For a quarter comparison basis, print margin increased from 27.9 percent to 29.7 percent, and apparel margin increased from 7.0 percent to 20.3 percent. The company’s apparel margin continues to increase on both a comparable and sequential quarter basis, as lower priced cotton is starting to favorably impact apparel's margin. Ennis expects its margins will continue to improve as average finished goods costs continue to decline and sales volume increases. Print margins improved from the continued elimination of duplicative costs by the further integration of recent acquisitions. As a result, net earnings increased from $3.9 million, or 2.7 percent of net sales, for the quarter ended May 31, 2012 to $8.5 million, or 6.1 percent of net sales, for the quarter ended May 31, 2013. Diluted earnings per share increased from $0.15 for the same quarter last year to $0.33 for the quarter.