Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA)

Over the past six months (August 2025 - February 2026), Escalade's stock (ESCA) has seen a return of +17.8%, with a 52-week high of $16.99 and a 52-week low of $11.41. Key events include the Q3 2025 earnings report where Escalade reported an EPS of $0.40 and revenue of $67.79 million, both surpassing estimates, although the stock had fallen 11.1% since June 2025 due to declining revenue, profits, and cash flow. Patrick Griffin became the Interim President and CEO in August 2025. Escalade completed the acquisition of Gold Tip and Bee Stinger in Q3 2025, expanding its archery product portfolio. The latest dividend per share was $0.15 with an ex-date of January 5, 2026, and a payment date of January 12, 2026.

Demand for Escalade, Inc.'s products exhibits seasonality, influenced by consumer spending patterns and specific product categories. The company anticipates restocking opportunities entering the holiday season in the second half of the year. Q1 2024 saw a return to normalized seasonal demand for basketball products, outdoor games, and archery, while Q1 2023 experienced improved demand in indoor games, fitness, and safety. The fourth quarter of 2024 saw softer consumer demand across most product categories, partially offset by improved demand in archery, table tennis, and fitness. There's a general indication that demand for certain outdoor and recreational products may pick up in the spring and summer months, while indoor games and fitness products can see demand throughout the year, with a potential boost during colder months or holiday seasons.

Escalade, Inc., founded in 1922 and headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is an American manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and indoor/outdoor recreational equipment. The company operates within the Consumer Goods sector and the Sporting Goods industry, offering a diverse portfolio of leading brands across a dozen categories, including archery, table tennis, basketball, pickleball, fitness, darting, billiards, water sports, play systems, and safety and utility weights. Escalade also engages in information security and print finishing solutions.

Escalade, Inc. primarily operates in the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Asia, with a substantial portion of its revenue generated from North America. Escalade International, Ltd. is established in Swansea, Wales, to distribute sporting goods and fitness products in Europe and the Middle East. Manufacturing operations are located in places such as Evansville and Wabash, Indiana. In February 2023, Escalade announced plans to divest its owned facility in Rosarito, Mexico, to optimize its manufacturing footprint.

Escalade has a long-standing reputation, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022 and 50 years as a publicly-listed company in 2023. In August 2024, Escalade rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell to celebrate 51 years as a Nasdaq Listed Company. The company is recognized as a market leader in several categories, including high-end residential basketball hoops, darting, and billiard accessories, with well-known brands like Goalrilla, Bear Archery, and Brunswick Billiards. The company has acknowledged heightened consumer uncertainty, ongoing tariff-related costs, and a shift in consumer spending patterns, implementing price increases and marketing strategies to address these shifts.

The ownership structure of Escalade, Inc. (ESCA) includes institutional, retail, and individual investors. Approximately 17.49% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 27.96% by Insiders, and 54.55% by Public Companies and Individual Investors. Major institutional owners include Minerva Advisors LLC, BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp, North Star Investment Management Corp., VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, IWM - iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Geode Capital Management, Llc and State Street Corp.