---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-014374"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T19:39:40.699879+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade Q1 net income up 46% to $0.19 diluted EPS; revenue down 3.2% to $55.5M

## Summary
- Net sales $55.5M (-3.2% YoY); operating income $3.7M (+19.3%).
- Gross margin 26.7%, up 161 bps YoY, driven by lower costs.
- Net income $2.6M ($0.19 diluted EPS) vs $1.8M ($0.13) a year ago.
- Generated $3.8M operating cash flow; repaid $1.8M debt, $2.1M dividends, $1.4M buybacks.
- Dividend of $0.15/share declared, payable July 14 to holders of record July 7.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-014374
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925014374/0001437749-25-014374-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925014374/esca20250502_8k.htm

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