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ESCALADE INC ESCA

Nasdaq · stock · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC · website · IPO 1973-05-16

ESCALADE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$266.2M
P / E19.4×
P / S1.1×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF9.3×
Dividend yield3.11%
Net margin5.7%
Return on equity7.9%
FCF margin11.9%
Net debt$18.5M
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Enterprise value USD$284.6M
EV / EBITDA12×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.6%
Return on capital9.8%
Graham number -19.2%$16.68

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($16.68); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.10% 7.20% 11.60% 4.00% 9.50% 7.80% 5.70% 3.70% 5.20% 5.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.70% 7.50% 7.90% 5.10% 12.10% 10.20% 8.40% 6.80% 8.00% 7.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.30% 12.60% 15.90% 5.80% 18.60% 16.60% 11.40% 6.00% 7.70% 7.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
14.3M 14.4M 14.5M 14.4M 14.2M 13.9M 13.7M 13.9M 14.0M 13.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$24.4M $21.5M -$2.8M $0 $30.1M $57.5M $94.9M $50.9M $25.6M $18.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.60% 9.00% 13.70% 4.90% 11.80% 9.70% 6.00% 3.90% 5.70% 6.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.00% 5.40% 2.10% 7.70% -1.00% -2.70% 2.10% 17.50% 13.50% 11.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.25× 0.21× 0.00× 0.00× 0.22× 0.39× 0.60× 0.31× 0.15× 0.11× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.80 $0.98 $1.41 $0.50 $1.82 $1.76 $1.31 $0.71 $0.93 $0.99 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ESCALADE INC trades at about 20.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–22.6×, median 14.7×).

7.9× 22.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.9×–22.6×); dot = today's 20.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin7.8%8.0%6.8%8.4%10.2%12.1%5.1%7.9%7.5%7.7%
Net margin5.7%5.2%3.7%5.7%7.8%9.5%4.0%11.6%7.2%6.1%
FCF margin11.9%13.5%17.5%2.1%-2.7%-1.0%7.7%2.1%5.4%5.0%
Return on assets6.2%5.7%3.9%6.0%9.7%11.8%4.9%13.7%9.0%7.6%
Return on equity7.9%7.7%6.0%11.4%16.6%18.6%5.8%15.9%12.6%11.3%
Debt / equity0.11×0.15×0.31×0.60×0.39×0.22×0.00×0.00×0.21×0.25×
Current ratio4.283.884.414.833.553.164.775.264.114.11

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.