---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-010065"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T05:36:33.124881+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade Q4 EPS $0.21 on $65.5M sales; FY EPS $0.71 on $263.6M sales

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $65.5M (-9.2% YoY); net income $2.9M ($0.21 diluted) vs $2.7M ($0.20).
- Full year net sales $263.6M (-16.0%); net income $9.8M ($0.71 diluted) vs $18.0M ($1.31).
- Q4 gross margin 24.3% (+192 bps YoY); operating cash flow $20.6M (+43.9%).
- Board declared quarterly dividend $0.15/share, payable April 22, 2024 to record April 15.
- Debt reduced by $44M in 2023; net debt/EBITDA improved to 2.2x from 2.8x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-010065
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774924010065/0001437749-24-010065-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774924010065/esca20240329_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-010065
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-010065.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-010065.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ESCALADE INC reported financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2023.
  - Period: fourth quarter and full year 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Escalade Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results EVANSVILLE, IN, March 29, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774924010065/0001437749-24-010065-index.htm

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