Escalade Inc
ESCA Nasdaq· Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$18.65
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Escalade Inc had $240M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 4.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −2.6% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 7.8%, down 0.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 8 is left after running the business.
- Escalade Inc made $13.7M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 2.4% a year.
- Free cash flow was $28.5M in fiscal 2025, 11.9% of revenue.
- Escalade Inc returned $11.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 40% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.3%.
- Escalade Inc owes $6.6M more than it holds in cash, about 0.3 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$259M
P/E
11.2x
Revenue
$240M
Net income
$13.7M
Free cash flow
$28.5M
Operating margin
7.8%
Escalade Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−4.5%
No. Sales fell 4.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.7%
A little. It keeps 5.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
11.9%
Yes. 11.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.3x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.3 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
11.2x
One share costs 11.2 times its yearly profit per share.
What Escalade Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 27, 2026
- Legal name
- ESCALADE INC
- CIK
- 0000033488
Escalade Inc · ESCA
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $314M | $314M | $264M | $252M | $240M |
| Revenue growth | 14.6% | 0.0% | −16.0% | −4.6% | −4.5% |
| Net interest income | $1.5M | $3.8M | $5.3M | — | — |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | 23.5% | 23.4% | 24.7% | 26.9% |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 8.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| Net income | $24.4M | $18.0M | $9.8M | $13.0M | $13.7M |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 5.7% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.76 | $1.31 | $0.71 | $0.93 | $0.99 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $0.9M | $8.5M | $48.3M | $36.0M | $31.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $9.7M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.5M |
| Free cash flow | −$8.8M | $6.4M | $46.2M | $34.0M | $28.5M |
| FCF margin | −2.8% | 2.0% | 17.5% | 13.5% | 11.9% |
| Dividends paid | $7.7M | $8.2M | $6.2M | $8.3M | $8.3M |
| Share buybacks | $10.4M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| Share count change | −2.5% | −1.3% | 1.6% | 1.0% | −1.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.4M | $4.0M | $0.0M | $4.2M | $11.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $57.5M | $94.9M | $50.9M | $25.6M | $18.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $147M | $158M | $165M | $169M | $173M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 2.8x | 2.2x | 0.8x | 0.3x |
| Current ratio | 3.5x | 4.8x | 4.4x | 3.9x | 4.3x |
| Interest coverage | 21.1x | 7.0x | 3.3x | 8.7x | 22.4x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 12.8% | 8.4% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 11.8% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 26.2% | 21.2% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 13.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$2.0M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Escalade Inc · ESCA
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $18.65 a share, the company is worth $259M: 11.2 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000033488). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.