---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-005144"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T04:01:49.866901+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade reports Q4 net sales down 2.4% to $63.9M; full-year net income up to $0.93 diluted EPS

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $63.9M (-2.4% YoY); gross margin improved 61 bps to 24.9%; operating income $4.5M (-9.0%).
- Full year 2024 net sales $251.5M (-4.6%); net income $13.0M ($0.93 diluted EPS) vs $9.8M ($0.71) in 2023.
- Board declared $0.15 quarterly dividend payable Apr 14, 2025 to holders of record Apr 7, 2025.
- Board authorized reset of share repurchase program for up to $20M in future repurchases; no expiration.
- Net debt to trailing EBITDA ratio improved to 0.8x at Dec 31, 2024 from 2.2x at end of 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-005144
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925005144/0001437749-25-005144-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925005144/esca20250225_8k.htm

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