Essendant Company Profile (NASDAQ:ESND)

About Essendant

Essendant Inc. (Essendant), formerly United Stationers Inc., is a wholesale distributor of workplace items. The Company stocks an assortment of over 180,000 products in categories, including janitorial and breakroom supplies, technology products, traditional office products, industrial supplies, office furniture, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment. The Company has four operating segments: Business and Facility Essentials, ORS Industrial, CPO Commerce, Inc. (CPO) and Automotive. Business and Facility Essentials also included operations in Mexico conducted through a subsidiary, Azerty de Mexico. It offers private brand products within each of its product categories, which include Innovera technology products, Universal office products, Windsoft paper products, Boardwalk and UniSan janitorial and sanitation products, Alera office furniture and Anchor Brand and Best Welds welding, industrial, safety and oil field pipeline products.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Business Equipment
Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: ESND
CUSIP: 91300410

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $20.48
50 Day Moving Average: $19.46
200 Day Moving Average: $27.27
52-Week Range: $18.56 - $36.96
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 8.00
P/E Growth: -3.03
Market Cap: $763.84M
Outstanding Shares: 37,297,000
Beta: 1.21

Profitability:

Net Margins: -0.72%
Return on Equity: 13.75%
Return on Assets: 4.53%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.01%
Current Ratio: 2.41%
Quick Ratio: 1.10%

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Consensus Ratings for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target:	$34.50 (68.46% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Details
4/1/2016	KeyCorp	Upgrade	Sector Weight -> Overweight	$40.00
2/18/2016	Jefferies Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$38.00 -> $29.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/18/2016
7/20/2016	Q216	$0.83	$0.55	$1.36 billion	$1.35 billion	View	N/A
4/20/2016	Q116	$0.46	$0.45	$1.31 billion	$1.35 billion	View	N/A
2/16/2016	Q415	$0.86	$0.81	$1.31 billion	$1.30 billion	View	Listen
10/20/2015	Q315	$0.98	$1.00	$1.45 billion	$1.39 billion	View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q215	$0.79	$0.82	$1.38 billion	$1.34 billion	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.52	$0.52	$1.35 billion	$1.33 billion	View	N/A
2/16/2015	Q414	$0.84	$0.88	$1.29 billion	$1.33 billion	View	N/A
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.99	$0.98	$1.34 billion	$1.42 billion	View	N/A
7/23/2014	Q214	$0.85	$0.85	$1.28 billion	$1.32 billion	View	N/A
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.59	$0.55	$1.23 billion	$1.25 billion	View	N/A
2/19/2014	Q413	$0.81	$0.85	$1.25 billion	$1.22 billion	View	N/A
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.99	$1.01	$1.33 billion	$1.34 billion	View	N/A
7/22/2013	Q2 2013	$0.77	$0.86	$1.30 billion	$1.30 billion	View	N/A
4/22/2013	Q1 2013	$0.56	$0.56	$1.31 billion	$1.25 billion	View	N/A
2/14/2013	Q4 2012	$0.70	$0.81	$1.24 billion	$1.24 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2012		$0.86	$0.91			View	N/A
7/23/2012		$0.63	$0.66			View	N/A
4/23/2012		$0.43	$0.45			View	N/A
2/13/2012		$0.64	$0.64			View	N/A
10/24/2011		$0.75	$0.81			View	N/A
7/25/2011		$0.62	$0.59			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$0.95	$0.95			View	N/A
2/10/2011		$1.07	$1.17			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.24 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.56 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.43	$0.49	$0.46
Q2 2016	2	$0.81	$0.85	$0.83
Q3 2016	2	$0.65	$1.07	$0.86
Q4 2016	2	$0.56	$0.90	$0.73

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Annual Dividend:	$0.56
Dividend Yield:	2.73%
Payout Ratio:	-52.34% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 25.00% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 21.88% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/18/2016	quarterly	$0.14	1.73%	9/13/2016	9/15/2016	10/14/2016
5/27/2016	quarterly	$0.14	1.8%	6/13/2016	6/15/2016	7/15/2016
2/12/2016	quarterly	$0.14	1.99%	3/11/2016	3/15/2016	4/15/2016
10/7/2015	quarterly	$0.14	1.64%	12/11/2015	12/15/2015	1/15/2016
7/15/2015	quarterly	$0.14	1.43%	9/11/2015	9/15/2015	10/15/2015
5/21/2015	quarterly	$0.14	1.43%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	7/15/2015
2/12/2015	quarterly	$0.14	1.27%	3/11/2015	3/13/2015	4/15/2015
9/17/2014	quarterly	$0.14	1.37%	12/11/2014	12/15/2014	1/15/2015
7/17/2014	quarterly	$0.14	1.4%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	10/15/2014
5/22/2014	quarterly	$0.14	1.4%	6/11/2014	6/13/2014	7/15/2014
2/21/2014	quarterly	$0.14	1.34%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	4/15/2014
10/17/2013	quarterly	$0.14	1.27%	12/11/2013	12/13/2013	1/15/2014
7/26/2013	quarterly	$0.14	1.36%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	10/15/2013
5/15/2013	quarterly	$0.14	1.66%	6/12/2013	6/14/2013	7/15/2013
2/21/2013	quarterly	$0.14	1.58%	3/13/2013	3/15/2013	4/15/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.60%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 96.98%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/19/2016	Timothy P Connolly	COO	Sell	5,765	$19.24	$110,918.60
4/28/2016	Timothy P Connolly	COO	Sell	5,000	$31.62	$158,100.00
4/15/2016	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	4,000	$34.51	$138,040.00
4/13/2016	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	4,000	$34.03	$136,120.00
4/1/2016	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	12,530	$33.02	$413,740.60
3/30/2016	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	4,000	$32.00	$128,000.00
2/19/2016	Earl C Shanks	CFO	Buy	5,000	$26.68	$133,400.00
8/13/2015	Timothy P Connolly	COO	Sell	3,500	$36.00	$126,000.00
5/11/2015	Timothy P Connolly	Insider	Sell	7,000	$40.19	$281,330.00
5/8/2015	Robert Blaine Aiken Jr	Director	Buy	2,500	$40.15	$100,375.00
3/3/2015	Timothy P Connolly	Insider	Sell	2,000	$40.00	$80,000.00
12/30/2014	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	2,009	$43.25	$86,889.25
12/9/2014	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	1,941	$42.99	$83,443.59
11/6/2014	Paul J Barrett	COO	Sell	4,793	$40.07	$192,055.51
9/5/2014	Larry D Davis	Insider	Sell	1,051	$40.81	$42,891.31
8/21/2014	Larry D Davis	Insider	Sell	6,200	$41.20	$255,440.00
8/14/2014	Timothy P Connolly	Insider	Sell	3,736	$41.31	$154,334.16
3/3/2014	Todd Shelton	CFO	Sell	3,000	$42.55	$127,650.00
2/24/2014	Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr.	Director	Sell	5,000	$42.01	$210,050.00
12/26/2013	Kenneth Nickel	CAO	Sell	1,277	$45.74	$58,409.98
12/5/2013	Charles Crovitz	Director	Sell	9,658	$44.10	$425,917.80
11/11/2013	Timothy Connolly	Insider	Sell	3,000	$43.11	$129,330.00
10/31/2013	Kenneth M Nickel	CAO	Sell	1,193	$44.61	$53,219.73
10/31/2013	Paul Cody Phipps	CEO	Sell	76,625	$44.45	$3,405,981.25
9/20/2013	Eric Blanchard	SVP	Sell	1,445	$42.28	$61,094.60
9/18/2013	Eric Blanchard	SVP	Sell	1,361	$41.99	$57,148.39
9/6/2013	Fareed A Khan	CFO	Sell	2,983	$40.33	$120,304.39
9/6/2013	Paul J Barrett	Insider	Sell	4,674	$40.74	$190,418.76
9/3/2013	Todd Shelton	CFO	Sell	3,000	$35.90	$107,700.00
8/20/2013	Fareed Khan	CFO	Sell	2,990	$41.82	$125,041.80
8/13/2013	Kenneth Nickel	CAO	Sell	4,045	$43.85	$177,373.25
8/7/2013	Paul Cody Phipps	CEO	Sell	30,000	$42.21	$1,266,300.00
8/5/2013	S David Bent	VP	Sell	13,107	$42.35	$555,081.45
7/30/2013	Roy W Haley	Director	Sell	21,000	$41.22	$865,620.00
7/26/2013	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	2,538	$41.20	$104,565.60
7/26/2013	Paul Cody Phipps	CEO	Sell	32,305	$41.01	$1,324,828.05
7/26/2013	S David Bent	VP	Sell	24,800	$41.03	$1,017,544.00
7/24/2013	Kenneth M Nickel	CAO	Sell	5,966	$42.37	$252,779.42
7/23/2013	Barbara Kennedy	VP	Sell	6,558	$40.49	$265,533.42
7/23/2013	Kenneth M Nickel	CAO	Sell	7,774	$39.41	$306,373.34
7/23/2013	Paul Cody Phipps	CEO	Sell	36,000	$40.49	$1,457,640.00
7/23/2013	Todd A Shelton	Insider	Sell	5,000	$39.91	$199,550.00
7/17/2013	Kenneth M Nickel	CAO	Sell	4,846	$38.90	$188,509.40
3/6/2013	Kenneth M Nickel	CAO	Sell	21,230	$37.51	$796,337.30
2/27/2013	Eric A Blanchard	SVP	Sell	4,099	$36.47	$149,490.53
9/4/2012	Benson P Shapiro	Director	Sell	2,750	$24.15	$66,412.50

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Essendant (NASDAQ:ESND)

Date	Headline
	Essendant, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : ESND-US : September 28, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - September 28 at 9:45 AM
	Essendant To Report Third Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:ESND) www.publicnow.com - September 27 at 4:53 PM
	Essendant (ESND) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.02 EPS - Petro Global News 24 (NASDAQ:ESND) petroglobalnews24.com - September 23 at 9:54 AM
	Stock Down Over the Last Quarter: Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 18 at 9:32 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Essendant, Inc. : September 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - September 16 at 4:47 PM
	Stock Struggling for the Quarter: Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 4 at 4:33 PM
	Shares Slipping Lower Over the Past Month: Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 7:08 AM
	Essendant Inc. (ESND) Reached a New 52-Week Low - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 31 at 4:47 PM
	Essendant Inc. (ESND) Reaches 52-Week Low - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 27 at 9:31 AM
	Stock Heading Down Over the Last Month Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 25 at 10:06 PM
	Stock Tracking Lower for the Quarter: Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 21 at 9:24 AM
	Shares Moving Lower Over the Past Month Essendant Inc. (:ESND) - Post News (NASDAQ:ESND) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 18 at 4:53 PM
	Essendant (ESND) Plans Organizational Changes to Improve Focus ... - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:ESND) www.streetinsider.com - August 17 at 5:59 AM
	Essendant Announces Reorganization (NASDAQ:ESND) www.mdm.com - August 16 at 10:03 PM
	Essendant (ESND) Plans Organizational Changes to Improve Focus on Key Customer Channels; COO Tim Connolly to Leave (NASDAQ:ESND) www.streetinsider.com - August 16 at 10:03 PM
	5:02 pm Essendant announces organizational changes, Chief Operating Officer Tim Connolly leaving to pursue other opportunities (NASDAQ:ESND) finance.yahoo.com - August 16 at 10:03 PM
	Essendant Announces Organizational Changes To Improve Focus On Key Customer Channels (NASDAQ:ESND) www.publicnow.com - August 16 at 10:03 PM
	Macquarie Group Ltd Significantly Raises Its Stake in Essendant Inc. (ESND) Stock - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 16 at 8:09 AM
	Fmr LLC Marginally Lowers Its Holdings in Essendant Inc. (ESND) - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 12 at 5:55 AM
	Essendant Inc. (ESND) Holdings Increased by Blackrock Advisors LLC - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 11 at 6:28 AM
	Analyst's Focused Stocks: iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) , Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ:ESND) - Street Updates (NASDAQ:ESND) www.streetupdates.com - August 8 at 10:14 PM
	Essendant Inc. (ESND) Hits 52-Week Low - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 4 at 10:40 PM
	Essendant Inc. (ESND) Trades at New 52-Week Low - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - August 3 at 6:28 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Essendant, Inc. : July 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - July 29 at 1:28 PM
	Revenue Update on Essendant Inc(NASDAQ:ESND) - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:ESND) www.tradecalls.org - July 29 at 11:56 AM
	Latest Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ:ESND) Target Price Suggests Stock Is Worth $33.17/Share - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:ESND) reviewfortune.com - July 26 at 4:54 PM
	New Strong Sell Stocks for July 25th (NASDAQ:ESND) finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 8:35 AM
	Essendant, Inc. :ESND-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : July 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - July 22 at 11:52 AM
	Essendant, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ESND-US : July 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - July 22 at 8:22 AM
	Why Essendant Inc. Stock Plummeted Today (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fool.com - July 21 at 4:26 PM
	Biotech Firm Zafgen in Thursday’s 52-Week Low Club (NASDAQ:ESND) 247wallst.com - July 21 at 4:04 PM
	Shares now up at $32.49 Essendant Reports Second Quarter 2016… (NASDAQ:ESND) www.fidaily.com - July 21 at 8:23 AM
	Essendant Sales Grow Slightly in 2Q (NASDAQ:ESND) www.mdm.com - July 21 at 8:23 AM
	Essendant posts 2Q profit (NASDAQ:ESND) www.cnbc.com - July 21 at 8:23 AM
	Q2 2016 Essendant Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:ESND) biz.yahoo.com - July 20 at 7:07 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Essendant, Inc. : July 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - July 19 at 12:22 PM
	Essendant's Board Declares Regular Dividend (NASDAQ:ESND) www.publicnow.com - July 15 at 4:08 PM
	ESSENDANT INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ESND) biz.yahoo.com - July 14 at 1:13 PM
	Essendant Elects Dennis J. Martin To Its Board Of Directors (NASDAQ:ESND) www.publicnow.com - July 14 at 12:58 PM
	Essendant, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : ESND-US : July 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - July 11 at 8:17 AM
	Essendant To Report Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:ESND) www.publicnow.com - June 29 at 4:31 PM
	Essendant, Inc. :ESND-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers : June 27, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - June 27 at 1:13 PM
	Essendant, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ESND-US : June 20, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - June 20 at 8:16 AM
	Essendant To Present At Jefferies 2016 Global Consumer Conference (NASDAQ:ESND) www.4-traders.com - June 14 at 4:48 PM
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: Essendant, Vishay Intertechnology and Teck Resources (NASDAQ:ESND) www.nasdaq.com - June 9 at 4:55 PM
	Essendant, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:ESND) : June 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - June 8 at 1:39 PM
	Essendant, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : ESND-US : June 7, 2016 (NASDAQ:ESND) www.capitalcube.com - June 7 at 8:10 AM
	ESSENDANT INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (NASDAQ:ESND) biz.yahoo.com - May 31 at 4:21 PM
	Staples and Office Depot call off merger (NASDAQ:ESND) youdontknowfootball.com - May 14 at 3:02 PM
	How Staples Misplayed its Merger Hand (NASDAQ:ESND) www.thestreet.com - May 11 at 4:46 PM