Forbes names Ennis to Best Small Companies List

Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis Inc. announced it is listed among Forbes magazine “200 Best Small Companies” for 2008. Ennis ranked 134th on this year’s list. Ennis has been named to the Forbes list for six of the last seven years and for five consecutive years from 2002 to 2006.

The list is comprised of publicly traded companies with $5 million to $750 million in sales for the previous year. All companies appearing on the list must meet the magazine’s criterion, which requires them to be profitable, earning a minimum of five percent net margin and have a five-year average return on equity of five percent or greater. The ranking is based on return on equity, sales growth and profit growth over the past 12 months and also over five years. Ennis remains the only wholesale printer to be recognized on this list by Forbes magazine.