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Escalade

NMQ:ESCA · US2960561049
Leisure ProductsSmall

360

94
Profit price23
Owner Earnings Yield64
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales56
EV / Gross Profit20
Price/Book70
Return on Capital84
Cash Return on Capital78
Return on Equity79
EBIT Margin73
Gross Profitability51
Cash Conversion66
Accruals65
Owner Earnings Margin83
Sales growth35
Profit Growth77
Long-Term EPS Growth68
Owner Earnings Growth62
Reinvestment70
Price momentum55
Debt load72
Refinancing87
Debt Payback60
Liquidity84
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside42
Market mood25
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Escalade clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryLeisure Products
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
ISINUS2960561049
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Fitness TechnologySports Franchises, Leagues & ClubsLifestyleConsumer GoodsManufacturing

Description

Escalade, Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Escalade) engage in the manufacture and sale of sporting goods products. The company imports many of its raw materials and finished goods from countries outside the United States, including,…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Escalade, Incorporated earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 14.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
96
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Mar 2026

All-time low

41

Jan 2025

Average rank

69

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
56
56
44
83
Price/Earnings
91
55
13
84
Price/Book
70
64
48
78
Dividend Yield
1
82
77
95
Value (overall)
70
79
37
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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