EBF vs MH
Ennis, Inc. and McGraw Hill, Inc., side by side — 3 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | EBF | MH |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $392.4M | $2.1B |
| Net income | $42.6M | $35.3M |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 80.9% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.66 | $0.19 |
| Dividend / share | $1.00 | · |
| Payout ratio | 60.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $41.0M | $246.3M |
| Equity | $308.7M | $726.2M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 3.20× |
| Current ratio | 3.72× | 0.77× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 1.9% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.1% | · |
MH bills 5.4× the revenue of EBF, and EBF keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.9% against 1.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
3 years side by side
| Fiscal year | EBF | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $392.4M | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $394.6M | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $420.1M | $2.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | EBF | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $42.6M | $35.3M |
| FY2024 | $40.2M | $-85.8M |
| FY2023 | $42.6M | $-193.0M |
Standard deviation, each side
MH's net margin has been more volatile than EBF's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.3.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EBF led in net margin in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MH's return on equity has been more volatile than EBF's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 24.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EBF led in return on equity in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.