ESCALADE INC ESCA
Escalade, Incorporated (Escalade, the Company, we, us or our) operates in one business segment: Sporting Goods (Escalade Sports). Escalade and its predecessors have more than 95 years of manufacturing and selling experience in this industry.
Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Escalade Sports manufactures, imports, and distributes widely recognized sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation and fitness products through major sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, key on-line retailers, direct-to-consumer e-commerce, traditional department stores and mass merchants. Escalade is a leader in table tennis tables, residential in-ground basketball goals and in archery bows. Some of the Company's most recognized brands, owned or distributed, include:
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $240.2M | $251.5M | $263.6M | $313.8M | $313.6M | $273.6M | $180.5M | $175.8M | $195.8M | $190.0M |
| Cost of revenue | $175.5M | $189.3M | $201.8M | $240.1M | $236.5M | $198.8M | $138.2M | $130.8M | $132.6M | $127.4M |
| Gross profit | $64.6M | $62.2M | $61.8M | $73.6M | $77.1M | $74.8M | $42.4M | $45.0M | $63.2M | $62.6M |
| R&D | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.1M | $2.7M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| SG&A | $43.6M | $43.3M | $41.5M | $44.8M | $43.4M | $40.3M | $31.6M | $29.8M | $28.5M | $27.4M |
| Operating income | $18.7M | $20.0M | $17.8M | $26.3M | $31.9M | $33.0M | $9.3M | $13.8M | $14.6M | $14.6M |
| Interest expense | $836.0K | $2.3M | $5.3M | $3.8M | $1.5M | $250.0K | $356.0K | $427.0K | $804.0K | $834.0K |
| Pre-tax income | $18.0M | $17.8M | $12.5M | $22.6M | $30.5M | $32.9M | $8.9M | $26.4M | $15.5M | $15.5M |
| Income tax | $4.3M | $4.8M | $2.7M | $4.6M | $6.1M | $7.0M | $1.7M | $6.0M | $1.5M | $4.0M |
| Net income | $13.7M | $13.0M | $9.8M | $18.0M | $24.4M | $25.9M | $7.3M | $20.4M | $14.1M | $11.5M |
| EPS, basic | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.72 | 1.33 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 0.50 | 1.42 | 0.98 | 0.81 |
| EPS, diluted | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.71 | 1.31 | 1.76 | 1.82 | 0.50 | 1.41 | 0.98 | 0.80 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $13.9M | $14.0M | $13.9M | $13.7M | $13.9M | $14.2M | $14.4M | $14.5M | $14.4M | $14.3M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $11.9M | $4.2M | $16.0K | $4.0M | $4.4M | $3.5M | $5.9M | $2.8M | $1.6M | $1.0M |
| Receivables | $46.3M | $48.8M | $50.0M | $57.4M | $66.0M | $65.3M | $35.5M | $40.7M | $39.4M | $35.9M |
| Inventory | $68.5M | $76.0M | $92.5M | $121.9M | $92.4M | $72.5M | $42.3M | $39.1M | $35.2M | $33.8M |
| Total current assets | $130.6M | $133.8M | $146.8M | $188.2M | $171.1M | $145.4M | $86.9M | $87.9M | $80.3M | $75.6M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $22.4M | $22.2M | $23.8M | $24.8M | $24.9M | $18.2M | $15.1M | $15.5M | $14.3M | $13.7M |
| Goodwill | $42.3M | $42.3M | $42.3M | $42.3M | $32.7M | $32.7M | $26.7M | $26.4M | $21.5M | $21.5M |
| Other intangibles | $25.4M | $25.8M | $28.6M | $31.1M | $20.8M | $22.6M | $18.8M | $19.8M | $19.7M | $20.9M |
| Total assets | $222.1M | $226.3M | $253.0M | $298.7M | $251.8M | $220.7M | $148.8M | $149.5M | $156.1M | $150.8M |
| Short-term debt | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $0 | — | $0 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Total current liabilities | $30.5M | $34.5M | $33.3M | $38.9M | $48.2M | $46.1M | $18.2M | $16.7M | $19.5M | $18.4M |
| Long-term debt | $11.3M | $18.5M | $43.8M | $87.7M | $50.4M | $30.1M | $0 | $0 | $21.9M | $24.2M |
| Total liabilities | $48.9M | $57.3M | $88.4M | $140.2M | $105.2M | $81.5M | $22.6M | $21.2M | $44.4M | $49.0M |
| Retained earnings | $170.2M | $164.8M | $160.1M | $144.9M | $133.1M | $125.2M | $112.0M | $113.9M | $99.9M | $91.7M |
| Total equity | $173.2M | $169.0M | $164.6M | $158.5M | $146.6M | $139.2M | $126.2M | $128.3M | $111.7M | $101.7M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $31.0M | $36.0M | $48.3M | $8.5M | $939.0K | $2.6M | $16.0M | $6.5M | $13.4M | $12.2M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $5.1M | $6.0M | $5.7M | $6.1M | $4.8M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $3.9M | $3.9M | $5.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $902.0K | $1.0M | $513.0K | $604.0K | $522.0K | $398.0K |
| Capital expenditure | $2.5M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $9.7M | $5.5M | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Investing cash flow | -$4.8M | $3.9M | -$1.9M | -$37.8M | -$9.7M | -$21.0M | -$2.9M | $24.9M | -$4.2M | -$9.8M |
| Financing cash flow | -$18.5M | -$35.8M | -$50.3M | $28.9M | $9.6M | $16.0M | -$10.0M | -$30.1M | -$8.6M | -$3.3M |
| Dividends paid | $8.3M | $8.3M | $6.2M | $8.2M | $7.7M | $7.5M | $7.2M | $7.2M | $6.6M | $6.3M |
| Buybacks | $3.1M | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $10.4M | $6.7M | $2.9M | $10.0K | $0 | $0 |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001437749-26-006094.
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