Escalade Q3 net income rises to $6.7 million as net sales fall 3.2% to $65.6 million
Escalade reported third quarter 2026 results with net income of $6.7 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, up from $0.40 a year earlier, while net sales fell 3.2%. Results include a $1.6 million benefit from tariff cost recoveries, and the board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.1525 per share.
Key points
- Net sales fell 3.2% to $65.6 million, mainly from lower basketball, indoor games and table tennis sales against a prior-year period affected by tariff-related order timing.
- Gross margin rose 123 basis points to 29.4%, and operating income was $8.7 million versus $7.3 million a year earlier.
- Cash from operations was $14.9 million, compared with cash used of $1.0 million in the prior-year quarter; total debt was $13.1 million at quarter end, down from $20.2 million.
- The $0.1525 quarterly dividend is payable January 11, 2027, to shareholders of record on January 4, 2027.
The filing
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