ESCA · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) — Rank #238 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.28) · ROE 7.5% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.
As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0000033488 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Escalade, Incorporated manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally.
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The company provides various sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation, and fitness products. It offers archery products under the Bear Archery, Trophy Ridge, Cajun Bowfishing, SIK, and BearX brand names; table tennis products under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands; basketball goals under the Goalrilla, Goaliath, Silverback, Hoopstar, and Goalsetter brand names; and pickleball under the Onix, and DURA brands. The company provides play systems under the Woodplay and Jack & June brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, USW, adidas Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the US Weight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names. In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, DMI, Arachnid, and Accudart brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph, ACL, and Zume Games brand names. The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, traditional department stores, and mass merchants.
Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
- Industry
- Leisure
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- IN
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- escaladeinc.com
Company Snapshot
P/E and dividend yield are the primary valuation lenses for mature businesses.
Market Cap
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P/E (annual)
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P/S (annual)
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P/B
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P/OCF (annual)
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Shareholder Yield
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Employees
437
Industry
Leisure
Exchange
Nasdaq
10/12
Flags passed
ESCA fails 2 critical flags
Passes 10 of 12 quality flags
- FAILRevenue declining YoY
Revenue contracted year over year
- FAILOperating margin declining
Operating margin lower than prior year
- PASSGross margin holding
- PASSDilution within 2%
- PASSFCF not negative from investment
- PASSDisclosure consistent
- PASSFree cash flow intact
- PASSPasses safety gate
- PASSBalance sheet stable
- PASSNo competitive retreat
- PASSSBC not compressing margin
- PASSNo valuation convergence
Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)
A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
1/2 passDividend yield and payout ratio are the primary reads at this stage (trailing P/E — see valuation above).
Profitability
Does it make money well?
Warning: Operating margin declining, Revenue declining YoY · GP/assets 0.28
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.28
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
6th of 6 SIC 39 peers
Return on equity
7.5%
Gross margin
26.9%
6th of 6 SIC 39 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
-4.5%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-8.5%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
-2.6%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
-8.7%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
64.4%
Cash Flow Health
Is the cash real?
No warning flags · FCF 108% above net income
Free cash flow
$28.50M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF vs net income
108.0%
(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.
FCF not below net income
Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.7%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Balance Sheet Strength
Can it survive a storm?
No warning flags · net debt $9.80M, F-Score 8/9
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.28
1st of 5 SIC 39 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
3.21×
3rd of 6 SIC 39 peers
Quick ratio
1.36×
Net cash
-$9.80M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Piotroski F-Score
8 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).
Valuation
Is the price reasonable?
No warning flags
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.0 / 5
Capital allocation quality
Composite score
2.7 / 5
Lifecycle Phase History
Price History
Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports