Industrials sector includes twenty-three industries all related to designing, fabricating and servicing stuff we want and use. The industrials industries range from aerospace and defense to waste management with all the transportation, business services, and equipment required to do that in between.

Today I'm reviewing a business equipment firm named Ennis, Inc. It's trading ticker symbol is EBF.

Ennis, Inc. provides business equipment to various industries. It is engaged in manufacturing, designing and selling business forms and other printed business products.

The company was formerly known as Ennis Business Forms, Inc. Ennis, Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Midlothian, Texas.

I use three primary keys to measure dividend equities or funds like Ennis, Inc. (EBF): 

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Besides those three main keys, I'll use four more to finally unlock an equity or fund in which to invest.

These first three keys best test whether the company has made, is making and will continue to make money.

EBF Price

Ennis, Inc.'s price at yesterday's market close was $21.10 per share. The company shows long-term positive price momentum. A year ago its price was $16.70. So it's a gained  $4.40 per share in the past year.  Can EBF do as well in the coming year?  If it does, its price will increase from $21.10 to $25.50 per share or about 21%.

EBF Dividends

Ennis, Inc.'s most recent quarterly paid dividend was $0.20 declared in December 2017, and payable February 9th.  

The company has paid quarterly dividends since 1985.

The yield from a $0.80 annual dividend at yesterday's $21.10 price is 3.79%

Are Gains Ahead For EBF?

Adding the $0.80 dividend to the $4.40 estimated price gain (to repeat last year's) shows a potential $5.20 gross gain.