ESCA
Rank #246Rank #246 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.28) · ROE 7.8% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.
As-of 2026-07-22 · CIK 0000033488 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
Financials
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| Fiscal year end | 2019-12-28filed 2020-02-21 | 2018-12-29filed 2019-02-22 | 2017-12-30filed 2018-02-27 | 2016-12-31filed 2017-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Change in inventory | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Operating cash flow | 16.0 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| Investing cash flow | (2.9) | 24.9 | (4.2) | (9.8) |
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued | 77.5 | 28.0 | 56.7 | 65.9 |
| Debt repaid | 77.5 | 51.1 | 59.0 | 63.6 |
| Share repurchases | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Dividends paid | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Financing cash flow | (10.0) | (30.1) | (8.6) | (3.3) |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 13.9 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?