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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Escalade Inc.ESCA · consumer nondurables | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 124 graded peers; percentile 15.4, sampling error 3.8 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 20 of 124 |
| Profitability | B/Cpercentile 37.4 |
| Solvency | Apercentile 6.0 |
| Growth and financing | C/Dpercentile 60.1 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $222.1M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: short runway, distress |
| Inputs computable | 11 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 27, 2026224 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $18.972026-10-08; market equity $261.1M; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 27, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
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.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 37.4 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 29.1% | [1-2,5] | 29.8% | 48.3 | 146 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-29; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (7.7%) | [1,6-8] | (5.0%) | 34.2 | 153 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.3 pts | [2,5,9-16] | 1.9 pts | 29.6 | 116 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 6.0 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.03% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 9.74 | [1,17-22] | 3.11 | 5.0 | 122 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 2.54x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-29; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | 22.40x | [20,23] | 2.51x | 4.8 | 43 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 4.28x | [17-18] | 1.81x | 8.3 | 157 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 60.1 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (8.5%) | [2,9,11,13] | 0.2% | 87.1 | 133 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 64.0% | [7,24-30] | 14.9% | 12.3 | 66 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | (12.6%) | [17-18,20,24,31-35] | 10.7% | 65.2 | 70 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | (9.4%) | [1,8,36-37] | 0.5% | 83.5 | 134 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.2% | [38-39] | 0.05% | 52.4 | 104 | 2026-02-18 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.358; sampling error 3.8 percentile points on 124 peers.
Among 124 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) Astrongest fifth; percentile 11.4 Nasdaq · Footwear, (No Rubber) market equity $3.2B; last close $44.20 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 11.4 | A | |
| 16 | G III Apparel Group Ltd. (GIII) G III Apparel Group Ltd. (GIII) Astrongest fifth; percentile 12.2 Nasdaq · Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl market equity $1.1B; last close $26.77 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 11 of 14 inputs | 12.2 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 17 | Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.0 NYSE · Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments market equity $3.6B; last close $66.21 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 13.0 | A | |
| 18 | Yeti Holdings, Inc. (YETI) Yeti Holdings, Inc. (YETI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.8 NYSE · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC market equity $2.9B; last close $39.58 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 13.8 | A | |
| 19 | Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. (TR) Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. (TR) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.6 NYSE · Sugar & Confectionery Products last close $37.57 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 14.6 | A | |
| 20 | Escalade Inc. (ESCA) Escalade Inc. (ESCA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.4 Nasdaq · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC market equity $258.5M; last close $18.97 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.4 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 21 | American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (AOUT) American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (AOUT) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 16.3 Nasdaq · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC market equity $205.7M; last close $16.32 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 16.3 | A/B | |
| 22 | Interface Inc. (TILE) Interface Inc. (TILE) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.1 Nasdaq · Carpets & Rugs market equity $2.0B; last close $34.88 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 17.1 | A/B | |
| 23 | Daily Journal Corp. (DJCO) Daily Journal Corp. (DJCO) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.9 Nasdaq · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing market equity $884.0M; last close $632.61 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 17.9 | A/B | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 24 | Cintas Corp. (CTAS) Cintas Corp. (CTAS) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 18.7 Nasdaq · Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments market equity $79.9B; last close $201.14 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 18.7 | A/B | |
| 25 | Brown Forman Corp. (BF-A) Brown Forman Corp. (BF-A) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.9 NYSE · Beverages last close $27.08 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 19.9 | A/B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 11.8 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 15.4 | 124 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 12.7 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 25.2 | 124 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 124 graded peers, about 24 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 66.7% | (0.2%) | 93 | hotter than 93 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (16.9%) | (24.8%) | 67 | closer to its high than 67 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 6.9% | 4.1% | 67 | pricier than 33 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 11.0% | 4.8% | 79 | pricier than 21 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.71 | 0.57 | 57 | pricier than 43 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.93 | 1.20 | 38 | pricier than 62 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (23.0%) | (16.3%) | 28 | more equity-funded than 28 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.42 | (0.10) | 93 | ahead of 93 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $258.5M; EBIT $18.7M; free cash flow $28.5M; book equity $182.6M; sales $240.2M; debt $18.5M; cash $4.3M[40].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 8 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 6.1% | ✓ pass[6,8] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $31.0M | ✓ pass[7] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.9 pts | ✓ pass[6,8,36,41] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $17.3M | ✓ pass[6-7] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (2.7 pts) | ✓ pass[1,8,36,42-43] |
| Current ratio improved | 40.4 pts | ✓ pass[17-18,34-35] |
| No new shares issued | 0.2% | ✗ fail[38-39] |
| Gross margin improved | 2.2 pts | ✓ pass[2,5,9-10] |
| Asset turnover improved | 6.7 pts | ✓ pass[2,8-9,36] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[7,44-47] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 71 |
| 10-Q received Jul 30, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $585,872 |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 224 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $222.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $240.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $2.8M | 2018-12-29 | 2019-02-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $0 | 2018-12-29 | 2019-02-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $175.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $13.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $31.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $226.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $251.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $189.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $263.6M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $201.8M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $313.8M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $240.1M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $313.6M | 2021-12-25 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $236.5M | 2021-12-25 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $130.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $30.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $170.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $18.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $173.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $48.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $836,000 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $2.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $36.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $2.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $48.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $2.1M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $8.6M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $2.1M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $5.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $18.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $4.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $133.8M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $34.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $253.0M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $298.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 13,696,311 | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 13,671,940 | 2025-02-19 | 2025-03-10 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 13,766,074 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $13.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $11.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $18.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $14.8M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $6.1M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $16.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 47 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $17.1M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 15.4 is 4.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.8 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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