSOLIDATION FINANCIAL
DATA FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Net Sales
Gross profit margin
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes
Net earnings from continuing operations
Earnings and dividends per share from continuing operations:
Basic
Diluted
Dividends
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
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Fiscal Year Ended
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
2021
$357,973
103,766
33,287
24,094
0.93
0.93
.900
25,995
25,995
2020
$438,412
128,924
51,251
38,292
1.47
1.47
.900
26,036
26,036
2019
$400,782
123,360
49,934
37,437
1.45
1.45
.875
25,830
25,842
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021
OR
☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 1-5807
ENNIS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
2441 Presidential Pkwy., Midlothian, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
75-0256410
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
76065
(Zip code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (972) 775-9801
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share
Trading
Symbol(s)
EBF
Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging
growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated Filer
Non-accelerated filer
Emerging growth company.
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Accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
☒
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with
any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that
prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of August 31, 2020 was approximately $461 million.
Shares of voting stock held by executive officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock have been excluded
from this calculation because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. Exclusion of such shares should not be construed to indicate that any
of such persons possesses the power, direct or indirect, to control the Registrant, or that any such person is controlled by or under common
control with the Registrant.
The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $2.50, outstanding at April 30, 2021 was 26,103,284.
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this
Report.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-K
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I:
Item 1
Business ..........................................................................................................................................
Item 1A Risk Factors ....................................................................................................................................
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments ...........................................................................................................
Properties ........................................................................................................................................
Item 2
Item 3
Legal Proceedings ..........................................................................................................................
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures .................................................................................................................
PART II:
Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities ...................................................................................................
Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .........
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk .........................................................
Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ........................................................
Item 8
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .........
Item 9A Controls and Procedures .................................................................................................................
Item 9B Other Information ...........................................................................................................................
PART III:
Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance .............................................................
Item 11 Executive Compensation ................................................................................................................
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters ...................................................................................................................
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ...............................
Item 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services .........................................................................................
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PART IV:
Item 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ..................................................................................
Signatures .......................................................................................................................................
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Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All of the statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, the statements made in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” particularly under the caption “Overview.” As a general matter, forward-
looking statements are those focused upon anticipated events or trends, expectations, and beliefs relating to matters
that are not historical in nature. The words “could,” “should,” “feel,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “preliminary,” “expect,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “intent,” “plan,” “will,” “foresee,” “project,” “forecast,” or the negative thereof or
variations thereon, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for these forward-looking statements.
In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, Ennis, Inc. notes that forward-looking statements are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to its operations and business environment, all of
which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Ennis, Inc. These known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in,
anticipated by or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of management with respect to future events. Ennis, Inc.
does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any duty to update these forward-looking statements, even though its
situation and circumstances may change in the future. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-
looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The inclusion of any statement in this report does
not constitute an admission by Ennis, Inc. or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such
statement are material.
We believe these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions. All such statements involve
risks and uncertainties, and as a result, actual results could differ materially from those projected, anticipated or
implied by these statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, including but not
limited to, general economic, business and labor conditions and the potential impact on our operations; our ability to
implement our strategic initiatives and control our operational costs; dependence on a limited number of key suppliers;
our ability to recover the rising cost of raw materials and other costs (including energy, freight, labor, and benefit
costs) in markets that are highly price competitive and volatile; uninsured losses, including those from natural
disasters, catastrophes, pandemics, theft or sabotage; the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or
future pandemics on the U.S. and local economies, our business operations, our workforce, our supply chain and our
customer base; our ability to timely or adequately respond to technological changes in the industry; the impact of the
Internet and other electronic media on the demand for forms and printed materials; the impact of foreign competition,
tariffs, trade regulations and import restrictions; customer credit risk; competitors’ pricing strategies; a decline in
business volume and profitability could result in an impairment in our reported goodwill negatively impacting our
operational results; our ability to retain key management personnel; our ability to identify, manage or integrate
acquisitions; and changes in government regulations including measures intended to minimize the impact of COVID-
19.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
PART I
Ennis, Inc. (formerly Ennis Business Forms, Inc.) (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “Registrant,”
“Ennis,” or “we,” “us,” or “our”) was organized under the laws of Texas in 1909. We and our subsidiaries print and
manufacture a broad line of business forms and other business products. We distribute business products and forms
throughout the United States primarily through independent distributors. This distributor channel encompasses
independent print distributors, commercial printers, direct mail, fulfillment companies, payroll and accounts payable
software companies, and advertising agencies, among others. We also sell products to many of our competitors to satisfy
their customers’ needs.
Business Overview
Our management believes we are the largest provider of business forms, pressure-seal forms, labels, tags,
envelopes, and presentation folders to independent distributors in the United States.
We are in the business of manufacturing, designing and selling business forms and other printed business products
primarily to distributors located in the United States. We operate 57 manufacturing plants throughout the United States
in 20 strategically located states as one reportable segment. Approximately 94% of the business products we
manufacture are custom and semi-custom products, constructed in a wide variety of sizes, colors, number of parts and
quantities on an individual job basis, depending upon the customers’ specifications.
The products we sell include snap sets, continuous forms, laser cut sheets, tags, labels, envelopes, integrated
products, jumbo rolls and pressure sensitive products in short, medium and long runs under the following labels:
Ennis®, Royal Business Forms®, Block Graphics®, Specialized Printed Forms®, 360º Custom LabelsSM,
ColorWorx®, Enfusion®, Uncompromised Check Solutions®, VersaSeal®, Ad ConceptsSM, FormSource LimitedSM,
Star Award Ribbon Company®, Witt Printing®, B&D Litho®, Genforms®, PrintGraphics®, Calibrated Forms®,
PrintXcel®, Printegra®, Falcon Business FormsSM, Forms ManufacturersSM, Mutual Graphics®, TRI-C Business
FormsSM, Major Business SystemsSM, Independent PrintingSM, Hoosier Data Forms®, Hayes Graphics®, Wright
Business GraphicsSM, Wright 360SM, Integrated Print & GraphicsSM, the Flesh CompanySM, Impressions DirectSM, and
Ace FormsSM. We also sell the Adams McClure® brand (which provides Point of Purchase advertising for large
franchise and fast food chains as well as kitting and fulfillment); the Admore®, Folder Express® and Independent
Folders® brands (which provide presentation folders and document folders); Ennis Tag & LabelSM (which provides
custom printed, high performance labels and custom and stock tags); Allen-Bailey Tag & LabelSM, Atlas Tag &
Label®, Kay Toledo Tag®, and Special Service Partners® (SSP) (which provides custom and stock tags and labels);
Trade Envelopes®, Block Graphics®, Wisco®, and National Imprint Corporation® (which provide custom and
imprinted envelopes) and Northstar® and General Financial Supply® (which provide financial and security
documents); InfosealSM and PrintXcel® (which provide custom and stock pressure seal documents). We sell
predominantly through independent distributors, as well as to many of our competitors. Northstar Computer Forms,
Inc., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, also sells direct to a small number of customers, generally large banking
organizations (where a distributor is not acceptable or available to the end-user). Adams McClure, LP, a wholly-
owned subsidiary, also sells direct to a small number of customers, where sales are generally through advertising
agencies.
The printing industry generally sells its products either predominantly to end users, a market dominated by a few
large manufacturers, such as R.R. Donnelley and Sons, Staples, Inc., Standard Register Co. (a subsidiary of Taylor
Corporation), and Cenveo, Inc., or, like the Company, through a variety of independent distributors and distributor
groups. While it is not possible, because of the lack of adequate public statistical information, to determine the
Company’s share of the total business products market, management believes the Company is the largest producer of
business forms, pressure-seal forms, labels, tags, envelopes, and presentation folders in the United States distributing
primarily through independent distributors.
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There are a number of competitors that operate in this segment, ranging in size from single employee-owned
operations to multi-plant organizations. We believe our strategic locations and buying power permit us to compete on
a favorable basis within the distributor market on competitive factors, such as service, quality, and price.
Distribution of business forms and other business products throughout the United States is primarily done through
independent distributors, including business forms distributors, resellers, direct mail, commercial printers, payroll and
accounts payable software companies, and advertising agencies.
Raw materials principally consist of a wide variety of weights, widths, colors, sizes, and qualities of paper for
business products purchased primarily from one major supplier at favorable prices based on the volume of business.
Business products usage in the printing industry is generally not seasonal. General economic conditions and
contraction of the traditional business forms industry are the predominant factors in quarterly volume fluctuations.
Recent Acquisitions
We have completed a number of acquisitions in recent years. On December 31, 2020, we acquired the assets of
Infoseal LLC (“Infoseal”) in Roanoke, Virginia. The acquisition of Infoseal, which prior to the acquisition generated
approximately $19.2 million in sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, creates additional capabilities and
expertise to our product offering including our existing VersaSeal pressure seal product line.
On July 15, 2019, we acquired all the outstanding stock of The Flesh Company (“Flesh”). Flesh, together with
its wholly owned subsidiary, Impressions Direct, Inc. (“Impressions Direct”), is a printing company with two
locations, with the St. Louis location containing Flesh’s corporate office and the direct mail operations of Impressions
Direct, and the Parsons, Kansas location containing Flesh’s main manufacturing facility and warehouse. The
acquisition of Flesh, which prior to the acquisition generated approximately $31.0 million in sales for its fiscal year
ended September 30, 2018, expands our operations with respect to business forms, checks, direct mail services,
integrated products and labels.
On March 16, 2019, we acquired the assets of Integrated Print & Graphics (“Integrated”), which is based in South
Elgin, Illinois. The acquisition of Integrated, which prior to the acquisition generated approximately $20.0 million in
sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, creates additional capabilities within our high color commercial
print product line.
On July 31, 2018, we acquired, by way of a merger, all of the outstanding equity interests of Wright Business Forms,
Inc., d/b/a Wright Business Graphics (“Wright”), a printing company headquartered in Portland, Oregon with additional
locations in Washington and California. Wright produces forms, pressure seal, packaging, direct mail, checks, statement
processing and commercial printing and sells mainly through distributors and resellers. Wright, prior to the acquisition,
generated approximately $58.0 million in sales for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and continues to operate under
its brand names.
Patents, Licenses, Franchises and Concessions
Other than the patent for our VersaSeal® product, we do not have any significant patents, licenses, franchises, or
concessions.
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Intellectual Property
We market our products under a number of trademarks and trade names. The protection of our trademarks is
important to our business. We believe that our registered and common law trademarks have significant value and
these trademarks are important to our ability to create and sustain demand for our products. We have registered
trademarks in the United States for Ennis®, EnnisOnlineSM, B&D Litho of AZ®, B&D Litho®, ACR®, Block
Graphics®, Enfusion®, 360º Custom LabelsSM, Admore®, CashManagementSupply.comSM, Securestar®,
Northstar®, MICRLink®, MICR ConnectionTM, Ennisstores.comTM, General Financial Supply®, Calibrated Forms®,
PrintXcel®, Printegra®, Trade Envelopes®, Witt Printing®, Genforms®, Royal Business Forms®, Crabar/GBFSM,
BF&SSM, Adams McClure®, Advertising ConceptsTM, ColorWorx®, Allen-Bailey Tag & LabelSM, Atlas Tag &
Label®, PrintgraphicsSM, Uncompromised Check Solutions®, VersaSeal®, VersaSeal SecureX®, Folder Express®,
Wisco®, National Imprint Corporation®, Star Award Ribbon®, Kay Toledo Tag®, Falcon Business FormsSM, Forms
ManufacturersSM, Mutual Graphics®, TRI-C Business FormsSM, SSP®, EOSTouchpoint®, Printersmall®, Check
Guard®, Envirofolder®, Independent®, Independent Checks®, Independent Folders®, Independent Large Format
Solutions®, Wright Business GraphicsSM, Wright 360SM, Integrated Print & GraphicsSM, the Flesh CompanySM,
Impressions DirectSM, Ace FormsSM, MegaformSM, Safe®, InfosealSM, and variations of these brands as well as other
trademarks. We have similar trademark registrations internationally for certain trademarks.
Customers
No single customer accounts for as much as five percent of our consolidated net sales or accounts receivable.
Backlog
At February 28, 2021, our backlog of firm orders was approximately $23.6 million, compared to approximately
$21.8 million at February 29, 2020.
Research and Development
While we seek new products to sell through our distribution channel, there have been no material amounts spent
on research and development in fiscal years 2021, 2020 or 2019.
Environment
We are subject to various federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other
things, wastewater discharges, air emissions and solid waste disposal. Our manufacturing processes do not emit
substantial foreign substances into the environment. We do not believe that our compliance with federal, state, or local
statutes or regulations relating to the protection of the environment has any material effect upon capital expenditures,
earnings or our competitive position. There can be no assurance, however, that future changes in federal, state, or local
regulations, interpretations of existing regulations or the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions will
not require substantial additional expenditures. Similarly, the extent of our liability, if any, for past failures to comply
with laws, regulations, and permits applicable to our operations cannot be determined.
Environmental Stewardship
Ennis respects the environment and makes all attempts to protect our natural resources. We believe we comply
with all laws and regulations regarding the use and preservation of our land, air, and water. This principle has been
part of our Code of Conduct since 2005. Our goal of operating in an environmentally responsible manner aligns
with our goals of operating a profitable and responsible business. Some examples of this would be our function of
recycling waste material generated in our printing processes to generate income from selling the scrap material.
We recycled 27.7 million pounds of paper, 510,000 pounds of plastic and 628,000 pounds of cardboard in 2020.
Additionally the use of soy based inks allows us to avoid more harmful cleaning solutions which are
environmentally dangerous. We use those soy based inks in approximately 80% of our products. We use
environmentally friendly cleaning agents to insure that our waste water is not contaminated and does not require
special disposal.
Many of our plants engage with local energy suppliers to ask for recommendations on lowering energy usage.
Participation in these energy audits generally results in replacing old lighting with more efficient LED lighting.
Additionally, newer digital technology, which we have implemented in several of our locations, relies on less
energy than older web-based presses due to shorter runs and ink jet technology.
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Another aspect of our business model which reduces carbon emissions is the reduction in transportation costs
for our employees, as well as our customers. Approximately 80% of our facilities are located in small towns where
the employees are less than 10 miles from the plant, and travel time is minimal. Our geographical dispersion
reduces the amount of transportation time and distance associated with delivering our products to our customers.
Likewise we use third party transportation and logistical companies to pick up and deliver our products. Partnering
with larger shipping organizations that have the scale to be more resourceful and implement more energy efficient
delivery methods enables us to ship our products in an efficient and effective manner.
Our primary supplier of paper is vital to our business as they supply raw materials that are minimally altered
during the production process. Our primary supplier is SFI, FSC and PEFC certified. The SFI Forest Management
Standard covers key values such as protection of biodiversity, species at risk and wildlife habitat; sustainable
harvest levels; protection of water quality; and prompt regeneration. FSC certification ensures that products come
from responsibly-managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. PEFC cares for
forests globally and locally. They work to protect our forests by promoting sustainable forest management through
certification. This means that all can benefit from the many products that forests provide now, while ensuring these
forests will be around for generations to come. The Company’s primary paper supplier insures that all of their
supply chain materials are sourced with similar accredited suppliers allowing for more transparency and a more
trustworthy supplier commitment to quality, safety and the protection of our natural resources.
Additionally, we use material safety sheets which outline potential hazardous materials so as to minimize the
use of more hazardous materials. Given the low and de minimus use of these potentially hazardous materials, our
plants generally fit in the lowest category of reporting standards to various state and local environmental agencies.
The Company requires facility managers to minimize the use or site storage of any hazardous chemicals. Two
thirds of our facilities are categorized as Very Small Quantity Generators and one third are considered Small
Quantity Generators under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) hazardous waste regulations. Any
hazardous waste generated is stored and properly disposed of in compliance with all E.P.A. regulations and
permits.
Two of our largest facilities have solvent recovery systems which allows recovery of press plate washing
solutions for re-use. These systems result in a substantial reduction of any hazardous waste. The Company ensures
that we are in compliance with applicable state and Federal environmental laws on hazardous materials including
Proposition 65 in California and Conflict Materials compliance.
Attention to choice of material suppliers, transportation partners, energy usage and avoidance of hazardous
wastes that might impact waste water disposal, are part of the business model that improves or avoids damage to
the environment we live and work in.
Employees
At February 28, 2021, we had 2,096 employees. 190 employees are represented by labor unions under collective
bargaining agreements, which are subject to periodic negotiations. We believe we have a good working relationship
with all of the unions that represent our employees.
Social Responsibility
Equal Employment Opportunity: Ennis promotes a cooperative and productive work environment by
supporting the cultural and ethnic diversity of its workforce and is committed to providing equal employment
opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants. Pursuant to our Code of Conduct adopted in 2005 and
reviewed at least annually, we do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status in any personnel practice, including
recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and discipline. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we comply
with all employment laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Immigration and Nationality Act,
and the the IRCA. We take allegations of harassment and unlawful discrimination seriously and address all such
concerns that are raised regarding our Code of Conduct.
Safety and Health: A safe and clean work environment is important to the well-being of all Ennis employees.
Ennis complies with applicable safety and health regulations and appropriate practices. Throughout the year
facilities are reviewed monthly to determine if the accidents/injuries that occcured could have been avoided.
Incidents are reviewed to determine measures that can be taken to prevent reoccurrence of claims at that facility
or another facility. A monthly Facility Report is sent to all facilities reminding them about safety issues and certain
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claims that have occurred in other locations. Annually facilities are required to submit an Audit of compliance
with mandated OSHA safety programs. Prior to COVID-19, facilities were visited and reports generated for
corrections needed. Facilities that have higher than normal claims are worked with directly or visited by a business
director or a representative from our workers’ compensation carrier. Protocols and trainings are in place to protect
the health and safety of all our employees. Safety audits are completed throughout the organization. The Company
strictly monitors safety issues in all of our facilities, and each facility has someone in charge of review and training
of employees on safety issues. Consistent with our culture of promoting workplace safety, our plants take pride in
detailing the amount of time since the last safety incident and strive to maintain the lack of an occurrence.
Ennis is dedicated to ensuring that any business is conducted as ethically as possible. All Ennis employees
must read, agree with, and sign a Code of Conduct and Ethics policy at least annually.
Each of our locations support local non-profit organizations, educational institutions and youth sport teams
based on their local community needs. The majority of our locations are located in suburban or rural communities
where the plant is a major employer and supporter of the local economy. Some examples include Midlothian
Educational Foundation (Ennis is a founding member), Project Graduation, Toys for Tots, Angel Trees, United
Way fundraisers, and youth sport team sponsorships. Additional support includes in-kind donations, volunteer
hours and financial support for various local organizations.
Available Information
Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments
to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 are available
free of charge under the Investors Relations page on our website, www.ennis.com, as soon as reasonably practicable
after such reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Information on our website is not included as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report. Our SEC filings
are also available through the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information included or incorporated
by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before making an investment in our common stock. The risks
described below are not the only ones we face in our business. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known
to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the following
risks occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed. In such an event, our
common stock could decline in price and you may lose all or part of your investment.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had and may continue to have adverse effects on our results of operations, financial
condition and stock price.
The public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments and businesses to take
unprecedented measures in response. Such measures have included restrictions on travel and business operations,
temporary closures of businesses, and quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. The COVID-19 pandemic has
significantly curtailed global economic activity and caused significant volatility and disruption in global financial
markets. The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by many countries in response have adversely affected,
and could in the future have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and
stock price. Our sales were significantly impacted by economic conditions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and
resulted in a decrease in sales volume and earnings.
The U.S. economy continues to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and parts of the economy
have started to re-open as vaccinations become more prevalent, but remain subject to ongoing surges and local
shutdowns, creating a very fluid economic environment. Certain economic indicators, such as the improvement in the
job market, reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the COVID-19
pandemic. Job growth was encouraging in March, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education,
and construction. We continue to monitor incoming order volumes so that we can proactively adjust our costs
accordingly.
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While some restrictions have been lifted or eased in many jurisdictions, the situation remains fluid and the
Company is continuing to monitor the situation and take appropriate actions in accordance with the recommendations
and requirements of relevant authorities. The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s
operational and financial performance is currently uncertain and will depend on many factors outside the Company’s
control, including, without limitation, the timing, extent, trajectory and duration of the pandemic and the impact of
the pandemic on the global economy and demand for the Company’s products. Additional future impacts on the
Company may include, but are not limited to, material adverse effects on: demand for the Company’s products, the
Company’s supply chain and sales and distribution channels; the Company’s ability to execute its strategic plans; and
the Company’s profitability and cost structure.
To the extent COVID-19 adversely affects our business, results of operations and financial condition, it may also
have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this section.
Our results and financial condition are affected by global and local market conditions, and competitors’ pricing
strategies, which can adversely affect our sales, margins, and net income.
Our results of operations can be affected by local, national and worldwide market conditions. The consequences
of domestic and international economic uncertainty or instability, volatility in commodity markets, and domestic or
international policy uncertainty, all of which we have seen in the past, can all impact economic activity. Unfavorable
conditions can depress the demand for our products and thus sales in a given market and may prompt competitor’s
pricing strategies that adversely affect our margins or constrain our operating flexibility. Certain macroeconomic
events, such as the past crisis in the financial markets, could have a more wide-ranging and prolonged impact on the
general business environment, which could also adversely affect us. In particular, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
has negatively impacted local, national and worldwide economies, and introduced market volatility. Whether we can
manage these risks effectively depends on several factors, including (i) our ability to manage movements in
commodity prices and the impact of government actions to manage national economic conditions such as consumer
spending, inflation rates and unemployment levels, particularly given the past volatility in the global financial markets,
(ii) the impact on our margins of labor costs given our labor-intensive business model, the trend toward higher wages
in both mature and developing markets and the potential impact of union organizing efforts on day-to-day operations
of our manufacturing facilities and (iii) other factors, which may be beyond our control.
Digital technologies will continue to erode the demand for our printed business documents.
The increasing sophistication of software, internet technologies, and digital equipment combined with our
customers’ general preference, as well as governmental influences for paperless business environments will continue
to reduce the number of traditional printed documents sold. Moreover, the documents that will continue to coexist
with software applications will likely contain less value-added print content.
Many of our custom-printed documents help companies control their internal business processes and facilitate the
flow of information. These applications will increasingly be conducted over the internet or through other electronic
payment systems. The predominant method of our customers’ communication to their customers is by printed
information. As their customers become more accepting of internet communications, our clients may increasingly opt
for what is perceived to be a less costly electronic option, which would reduce our revenue. The pace of these trends
is difficult to predict. These factors will tend to reduce the industry-wide demand for printed documents and require
us to gain market share to maintain or increase our current level of print-based revenue which could place pressure on
our operating margins.
In response to the gradual obsolescence of our standardized forms business, we continue to develop our capability
to provide custom and full-color products. If new printing capabilities and new product introductions do not continue
to offset the obsolescence of our standardized business forms products, and we are unable to increase our market
share, our sales and profits will be affected. Decreases in sales of our standardized business forms and products due
to obsolescence could also reduce our gross margins or impact the value of our recorded goodwill and intangible
assets. This reduction could in turn adversely impact our profits, unless we are able to offset the reduction through the
introduction of new high margin products and services or realize cost savings in other areas.
We obtain our raw materials from a limited number of suppliers, and any disruption in our relationships with these
suppliers, or any substantial increase in the price of raw materials or material shortages could have a material
adverse effect on us.
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We currently purchase the majority of our paper products from one major supplier at favorable costs based on the
volume of business, and traditionally we have purchased our paper products from a limited number of suppliers, all
of which must meet stringent quality and on-time delivery standards under long-term contracts. Fluctuations in the
quality of our paper, unexpected price changes or other factors that relate to our suppliers could have a material adverse
effect on our operating results. In particular, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may make it more expensive or more
difficult to source raw materials for our products, whether from our existing suppliers or new suppliers, and these
challenges could negatively impact the cost or availability of our raw materials.
Paper is a commodity that is subject to frequent increases or decreases in price, and these fluctuations are
sometimes significant. Domestic paper prices have increased and decreased in recent years due to global market
conditions. We believe there is no effective market of derivative instruments to insulate us against unexpected changes
in price of paper in a cost-effective manner, and negotiated purchase contracts provide only limited protection against
price increases. Generally, when paper prices increase, we attempt to recover the higher costs by raising the prices of
our products to our customers. In the price-competitive marketplaces in which we operate, however, we may not
always be able to pass through any or all of the higher costs. As such, any significant increase in the price of paper or
shortage in its availability, whether due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength of the U.S. dollar, changes in mill
ownership or other factors, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
The terms and conditions of our credit facility impose certain restrictions on our operations. We may not be able
to raise additional capital, if needed, for proposed expansion projects.
The terms and conditions of our current facility impose certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt,
make capital expenditures, acquisitions and asset dispositions, as well as impose other customary covenants, such as
requiring that our fixed charge coverage ratio not be less than 1.25:1.00 and our total leverage ratio not exceed
3.00:1:00. Our ability to comply with the covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, such as distressed
and volatile financial and/or consumer markets, including due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A
breach of any of the covenants could result in a default under our credit facility and in the event of such a default, the
bank could elect to declare outstanding principal amounts, interest thereon, and any other amounts payable under the
facility to be immediately due and payable. While the Company has no borrowings outstanding under the current
credit facility, it does come up for renewal in November of this year. Should events occur which provide uncertainty
in the marketplace, the Company could be constrained in the amount or terms of a renewal credit facility. While the
Company’s cash position currently provides a liquidity cushion such that it is unlikely that the failure to obtain a
replacement or extended credit facility would result in a negative impact, it could impact the Company’s ability to
acquire a larger company in an acquisition, among other things. As of February 28, 2021, we were in compliance with
all terms and conditions of our credit facility, which matures on November 11, 2021.
Challenging financial market conditions and continued decline in long-term interest rates could adversely impact
the funded status of our pension plan.
We maintain a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan (the “Pension Plan”) covering approximately 13%
of our employees. Included in our financial results are Pension Plan costs that are measured using actuarial valuations.
The actuarial assumptions used may differ from actual results. In addition, as our Pension Plan assets are invested in
marketable securities, severe fluctuations in market values could potentially negatively impact our funded status,
recorded pension liability, and future required minimum contribution levels. A decline in long-term debt interest rates
puts downward pressure on the discount rate used by plan sponsors to determine their pension liabilities. Each 10 basis
point change in the discount rate impacts our computed pension liability by approximately $800,000. Similar to
fluctuations in market values, a drop in the discount rate could potentially negatively impact our funded status,
recorded pension liability and future contribution levels. Also, continued changes in the mortality tables could
potentially impact our funded status. Additionally, as we experienced in recent months, the number of retirees taking
lump sum distributions could be sufficiently high as to cause a settlement charge, which would impact current
earnings. As of February 28, 2021, the Pension Plan was 90.5% funded on a projected benefit obligation (PBO) basis
and 97.9% on an accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) basis.
We may be unable to identify or to complete acquisitions or to successfully integrate the businesses we acquire.
We have evaluated, and may continue to evaluate, potential acquisition transactions. We attempt to address the
potential risks inherent in assessing the attractiveness of acquisition candidates, as well as other challenges such as
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retaining the employees and integrating the operations of the businesses we acquire. Integrating acquired operations
involves significant risks and uncertainties, including maintenance of uniform standards, controls, policies and
procedures; diversion of management’s attention from normal business operations during the integration process;
unplanned expenses associated with integration efforts; and unidentified issues not discovered in due diligence,
including legal contingencies. Due to these risks and others, there can be no guarantee that the businesses we acquire
will lead to the cost savings or increases in net sales that we expect or desire. Additionally, there can be no assurance
that suitable acquisition opportunities will be available in the future, which could harm our strategic business plan as
acquisitions are part of our strategy to offset normal print attrition.
We may be required to write down goodwill and other intangible assets, which could cause our financial condition
and results of operations to be negatively affected in the future.
When we acquire a business, a portion of the purchase price may be allocated to goodwill and other identifiable
intangible assets. The amount of the purchase price which is allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets is the
excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable tangible assets acquired. The annual impairment test is based on
several factors requiring judgment. An impairment may be caused by any number of factors outside our control, such
as a decline in market conditions, including due to the COVID-19 pandemic, another pandemic or some other event,
protracted recovery from poor market conditions, or other factors that may be tied to such negative economic events,
including changes to a competitor’s pricing strategies. To date, we have not been required to take an impairment
charge relating to our existing business, but continued sale-side pressures due to technology transference, competitor
pricing pressures, and economic uncertainties could result in a determination that a portion of the recorded value of
goodwill and intangible assets may be required to be written down. Although an impairment charge relating to our
existing business, but continued sale-side pressures due to technology would be a noncash expense, it would impact
our reported operating results and financial position. The Company has mitigated some of this risk by changing from
indefinite lives to definite lives accounting for all intangibles assets.
Under definite lives accounting, the value of intangible assets is gradually amortized over time, instead of being left
on the Company’s books in full and only being written down when an impairment event is deemed to have occurred.
At February 28, 2021, our consolidated goodwill and other intangible assets were approximately $88.6 million and
$52.7 million, respectively.
Our distributor customers may be acquired by other manufacturers who redirect business within their plants.
Some of our customers are being absorbed by the distribution channels of some of our manufacturing competitors.
However, we do not believe this will significantly impact our business model. We have continued to sell to some of
these customers even after they were absorbed by our competition because of the breadth of our product line and our
geographic diversity.
Our distributors face increased competition from various sources, such as office supply superstores. Increased
competition may require us to reduce prices or to offer other incentives in order to enable our distributors to attract
new customers and retain existing customers.
Low price, high value office supply chain stores offer standardized business forms, checks and related products.
Because of their size, these superstores have the buying power to offer many of these products at competitive prices.
These superstores also offer the convenience of “one-stop” shopping for a broad array of office supplies that our
distributors do not offer. In addition, superstores have the financial strength to reduce prices or increase promotional
discounts to expand market share. This could result in us reducing our prices or offering incentives in order to enable
our distributors to attract new customers and retain existing customers, which could reduce our profits.
We could experience labor disputes that could disrupt our business in the future.
As of February 28, 2021, approximately 9% of our employees are represented by labor unions under collective
bargaining agreements, which are subject to periodic negotiations. While we believe we have a good working
relationship with all of the unions, there can be no assurance that any future labor negotiations will prove successful,
which may result in a significant increase in the cost of labor, or may break down and result in the disruption of our
business or operations.
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We face intense competition to gain market share, which may lead some competitors to sell substantial amounts of
goods at prices against which we cannot profitably compete.
Our marketing strategy is to differentiate ourselves by providing quality service and quality products to our
customers. Even if this strategy is successful, the results may be offset by reductions in demand or price declines due
to competitors’ pricing strategies or other micro or macro-economic factors. We face the risk of our competition
following a strategy of selling its products at or below cost in order to cover some amount of fixed costs, especially
in stressed economic times.
Environmental regulations may impact our future operating results.
We are subject to extensive and changing federal, state and foreign laws and regulations establishing health and
environmental quality standards, concerning, among other things, wastewater discharges, air emissions and solid
waste disposal, and may be subject to liability or penalties for violations of those standards. We are also subject to
laws and regulations governing remediation of contamination at facilities currently or formerly owned or operated by
us or to which we have sent hazardous substances or wastes for treatment, recycling or disposal. We may be subject
to future liabilities or obligations as a result of new or more stringent interpretations of existing laws and regulations.
In addition, we may have liabilities or obligations in the future if we discover any environmental contamination or
liability at any of our facilities, or at facilities we may acquire.
We are subject to taxation related risks.
Tax laws are dynamic and subject to change as new laws are passed and new interpretations of the law are applied.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 resulted in changes in our federal corporate tax rate, our
deferred income taxes and limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation and the
transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a modified territorial tax system There may
be changes in tax legislation, including a repeal or modification of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, changes in tax
rates and tax base such as limiting, phasing-out or eliminating deductions, revising tax law interpretations in
jurisdictions, and changes in other tax laws. There are currently proposals in Congress to increase the tax rates on
corporations. All of these factors and uncertainties may adversely affect our results of operations, financial position
and cash flows.
We are exposed to the risk of non-payment by our customers on a significant amount of our sales.
Our extension of credit involves considerable judgment and is based on an evaluation of each customer’s financial
condition and payment history. We monitor our credit risk exposure by periodically obtaining credit reports and
updated financials on our customers. We generally see a heightened amount of bankruptcies by our customers during
economic downturns. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on our customers, could have a negative
impact on our collection efforts. While we maintain an allowance for doubtful receivables for potential credit losses
based upon our historical trends and other available information, in times of economic turmoil, there is heightened
risk that our historical indicators may prove to be inaccurate. The inability to collect on sales to significant customers
or a group of customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our business incurs significant freight and transportation costs.
We incur transportation expenses to ship our products to our customers. Significant increases in the costs of freight
and transportation could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, as there can be no assurance that
we could pass on these increased costs to our customers. Government regulations can and have impacted the
availability of drivers, which will be a significant challenge to the transportation industry. Costs to employ drivers
have increased and transportation shortages have become more prevalent. Additionally, the challenge of employing
new drivers for the increasingly larger web-based economy could create shortages in trucks and drivers which could
impact our sales.
A natural disaster, catastrophe, pandemic or other unexpected events could adversely affect our operations.
The occurrence of one or more unexpected events, including war, acts of terrorism or violence, civil unrest,
epidemics or pandemics, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other forms of severe weather in the
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United States could adversely affect our operations and financial performance. Although we maintain third party
insurance against various liability risks and risks of property loss for items we believe are economically reasonable to
insure, we could incur uninsured losses and liabilities arising from such events which would adversely affect our
results of operations and financial condition.
If our internal controls are found to be ineffective, our financial results or our stock price could be adversely
affected.
We believe that we currently have adequate internal control procedures in place. However, increased risk of
internal control breakdowns generally exists in a business environment that is decentralized. In addition, if our internal
control over financial reporting is found to be ineffective, investors may lose confidence in the reliability of our
financial statements, which may adversely affect our stock price.
We depend on the reliability of our IT and network infrastructure as well as those of third parties. If these systems
fail, our operations may be adversely affected.
We depend on information technology and data processing systems to operate our business, and a significant
malfunction or disruption in the operation of our systems may disrupt our business and adversely affect our ability to
operate and compete in the markets we serve. This could take various forms, including through the injection of
Ransomware on our IT infrastructure rendering it inoperable without the payment of some form of cyber currency.
These systems include systems that we own and operate, as well as systems of our vendors or other third parties. Such
systems are susceptible to Ransomware attacks, malfunctions, interruptions and phishing scams, for example. We
also periodically upgrade and install new systems, which if installed or programmed incorrectly, may cause significant
disruptions. These disruptions could interrupt our operations and adversely affect our results of operations, financial
condition and cash flows.
Increasing global cybersecurity attacks and regulatory focus on privacy and security issues could impact our
business, expose us to increased liability, subject us to lawsuits, investigations and other liabilities and restrictions
on our operations that could significantly and adversely affect our business.
Along with our own data and information in the normal course of our business, we and our customers and partners
collect and retain significant volumes of certain types of data, some of which are subject to specific laws and
regulations. Complying with varying jurisdictional requirements is becoming increasingly complex and could increase
the costs and difficulty of compliance, and violations of applicable data protection laws. Many of our clients provide
us with information they consider confidential or sensitive, and many of our client’s industries have established
standards for safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information relating to their businesses and
customers. Data stored in our systems or available through web portals is susceptible to cybercrime or intentional
disruption, which have increased globally across all industries in terms of sophistication and frequency. Disclosure
of data maintained on our network, a security breach of our systems or other similar events may damage our reputation,
subject us to regulatory enforcement action, third party litigation and cause significant reputational or financial harm
for our clients and partners. Any of these outcomes may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition
and cash flows.
Increases in the cost of employee benefits could impact our financial results and cash flow.
Our expenses relating to employee health benefits are significant. Unfavorable changes in the cost of such benefits
could impact our financial results and cash flow. Healthcare costs have risen significantly in recent years, and recent
legislative and private sector initiatives regarding healthcare reform could result in significant changes to the U.S.
healthcare system. Additionally, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may result in temporary or permanent healthcare
reform measures, would could result in significant cost increases and other negative impacts to our business. While
the Company has various cost control measures in place and employs an outside oversight review on larger claims,
employee health benefits have been and are expected to continue to be a significant cost to the us and may increase
due to factors outside the Company’s control.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
There are no unresolved SEC staff comments.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Our corporate headquarters are located in Midlothian, Texas, and we operate manufacturing facilities throughout
the United States. See the table below for additional information regarding our locations.
All of our properties are used for the production, warehousing and shipping of business products, including the
following: business forms, flexographic printing, advertising specialties and Post-it® Notes (Wolfe City, Texas);
presentation products (Macomb, Michigan; De Pere, Wisconsin and Columbus, Kansas); printed and electronic
promotional media (Denver, Colorado); envelopes (Portland, Oregon; Columbus, Kansas; Tullahoma, Tennessee and
Claysburg, Pennsylvania); financial forms (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Nevada, Iowa and Bridgewater,
Virginia); and pressure seal products (Visalia, California; Chino, California; Roanoke, Virginia and Clarksville,
Tennessee).
Our plants are operated at production levels required to meet our forecasted customer demands. Production levels
fluctuate with market demands and depend upon the product mix at any given point in time. Equipment is added as
existing machinery becomes obsolete or not repairable, and as new equipment becomes necessary to meet market
demands; however, at any given time, these additions and replacements are not considered to be material additions to
property, plant and equipment, although such additions or replacements may increase a plant’s efficiency or capacity.
All of our facilities are believed to be in good condition. We do not anticipate that substantial expansion,
refurbishing, or re-equipping of our facilities will be required in the near future.
All of our rented property is held under leases with original terms of one or more years, expiring at various times
through December 2026. Presently, we believe we will be able to maintain or renew leases as they expire without
significant difficulty.
Location
Ennis, Texas
Chatham, Virginia
Paso Robles, California
DeWitt, Iowa
Ft. Scott, Kansas
Portland, Oregon
Wolfe City, Texas
Coshocton, Ohio
Macomb, Michigan
Denver, Colorado
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Nevada, Iowa
Bridgewater, Virginia
Columbus, Kansas
El Dorado Springs, Missouri
Princeton, Illinois
Arlington, Texas
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Caledonia, New York
Sun City, California
Chino, California
Neenah, Wisconsin
Claysburg, Pennsylvania
Fairport, New York
Indianapolis, Indiana
Smyrna, Georgia
Clarksville, Tennessee
Fairhope, Alabama
General Use
Three Manufacturing Facilities *
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Warehouse
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities and Warehouse
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing and one vacant
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities & One Warehouse
Manufacturing
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Two Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
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Approximate Square Footage
Owned
Leased
325,118
127,956
94,120
95,000
86,660
—
119,259
24,750
56,350
60,000
94,800
—
232,000
—
174,089
70,894
—
69,935
142,061
191,730
52,617
—
72,354
—
—
—
—
51,900
65,000
—
—
—
—
—
261,765
—
—
—
45,800
—
4,800
—
27,000
—
—
44,190
—
—
—
—
63,016
97,161
69,000
40,800
38,000
65,000
—
—
Location
Toledo, Ohio
Visalia, California
Corsicana, Texas
Girard, Kansas
Powell, Tennessee
Houston, Texas
DePere, Wisconsin
Mosinee, Wisconsin
Kent, Washington
South Elgin, Illinois
Parsons, Kansas
Fenton, Missouri
Roanoke, Virginia
Corporate Offices
Ennis, Texas
Midlothian, Texas
General Use
Three Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing
Held for Sale
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing & One Warehouse
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing & One Warehouse
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Administrative Offices
Executive and Administrative Offices
Totals
*
22,000 square feet of Ennis, Texas location leased
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Approximate Square Footage
Owned
Leased
120,947
—
39,685
69,474
43,968
—
—
—
—
—
122,740
—
—
2,603,407
9,300
28,000
37,300
2,640,707
—
56,000
—
—
—
29,668
142,347
5,400
48,789
70,500
40,000
26,847
110,000
1,286,083
—
—
—
1,286,083
From time to time we are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business. We
do not believe the disposition of any current matter will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol “EBF”. The
following table sets forth the high and low sales prices, the common stock trading volume as reported by the NYSE
and dividends per share paid by the Company for the periods indicated:
Common Stock Dividends
Trading Volume per share of
Common Stock Price Range (number of shares Common
High
in thousands)
Stock
Low
Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2021
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2020
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
21.11 $
19.56
18.46
20.50
21.99 $
21.10
21.49
22.20
13.99
16.00
15.19
16.35
18.30
18.48
18.66
19.83
3,772 $
2,915 $
2,526 $
2,954 $
1,989 $
2,220 $
2,135 $
2,655 $
0.225
0.225
0.225
0.225
0.225
0.225
0.225
0.225
$
$
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On April 30, 2021, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE was $20.73, and there were
approximately 706 shareholders of record. Cash dividends may be paid, or repurchases of our common stock may be
made, from time to time as our Board of Directors (“Board”) deems appropriate, after considering our growth rate,
operating results, financial condition, cash requirements, restrictive lending covenants, and such other factors as the
Board may deem appropriate.
A dividend of $0.225 per share of our common stock was paid in each quarter of fiscal year 2020. A dividend of
$0.20 per share of our common stock was paid in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, and a dividend of $0.225 per
share of our common stock was paid in each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Our Board has authorized the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock through a stock repurchase
program, which authorized amount is currently up to $40.0 million in the aggregate. Under the repurchase program,
purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately-negotiated transactions, depending
on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors. Repurchases may be commenced or suspended
at any time or from time to time without prior notice, provided that any purchases must be made in accordance with
applicable insider trading rules and securities laws and regulations. Since the program’s inception in October 2008,
we have repurchased 1,894,350 common shares under the program at an average price of $15.91 per share. During
our fiscal year 2021, we repurchased 77,996 shares of common stock at an average price of $15.84 per share. As of
February 28, 2021, $9.9 million remained available to repurchase shares of common stock under the program. No
additional shares of common stock were repurchased under the program in the three months ended February 28, 2021.
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Stock Performance Graph
The graph below matches our cumulative 5-year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative
total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment
in our common stock and in each of the indexes (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from February 29, 2016 to
February 28, 2021.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Ennis, Inc.
S&P 500
Russell 2000
$ 100.00 $ 93.36 $ 116.57 $ 132.37 $ 131.16 $ 135.90
217.61
100.00
227.99
100.00
146.35
150.42
124.98
136.11
165.75
150.99
153.20
158.81
The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides material historical and prospective disclosures intended to
enable investors and other users to assess our financial condition and results of operations. Statements that are not
historical are forward-looking and involve risk and uncertainties, including those discussed under the caption “Risk
Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in this Report. You should read this discussion
and analysis in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in
this Report. The words “anticipate,” “preliminary,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend” and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. We believe these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions.
All such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and as a result, actual results could differ materially from those
projected, anticipated, or implied by these statements.
In view of such uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements since
such statements may prove to be inaccurate and speak only as of the date when made. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis covers the continuing operations of the Company, which are
comprised of the production and sale of business forms and other business products. This Management’s Discussion
and Analysis includes the following sections:
• Overview – An overall discussion regarding our Company, the business challenges and opportunities we
believe are key to our success, and our plans for facing these challenges relating to our continuing operations.
• Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates – A discussion of the accounting policies that require our most
critical judgments and estimates relating to our continuing operations. This discussion provides insight into
the level of subjectivity, quality, and variability involved in these judgments and estimates. This section also
provides a summary of recently adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements that have or may
materially affect our business.
• Results of Operations – An analysis of our consolidated results of operations and segment results for the three
years presented in our consolidated financial statements. This analysis discusses material trends within our
continuing business and provides important information necessary for an understanding of our continuing
operating results.
• Liquidity and Capital Resources - An analysis of our cash flows and a discussion of our financial condition
and contractual obligations. This section provides information necessary to evaluate our ability to generate
cash and to meet existing and known future cash requirements over both the short and long term.
References to 2021, 2020 and 2019 refer to the fiscal years ended February 28, 2021, February 29, 2020 and
February 28, 2019, respectively.
Overview
The Company – Our management believes we are the largest provider of business forms, pressure-seal forms,
labels, tags, envelopes, and presentation folders to independent distributors in the United States.
Our Business Challenges – Our industry is currently experiencing consolidation of traditional supply channels,
product obsolescence, paper supplier capacity adjustments, and increased pricing and potential supply allocations due
to demand/supply curve imbalance. Technology advances have made electronic distribution of documents, internet
hosting, digital printing and print-on-demand valid, cost-effective alternatives to traditional custom-printed documents
and customer communications. Improved equipment has become more accessible to our competitors due to the
continued low interest rate environment. We face highly competitive conditions throughout our supply chain in an
already over-supplied, price-competitive print industry. In addition to the risk factors discussed under the caption
“Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report, some of the key challenges of our business include the following:
COVID-19 Pandemic – The global spread of the novel strain of COVID-19 has significantly impacted health
and economic conditions throughout the United States and the world, including the markets in which we operate. In
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response to COVID-19, federal, state and local authorities have recommended social distancing and have imposed
various restrictions, including quarantine and isolation measures, mandatory closures of businesses deemed “non-
essential” in certain jurisdictions. As of the date of this report, our plants continue to be deemed “essential,” largely
due to our business’s support of many important sectors of the economy, including healthcare, government, food and
beverage and banking. The U.S. economy continues to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and
parts of the economy have started to re-open as vaccinations become more prevalent, but remain subject to ongoing
surges and local shutdowns, creating a very fluid economic environment. Current governmental statistics have
indicated an increase in economic activity that had previously been curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
efforts to contain it. These statistics provide evidence that various sectors continue to improve, while others have not,
which we believe was reflected in our sequential sales increase and improvements in our gross profit margin and
operational margin during the third quarter. Even so, we expect the pandemic to continue to have a negative impact
on our financial condition and operational results, on a comparative basis, until at least the end of this fiscal year based
on the information currently available. While the impacts of the pandemic have been significant, our results of
operations were within our forecasted parameters for the period ended February 28, 2021.
The following is a summary of our recent and anticipated actions in response to COVID-19 and its impact on
our business.
Cash/Liquidity:
We believe our strong liquidity position will help us mitigate the ongoing adverse impacts of COVID-19.
On February 28, 2021 we had $75.2 million in cash, in addition to $99.4 million available under our credit
facility, if needed. During the period, our cash position increased by $6.9 million and our working capital
position increased by $1.1 million from February 29, 2020. In addition, our liquidity and debt ratios have
all improved since the start of the pandemic, with our current ratio (calculated by dividing our current assets
by our current liabilities) increasing from 3.95 to 4.22, our quick ratio (calculated by dividing our current
assets less inventories by our current liabilities) increasing from 3.03 to 3.29, and our net debt to equity
ratio (after application of cash) decreasing from .01 to -.04.
Receivable and Inventory Management:
We continue to closely monitor and manage our outstanding trade receivables and inventories. During the
period, our days’ sales in our receivables increased slightly to 39 days from 36 days (February 29, 2020),
and our days’ sales of inventory increased slightly to 34 days from February 29, 2020 (29 days). The
Company continues to monitor incoming orders and is adjusting its raw material purchases accordingly.
Supply Chain:
To date, COVID-19 has not materially impacted, nor do we currently expect it to materially impact, the
supply chain for the products we sell. Most of our products are sourced domestically from suppliers deemed
“essential” by the government, and therefore currently remain in operation, and we have been able to switch
from impacted suppliers to non-impacted suppliers in several instances since the outbreak. However, if one
or more of our major suppliers are negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, through plant closures,
deteriorating financial condition, or otherwise, it could adversely affect our operational results and financial
condition.
Cost Savings:
COVID-19 has severely impacted global economic activity, including the printing industry in the United
States. To date, our traditional tag and folder operations have been impacted more severely than our
specialty products operations, including those that service the medical, banking and other related industries.
We will continue to monitor incoming order volume so that we can proactively adjust our costs accordingly.
While economic activity remains depressed due to the pandemic, we will continue to monitor projected
sales and our cost structure. We believe the modifications to our cost structure in response to the sales
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will not impact our ability to service increased customer demand when
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economic conditions improve. During the fourth quarter, our gross profit margin improved to 29.6% from
the prior year’s fourth quarter of 28.1% and our operating margin improved to 10.6% from the prior year’s
fourth quarter of 10.3%.
Capital Expenditures:
We continue to make capital expenditures for operational maintenance purposes, as may be required.
Additionally, we will carefully review and make new capital expenditures for equipment to the extent such
expenditures make economic sense by improving our operations and not jeopardizing our strong liquidity
position.
There continue to be many uncertainties regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the scope
of scientific and health issues. The recent approval and distribution of three vaccines in the U.S. have improved the
likelihood that the pandemic conditions can be improved or resolved in a more timely fashion, but the logistics of
immunizing the U.S. population appear to be challenging. It is likely that the anticipated duration of the pandemic
may not be as long as previously feared with the arrival of viable vaccines, but that benefit might be delayed due to
the extent of local, regional and economic, social, and political disruption.
The ultimate impact of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, including due to factors discussed under the caption
“Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Transformation of our portfolio of products – While traditional business documents are essential in order to
conduct business, many are being replaced through the use of cheaper paper grades or imported paper, or devalued
with advances in digital technologies, causing steady declines in demand for a portion of our current product line. In
addition, the impact of COVID-19 on the speed of this transformation is unknown, but it is expected to accelerate the
decline for some of our products. Transforming our product offerings in order to continue to provide innovative,
valuable solutions through lower labor and fixed charges to our customers on a proactive basis will require us to make
investments in new and existing technology and to develop key strategic business relationships, such as print-on-
demand services and product offerings that assist customers in their transition to digital business environments. In
addition, we will continue to look for new market opportunities and niches through acquisitions, such as the addition
of our envelope offerings, tag offerings, folder offerings, healthcare wristbands, specialty packaging, direct mail,
pressure seal products, secure document solutions, innovative in-mold label offerings and long-run integrated products
with high color web printing, which provide us with an opportunity for growth and differentiate us from our
competition. The ability to make investments in new and existing technology and/or to acquire new market
opportunities through acquisitions is dependent on the Company’s liquidity and operational results. While currently
the pandemic has not materially impacted our liquidity and it is not currently expected to, a protracted delay in the
economy recovering could have a negative impact on our continued ability to make the aforementioned investments
or to consummate acquisitions.
Production capacity and price competition within our industry – Changes in the value of the U.S. dollar can
have a significant impact on the pricing and supply of paper. The weakening of the U.S. dollar will usually result in
the dissipation of any pricing advantage that foreign imports have over domestic suppliers, which typically results in
lower levels of imported papers and an increase in domestic exports. With increased pricing power, domestic paper
producers can better control the supply of paper by eliminating capacity or changing the products produced on their
large paper machines. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar usually has the opposite effect: more cheap imported paper;
less domestic exports; and lower pricing power in the hands of domestic paper producers. Domestic paper suppliers
typically seek to balance supply and demand, including by (if possible) taking capacity out of the market, whether by
taking production off-line or switching production to alternative paper products. Generally, if mills are running at high
capacity, suppliers are able to raise prices. For the latter part of fiscal year 2020, with the strengthening of the U.S.
dollar, imports began to flow back into the domestic marketplace. This development, along with continued slowing
of domestic demand, resulted in renewed marketing of certain paper grades that previously had been placed on
allocation. Consequently, spot pricing became very competitive earlier this year. The uncoated paper market tightened
this quarter as overall capacity reductions improved operating rates, and inventories declined, allowing domestic mills
to begin price increases. U.S. mills have moved back to higher operating levels and pulp pricing has increased which
will justify such increases. Coated paper has shown some improvement due to several major closures, causing
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operating rates to climb. As such, pricing during the second half of fiscal 2021 and into the beginning of fiscal 2022
is currently expected to increase.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the demand for both coated and uncoated papers faster than previously
expected in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and paper companies idled some of their mills or converted to linerboard
products to adjust supply and reduce inventory levels. As the economy has improved, demand has increased in the
third quarter for coated and uncoated freesheet papers which has reduced the excess inventory in the market. It is
unclear whether this is a temporary situation or if conditions could stretch for a more extended amount of time.
Regardless of these factors, many of which are cyclical, we continue to believe paper pricing will remain in a range
which will not unfavorably impact our margins. Additionally, the possibility of paper shortages in the market is not a
major concern due to our primary material supplier’s commitment to the Company. Consistent with our historical
practice, we intend to continue to focus on effectively managing and controlling our product costs through the use of
forecasting, production and costing models, as well as working closely with our domestic suppliers to reduce our
procurement costs, in order to minimize effects on our operational results. In addition, we will continue to look for
ways to reduce and leverage our fixed costs.
Continued consolidation of our customers – Our customers are distributors, many of which are consolidating
or are being acquired by competitors. We continue to maintain a majority of the business we have had with our
customers historically, but it is possible that these consolidations and acquisitions, which we expect to continue in the
future, ultimately will impact our margins and sales.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the disclosures and reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We evaluate our estimates and judgments
on an ongoing basis, including those related to allowance for doubtful receivables, inventory valuations, property,
plant and equipment, intangible assets, pension plan obligations, accrued liabilities and income taxes. We base our
estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under
the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following accounting policies are the most critical due to their effect on our more significant estimates
and judgments used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
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Pension Plan – We maintain the Pension Plan for employees. Included in our financial results are Pension Plan
costs that are measured using actuarial valuations and requires the use of a number of assumptions. Changes in these
assumptions can result in different expense and liability amounts and future actual experience may differ significantly
from current expectations.
As our Pension Plan assets are invested in marketable securities, fluctuations in market values could potentially
impact our funding status and associated liability recorded. The expected rate of return on assets was reduced from
7.00% to 6.50%. The 50 basis point reduction increased the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022 pension expense by
approximately $0.3 million
Similar to fluctuations in market values, a drop in the discount rate could potentially negatively impact our funded
status, recorded pension liability and future contribution levels. During fiscal year 2021 the discount rate used to
determine the net pension obligations for purposes of our Consolidated Financial Statements remained at 2.65%, the
same rate used in fiscal year 2020. A drop in the discount rate could potentially negatively impact our funded status,
recorded pension liability and future contribution levels. Each 10 basis point change in the discount rate impacts our
computed pension liability by about $0.8 million.
Also, continued changes in the mortality tables could potentially impact our funded status. While no change was
made to the base mortality table, Pre-2012, we adopted the new MP-2020 mortality improvement scale. The updated
mortality improvement scale reflects slightly lower projected mortality improvement in the future compared to the
previous assumption resulting in a reduction in the February 28, 2021 pension liability of $0.35 million. Also,
continued changes in the mortality tables could potentially impact our funded status.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets – Amounts allocated to intangibles and goodwill are determined based
on valuation analysis for our acquisitions. Amortizable intangibles are amortized over their expected useful lives. We
evaluate these amounts periodically (at least once a year) to determine whether a triggering event has occurred during
the year that would indicate potential impairment.
We assess goodwill for impairment annually as of December 1, or more frequently if impairment indicators are
present. The Company uses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (likelihood of more than
50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, including goodwill. Some of the qualitative
factors considered in applying this test include consideration of macroeconomic conditions, industry and market
conditions, cost factors affecting the business, overall financial performance of the business, and performance of the
share price of the Company. If qualitative factors are not deemed sufficient to conclude that it is more likely than not
that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, then a one-step approach is applied in making an
evaluation. The evaluation utilizes multiple valuation methodologies, including a market approach (market price
multiples of comparable companies) and an income approach (discounted cash flow analysis). The computations
require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, including, among other things, selection of
comparable publicly traded companies, the discount rate applied to future earnings reflecting a weighted average cost
of capital, and earnings growth assumptions. A discounted cash flow analysis requires management to make various
assumptions about future sales, operating margins, capital expenditures, working capital and growth rates. If the
evaluation results in the fair value of the reporting unit being lower than the carrying value, an impairment charge is
recorded. A goodwill impairment charge was not required for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2021 or February
29, 2020.
Revenue Recognition – We recognize revenues from product sales upon shipment to the customer if the terms of
the sale are freight on board (“FOB”) shipping point (and therefore title and all risks of ownership, including risk of
loss, passes to the customer upon shipping) or, to a lesser extent, upon delivery to the customer if the terms of the sale
are FOB destination (and therefore title and all risks of ownership, including risk of loss, passes to the customer upon
delivery). Net sales consist of gross sales invoiced to customers, less certain related charges, including discounts,
returns and other allowances. Returns, discounts and other allowances have historically been insignificant. In some
cases and upon customer request, we print and store custom print product for customer specified future delivery,
generally within twelve months. In this case, risk of loss from obsolescence passes to the customer, the customer is
invoiced under normal credit terms and revenue is recognized when manufacturing is complete. Approximately $12.5
million, $11.0 million, and $10.3 million of revenue were recognized under these agreements during fiscal years ended
2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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We maintain an allowance for doubtful receivables to reflect estimated losses resulting from the inability of
customers to make required payments. On an on-going basis, we evaluate the collectability of accounts receivable
based upon historical collection trends, current economic factors, and the assessment of the collectability of specific
accounts. We evaluate the collectability of specific accounts using a combination of factors, including the age of the
outstanding balances, evaluation of customers’ current and past financial condition and credit scores, recent payment
history, current economic environment, discussions with our sales managers, and discussions with the customers
directly.
Inventories – Our inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We regularly review inventory
values on hand, using specific aging categories, and write down inventory deemed obsolete and/or slow-moving based
on historical usage and estimated future usage to its estimated net realizable value. As actual future demand or market
conditions may vary from those projected by management, adjustments to inventory valuations may be required.
Income Taxes – As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to
estimate our income taxes in each jurisdiction in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current
tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from different treatment of items for tax and
financial reporting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in our
consolidated balance sheets. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered based
on our history of earnings expectations for future taxable income including taxable income in prior carry-back years,
as well as future taxable income. To the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation
allowance. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance, we must include an expense within the tax provision in
the consolidated statements of operations. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, our provision
for income taxes could be materially impacted.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic presents various global risks. The full impact of the COVID-19
pandemic continues to evolve as of the date of this report, particularly given the large increases of cases in India and
South America. Management is actively monitoring the situation as pertains to the Company’s financial condition,
liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry and workforce. Given the ongoing evolution of the pandemic and the global
responses to control its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the ultimate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
on its results of operation, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2022.
Accrued Medical and Workers Compensation Liabilities – In addition to the assessments described above, we
also have to make assessments as to the adequacy of our accrued liabilities, more specifically our liabilities recorded
in connection with our workers compensation and health insurance, as these plans are self-funded. To help us in this
evaluation process, we routinely get outside third-party assessments of our potential liabilities under each plan.
Results of Operations
The following discussion provides information which we believe is relevant to understanding our results of
operations and financial condition. The discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise
indicated, this financial overview is for the continuing operations of the Company, which are comprised of the
production and sales of business forms and other business products The operating results of the Company for fiscal
year 2021 and the comparative fiscal years 2020 and 2019 are included in the tables below.
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Consolidated Summary
Consolidated Statements of
Operations - Data (in thousands,
except per share amounts)
Net sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit margin
Selling, general and administrative
Gain from disposal of assets
Income from operations
Other income (expense), net
Earnings before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net earnings
2021
Fiscal years ended
2020
2019
309,488
128,924
78,173
$ 357,973 100.0 % $ 438,412 100.0 % $ 400,782 100.0 %
254,207
103,766
68,270
(405 )
35,901
(2,614 )
33,287
9,193
$ 24,094
70.6
29.4
17.8
(87 ) —
11.6
0.1
11.7
49,934
12,497
3.0
8.7 % $ 37,437
71.0
29.0
19.1
(0.1 )
10.0
50,838
(0.7 )
413
9.3
51,251
12,959
2.6
6.7 % $ 38,292
69.2
30.8
18.3
(0.1 )
12.4
(153 ) —
12.4
3.1
9.3 %
277,422
123,360
73,490
(217 )
50,087
Net Sales. Our net sales decreased from $438.4 million for fiscal year 2020 to $358.0 million for fiscal year
2021, a decrease of 18.3%. Our sales for the period were significantly impacted by economic conditions driven by
the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in a decrease in sales volume. The acquisition of Infoseal, which was completed
in December 2020, is an integral part of our strategy to offset normal industry revenue declines due to print attrition
and other changes. Our acquisitions during fiscal years 2020 and 2021 positively impacted our net sales by
approximately $12.5 million during fiscal year 2021.
Our net sales increased from $400.8 million for fiscal year 2019 to $438.4 million for fiscal year 2020, an
increase of 9.4%. The increase in supply of cheaper foreign paper imports, due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar,
unseasonal weather conditions in parts of the country and domestic pricing levels, continued to provide the elements
for a challenging marketplace. Each of these factors negatively impacted sales. In particular, our competition was
able to be more price-competitive due to the availability of cheaper materials, and some of our sales were negatively
impacted by weather conditions. The acquisitions of Integrated, which was completed in March 2019, and Flesh,
which was completed in July 2019, were integral parts of our strategy to offset normal industry revenue declines due
to print attrition and other changes. Our acquisitions during fiscal years 2020 and 2019 positively impacted our net
sales by approximately $55.3 million during fiscal year 2020.
Cost of Goods Sold. Our manufacturing costs decreased from $309.5 million for fiscal year 2020 to $254.2
million for fiscal year 2021, or 17.9%. Our gross profit margin (“margin”) decreased slightly from 29.4% for fiscal
year 2020 to 29.0% for fiscal year 2021. While our plants have been deemed “essential” and as such have generally
remained open, our sales for the fiscal year 2021 were significantly impacted by reduced economic activity due to
COVID-19. As such, our reduced production levels adversely impacted our factory utilization and efficiency during
the first and second quarters of this fiscal year. Our modification to our cost structure in response to the sales impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic and the integration of our acquisitions last fiscal year resulted in improvements in our
margin as a percentage of sales during the fourth quarter.
Our manufacturing costs increased from $277.4 million for fiscal year 2019 to $309.5 million for fiscal year 2020,
or 11.6%. Our margin decreased from 30.8% for fiscal year 2019 to 29.4% for fiscal year 2020. Our margin during
the period continued to be impacted for the most part by the dilutive impact of the acquisitions completed in the last
year and to a lesser extent to the numerous raw material price increases taken last fiscal year, some of which could not
be completely passed through to the customer. During the previous fiscal year, tight supply conditions allowed for
multiple price increases on raw materials which could be passed through to the customer due to apportionment of
paper, as well as other items in the manufacturing process. Historically price increases have been less frequent, which
allowed manufacturers the ability to pass the required pricing adjustments through to the marketplace in a timely
manner. However, the size and number of increases impacted manufacturers’ abilities to timely pass these price
adjustments to the end-users. Due to pricing levels and the strengthening U.S. dollar, imports had increased and
created an excess supply condition domestically. This historically has led to some normalization/stability in the
marketplace which started to be seen as material prices became softer. Our acquisitions completed during the previous
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year had a dilutive impact on our margins as we transitioned them into our enterprise resource planning system.
Without the impact of the acquisitions completed over the previous 18 months, the margins from our other plants
continued to be above 30.8% during the period, comparable to historical levels.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses. Our selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses
decreased approximately 12.7%, from $78.2 million for fiscal year 2020 to $68.3 million for fiscal year 2021. As a
percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased from 17.8% in fiscal year 2020 to 19.1% for fiscal year 2021. We
continue to seek ways to more fully leverage our SG&A expenses, and to reduce SG&A expenses following
acquisitions through the implementation of our systems and processes, which allows us to integrate many of our
acquired companies’ back-office processes.
Our SG&A expenses increased approximately 6.4%, from $73.5 million for fiscal year 2019 to $78.2 million
for fiscal year 2020. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses declined from 18.3% in fiscal year 2019 to 17.8% for
fiscal year 2020. Our acquisitions negatively impacted our SG&A expenses by approximately $6.6 million during
fiscal year 2020.
(Gain) loss from disposal of assets. The $0.4 million gain from disposal of assets for fiscal year 2021 is primarily
attributed to the $.5 million gain on the sale of land and manufacturing facilities offset by approximately a $0.1 million
loss in the sale of manufacturing equipment. The $0.1 million gain from disposal of assets for fiscal year 2020 is
primarily attributed to the sale of a manufacturing facility and manufacturing equipment. The $0.2 million gain from
disposal of assets for fiscal year 2019 is primarily related to the sale of an unused manufacturing facility and
manufacturing equipment.
Income from operations. Primarily due to factors described above, our income from continuing operations for
fiscal year 2021 was $35.9 million, or 10.0% of net sales, compared to $50.8 million, or 11.6% of net sales, for fiscal
year 2020. Our acquisitions contributed approximately $2.0 million to our operational income during fiscal year 2021.
Our income from continuing operations for fiscal year 2020 was $50.8 million, or 11.6% of net sales, compared
to $50.1 million, or 12.5% of net sales, for fiscal year 2019. Our acquisitions contributed approximately $6.2 million
to our operational income during fiscal year 2020.
Other income (expense). Other expense was $2.6 million for fiscal year 2021 compared to income of $0.4 million
for fiscal year 2020. The increase in expense was primarily the result of an increase in our pension expense of $2.7
million, of which $1.6 million was a settlement charge as a result of the lump sums paid out from our Pension Plan in
fiscal year 2021 that were greater than the service cost and interest cost for the fiscal year. Other income was $0.4
million for fiscal year 2020 compared to $0.2 million expense for fiscal year 2019. The decrease in expense related
primarily to approximately $0.5 million less in interest expense due to the payoff of the Credit Facility at the end of
the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Provision for income taxes. Our effective tax rates for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 were 27.6%, 25.3%, and
25.0%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for fiscal year 2021 was primarily impacted by permanent
nondeductible expenses and settlement of certain state and local tax matters. The slightly higher effective tax rate for
fiscal year 2020 was primarily due to the establishment of a reserve against our foreign tax credits.
Net earnings. Our net earnings was significantly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in pension
expense from fiscal year 2020 to 2021 included in other expense impacted our results by $0.07 per diluted share. Net
earnings were $24.1 million, or $0.93 per diluted share for fiscal year 2021. Net earnings for fiscal year 2020 was
$38.3 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, and $37.4 million, or $1.45 per diluted share for fiscal year 2019.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
(Dollars in thousands)
Working Capital
Cash
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2021
Fiscal Years Ended
2020
$ 113,022 $ 111,915 $ 134,542
$ 75,190 $ 68,258 $ 88,442
2019
Working Capital. Our working capital increased by approximately $1.1 million, or 1.0%, from $111.9 million at
February 29, 2020 to $113.0 million at February 28, 2021. Our current ratio, calculated by dividing our current assets
by our current liabilities, increased from 4.0-to-1.0 for fiscal year 2020 to 4.2-to-1.0 for fiscal year 2021. Our working
capital and current ratio were positively impacted by a $6.9 million increase in cash and a $3.9 million decrease in
accounts payable and employee compensation and benefits. These positive increases were offset by a $5.2 million
decrease in accounts receivable, a $2.2 million decrease in prepaid income taxes and a $1.9 million decrease in our
inventories.
Our working capital decreased by approximately $22.6 million, or 16.8%, from $134.5 million at February 28,
2019 to $111.9 million at February 29, 2020. Our current ratio, calculated by dividing our current assets by our current
liabilities, decreased from 5.3-to-1.0 for fiscal year 2019 to 4.0-to-1.0 for fiscal year 2020. Our working capital and
current ratio were negatively impacted by the repayment of long-term debt of $30.0 million and the adoption of
Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-11, Leases (ASC 842): Targeted Improvements, which increased our current
liabilities by $5.7 million.
Our operations continue to be affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ultimate disruption that may
result from the virus is uncertain, but it may result in a material adverse impact on our financial position, operations
and cash flows. Possible areas that may be affected include, but are not limited to, disruption to our customers and
revenue, labor workforce, and an impairment in the value of our long-lived assets, including property, plant and
equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets.
Cash Flow Components
(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
2021
Fiscal years ended
2020
$ 52,817 $ 57,219 $ 51,335
$ (21,183 ) $ (21,446 ) $ (31,770 )
$ (24,702 ) $ (55,957 ) $ (27,353 )
2019
Cash flows from operating activities. Cash provided by operating activities was $52.8 million for fiscal year 2021
(a decrease of $4.4 million compared to fiscal year 2020), $57.2 million for fiscal year 2020 (an increase of $5.9
million compared to fiscal year 2019) and $51.3 million for fiscal year 2019.
Our decreased operational cash flows in fiscal year 2021 compared to fiscal year 2020 was primarily the result of
two factors: (i) a 14.2 million decrease in net earnings and (ii) a $0.7 million increase in our accounts payable and
accrued expenses. These decreases were offset by a $4.3 million increase in our accounts receivable and a $3.6 million
increase in our prepaid expenses and prepaid income taxes.
Our increased operational cash flows in fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was primarily the result of
three factors: (i) a $0.9 million increase in net earnings; (ii) a $0.3 million decrease in our accounts receivable; and
(iii) a $6.8 million decrease in our inventories. These three positive factors were offset by an increase in our prepaid
expenses and prepaid income taxes of $4.9 million.
Cash flows from investing activities. Cash used in investing activities was $21.2 million in fiscal year 2021
compared to 21.4 million in fiscal year 2020 and $31.8 million in fiscal year 2019. Cash used in investing activities
remained level for both fiscal year 2021 and 2020. Capital expenditures increased by $0.3 million and the cost to
acquire businesses increased by $0.5 million in fiscal year 2021. Both of these increases were offset by a $1.0 million
increase in the proceeds from disposal of property. The $10.3 million decrease in cash used in fiscal year 2020
compared to fiscal year 2019 was primarily due to a $1.4 million decrease in capital expenditures and an $8.7 million
decrease in costs to acquire businesses.
Cash flows from financing activities. Cash used in financing activities was $24.7 million in fiscal year 2021
compared to $56.0 million used in fiscal year 2020 and $27.4 million used in fiscal year 2019.
The decrease in our cash used in fiscal year 2021 compared to fiscal year 2020 resulted from two factors: (i) $30.0
million in long-term debt was paid in fiscal year 2020, compared to no long-term debt outstanding and paid in fiscal
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year 2021 and (ii) $1.2 million less used to purchase our common stock under our repurchase program in fiscal year
2021 compared to fiscal year 2020.
The increase in our cash used in fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 resulted from two factors: (i) the
payment of $30.0 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2020, compared to the payment of no long-term debt in fiscal
year 2019; and (ii) the payment of $0.9 million more in dividends in fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019.
Stock Repurchase – The Board has authorized the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock
through a stock repurchase program, which authorized amount is currently up to $40.0 million in the aggregate. Under
the repurchase program, purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately-negotiated
transactions, depending on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors. Repurchases may be
commenced or suspended at any time or from time to time without prior notice, provided that any purchases must be
made in accordance with applicable insider trading rules and securities laws and regulations. Since the program’s
inception in October 2008, we have repurchased 1,894,350 common shares under the program at an average price of
$15.91 per share. During our fiscal year 2021, we repurchased 77,996 shares of common stock at an average price of
$15.84 per share. As of February 28, 2021, $9.9 million remained available to repurchase shares of the Company’s
common stock under the program. The Company expects to continue to repurchase its shares under the repurchase
program during fiscal year 2022 provided that the Board determines such repurchases to be in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders.
Credit Facility – The Company’s Credit Facility, which has been extended to the Company until November 11,
2021, provides the Company and its subsidiaries with up to $100.0 million in revolving credit, as well as a $20.0
million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $15.0 million sublimit for swing-line loans. Under the Credit
Facility, the Company or any of its subsidiaries can request up to three increases in the aggregate commitments in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million. The terms and conditions of the Credit Facility impose certain
restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt, make capital expenditures, acquisitions and asset dispositions, as
well as impose other customary covenants, such as requiring that our fixed charge coverage ratio not be less than
1.25:1.00 and our total leverage ratio not exceed 3.00:1.00. The Company may make dividends or distributions to
shareholders so long as (i) no event of default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Company’s net leverage ratio
both before and after giving effect to any such dividend or distribution is equal to or less than 2.50:1.00. All
calculations are made based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles existing at the time the Credit Facility
was entered into. As of February 28, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all terms and conditions of the
Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility bears interest at the LIBOR rate plus a spread ranging from 1.85% to 2.5%. The rate is
determined by our fixed charge coverage ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (“EBITDA”). As of February 28, 2021, the Company had no outstanding debt, and the Company had
$0.6 million outstanding under standby letters of credit arrangements, leaving approximately $99.4 million available
in borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets (other
than real property), as well as all capital securities of each of our subsidiaries.
It is anticipated that, should it be required, the line of credit available under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to
cover our working capital needs for the foreseeable future.
Pension Plan – The funded status of our pension plan is dependent on many factors, including returns on invested
assets, the level of market interest rates and the level of funding. The assumptions used to calculate the pension
funding deficit are different from the assumption used to determine the net pension obligations for purposes of our
Consolidated Financial Statements. The funding of our pension plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, and the Internal Revenue Code and is also subject to the Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century Act, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, and the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2015. Under these regulations, the liabilities are discounted using 25-year average corporate bond rates within
a specified corridor. For the period ended February 28, 2021, the specified corridor around the 25-year average was
10%. We made contributions of $3.0 million to our Pension Plan in fiscal years 2020 and 2019. There was no
contribution required or made in fiscal year 2021. Given our funding status as of February 28, 2021 and absent any
significant negative event, we anticipate that our future contributions will be between $1.5 million and $3.0 million
per year, depending on our Pension Plan’s funding.
Inventories – We believe our current inventory levels are sufficient to satisfy our customer demands and we
anticipate having adequate sources of raw materials to meet future business requirements. We have long-term
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contracts in effect with paper suppliers that govern prices, but do not require minimum purchase commitments.
Certain of our rebate programs do, however, require minimum purchase volumes. Management anticipates meeting
the required volumes.
Capital Expenditures – We expect our capital expenditure requirements for fiscal year 2022, exclusive of capital
required for possible acquisitions, will be in line with our historical levels of between $3.0 million and $5.0 million.
We expect to fund these expenditures through existing cash flows. We expect to generate sufficient cash flows from
our operating activities to cover our operating and other normal capital requirements for the foreseeable future.
Contractual Obligations– There have been no significant changes in our contractual obligations since February
28, 2021 that have, or that are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our results of operations or financial
condition. The following table represents our contractual commitments as of February 28, 2021 (in thousands).
Total
Due in less Due in
than 1 year 1-3 years
Due in
4-5 years
Due in more
than 5 years
Estimated pension benefit payments to
Pension Plan participants
Letters of credit
Operating leases
Total
37,500
583
20,351
$ 58,434 $
18,900
3,600
—
583
704
5,439
9,622 $ 15,551 $ 13,657 $ 19,604
6,500
—
9,051
8,500
—
5,157
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk
Interest Rates
From time to time, we are exposed to interest rate risk on short-term and long-term financial instruments
carrying variable interest rates. We may from time to time utilize interest rate swaps to manage overall borrowing
costs and reduce exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates. We do not use derivative instruments for trading
purposes. We had no variable rate financial instruments outstanding at February 28, 2021 due to the pay-down of our
Credit Facility, but we will be exposed to interest rate risk if we borrow under the Credit Facility in the future.
ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Our Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data required by this Item 8 are set forth following the
signature page of this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
A review and evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of February 28, 2021. Based upon that review and evaluation, we
have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of February 28, 2021.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The financial statements, financial analysis and all other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K were
prepared by management, who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity and for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal controls over financial reporting.
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The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
i. Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of assets of the Company;
ii. Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
Company; and
iii. Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
dispositions of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control, including the possibility of human error
and the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal controls can provide only
reasonable assurances with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the
effectiveness of internal controls may vary over time.
Management assessed the design and effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as
of February 28, 2021. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated
Framework (“2013 COSO framework”). Based on management’s assessment using those criteria, we believe that, as
of February 28, 2021, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.
In conducting our evaluation, we excluded the assets and liabilities and results of operations of Infoseal, which we
acquired on December 31, 2020, in accordance with the SEC’s guidance concerning the reporting of internal controls
over financial reporting in connection with a material acquisition. The assets and revenues resulting from this
acquisition constituted approximately 7 and 1 percent, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement
amounts as of and for the year ended February 28, 2021.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation
required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the consolidated financial
statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 and has attested to the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2021. Their report on the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting is presented on page F-3 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Except as set forth below, the information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive
Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including “Election of Directors”, “Corporate
Governance”, “Executive Officers” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports.”
The SEC and the NYSE have issued multiple regulations requiring policies and procedures in the corporate
governance area. In complying with these regulations, it has been the goal of the Company’s Board and senior
leadership to do so in a way which does not inhibit or constrain the Company’s unique culture, and which does not
unduly impose a bureaucracy of forms and checklists. Accordingly, formal, written policies and procedures have been
adopted in the simplest possible way, consistent with legal requirements, including a Code of Ethics applicable to the
Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller. The
Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, its charters for each of its Audit, Compensation, Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committees and its Code of Ethics covering all Employees are available on the Company’s
website, www.ennis.com, and a copy will be mailed upon request to Investor Relations at 2441 Presidential Parkway,
Midlothian, TX 76065. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code, or grant any waivers to the Code for
any of our senior officers or directors, we will disclose such amendment or waiver on our website and in a report on
Form 8-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement
for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by Item 12, as to certain beneficial owners and management, is hereby incorporated by
reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement
for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement
for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as part of this report.
1. Index to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company
An “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” has been filed as a part of this Report beginning on page F-1
hereof.
2. All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the SEC have been omitted
because of the absence of the conditions under which they would be required or because the information required
is included in the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant or the notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 3.1(a) Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended through June 23, 1983 with attached amendments dated
June 20, 1985, July 31, 1985, June 16, 1988 and November 4, 1998, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on October 6, 2017 (File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 3.1(b) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated June 17, 2004, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.1(b) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28,
2007 filed on May 9, 2007(File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 3.2
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ennis, Inc., dated July 10, 2017, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2017 (File
No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 4.1
Description of Ennis, Inc. Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934.*
Exhibit 10.1 Fourth Amendment and Consent to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, effective as of
May 25, 2016, by and among Ennis, Inc., each of the co-borrowers party thereto, each of the lenders
party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2016
(File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 10.2 Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 20, 2016, by and
among Ennis, Inc., each of the co-borrowers party thereto, each of the lenders party thereto, and Bank
of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2016 (File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 10.3 Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 11, 2016, by and
among Ennis, Inc., each of the co-borrowers party thereto, each of the lenders party thereto, and Bank
of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2016 (File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 10.4
Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 13, 2020, by
and among Ennis, Inc., each of the co-borrowers party thereto, each of the lenders party thereto, and
Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2020 (File No. 001-05807).
Exhibit 10.5 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective June 30, 2011, incorporated herein
by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant’s Form DEF 14A filed on May 26, 2011.+
Exhibit 10.6 Amended and Restated Chief Executive Officer Employment Agreement between Ennis, Inc. and
Keith S. Walters, effective as of December 19, 2008, herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2009 (File No. 001-05807).+
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Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 10.7 Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Ennis, Inc. and Michael D. Magill,
effective as of May 15, 2019, herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form
8-K filed on May 16, 2019 (File No. 001-05807).+
Exhibit 10.8 Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Ennis, Inc. and Ronald M.
Graham, effective as of May 15, 2019, herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2019 (File No. 001-05807).+
Exhibit 21
Subsidiaries of Registrant*
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
Exhibit 31.1 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Chief Executive Officer.*
Exhibit 31.2 Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Interim Chief Financial Officer.*
Exhibit 32.1 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.**
Exhibit 32.2 Section 1350 Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer.**
Exhibit 101
The following information from Ennis, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February
28, 2021, filed on May 7, 2021, formatted as Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets,
(ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income,
(iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail.
Exhibit 104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
+ Represents a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
ENNIS, INC.
/s/ KEITH S. WALTERS
Keith S. Walters, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President
/s/ VERA BURNETT
Vera Burnett
Interim CFO, Treasurer and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
Date: May 7, 2021
/s/ KEITH S. WALTERS
Keith S. Walters, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President
/s/ JOHN R. BLIND
John R. Blind, Director
/s/ AARON CARTER
Aaron Carter, Director
/s/ BARBARA T. CLEMENS
Barbara T. Clemens, Director
/s/ GODFREY M. LONG, JR.
Godfrey M. Long, Jr., Director
/s/ GARY S. MOZINA
Gary S. Mozina, Director
/s/ TROY L. PRIDDY
Troy L. Priddy, Director
/s/ ALEJANDRO QUIROZ
Alejandro Quiroz, Director
/s/ MICHAEL J. SCHAEFER
Michael J. Schaefer, Director
/s/ VERA BURNETT
Vera Burnett, Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer
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ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .................................................................................. F-2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .................................................................................. F-4
Consolidated Balance Sheets — February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 ......................................................... F-6
Consolidated Statements of Operations — Fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019 ........................................... F-8
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019 ....................... F-9
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity — Fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019 ........ F-10
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019 .......................................... F-11
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ......................................................................................................... F-12
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Ennis, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Ennis, Inc. (a Texas corporation) and subsidiaries
(the “Company”) as of February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
February 28, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of February 28,
2021 and February 29, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended February 28, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2021, based on criteria
established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated May 7, 2021 expressed an unqualified
opinion.
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with
the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to
those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical audit matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to
accounts or disclosures that is material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion
on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below,
providing separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Valuation of acquired customer relationships and equipment
As described further in Note 5 to the financial statements, on December 31, 2020, the Company completed an
acquisition. The Company’s accounting for the acquisition included estimating the fair value of the acquired tangible
and intangible assets, including equipment and customer relationships. We identified the Company’s methods and
assumptions used in estimating the fair value of equipment and customer relationships a critical audit matter.
The principal considerations for our determination that the Company’s methods and assumptions used in estimating
the fair value of the equipment and customer relationships is a critical audit matter include the significant auditor
judgment required in evaluating the inputs and assumptions used by management when estimating the fair value of
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these assets. The estimation was significant primarily due to the sensitivity of the respective fair values to the
underlying assumptions, including discount rate, projected revenue growth rates, projected gross margins, customer
attrition rate, and application of the methodology used. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of professionals
with specialized skill and knowledge.
Our audit procedures related to the Company’s methods and assumptions used in the estimation of the fair value of
the acquired equipment and customer relationships included the following, among others.
• We tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls relating to management’s review of the
assumptions used to develop the future revenues and cash flows and the valuation methodologies applied
by the third party valuation specialists.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions used including, revenue growth rate, gross margin percentage, and
customer attrition rate were reasonable.
• For equipment acquired, we tested the reasonableness of management’s methodology and use of external
market data.
• We utilized a valuation specialist to assist in evaluating the methodologies and other underlying
assumptions used including the application of the discount rate by the Company.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2005.
Dallas, Texas
May 7, 2021
F-3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Ennis, Inc.
Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Ennis, Inc. (a Texas corporation) and subsidiaries (the
“Company”) as of February 28, 2021, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our
opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
February 28, 2021, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by
COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended February 28,
2021, and our report dated May 7, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for
its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (“Management’s Report”). Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our audit of, and opinion on, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting does not include the internal
control over financial reporting of Infoseal, whose financial statements reflect total assets and revenues constituting 7
and 1 percent, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended
February 28, 2021. As indicated in Management’s Report, Infoseal was acquired during the year ended 2021.
Management’s assertion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting excluded
internal control over financial reporting of Infoseal.
Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 7, 2021
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ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
February 28,
2021
February 29,
2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful receivables of $961 at February
28, 2021 and $715 at February 29, 2020
Prepaid expenses
Prepaid income taxes
Inventories
Assets held for sale
$
75,190 $
68,258
37,891
1,605
—
32,906
482
148,074
43,086
1,541
2,164
34,835
—
149,884
157,737
56,185
19,336
4,808
238,066
182,682
55,384
19,187
88,647
52,712
384
155,744
57,887
19,312
4,873
237,816
181,414
56,402
20,068
82,527
56,557
261
$ 364,388 $ 365,699
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Plant, machinery and equipment
Land and buildings
Computer equipment and software
Other
Total property, plant and equipment
Less accumulated depreciation
Net property, plant and equipment
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Other assets
Total assets
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS-continued
(in thousands, except for par value and share amounts)
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Total current liabilities
Liability for pension benefits
Deferred income taxes
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
February 28,
2021
February 29,
2020
$
14,759 $
14,955
5,338
35,052
6,299
7,677
13,567
1,244
63,839
17,235
15,069
5,665
37,969
8,936
8,749
14,200
1,516
71,370
Preferred stock $10 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock $2.50 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 30,053,443
shares at February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
—
—
75,134
123,017
194,436
75,134
123,052
193,809
Minimum pension liability, net of taxes
Treasury stock
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
(20,282 )
(71,756 )
300,549
(25,206 )
(72,460 )
294,329
$ 364,388 $ 365,699
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Net sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit margin
Selling, general and administrative
Gain from disposal of assets
Income from operations
Other income (expense)
Interest expense
Other, net
Total other income (expense)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic
Diluted
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
Cash dividends per share
2021
357,973 $
254,207
103,766
68,270
(405 )
35,901
Fiscal Years Ended
2020
438,412 $
309,488
128,924
78,173
(87 )
50,838
(11 )
(2,603 )
(2,614 )
33,287
9,193
24,094 $
(606 )
1,019
413
51,251
12,959
38,292 $
$
$
2019
400,782
277,422
123,360
73,490
(217 )
50,087
(1,154 )
1,001
(153 )
49,934
12,497
37,437
25,995,127 26,036,393 25,829,804
25,995,127 26,036,393 25,842,179
$
$
$
0.93 $
0.93 $
0.900 $
1.47 $
1.47 $
0.900 $
1.45
1.45
0.875
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
Net earnings
Adjustment to pension, net of taxes
Comprehensive income
2021
Fiscal Years Ended
2020
$
$
24,094 $
4,924
29,018 $
38,292 $
(8,502 )
29,790 $
2019
37,437
(276 )
37,161
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-9
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED 2019, 2020, AND 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Common Stock
Shares
Additional
Paid-in
Amount Capital
Retained Comprehensive Treasury Stock
Earnings Income (Loss) Shares
Amount Total
Accumulated
Other
30,053,443 $ 75,134 $ 121,333 $ 164,177 $
— 37,437
—
—
(16,428 ) (4,789,228 ) $ (82,512 ) $ 261,704
— 37,437
—
—
Balance March 1, 2018
Net earnings
Adjustment to pension, net of deferred tax
of $92
Dividends paid ($0.875 per share)
Stock based compensation
Exercise of stock options and restricted
stock
Common stock issued for acquisition of
business
Common stock repurchases
Balance February 28, 2019
Balance February 29, 2020
Net earnings
Adjustment to pension, net of deferred tax
of $2,834
Dividends paid ($0.90 per share)
Stock based compensation
Exercise of stock options and restricted
stock
Common stock repurchases
Net earnings
Adjustment to pension, net of deferred tax
of $1,641
Dividends paid ($0.90 per share)
Stock based compensation
Exercise of stock options and restricted
stock
Common stock repurchases
Balance February 28, 2021
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— (22,611 )
—
1,397
(276 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
(276 )
— (22,611 )
1,397
—
—
—
(1,539 )
—
— 110,806 1,608
69
—
—
—
—
30,053,443 $ 75,134 $ 123,065 $ 179,003 $
— 38,292
1,874
—
—
—
—
—
— 829,126 14,344 16,218
(4,811 )
— (247,803 ) (4,811 )
(16,704 ) (4,097,099 ) $ (71,371 ) $ 289,127
— 38,292
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— (23,486 )
—
1,369
(8,502 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
(8,502 )
— (23,486 )
1,369
—
—
—
—
—
30,053,443 $ 75,134 $ 123,052 $ 193,809 $
— 24,094
(1,382 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
87,143 1,382
— (126,330 ) (2,471 )
—
(2,471 )
(25,206 ) (4,136,286 ) $ (72,460 ) $ 294,329
— 24,094
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— (23,467 )
—
1,243
4,924
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,924
— (23,467 )
1,243
—
—
—
—
—
30,053,443 $ 75,134 $ 123,017 $ 194,436 $
(1,278 )
—
—
—
— 110,652 1,939
(77,996 ) (1,235 )
—
661
(1,235 )
(20,282 ) (4,103,630 ) $ (71,756 ) $ 300,549
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
Amortization of deferred finance charges
Amortization of intangible assets
Gain from disposal of assets
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries
Stock based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Net pension expense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects
of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses and income taxes
Inventories
Other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Other liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from disposal of plant and property
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt
Dividends paid
Common stock repurchases
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Net cash used in financing activities
Net change in cash
Cash at beginning of period
Cash at end of period
2021
Fiscal Years Ended
2020
2019
$
24,094
$
38,292
$
37,437
9,922
—
8,115
(405 )
1,044
1,243
(2,713 )
3,928
6,117
2,100
3,187
(124 )
(3,340 )
(351 )
52,817
(3,679 )
(19,202 )
1,698
(21,183 )
—
(23,467 )
(1,235 )
—
(24,702 )
6,932
68,258
75,190
$
10,425
47
7,769
(87 )
(59 )
1,369
478
(1,819 )
1,781
(1,538 )
3,241
43
(2,614 )
(109 )
57,219
(3,394 )
(18,733 )
681
(21,446 )
(30,000 )
(23,486 )
(2,471 )
—
(55,957 )
(20,184 )
88,442
68,258
$
9,071
114
7,118
(217 )
212
1,397
(742 )
(1,683 )
1,480
3,408
(3,580 )
5
(2,383 )
(302 )
51,335
(4,824 )
(27,389 )
443
(31,770 )
—
(22,611 )
(4,811 )
69
(27,353 )
(7,788 )
96,230
88,442
$
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-11
ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Significant Accounting Policies and General Matters
Nature of Operations. Ennis, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are principally
engaged in the production of and sale of business forms and other business products to customers primarily located in
the United States.
Basis of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly
owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company’s
last three fiscal years ended on the following days: February 28, 2021, February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019
(fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively).
Accounts Receivable. Trade receivables are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms
requiring payment generally within 30 days from the invoice date. The Company’s allowance for doubtful receivables
reserve is based on an analysis that estimates the amount of its total customer receivable balance that is not collectible.
This analysis includes assessing a default probability to customers’ receivable balances, which is influenced by several
factors including (i) current market conditions, (ii) periodic review of customer credit worthiness, and (iii) review of
customer receivable aging and payment trends.
Inventories. With the exception of approximately 12.6% and 9.4% of its inventories valued at the lower of last-in,
first-out (LIFO) for fiscal years 2021 and 2020, respectively, the Company values its inventories at the lower of first-
in, first-out (FIFO) cost or net realizable value. The Company regularly reviews inventories on hand, using specific
aging categories, and writes down the carrying value of its inventories for excess and potentially obsolete inventories
based on historical usage and estimated future usage. In assessing the ultimate realization of its inventories, the
Company is required to make judgments as to future demand requirements. As actual future demand or market
conditions may vary from those projected by the Company, adjustments to inventories may be required. The Company
provides reserves for excess and obsolete inventory when necessary based upon analysis of quantities on hand, recent
sales volumes and reference to market prices. Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory at fiscal years ended 2021
and 2020 were $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment. Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment is calculated using
the straight-line method over a period considered adequate to amortize the total cost over the useful lives of the assets,
which range from 3 to 11 years for machinery and equipment and 10 to 33 years for buildings and improvements.
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the
improvements. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized and
depreciated over the remaining life of the specific property unit. The Company capitalizes all leases that are in
substance acquisitions of property.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price paid over the value of net assets
of businesses acquired and is not amortized. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated
useful lives. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if impairment indicators
arise, using a quantitative or qualitative fair-value-based test that compares the fair value of the related business unit
to its carrying value.
Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be
generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is based upon
the fair value of assets.
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ENNIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. Certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a
recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or transferred
for a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants. The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivables, and accounts payable
approximate fair value because of the short maturity and/or variable rates associated with these instruments. The
Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:
Level 1 -
Inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the
Company has the ability to access.
Level 2 -
Inputs utilize data points that are observable such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves.
Level 3 -
Inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is
little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.
Treasury Stock. The Company accounts for repurchases of common stock using the cost method with common stock
in treasury classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.
Deferred Finance Charges. Deferred finance charges in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facility are
amortized to interest expense over the term of the facility using the straight-line method. If the facility is extinguished
before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the deferred finance charges will be amortized fully in such year.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenues from product sales upon shipment to the customer if the terms of the
sale are freight on board (“FOB”) shipping point (and therefore title and all risks of ownership, including risk of loss,
passes to the customer upon shipping) or, to a lesser extent, upon delivery to the customer if the terms of the sale are
FOB destination (and therefore title and all risks of ownership, including risk of loss, passes to the customer upon
delivery). Net sales represent gross sales invoiced to customers, less certain related charges, including sales tax,
discounts, returns and other allowances. Returns, discounts and other allowances have historically been insignificant.
In some cases and upon customer request, the Company prints and stores custom print product for customer specified
future delivery, generally within twelve months. In this case, risk of loss passes to the customer, the customer is
invoiced under normal credit terms, and revenue is recognized when manufacturing is complete. Approximately $12.5
million, $11.0 million and $10.3 million of revenue was recognized under these arrangements during fiscal years 2021,
2020 and 2019, respectively.
Advertising Expenses. The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Catalog and brochure preparation and
printing costs, which are considered direct response advertising, are amortized to expense over the life of the catalog,
which typically ranges from three to twelve months. Advertising expense was approximately $0.8 million, $1.0 million
and $0.8 million during the fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable
to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected
to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company established a valuation allowance related to its
foreign tax credit of $0.4 million as a result of continued focus on domestic opportunities and no current plans to enter
foreign markets.
Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, and then adding the number of additional shares that
would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive securities had been issued. This is calculated using the treasury
stock method. For fiscal year 2019, all options were included in the diluted earnings per share computation because
the average fair market value of the Company’s stock exceeded the exercise price of the options. No options were
outstanding at the end of fiscal years 2021 and 2020. The dilutive shares for restricted stock grants are included in the
computation for basic and diluted earnings per share.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity
resulting from transactions from non-owner sources. Other comprehensive income consisted of changes in the funded
status of the Company’s pension plan.
Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Shipping and Handling Costs. The Company records amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs
in net sales and related costs are included in cost of goods sold.
Stock Based Compensation. The Company recognizes stock based compensation expense over the requisite service
period of the individual grants, which generally equals the vesting period. Actual forfeitures are recorded when they
occur. The fair value of all share based awards is estimated on the date of grant.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Updates
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) (“ASU 2018-13”). The standard is effective for public business
entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early
adoption is permitted, including during an interim period. This new standard requires changes to disclosure
requirements for fair value measurements for certain Level 3 items, and specifies that some of the changes must be
applied prospectively, while others should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 as of
March 1, 2020 and the adoption of this standard had no impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which changes the impairment model for most financial
assets and certain other instruments. Unlike the new guidance, entities will be required to measure expected credit
losses for financial instruments, including trade receivables, based on historical experience, current conditions and
reasonable forecasts. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 as of March 1, 2020 and the adoption of this standard did
not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-
General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans
(“ASU 2018-14”), which removes certain disclosures that are no longer cost beneficial and also includes additional
disclosures to improve the overall usefulness of the disclosure requirements to financial statement users. The guidance
requires disclosure changes to be presented on a retrospective basis. The Company adopted the guidance as of March
1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Updates
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of Effects of
Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides companies with optional guidance,
including expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts and other
transaction affected by reference rate reform, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). This new
standard was effective upon issuance and generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through
December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2020-04, but does not expect it to have a significant
impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740):
Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), as part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce
costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the
information provided to users of financial statements. Amendments include removal of certain exceptions to the
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general principles of Topic 740, Income Taxes, and simplification in several other areas. ASU 2019-12 is effective
for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods therein. The Company is
currently evaluating ASU 2019-12, but does not expect it to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
(2) Revenue
Nature of Revenues
Substantially all of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers consist of the sale of commercial printing
products in the continental United States and is primarily recognized at a point in time in an amount that reflects the
consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods. Revenue from the sale of commercial
printing products, including shipping and handling fees billed to customers, is recognized upon the transfer of control
to the customer, which is generally upon shipment to the customer when the terms of the sale are FOB shipping point,
or, to a lesser extent, upon delivery to the customer if the terms of the sale are FOB destination.
In a small number of cases and upon customer request, the Company prints and stores commercial printing product
for customer specified future delivery, generally within the same year as the product is manufactured. In this case,
revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control when manufacturing is complete and title and risk of ownership is
passed to the customer. Storage revenue for certain customers may be recognized over time rather than at a point in
time. The amount of storage revenue is immaterial to the financial statements. As the output method for measure of
progress is determined to be appropriate, the Company recognizes revenue in the amount for which it has the right to
invoice for revenue that is recognized over time and for which it demonstrates that the invoiced amount corresponds
directly with the value to the customer for the performance completed to date.
The Company does not disaggregate revenue and operates in one sales category consisting of commercial printed
product revenue, which is reported as net sales on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company does not
have material contract assets and contract liabilities as of February 28, 2021.
Significant Judgments
Generally, the Company’s contracts with customers are comprised of a written quote and customer purchase order or
statement of work, and governed by the Company’s trade terms and conditions. In certain instances, it may be further
supplemented by separate pricing agreements and customer incentive arrangements, which typically only affect the
contract’s transaction price. Contracts do not contain a significant financing component as payment terms on invoiced
amounts are typically between 30 to 90 days, based on the Company’s credit assessment of individual customers, as
well as industry expectations. Product returns are not significant.
From time to time, the Company may offer incentives to its customers considered to be variable consideration
including volume-based rebates or early payment discounts. Customer incentives considered to be variable
consideration are recorded as a reduction to revenue as part of the transaction price at contract inception when there
is a basis to reasonably estimate the amount of the incentive and only to the extent that it is probable that a significant
reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur. Customer incentives are allocated entirely to the single
performance obligation of transferring printed product to the customer and are not considered material.
For customers with terms of FOB shipping point, the Company accounts for shipping and handling activities
performed after the control of the printed product has been transferred to the customer as a fulfillment cost. The
Company accrues for the costs of shipping and handling activities if revenue is recognized before contractually agreed
shipping and handling activities occur.
The Company’s contracts with customers are generally short-term in nature. Accordingly, the Company does not
disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations nor the timing of revenue recognition.
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(3) Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables
Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for an estimate of amounts that are uncollectible. Substantially all
of the Company’s receivables are due from customers in North America. The Company extends credit to its customers
based upon its evaluation of the following factors: (i) the customer’s financial condition, (ii) the amount of credit the
customer requests, and (iii) the customer’s actual payment history (which includes disputed invoice resolution). The
Company does not typically require its customers to post a deposit or supply collateral. The Company’s allowance for
doubtful receivables is based on an analysis that estimates the amount of its total customer receivable balance that is
not collectible. This analysis includes assessing a default probability to customers’ receivable balances, which is
influenced by several factors including (i) current market conditions, (ii) periodic review of customer credit
worthiness, and (iii) review of customer receivable aging and payment trends.
The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received
on such receivables are credited to the allowance in the period the payment is received. Credit losses from continuing
operations have consistently been within management’s expectations.
The following table represents the activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful receivables for the fiscal years
ended (in thousands):
Balance at beginning of period
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries
Accounts written off
Balance at end of period
2021
2020
2019
$
$
715 $
1,044
(798 )
961 $
1,020 $
(59 )
(246 )
715 $
1,194
212
(386 )
1,020
(4) Inventories
The following table summarizes the components of inventories at the different stages of production as of February 28,
2021 and February 29, 2020 (in thousands):
Raw material
Work-in-process
Finished goods
2021
19,699 $
3,762
9,445
32,906 $
2020
20,267
4,557
10,011
34,835
$
$
The excess of current costs at FIFO over LIFO stated values was approximately $4.6 million and $4.9 million as of
fiscal years ended 2021 and 2020, respectively. During both fiscal year 2021 and 2020, as inventory quantities were
reduced, this resulted in a liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years
compared with the cost of fiscal year 2020 and 2019, as applicable. The effect decreased cost of sales by
approximately $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Cost
includes materials, labor and overhead related to the purchase and production of inventories.
(5) Acquisitions
The Company applies the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Under the acquisition method,
the acquiring entity in a business combination recognizes 100% of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their
acquisition date fair values. Management utilizes valuation techniques appropriate for the asset or liability being
measured in determining these fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over amounts allocated to assets acquired,
including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Where amounts allocated to
assets acquired and liabilities assumed is greater than the purchase price, a bargain purchase gain is recognized.
Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.
On December 31, 2020, the Company acquired the assets of Infoseal LLC (“Infoseal”), which is based in Roanoke,
Virginia, for $19.2 million in cash plus the assumption of trade payables, subject to certain adjustments. Since the
acquisition, the Company has incurred approximately $0.3 million of costs (including legal and accounting fees)
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related to the acquisition. Goodwill of $6.1 million recognized as a part of the acquisition is deductible for tax
purposes. The Company also recorded intangible assets with definite lives of approximately $4.3 million in
connection with the transaction. The acquisition of Infoseal, which prior to the acquisition generated approximately
$19.2 million in sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, creates additional capabilities within in our pressure
seal and tax form products.
The following is a summary of the preliminary purchase price allocation for Infoseal (in thousands):
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Right-of-use asset
Property, plant & equipment
Goodwill and intangibles
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Operating lease liability
$ 1,966
1,257
3,865
7,000
10,390
(1,411 )
(3,865 )
$ 19,202
On July 15, 2019, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of The Flesh Company (“Flesh”) for approximately
$9.9 million (which includes potential earn-out consideration of up to $500,000) plus the assumption of trade payables,
subject to final working capital and certain other adjustments. The earn-out consideration is capped at $500,000 and
is payable over the four years following the closing if certain minimum operating income levels are achieved. Since
the acquisition, the Company has incurred approximately $0.3 million of costs (including legal and accounting fees)
related to the acquisition. The Company recorded intangible assets with definite lives of approximately $1.2 million
in connection with the transaction. Flesh, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Impressions Direct, Inc.
(“Impressions Direct”), is a printing company with two locations, with the St. Louis location containing Flesh’s
corporate office and the direct mail operations of Impressions Direct, and the Parsons, Kansas location containing
Flesh’s main manufacturing facility and warehouse. The acquisition of Flesh expands the Company’s operations with
respect to business forms, checks, direct mail services, integrated products and labels.
The following is a summary of the purchase price allocation for Flesh (in thousands):
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Other assets
Right-of-use asset
Property, plant & equipment
Customer lists
Trademarks
Non-compete
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Operating lease liability
Deferred income taxes
$ 2,480
1,343
191
715
7,065
337
880
20
(2,251 )
(700 )
(206 )
$ 9,874
On March 16, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of Integrated Print & Graphics (“Integrated”), which is based
in South Elgin, Illinois, for $8.9 million in cash plus the assumption of trade payables, subject to certain adjustments.
Since the acquisition, the Company has incurred approximately $29,000 of costs (including legal and accounting fees)
related to the acquisition. Goodwill of $893,000 recognized as a part of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.
The Company also recorded intangible assets with definite lives of approximately $1.8 million in connection with the
transaction. The acquisition of Integrated, which prior to the acquisition generated approximately $20.0 million in
sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, creates additional capabilities within our high color commercial
print product line.
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The following is a summary of the purchase price allocation for Integrated (in thousands):
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Other assets
Property, plant & equipment
Right-of-use asset
Customer lists
Trademarks
Non-compete
Goodwill
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Operating lease liability
$ 1,971
1,322
72
3,828
2,041
896
896
25
893
(1,044 )
(2,041 )
$ 8,859
On July 31, 2018, the Company acquired, by way of a merger, all of the outstanding equity interests of Wright Business
Forms, Inc., d/b/a Wright Business Graphics (“Wright”), a printing company headquartered in Portland, Oregon with
additional locations in Washington and California. As partial consideration for the acquisition, the Company issued
an aggregate of 829,126 shares of its common stock to the stockholders of Wright, valued at approximately $16.2
million at the time of issuance under the merger agreement. An additional $19.7 million in cash was paid to the
stockholders of Wright, subject to a final working capital adjustment, and $2.6 million was paid to extinguish
outstanding debt. The goodwill recognized as a part of the transaction is not deductible for tax purposes. Since the
acquisition, the Company has incurred approximately $0.2 million of costs (including legal and accounting fees)
related to the acquisition. These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Wright produces
forms, pressure seal, packaging, direct mail, checks, statement processing and commercial printing and sells mainly
through distributors and resellers.
The purchase price of Wright was as follows (in thousands):
Ennis shares of common stock
Cash
Purchase price of Wright Business Graphics
$ 16,218
22,653
$ 38,871
The following is a summary of the purchase price allocation for Wright (in thousands):
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
Inventories
Other assets
Property, plant & equipment
Non-compete
Customer lists
Trade names
Goodwill
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred income taxes
$ 5,220
427
4,365
88
10,331
447
12,900
3,830
11,031
(4,226 )
(5,542 )
$ 38,871
On April 30, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of Allen-Bailey Tag & Label, a tag and label operation located
in New York for $4.7 million in cash plus the assumption of trade payables, subject to a working capital adjustment.
In addition, contingent consideration of up to $500,000 is payable to the sellers if certain sales levels are maintained
over the next three years following the closing. Prior to the acquisition, ABTL generated approximately $12.0 million
in sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. On July 7, 2017, the Company acquired the assets of a
separate tag operation located in Ohio for $1.4 million in cash plus the assumption of certain accrued liabilities.
Management considers both of these acquisitions immaterial.
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The results of operations for Wright, Integrated, Flesh and Infoseal are included in the Company’s consolidated
financial statements from the respective dates of acquisition. The following table sets forth certain operating
information on a pro forma basis as though the respective acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the
comparable prior period. The following pro forma information for fiscal year 2021 includes Infoseal, fiscal year 2020
includes Infoseal, Flesh and Integrated, and fiscal year 2019 includes Flesh, Integrated and Wright. The pro forma
information includes the estimated impact of adjustments such as amortization of intangible assets, depreciation
expense and interest expense and related tax effects (in thousands, except per share amounts).
Pro forma net sales
Pro forma net earnings
Pro forma earnings per share - diluted
2021
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
2020
$ 373,959 $ 470,132 $ 474,124
24,659 38,261 38,474
1.49
0.95
1.47
2019
The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred if the acquisition had been in effect
for the period presented.
(6) Leases
The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under operating leases, which are recorded as right-of-use
assets and lease liabilities. The Company’s leases generally have terms of 1 - 5 years, with certain leases including
renewal options to extend the leases for additional periods at the Company’s discretion. At lease inception, all renewal
options reasonably certain to be exercised are considered when determining the lease term. The Company currently
does not have leases that include options to purchase or provisions that would automatically transfer ownership of the
leased property to the Company.
Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and variable lease payments are
expensed as incurred. The Company had no variable lease costs for the fiscal years ended 2020 and 2021.
The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at the inception of the contract. A contract will be
deemed to be or contain a lease if the contract conveys the right to control and direct the use of identified property,
plant, or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company generally must also have the
right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the property, plant, and equipment.
Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of
lease payments over the lease term. To determine the present value of lease payments not yet paid, the Company
estimates incremental borrowing rates based on the information available at lease commencement date as rates are not
implicitly stated in most leases.
Components of lease expense for the three fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Operating lease cost
2021
2020
2019
$
6,461 $
6,523 $
—
Supplemental cash
related to leases was as follows:
flow
information
Cash paid for amounts included in the
measurement of lease liabilities
Operating
operating leases
cash
flows
from
$
6,432 $
6,483 $
—
Right-of-use
exchange for lease obligations
assets
obtained
in
Operating leases
$
5,367 $
5,009 $
—
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Under the previous accounting standard, ASC Topic 840, Leases, which was effective though February 28, 2019, the
rent expense under operating leases for the years ended February 28, 2019 and 2018, was $5.9 million and $5.3 million,
respectively.
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms
Operating leases
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases
4 Years
3.74 %
Future minimum lease commitments under non-cancelable operating leases for each of the fiscal years ending are as
follows (in thousands):
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total future minimum lease payments
Less imputed interest
Present values of lease liabilities
Operating
Lease
Commitments
$
$
$
5,439
5,031
4,020
3,276
1,881
704
20,351
1,446
18,905
(7) Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of acquired businesses and is not
amortized. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment at a reporting unit level. The annual
impairment test of goodwill and intangible assets is performed as of December 1 of each fiscal year.
The Company uses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (likelihood of more than 50%)
that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, including goodwill. Some of the qualitative factors
considered in applying this test include consideration of macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions,
cost factors affecting the business, overall financial performance of the business, and performance of the share price
of the Company.
If qualitative factors are not deemed sufficient to conclude that the fair value of the reporting unit more likely than not
exceeds its carrying value, then a one-step approach is applied in making an evaluation. The evaluation utilizes
multiple valuation methodologies, including a market approach (market price multiples of comparable companies)
and an income approach (discounted cash flow analysis). The computations require management to make significant
estimates and assumptions, including, among other things, selection of comparable publicly traded companies, the
discount rate applied to future earnings reflecting a weighted average cost of capital, and earnings growth assumptions.
A discounted cash flow analysis requires management to make various assumptions about future sales, operating
margins, capital expenditures, working capital, and growth rates. If the evaluation results in the fair value of the
goodwill for the reporting unit being lower than the carrying value, an impairment charge is recorded. A goodwill
impairment charge was not required for fiscal year 2021 or fiscal year 2020.
Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and tested for impairment if events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired.
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The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets at each balance sheet date are
as follows (in thousands):
As of February 28, 2021
Amortized intangible assets
Trademarks and trade names
Customer lists
Non-compete
Patent
Total
As of February 29, 2020
Amortized intangible assets
Trademarks and trade names
Customer lists
Non-compete
Patent
Total
Weighted
Average
Remaining Gross
Life
Carrying
(in years) Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
11.9 $ 27,561 $
75,862
6.8
877
3.1
—
783
8.7 $ 105,083 $
8,194 $ 19,367
33,135
42,727
210
667
—
783
52,371 $ 52,712
12.6 $ 26,161 $
73,102
7.4
767
1.8
—
783
9.2 $ 100,813 $
5,811 $ 20,350
35,941
37,161
266
501
—
783
44,256 $ 56,557
Aggregate amortization expense for each of the fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $8.1 million,
$7.8 million and $7.1 million, respectively.
The Company’s estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$
7,979
6,933
6,895
6,720
6,106
Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of March 1, 2019
Goodwill acquired
Balance as of February 29, 2020
Goodwill acquired
Balance as of February 28, 2021
$
$
81,634
893
82,527
6,120
88,647
During fiscal year 2021, $6.1 million was added to goodwill related to the acquisition of Infoseal. During fiscal
year 2020, $0.9 million was added to goodwill related to the acquisition of Integrated.
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(8) Accrued Expenses
The following table summarizes the components of other accrued expenses for the fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Employee compensation and benefits
Taxes other than income
Accrued legal and professional fees
Accrued interest
Accrued utilities
Accrued acquisition related obligations
Accrued credit card fees
Income taxes payable
Other accrued expenses
February 28, February 29,
2021
11,742 $
467
272
79
90
164
—
1,528
613
14,955 $
2020
13,171
464
190
78
90
240
195
—
641
15,069
$
$
(9) Long-Term Debt
The Company is party to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which has been amended from time to
time, pursuant to which a credit facility has been extended to the Company until November 11, 2021 (the “Credit
Facility”). The Credit Facility provides the Company and its subsidiaries with up to $100.0 million in revolving credit,
as well as a $20.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $15.0 million sublimit for swing-line
loans. Under the Credit Facility, the Company or any of its subsidiaries can request up to three increases in the
aggregate commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million. The terms and conditions of the Credit
Facility impose certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt, make capital expenditures, acquisitions and
asset dispositions, as well as impose other customary covenants, such as requiring that: (i) the Company’s net leverage
ratio may not exceed 3.00:1.00, (ii) the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio may not be less than 1.25:1.00, and
(iii) the Company may make dividends or distributions to shareholders so long as (A) no event of default has occurred
and is continuing and (B) the Company’s net leverage ratio both before and after giving effect to any such dividend
or distribution is equal to or less than 2.50:1.00. All calculations are made based on U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles existing at the time the Credit Facility was entered into. As of February 28, 2021, the Company
was in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.85% to 2.5%. The rate is determined by the
Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (“EBITDA”). As of February 28, 2021, the Company had $0.6 million outstanding under standby letters
of credit arrangements, leaving approximately $99.4 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than real property), as well as all
capital securities of each of the Company’s subsidiaries.
(10) Shareholders’ Equity
The Board has authorized the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock through a stock repurchase
program, which authorized amount is currently up to $40.0 million in the aggregate. Under the repurchase program,
purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions depending
on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors. Such purchases, if any, will be made in
accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. These repurchases may be
commenced or suspended at any time or from time to time without prior notice.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 the Company repurchased 77,996 shares of common stock under the
program at an average price of $15.84 per share. Since the program’s inception in October 2008, there have been
1,894,350 common shares repurchased at an average price of $15.91 per share. As of February 28, 2021 there was
$9.9 million available to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the program.
The Company’s revolving credit facility maintains certain restrictions on the amount of treasury shares that may be
purchased and distributions to its shareholders.
(11) Stock Option Plan and Stock Based Compensation
The Company grants stock options and restricted stock to key executives and managerial employees and non-employee
directors. At fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, the Company has one stock option plan: the 2004 Long-Term
Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc., as amended and restated as of June 30, 2011, formerly the 1998 Option and Restricted
Stock Plan amended and restated as of May 14, 2008 (the “Plan”). The Company has 433,648 shares of unissued
common stock reserved under the Plan for issuance. The exercise price of each stock option granted under the Plan
equals a referenced price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
on the date of grant, and an option’s maximum term is ten years. Stock options and restricted stock may be granted at
different times during the year and vest ratably over various periods, from grant date up to five years. The Company
uses treasury stock to satisfy option exercises and restricted stock awards.
The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock grants on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period. For the years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company included in selling, general
and administrative expenses, compensation expense related to share based compensation of $1.2 million, $1.4 million
and $1.4 million, respectively.
Stock Options
The following occurred with respect to the Company’s stock options for each of the three years ended February 28,
2021:
Outstanding at March 1, 2018
Granted
Terminated
Exercised
Outstanding at February 28, 2019
Granted
Terminated
Exercised
Outstanding at February 29, 2020
Granted
Terminated
Exercised
Outstanding at February 28, 2021
Exercisable at February 28, 2021
Weighted
Weighted Average
Average
Exercise
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Remaining
Contractual Value(a)
Life (in years) (in thousands)
$
612
3.2
Number
of Shares
$ 15.95
—
—
(exact quantity) Price
172,496
—
—
(110,906 ) 15.99
$ 15.88
61,590
—
—
—
—
1.8
$
327
(61,590 ) 15.88
—
—
—
—
—
—
$ —
—
—
$ —
—
—
—
$ —
—
—
—
—
(a) Intrinsic value is measured as the excess fair market value of the Company’s common stock as reported on the
NYSE over the applicable exercise price.
No stock options were granted during fiscal years 2021, 2020 or 2019.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A summary of the stock options exercised and tax benefits realized from stock based compensation is presented below
for the three fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Total cash received
Total grant-date fair value
Intrinsic value
Fiscal years ended
2021
$ —
—
—
2020
$ —
201
267
$
2019
69
345
534
The Company had no unvested stock options outstanding at any time during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021.
Restricted Stock
The following occurred with respect to the Company’s restricted stock awards for each of the three fiscal years ended
February 28, 2021:
Outstanding at March 1, 2018
Granted
Terminated
Vested
Outstanding at February 28, 2019
Granted
Terminated
Vested
Outstanding at February 29, 2020
Granted
Terminated
Vested
Outstanding at February 28, 2021
Weighted
Average
Number of Grant Date
Shares
Fair Value
152,675 $
83,789
—
(81,359 )
155,105 $
66,669
(3,920 )
(73,928 )
143,926 $
59,315
(10,098 )
(73,414 )
119,729 $
16.59
20.54
—
16.01
19.03
20.41
17.02
18.90
19.79
17.09
19.16
19.16
18.90
As of February 28, 2021, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was
approximately $1.3 million. The weighted average remaining requisite service period of the unvested restricted stock
awards was 1.5 years. As of February 28, 2021, the Company’s outstanding restricted stock had an underlying fair
value of $2.3 million at date of grant.
(12) Pension Plan
The Company and certain subsidiaries have a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan (the “Pension Plan”),
covering approximately 13% of aggregate employees. Benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s
average compensation for the highest five compensation years preceding retirement or termination. Effective January
1, 2009, the Company amended the Pension Plan to exclude any new employees from participation in the Pension
Plan. Eligible employees who were hired before January 1, 2009 are still eligible to participate and participating
employees continue to accrue benefit service. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute annually an amount in
accordance with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
The Company’s Pension Plan asset allocation, by asset category, is as follows for the fiscal years ended:
Equity securities
Debt securities
Cash and cash equivalents
Total
2021
2020
57 %
40 %
3 %
100 %
47 %
44 %
9 %
100 %
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The current asset allocation is being managed to meet the Company’s stated objective of asset growth and capital
preservation. The factor is based upon the combined judgments of the Company’s Administrative Committee and its
investment advisors to meet the Company’s investment needs, objectives, and risk tolerance. The Company’s target
asset allocation percentage, by asset class, for the year ended February 28, 2021 is as follows:
Asset Class
Cash
Fixed Income
Equity
Target
Allocation
Percentage
1 – 5%
35 – 55%
45 – 60%
The Company estimates the long-term rate of return on Pension Plan assets will be 6.5% based upon target asset
allocation. Expected returns are developed based upon the information obtained from the Company’s investment
advisors. The advisors provide ten-year historical and five-year expected returns on the fund in the target asset
allocation. The return information is weighted based upon the asset allocation at the end of the fiscal year. The
expected rate of return at the beginning of fiscal year ended 2021 was 7.0%. The rate used in the calculation of fiscal
year 2020 pension expense was 7.0%.
The following tables present the Pension Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those assets measured at fair value as of
February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 (in thousands):
Description
Cash and cash equivalents
Government bonds
Corporate bonds
Domestic equities
Foreign equities
Description
Cash and cash equivalents
Government bonds
Corporate bonds
Domestic equities
Foreign equities
Total
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
February 28, 2021
1,545 $
8,592
15,593
20,935
13,054
59,719 $
1,545 $
—
—
20,935
13,054
35,534 $
— $
8,592
15,593
—
—
24,185 $
Total
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
February 29, 2020
5,615 $
9,836
16,879
15,791
12,479
60,600 $
5,615 $
—
—
15,791
12,479
33,885 $
— $
9,836
16,879
—
—
26,715 $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
$
$
$
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about
the financial asset, including estimates of timing, amount of expected future cash flows, and the credit standing of the
issuer. In some cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. The
disclosed fair value may not be realized in the immediate settlement of the financial asset. In addition, the disclosed
fair values do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time an entire holding
of a particular financial asset. Potential taxes and other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement
are not reflected in amounts disclosed.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pension expense is composed of the following components included in cost of goods sold and selling, general and
administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of:
Unrecognized net loss
Settlement charge
Net periodic benefit cost
Other changes in Plan Assets and Projected
Benefit Obligation
Recognized in Other comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss (gain)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
2021
2020
2019
$
1,271 $
1,754
(4,074 )
1,088 $
2,254
(4,198 )
1,106
2,274
(4,109 )
3,358
1,619
3,928
2,036
—
1,180
2,047
—
1,318
(1,588 )
(4,977 )
(6,565 )
13,371
(2,036 )
11,335
2,414
(2,047 )
367
Total recognized in net periodic pension cost and
other comprehensive income
$
(2,637 ) $
12,515 $
1,685
The following table represents the assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost for
fiscal years ended:
Weighted average discount rate (net periodic
pension cost)
Earnings progression (net periodic pension cost)
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
(net periodic pension cost)
Weighted average discount rate (benefit
obligations)
Earnings progression (benefit obligations)
2021
2020
2019
2.65 %
3.00 %
4.10 %
3.00 %
4.05 %
3.00 %
6.50 %
7.00 %
7.50 %
2.65 %
3.00 %
2.65 %
3.00 %
4.10 %
3.00 %
During fiscal year 2021, the Company adopted the new MP-2020 improvement scale to determine their benefit
obligations under the Pension Plan. The accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”), change in projected benefit
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
obligation (“PBO”), change in Pension Plan assets, funded status, and reconciliation to amounts recognized in the
consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in thousands):
Change in benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial (gain) loss
Other assumption change
Benefits paid
Settlement
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Company contributions
Gain on plan assets
Benefits paid
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Unfunded status
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year
$
$
$
$
$
2021
2020
69,536 $
1,271
1,754
(638 )
(347 )
(5,126 )
(432 )
66,018 $
60,600 $
—
4,245
(5,126 )
59,719 $
(6,299 ) $
60,981 $
57,141
1,088
2,254
12,853
(549 )
(3,251 )
—
69,536
57,721
3,000
3,130
(3,251 )
60,600
(8,936 )
63,340
The measurement dates used to determine pension and other postretirement benefits is the Company’s fiscal year end.
The Company was not required and did not make a contribution to the Pension Plan during fiscal year 2021.
Depending on the Pension Plan’s projected funding status, the Company expects to contribute between $1.0 million
and $3.0 million to the Pension Plan during fiscal year 2022.
Estimated future benefit payments which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid to the
Pension Plan participants in the fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Year
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027 – 2031
Projected
Payments
$
3,600
2,600
3,900
4,500
4,000
18,900
Effective February 1, 1994, the Company adopted a Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for its
United States employees. The 401(k) Plan covers substantially all full-time employees who have completed sixty days
of service and attained the age of eighteen. United States employees can contribute up to 100 percent of their annual
compensation, but are limited to the maximum annual dollar amount allowable under the Internal Revenue Code. The
401(k) Plan provides for employer matching contributions or discretionary employer contributions for certain
employees not enrolled in the Pension Plan for employees of the Company. Eligibility for employer contributions,
matching percentage, and limitations depends on the participant’s employment location and whether the employees
are covered by the Pension Plan, among other factors. The Company’s matching contributions are immediately vested.
The Company made matching 401(k) contributions in the amount of $1.7 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million in
fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
In addition, the Northstar Computer Forms, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the 401(k) Plan on
February 1, 2001. The Company declared profit sharing contributions on behalf of the former employees of Northstar
Computer Forms, Inc. in accordance with its original plan in the amounts of $176,000, $194,000, and $206,000, in
fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(13) Income Taxes
The following table represents components of the provision for income taxes for fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Current:
Federal
State and local
Total current
Deferred:
Federal
State and local
Total deferred
2021
2020
2019
$
9,627 $ 10,838 $ 11,381
1,858
1,642
2,279
13,239
12,480
11,906
(651 )
(2,217 )
(91 )
(496 )
(2,713 )
(742 )
9,193 $ 12,959 $ 12,497
526
(47 )
479
Total provision for income taxes
$
The Company’s effective tax rate on earnings from operations for the year ended February 28, 2021, was 27.6%,
compared to 25.3% and 25.0% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. The following summary reconciles the statutory U.S.
federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended:
Statutory rate
Provision for state income taxes, net of federal
income tax benefit
Change in valuation allowance
Federal true-up
Stock compensation and Section 162(m) limitation
Other
2021
2020
2019
21.0 %
21.0 %
21.0 %
4.4
—
0.8
1.4
—
27.6 %
2.5
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.1
25.3 %
2.8
—
0.1
1.1
—
25.0 %
Deferred taxes are recorded to give recognition to temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recorded as
deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax
deduction or credit in future years. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent items that have been deducted for tax
purposes, but have not yet been recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. To the extent there are deferred
tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized, a valuation allowance would be recorded. Management does
not expect to be able to utilize the foreign tax credit before it expires in 2026. Therefore, a full valuation allowance
was established in fiscal year 2020. IRS code Section 162(m) limits the amount of deductible compensation for tax
purposes paid to certain covered employees. The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
summarized as follows (in thousands) for fiscal years ended:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for doubtful receivables
Inventories
Employee compensation and benefits
Pension and noncurrent employee compensation
benefits
Operating lease liabilities
Net operating loss and foreign tax credits
Stock options
Other
Total deferred tax assets
Less: valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets, net
Deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Right-of-use assets
Property tax
Other
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
2021
2020
198 $
1,047
725
4,246
164
925
883
5,011
4,700
1,067
—
291
12,274 $
(408 )
11,866 $
4,517 $
10,240
4,631
131
24
19,543 $
7,677 $
4,868
1,097
233
60
13,241
(408 )
12,833
6,060
10,547
4,804
95
76
21,582
8,749
$
$
$
$
$
At fiscal year-end 2021, the Company had federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards of approximately
$2.7 million. This NOL is related to the acquisitions of Flesh and Impressions Direct. The NOL is subject to a Section
382 limitation of $0.2 million per year and expiring in 2040. Based on historical earnings and expected sufficient
future taxable income, management believes it will be able to fully utilize the NOL.
Accounting standards require a two-step approach to determine how to recognize tax benefits in the financial
statements where recognition and measurement of a tax benefit must be evaluated separately. A tax benefit will be
recognized only if it meets a “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold. For tax positions that meet this threshold,
the tax benefit recognized is based on the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being
realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing authority.
At fiscal year-end 2021 and 2020, unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, including accrued
interest and penalties of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, are included in other liabilities on the consolidated
balance sheets and would impact the effective rate if recognized. The interest expense associated with the
unrecognized tax benefit is not material. A reconciliation of the change in the unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal
years ended 2021 and 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at March 1, 2020
Additions based on tax positions
Reductions due to lapses of statues of limitations
Balance at February 28, 2021
2020
2021
$ 100 $ 120
63 —
(20 )
(33 )
$ 130 $ 100
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. The Company
has concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2015. All material state and local income tax
matters have been concluded for years through 2015 and foreign tax jurisdictions through 2015.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company recognizes interest expense on underpayments of income taxes and accrued penalties related to
unrecognized non-current tax benefits as part of the income tax provision. Other than amounts included in the
unrecognized tax benefits, the Company did not recognize any interest or penalties for the fiscal years ended 2021,
2020 and 2019.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic presents various global risks. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
continues to evolve as of the date of this report. Management is actively monitoring the situation as pertains to the
Company’s financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry and workforce. Given the ongoing evolution
of the pandemic and the global responses to control its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the ultimate effects
of the COVID-19 pandemic on its results of operation, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2022.
(14) Earnings per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share have been computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflect the potential
dilution that could occur if stock options or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted into
common stock.
The following table sets forth the computation for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the fiscal years ended:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
Effect of dilutive options
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
Cash dividends
2021
2020
25,995,127 26,036,393 25,829,804
12,375
25,995,127 26,036,393 25,842,179
—
—
2019
$
$
$
0.93 $
0.93 $
0.900 $
1.47 $
1.47 $
0.900 $
1.45
1.45
0.875
The Company treats unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend
equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) as participating securities, which are included in the computation of earnings per
share. Our unvested restricted shares participate on an equal basis with common shares; therefore, there is no
difference in undistributed earnings allocated to each participating security. Accordingly, the presentation above is
prepared on a combined basis. For fiscal year 2019, all options were included in the diluted earnings per share
computation because the average fair market value of the Company’s stock exceeded the exercise price of the options.
No options were outstanding at the end of fiscal years 2021 and 2020.
(15) Commitments and Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, the Company also enters into real property leases, which require the Company as
lessee to indemnify the lessor from liabilities arising out of the Company’s occupancy of the properties. The
Company’s indemnification obligations are generally covered under the Company’s general insurance policies.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
From time to time, the Company is involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business.
The Company does not believe the disposition of any current matter will have a material adverse effect on its
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
(16) Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Net cash flows from operating activities that reflect cash payments for interest and income taxes, are as follows for
the three fiscal years ended (in thousands):
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid, net
Income taxes paid, net
2021
2020
2019
$
$
10 $
9,498 $
715 $
14,470 $
1,109
9,866
(17) Related Party Transactions
The Company leases a facility and sells product to an entity controlled by a board member who was the former owner
of Integrated Print and Graphics, a business that the Company acquired. The total right-of-use asset and related lease
liability as of February 28, 2021 was $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively. During fiscal year 2021, total lease
payments made to, and sales made to, the related party were approximately $0.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively.
(18) Concentrations of Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of cash
and trade receivables. Cash is placed with high-credit quality financial institutions. The Company believes its credit
risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to industry and geographic diversification. As disclosed on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets, the Company maintains an allowance for doubtful receivables to cover the Company’s
estimate of credit losses associated with accounts receivable.
No single customer accounts for as much as five percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales or accounts
receivable.
The Company, for quality and pricing reasons, purchases its paper products from a limited number of suppliers. For
fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company purchased 43%, 41% and 45%, respectively, of its materials from one
third party vendor. As of February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the net amount due to the vendor was $3.8 million
and $4.7 million, respectively. While other sources may be available to the Company to purchase these products, they
may not be available at the cost or at the quality the Company has come to expect.
For the purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers cash to include cash on hand
and in bank accounts. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures accounts up to $250,000. At
February 28, 2021, cash balances included $73.9 million that was not federally insured because it represented amounts
in individual accounts above the federally insured limit for each such account. This at-risk amount is subject to
fluctuation on a daily basis. While management does not believe there is significant risk with respect to such deposits,
we cannot be assured that we will not experience losses on our deposits.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Exhibit 4.1
DESCRIPTION OF ENNIS, INC. CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of the terms of Ennis’ capital stock is a summary only and is qualified by
reference to the relevant provisions of Texas law and the Ennis restated certificate of incorporation and by-
laws.
Authorized Capital Stock
Under the Ennis restated certificate of incorporation, Ennis’ authorized capital stock consists of forty
million (40,000,000) shares of common stock, with $2.50 par value, and one million (1,000,000) shares of
preferred stock, with $10 par value.
Description of Common Stock
Voting Rights. Each holder of Ennis common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of Ennis
common stock held of record on the applicable record date on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.
Shareholders of common stock can use cumulative voting to aggregate director votes.
Dividend Rights. Holders of Ennis common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be
declared from time to time by Ennis’ board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any
preferential dividend rights granted to the holders of any outstanding Ennis’ preferred stock.
Rights upon Liquidation. Holders of Ennis common stock are entitled to share pro rata, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Ennis, in all remaining assets available for distribution to
shareholders after payment of or provision for Ennis’ liabilities and the liquidation preference of any
outstanding Ennis preferred stock.
Preemptive Rights. Holders of Ennis common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase, subscribe
for or otherwise acquire any unissued or treasury shares or other securities.
Description of Preferred Stock
Preferred Stock Outstanding. As of the date of this filing, no shares of Ennis preferred stock were
issued and outstanding.
Designation and Amount. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more
series, each such series to have such designations as may be fixed by the Board of Directors prior to the
issuance of any shares thereof. In November of 1998 the board created a new series of Preferred Stock
pursuant to the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan. The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares
constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 25,000.The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect
to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the
Company’s Preferred Stock. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board
of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a
number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon
the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities
issued by the Company convertible into Series A Preferred Stock. This Shareholders Rights Plan expired on
November 8, 2008.
Dividend Rights. Holders of Ennis Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends
(which may be cumulative or noncumulative) as may be declared from time to time by Ennis’ board of
directors out of funds legally available therefor.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is the transfer agent and registrar for Ennis common stock.
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Exhibit 21
The Registrant directly or indirectly owns 100 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following
subsidiary companies.
Name of Company
Jurisdiction
Ennis, Inc.
Ennis Business Forms of Kansas, Inc.
Calibrated Forms Co., Inc.
Print Your Marketing, Inc.
Admore, Inc.
PFC Products, Inc.(1)
Ennis Acquisitions, Inc.
Texas EBF, LP
Ennis Sales, LP
Ennis Management, LP
Adams McClure, LP
American Forms I, LP
Northstar Computer Forms, Inc.
General Financial Supply, Inc. (2)
Crabar/GBF, Inc.
Royal Business Forms, Inc.
Tennessee Business Forms Company
TBF Realty, LLC (3)
Specialized Printed Forms, Inc.
SPF Realty, LLC (4)
Block Graphics, Inc.
B&D Litho of Arizona, Inc.
Skyline Business Forms, Inc.
Skyline Business Properties, LLC (5)
Kay Toledo Tag
Specialized Service Partners
American Paper Converting LLC
Independent Printing Company, Inc.
Wright Business Graphics LLC
Integrated Print and Graphics
The Flesh Company
Impressions Direct, Inc. (6)
Texas
Kansas
Kansas
Delaware
Texas
Delaware
Nevada
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Minnesota
Iowa
Delaware
Texas
Tennessee
Delaware
New York
Delaware
Oregon
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ohio
Delaware
Oregon
Delaware
Missouri
Missouri
(1) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Admore, Inc.
(2) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Computer Forms, Inc.
(3) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Tennessee Business Forms, Inc.
(4) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Specialized Printed Forms, Inc.
(5) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Skyline Business Forms, Inc.
(6) A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Flesh Company
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated May 7, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal
control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Ennis, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended
February 28, 2021. We consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of
Ennis, Inc. on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-38100, File No. 333-44624 and File No. 333-175261).
Exhibit 23
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 7, 2021
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Exhibit 31.1
I, Keith S. Walters, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Ennis, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the Registrant and we
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this annual report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
/S/ KEITH S. WALTERS
Keith S. Walters
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
May 7, 2021
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Exhibit 31.2
I, Vera Burnett, certify that:
1)
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Ennis, Inc.;
2) Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4) The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the Registrant and we
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this annual report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5) The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
/S/ VERA BURNETT
Vera Burnett
Interim Chief Financial Officer
May 7, 2021
Exhibit 32.1
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Keith S. Walters, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ennis, Inc. (the “Company”), certify,
that pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code:
(1) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2021, as filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result
of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
/S/ KEITH S. WALTERS
Keith S. Walters
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
May 7, 2021
The foregoing Certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350; it is not being filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing
of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation languages
in such filing.
Exhibit 32.2
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Vera Burnett, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Ennis, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, that pursuant to Section
1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code:
(1) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2021, as filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result
of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
/S/ VERA BURNETT
Vera Burnett
Interim Chief Financial Officer
May 7, 2021
The foregoing Certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350; it is not being filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing
of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation languages
in such filing.
Financial & Other Company Information
Copies of our financial information, such as this
Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Proxy
Statement to our shareholders, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings
with the SEC may be viewed or downloaded from
the Company’s website: www.ennis.com
Alternatively, you can order copies, free of charge,
by contacting Ms. Sharlene Reagan – Executive
Assistant to our Chief Financial Officer at:
sharlene_reagan@ennis.com
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held
on July 15, 2021, beginning at 10:00 a.m., local
time. The meeting will take place at the Midlothian
Conference Center located at One Community
Circle, Midlothian, Texas 76065.
Common Stock
Ennis, Inc. common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the tickler symbol “EBF.”
As of April 30, 2021, there were approximately
26.1 million shares outstanding and approximately
706 shareholders of record.
FISCAL YEAR 2021
STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCECE
High:
Low:
Close (2/28/21)
$21.11
$13.99
$19.82
Number of Employees
More than 2,096 worldwide at February 28, 2021
Corporate Address
2441 Presidential Parkway
Midlothian, Texas 76065
Investor Relations
Keith S. Walters
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President
2441 Presidential Parkway
Midlothian, Texas 76065
(800) 752-5386
keith_walters@ennis.com
Independent Accountants
Grant Thornton, LLP
Outside Corporate Counsel
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Shareholder Services
Computershare Investor Services, LLC
Certifications
Ennis has filed with the SEC as exhibits to its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
February 28, 2021, the certification of each of its
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. In addition, Ennis has submitted to the New
York Stock Exchange the required certification of
the Chief Executive Officer with respect to Ennis’
compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s
corporate governance listing standards.
Caution Concerning Forward-
Looking Statements
This document includes certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on management’s current
expectation and are subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Actual results may
vary materially from the expectations contained
herein due to changes in economic, business,
competitive,
technology, strategic and or
regulatory factors. More detailed information
about these factors is set forth in our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC,
and in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under
the caption “Certain Risk Factors.” Ennis is under
no obligation to [and expressly disclaims any
such obligation to] update or alter its forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, subsequent events or otherwise.
Corporate Publications
Copies of Ennis, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form
10-K (excluding exhibits) and other filings with
the SEC are available without charge upon
written request to Ennis, Inc., 2441 Presidential
Parkway, Midlothian, Texas 76065, Attn: Investor
Relations, or by email: investor@ennis.com. All
such filings are also available on our website:
www.ennis.com/about/investor-relations/
Trademark Information
All trademark and service marks referenced
herein are owned by the respective trademark
or service mark owners.
QM115
ENNIS, INC.
Corporate Headquarters
2441 Presidential Pkwy • Midlothian, TX 76065
ennis.com
Designed by Ennis National Marketing.
Printed by Independent Printing, a division of Ennis, Inc. located in De Pere, WI.