Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) Stock

Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $20.98 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $288.81M and a trailing P/E of 12.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Escalade, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally. 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, Whisker Biscuit, Cajun Bowfishing, Karnage, Fletcher, SIK, BearX, and Rocket 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, DURA, and Pickleball Now brands. The company also provides play systems under the Woodplay, Jack & June, and Childlife brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the USWeight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph Sports, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Gold Crown, Centennial, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names. In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, Winmau, Arachnid, Accudart, and Nodor brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph Sports, Zume Games, and Viva Sol brand names. The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, traditional department stores, and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.

Understand Escalade, Incorporated: how it makes money

Escalade, Incorporated manufactures, distributes, and sells sporting goods, including archery, basketball goals, table tennis, and other game and fitness products, and makes money from branded product sales in North America and internationally.

Profit depends on turning branded sporting-goods production into net sales while sustaining operations (Operating Days) and controlling cost structure (Operational Footprint Reduction), with material downside tied to product safety costs (Product Recall Accrual).

Business quality (Weak): The provided details include only a limited segment breakdown, but do give a clear operating focus (Operating Days, Operational Footprint Reduction) and a direct safety cost indicator (Product Recall Accrual), alongside the margin snapshot for the quarter.

Valuation: At 17× earnings, ESCA trades 56% below the Recreation average (38×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Operational continuity: Operating Days were 92, which supports steady production and sales activity during the quarter.
  • No recorded recall cost in the quarter: Product Recall Accrual was 0.0 USD_B, reducing the risk of recall-related charges during this period.
  • Profitability in the quarter: Gross margin was 30.7% and operating margin was 10.5% for the quarter ended 2026-03-31.

Bear case

  • Margin sensitivity to operations: Because the profit model relies on operations (Operating Days) and cost structure (Operational Footprint Reduction), reduced operating activity or higher cost pressures could hurt margins.
  • Recall-related downside risk: Product Recall Accrual was 0.0 USD_B this quarter, but any future increase in recall accruals could create direct expense and disrupt operations.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$20.98
Market Cap$288.81M
P/E Ratio12.5
EV / EBITDA8.1
Price / Book1.58
Price / Sales1.18
FCF Yield9.0%
DCF Value (model)$12.42
DCF Upside vs Price-40.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$240.16M
Net Margin5.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)6.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)423.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)-36.0%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score6.50 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.5
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.7
Industry P/E (Recreation)23.6
vs Sector-39.5%
vs Industry-46.9%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderMinerva Advisors LLC ($9.75M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRecreation
CEOPatrick J. Griffin
Employees450
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.