Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 6th

Escalade, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ESCA) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.1525 per share on Monday, April 13th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 6th. This is a 1.7% increase from Escalade’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15.

Escalade has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years.

Escalade Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of ESCA opened at $14.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $14.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.01. Escalade has a 12 month low of $11.41 and a 12 month high of $16.99. The company has a market capitalization of $198.72 million, a PE ratio of 14.55 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.07. Escalade had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 5.26%.The company had revenue of $62.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.55 million. On average, analysts anticipate that Escalade will post 0.93 EPS for the current year.

About Escalade

Escalade, Inc is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of recreational equipment and specialty products for both consumer and commercial markets. Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, the company operates through two principal business segments: Sporting Goods and Commercial Products. The Sporting Goods segment encompasses a diverse range of products such as hockey and lacrosse goal assemblies, fitness accessories, archery and hunting gear, and table tennis equipment. The Commercial Products segment focuses on seating solutions for restaurants, hospitality venues and other public spaces under the Top Seat brand, as well as storage, display products and industrial carts.

Within Sporting Goods, Escalade markets its products under proprietary brands including Bear® Archery, Gene St.