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ESCALADE INC
ESCA
$258M
Mkt Cap
$18.63
-0.32%
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a current P/E ratio of 18.8, compared to its historical median P/E of 10.8. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 8.7%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a market capitalization of $256M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, ESCALADE INC (ESCA) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 3.23%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.78%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, ESCALADE INC (ESCA) appears expensive. The current P/E of 18.8 is 74% above its historical median of 10.8. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -4.4%.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) operates in the Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec industry, within the Consumer Cyclical sector.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) reported annual revenue of $240 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
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.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 240M | 240M | 252M | 264M | 314M | 314M |
| Net Income | 15M | 14M | 13M | 9.8M | 18M | 24M |
| EPS | $1.12 | $0.99 | $0.93 | $0.71 | $1.31 | $1.76 |
| Free Cash Flow | 31M | 29M | 34M | 46M | 6.4M | -8.8M |
| ROIC | 8.9% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| Gross Margin | - | 26.9% | 24.7% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 24.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.41 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.59 | $0.45 | $0.59 | $0.55 |
| Operating Income | 21M | 19M | 20M | 18M | 26M | 32M |
| Operating Margin | 8.7% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.2% |
| ROE | 8.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 11.8% | 17.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 14M | 14M | 14M | 14M | 14M | 14M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 159M | 159M | 172M | 177M | 176M | 181M | 274M | 314M | 314M | 264M | 252M | 240M | 240M |
| Gross Margin | 39.0% | 27.3% | 25.8% | 25.2% | 25.6% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 24.6% | 23.5% | 23.4% | 24.7% | 26.9% | N/A |
| R&D | 1.7M | 1.5M | 1.5M | 1.6M | 1.5M | 1.6M | 1.5M | 2.0M | 2.7M | 3.1M | 3.2M | 3.2M | 3.2M |
| SG&A | 23M | 28M | 27M | 29M | 30M | 32M | 40M | 43M | 45M | 41M | 43M | 44M | 44M |
| EBIT | 16M | 13M | 15M | 15M | 14M | 9.3M | 33M | 32M | 26M | 18M | 20M | 19M | 21M |
| Op. Margin | 9.8% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| Net Income | 12M | 12M | 11M | 14M | 20M | 7.3M | 26M | 24M | 18M | 9.8M | 13M | 14M | 15M |
| Net Margin | 7.4% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.4% |
| Non-Recurring | 13M | -1K | 2.2M | 5K | 0 | -7K | 2K | 19K | 22K | 111K | 3.7M | -7K | -7K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 13.5% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 18.1% | 13.9% | 9.1% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 8.9% |
| ROE | 13.3% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 5.7% | 19.5% | 17.1% | 11.8% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 8.8% |
| ROA | 8.8% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 13.4% | 4.9% | 14.0% | 10.3% | 6.5% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 19M | 15M | 12M | 13M | 6.5M | 16M | 2.6M | 939K | 8.5M | 48M | 36M | 31M | 33M |
| Free Cash Flow | 17M | 10M | 9.5M | 11M | 3.7M | 14M | -2.8M | -8.8M | 6.4M | 46M | 34M | 29M | 31M |
| Owner Earnings | 14M | 9.5M | 6.5M | 8.9M | 2.0M | 11M | -2.4M | -4.8M | 487K | 41M | 28M | 24M | 27M |
| CapEx | 2.7M | 5.1M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 2.8M | 2.2M | 5.5M | 9.7M | 2.1M | 2.1M | 2.0M | 2.5M | 2.8M |
| Maint. CapEx | 4.4M | 5.2M | 5.2M | 3.9M | 3.9M | 4.0M | 4.0M | 4.8M | 6.1M | 5.7M | 6.0M | 5.1M | 5.1M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4M | 4.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 4.4M | 5.2M | 5.2M | 3.9M | 3.9M | 4.0M | 4.0M | 4.8M | 6.1M | 5.7M | 6.0M | 5.1M | 5.1M |
| CapEx/OCF | 13.8% | 32.8% | 21.8% | 20.5% | 43.3% | 13.6% | 207.2% | 1032.6% | 24.6% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 5.3M | 6.1M | 6.3M | 6.6M | 7.2M | 7.2M | 7.5M | 7.7M | 8.2M | 6.2M | 8.3M | 8.3M | 8.3M |
| Dividend Yield | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10K | 2.9M | 6.7M | 10M | 0 | 0 | 2.2M | 3.1M | 2.0M |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.8% | N/A | N/A | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 716K | 719K | 398K | 522K | 604K | 513K | 1.0M | 902K | 2.0M | 2.0M | 1.9M | 1.7M | 1.6M |
| Debt Repayment | 65M | 57M | 64M | 59M | 51M | 78M | 54M | 205M | 160M | 138M | 140M | 33M | 33M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 20M | 23M | 26M | 23M | -2.8M | -4.7M | 28M | 55M | 101M | 60M | 23M | 7.9M | 3.6M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 3.2M | 2.0M | 1.0M | 1.6M | 2.8M | 5.9M | 3.5M | 4.4M | 4.0M | 16K | 4.2M | 12M | 13M |
| Long-Term Debt | 3.4M | 22M | 24M | 22M | 0 | 0 | 30M | 50M | 88M | 44M | 18M | 11M | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Interest Coverage | 34.7 | 27.3 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 32.4 | 26.1 | 132.1 | 21.1 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 22.4 | 26.8 |
| Equity | 90M | 96M | 102M | 112M | 128M | 126M | 139M | 147M | 158M | 165M | 169M | 173M | 176M |
| Total Assets | 128M | 144M | 151M | 156M | 150M | 149M | 221M | 252M | 299M | 253M | 226M | 222M | 228M |
| Total Liabilities | 38M | 47M | 49M | 44M | 21M | 23M | 82M | 105M | 140M | 88M | 57M | 49M | 52M |
| Intangibles | 13M | 17M | 21M | 20M | 20M | 19M | 23M | 21M | 31M | 29M | 26M | 25M | 25M |
| Retained Earnings | 78M | 85M | 92M | 100M | 114M | 112M | 125M | 133M | 145M | 160M | 165M | 170M | 173M |
| Working Capital | 37M | 54M | 57M | 61M | 71M | 69M | 99M | 123M | 149M | 114M | 99M | 100M | 92M |
| Current Assets | 69M | 73M | 76M | 80M | 88M | 87M | 145M | 171M | 188M | 147M | 134M | 131M | 136M |
| Current Liabilities | 32M | 19M | 18M | 20M | 17M | 18M | 46M | 48M | 39M | 33M | 34M | 30M | 45M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 1.41 | 0.50 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.31 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.12 |
| Owner EPS | 1.01 | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.14 | 0.79 | -0.17 | -0.35 | 0.04 | 2.94 | 2.01 | 1.76 | 1.94 |
| Book Value | 6.38 | 6.82 | 7.08 | 7.78 | 8.85 | 8.69 | 9.77 | 10.57 | 11.54 | 11.89 | 12.10 | 12.52 | 12.78 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.37 | 1.09 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.45 | 1.10 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.62 | 3.49 | 2.58 | 2.24 | 1.49 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Shares Out. | 14.1M | 14.2M | 14.4M | 14.3M | 14.5M | 14.5M | 14.2M | 13.9M | 13.7M | 13.8M | 14.0M | 13.8M | 13.8M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 11.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 26.9 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 16.6 |
| P/FCF | 7.9 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 33.6 | 8.0 | N/A | N/A | 18.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8.4 |
| EV/EBIT | 9.8 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Price/Book | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Price/Sales | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| FCF Yield | 12.6% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 3.0% | 12.5% | -1.1% | -4.8% | 5.3% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 15.6% | 11.9% |
| Market Cap | 132M | 123M | 134M | 130M | 124M | 111M | 257M | 181M | 121M | 264M | 190M | 183M | 256M |
| Avg. Price | 8.72 | 10.84 | 8.11 | 9.07 | 9.50 | 8.59 | 10.93 | 17.50 | 10.58 | 13.29 | 13.47 | 13.36 | 18.63 |
| Year-End Price | 9.39 | 8.70 | 9.35 | 9.05 | 8.54 | 7.64 | 18.05 | 13.08 | 8.80 | 19.08 | 13.63 | 13.23 | 18.63 |
ESCALADE INC passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
ESCALADE INC trades at 18.8x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 10.8x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 9.0x vs a median of 10.1x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 8.7% with a gross margin of 24.6%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 4.0%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +41.4%.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a net profit margin of 5.7%. This is a modest margin.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) generated $29 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.99 in its most recent fiscal year.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.0%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a 5-year average gross margin of 24.6%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for ESCALADE INC (ESCA), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) has a book value per share of $12.52, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.