Ennis vs Karat Packaging
EBF and KRT side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EBF and KRT compare
Karat Packaging is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Ennis ($732M against $534M).
On earnings, Ennis is cheaper: it trades at 13.8× trailing earnings, against 15.6× for Karat Packaging.
Karat Packaging grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.0% versus 2.3% for Ennis).
Ennis keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.8% compared with 9.4% at Karat Packaging.
Both pay dividends: Ennis yields 4.8% and Karat Packaging 5.0%.
Karat Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 20 for Ennis), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EBF | KRT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $534M | $732M |
| Share price | $21.08 | $36.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 23.9% | 66.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.8% | 75.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.41 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 1,835 | 696 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 | 24 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× (better) | 15.6× |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 1.5× |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 4.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× (better) | 10.3× |
| P/FCF | 9.3× (better) | 11.4× |
| PEG | – | 1.65 |
| FCF yield | 10.8% (better) | 8.8% |
| Fair value | $23.83 | $44.98 |
| Margin of safety | 11.5% | 18.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.3% | 11.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.9% | 9.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −7.7% | 56.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.1% | 57.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.3% (better) | 6.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.6% | 40.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.6% (better) | 11.8% |
| Net margin | 9.8% (better) | 9.4% |
| FCF margin | 14.5% (better) | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.6% | 29.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 14.7% | 33.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.14 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.29 |
| Interest coverage | – | 34.1× |
| Current ratio | 3.79 (better) | 1.83 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.02 (better) | 6.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.8% | 5.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 65.7% | 76.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | 114% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.9% (better) | 5.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.4% | 35.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 57.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$593K |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.4% | 7.8% |
Go deeper
- EBF stock overview
- EBF income statement
- EBF valuation and score
- KRT stock overview
- KRT income statement
- KRT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.