Escalade, Incorporated
Rank #249HypergrowthESCA · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) — Rank #249 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.28) · ROE 7.5% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · 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
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowstable
- Gross margindeteriorating
- Gross profitabilitystable
- Net cashimproving
- Operating margindeteriorating
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 180.5 | 175.8 | 177.3 | 167.7 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.7% | -0.9% | 3.3% | 7.8% |
| Gross profit | 42.4 | 45.0 | 44.7 | 44.3 |
| Gross margin | 23.5% | 25.6% | 25.2% | 26.4% |
| Net income | 7.3 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 11.5 |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 11.6% | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.50 | $1.41 | $0.98 | $0.80 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -64.5% | 43.9% | 22.5% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 16.0 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Capital expenditures | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 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?