ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS INC
10-Q, 1996-07-10
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                                  FORM 10-Q
                                      
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
                                      
                 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended                MAY 31, 1996


Commission File Number             1-5807


                          ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               TEXAS                                        75-0256410
       (State or other Jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

      107 N. Sherman Street, Ennis, TX                       75119
   (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (214) 872-3100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                  No Change
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)


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 prior that the
registrant was required to file such report), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  X       No.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common sock, as the latest practicable date.

           Class                             Outstanding at May 31, 1996
Common stock, par value $2.50 per share               16,439,223


                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.              
                              INDEX
                                
Part I.   Financial Information

   Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet --
     May 31, 1996 and February 29, 1996           2

   Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings --
     Three Months Ended May 31, 1996 and 1995     3

   Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash
     Flows --Three Months Ended May 31, 1996
     and 1995                                     4

   Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial
     Statements                                   5

   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
     Financial Condition and Results of
     Operations                                   6


Part II.  Other Information                       6


                    PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                   
                      ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (Dollars in Thousands)
                              (Unaudited)
                                                    May 31,   February 29,
                                                     1996         1996
                                Assets
Current assets
  Cash and equivalents                              $30,058      38,606
  Accounts receivable, net                           18,900      16,975
  Inventories                                         9,109       8,298
  Other current assets                                4,059       3,665

          Total current assets                       62,126      67,544

Property, plant and equipment, net                   26,447      21,857

Cost of purchased businesses in excess of amounts
  allocated to tangible net assets                    6,093       3,861

Other assets and deferred charges                     2,526         400

          Total assets                              $97,192      93,662

                 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
  Current installments of long-term debt             $   80          80
  Accounts payable                                    5,763       5,144
  Accrued expenses                                    6,092       6,843
  Federal and state income taxes payable              3,030         987

          Total current liabilities                  14,965      13,054

Long-term debt, less current installments               280         280

Deferred credits, principally Federal income taxes    2,006       2,133

Stockholders' equity
  Common stock, at par value                         53,125      53,125
  Additional capital                                  1,040       1,040
  Retained earnings                                 117,691     115,935
  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments  (103)        (97)
                                                    171,753     170,003
Less:
  Treasury stock                                     91,812      91,808
         Total stockholders' equity                  79,941      78,195

         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $97,192      93,662

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


                      ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                                   
             CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
            (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                              (Unaudited)

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                          May 31,

                                                      1996       1995

Net sales                                           $36,924     35,109

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                                      24,151     22,275
  Selling, general and administrative expenses        6,462      6,056
  Interest expense                                       23         24

                                                     30,636     28,355

Earnings from operations                              6,288      6,754

Investment and other income                             483        445

Earnings before income taxes                          6,771      7,199

Provision for income taxes                            2,549      2,709

Net earnings                                         $4,222      4,490

Weighted average number of common shares
 outstanding                                     16,439,283 16,439,820

Per share amounts:
  Net earnings                                       $  .26        .27

  Cash dividends                                     $  .15       .145

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


                      ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                                   
            CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (Dollars in Thousands)
                              (Unaudited)


                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                           May 31,

                                                      1996       1995

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                       $4,222      4,490
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                    1,125        921
     Changes in assets and liabilities               (1,383)      (919)
     Other                                             (146)        (7)
       Net cash provided by operating activities      3,818      4,485

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures                               (2,946)    (1,569)
  Purchases of operating assets                      (6,959)        --
  Purchases of investments                               --     (6,064)
  Maturities of investments                              --      5,843
  Other                                                   9         --

       Net cash used in investing activities         (9,896)    (1,790)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Dividends declared                                 (2,466)    (2,384)
  Other                                                  (4)        (4)

       Net cash used in financing activities         (2,470)    (2,388)
Net changes in cash and equivalents                  (8,548)       307

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period          38,606     10,541

Cash and equivalents at end of period               $30,058     10,848

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. The  information  included  herein  reflects  all  adjustments
   which, in the opinion of the Company, are necessary to a  fair
   statement  of  the financial position as of May 31,  1996  and
   February  29,  1996,  and the results of operations  and  cash
   flows for the three months ended May 31, 1996 and 1995.

2. Earnings  per  common share amounts are based on the  weighted
   average  number  of  shares  outstanding  during  the  period.
   Common  stock equivalents (options see Note 3) have  not  been
   included  in  determining earnings per  common  share  amounts
   because  their  inclusion, either for  purposes  of  computing
   primary  or  fully  diluted  earnings  per  share,  would  not
   produce  sufficient  incremental shares  (using  the  treasury
   stock method) to reduce the per share amounts shown.

3. As  of  May 31, 1996, the Company has reserved 378,958  shares
   of common stock under incentive stock options plans.

4. The  Company  uses  the Last-In, First-Out  (LIFO)  method  of
   pricing  the raw material content of its inventories, and  the
   First-In,  First-Out  (FIFO)  method  is  used  to  value  the
   remainder.   The following table summarizes the components  of
   inventory  at the different stages of production (in thousands
   of dollars):

                                 May 31,     February 29,
                                  1996           1996

          Raw material           $5,756         5,073
          Work-in-process           356           679
          Finished goods          2,997         2,546

                                 $9,109         8,298



        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                   AND OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE


Liquidity and Capital Resources

      At May 31, 1996, the Company's financial position continues
to  be  strong.   Working capital decreased from  $54,490,000  at
February  29, 1996 to $47,161,000 at May 31, 1996.  The  decrease
is  primarily due to the April 1, 1996 purchase of the  operating
assets  of  two businesses including non-compete agreements  with
principals  of  the selling companies.  The Company's  cash  flow
from  operations continues to be adequate to sustain  operations,
meet debt repayment requirements and fund capital additions.   No
liquidity problems are anticipated.


Results of Operations

      Net sales for the quarter ended May 31, 1996 increased 5.2%
from  the  same  quarter  in  the  prior  year  due  to  the  two
acquisitions  on April 1, 1996.  Gross margins decreased  .5%  in
the  current year period over the same period in the prior  year.
Gross  margins decreased while sales increased because  of  lower
selling  prices which prevailed during the fiscal quarter  ending
in  May  1996  compared to the prior year because of  competitive
conditions in the business forms industry.  Selling, general, and
administrative  expenses  increased  6.7%  in  the  current  year
quarter,  from  the  prior  year quarter  due  to  the  operating
expenses  of  the  two new businesses and costs  associated  with
implementing  a new management information system.   The  overall
effective  income tax rate remained substantially unchanged  from
the prior period.

                   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)  The Company held its Annual Meeting on June 20, 1996.

(b)  Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation
     14; there was no solicitation in opposition to management's
     nominees for directors as listed in the Proxy Statement and
     all such nominees were elected.

     Directors elected were:  Harry M. Cornell, Jr., James B.
     Gardner, and Charles F. Ray.

(c)  Briefly described below is the only other matter voted upon
     at the Annual Meeting and the number of affirmative votes and
     negatives votes respectively.

     (1)  Selection of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as independent
          auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending
          February 28, 1997.

                      For     14,837,170
                      Against    138,977
                      Abstain     37,314


                           SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements 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.


                                  ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.



Date:  July 10, 1996               /s/Harve Cathey
                                   Harve Cathey
                                   Vice President - Finance
                                   Principal Financial Officer



Date:  July 10, 1996               /s/Victor V. DiTommaso
                                   Victor V. DiTommaso
                                   Treasurer
                                   Principal Accounting Officer




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