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Escalade filings document the public-company record for a manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods, safety, fitness, and indoor/outdoor recreation equipment. Current reports on Form 8-K disclose operating results, financial-condition updates, board-approved quarterly dividends, and completed asset acquisitions that add recreation and archery brands to the portfolio.
Governance filings cover annual meeting voting results, director elections, auditor appointment, say-on-pay matters, executive appointments, and related compensation arrangements. The definitive proxy statement includes board and executive compensation disclosures, while material-event reports and exhibits provide formal records of press releases, governance actions, and Inline XBRL cover data.
Escalade, Incorporated appointed Patrick J. Griffin as its full-time Chief Executive Officer and President, effective March 5, 2026. He had been serving as interim CEO and President since October 29, 2025.
Griffin has held multiple leadership roles at Escalade since 2002, including Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations and President of former subsidiary Martin Yale Group, and has been a director since August 2012. The company states there are no arrangements or understandings behind his selection, no family relationships with other executives or directors, and no material related-party transactions requiring disclosure. His compensation remains unchanged from the offer letter dated November 10, 2025.
Escalade, Inc. director Walter P. Jr. Glazer reported the vesting and conversion of 27,770 restricted stock units into 27,770 shares of common stock on March 3, 2026. The RSUs converted on a one-for-one basis at a price of $0.00 per share under the Escalade 2017 Incentive Plan.
Following this derivative exercise, he directly holds 370,198 shares of Escalade common stock. Additional indirect holdings are reported as 44,000 and 140,000 shares held by trusts and 8,500 shares held by his spouse as of the same date.
Escalade, Inc. interim president and CEO Patrick J. Griffin reported stock-based compensation and equity vesting. On February 27, 2026, he acquired 11,263 shares of common stock at $14.40 per share as a grant in lieu of his 2025 annual cash incentive bonus under the Escalade 2017 Incentive Plan. On March 3, 2026, 1,850 restricted stock units converted into 1,850 common shares on a one-for-one basis as the final tranche of a 5,550-RSU award granted in 2023. After these transactions, he directly held 576,515.229 common shares.
The filing also lists indirect holdings in shares held by his adult children, an irrevocable trust, a family limited partnership, and a revocable trust owned by his mother. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership of these indirect positions except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
Escalade, Inc. chief financial officer Stephen Wawrin reported the vesting and conversion of 2,777 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) into an equal number of shares of common stock at a price of $0.00 per share. These RSUs were part of an 8,331‑unit grant on March 3, 2023 under the Escalade 2017 Incentive Plan, which vested in three equal annual installments. Following this latest conversion on March 3, 2026, Wawrin directly owns 43,777 shares of Escalade common stock.
Escalade, Inc. reports softer 2025 revenue but stronger profitability from its sporting goods business. Net sales fell 4.5% to $240.2M, yet gross margin improved to 26.9% from 24.7% on lower manufacturing costs and a smaller operational footprint.
Consolidated net income rose 5.5%, while the Sporting Goods segment earned $15.0M. Liquidity is strong with a current ratio of 4.3, receivables of $46.3M, inventory reduced to $68.5M, and total debt of $18.5M with its revolving credit facility undrawn. The company completed acquisitions of Gold Tip and AllCornhole to deepen its archery and outdoor game portfolios, continues a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, and has repurchased 2.52 million shares to date under its buyback program, while noting risks from CEO transition, heavy reliance on a few major customers, supply chain disruption, cybersecurity and macroeconomic uncertainty.
Escalade, Inc. reported stronger fourth-quarter 2025 profitability despite slightly lower sales and raised its dividend. Q4 net income rose to $3.7M, or $0.27 per diluted share, from $2.7M, or $0.19, as net sales edged down to $62.6M from $63.9M. Gross margin improved to 27.7%, up 280 basis points, and EBITDA increased to $6.5M from $5.9M. Operating cash flow in the quarter grew to $14.9M versus $12.3M, while total debt fell to $18.5M from $25.6M and cash reached $11.9M.
For full year 2025, net sales were $240.2M versus $251.5M, and net income improved modestly to $13.7M, or diluted EPS of $0.99, from $12.99M and $0.93. Full-year EBITDA was $23.9M compared to $26.1M. Reflecting stronger cash generation and lower leverage, the board approved a higher quarterly dividend of $0.1525 per share, payable April 13, 2026 to shareholders of record on April 6, 2026.
Escalade, Incorporated reported that it has acquired substantially all the assets of AllCornhole in an asset acquisition. The company states that this transaction is not material because it does not involve a significant amount of assets for financial reporting purposes, suggesting it is a relatively small addition to its overall business.
Escalade also issued a press release dated December 16, 2025, attached as Exhibit 99.1, providing further details about the AllCornhole acquisition.
Escalade Inc. director Richard Fenton Baalmann Jr. disclosed selling Escalade common stock in two December 2025 transactions. He sold 4,224 shares on 12/10/2025 at $13 per share and 5,490 shares on 12/11/2025 at $13 per share. After these sales, he directly beneficially owned 100,394 shares of Escalade common stock.
Escalade Inc. (ESCA) reported an insider transaction by its Chief Financial Officer, Stephen R. Wawrin. On 11/21/2025, the CFO sold 2,000 shares of Escalade common stock at a price of $13 per share. After this sale, he beneficially owned 41,000 shares, held directly. This Form 4 filing simply discloses the change in his ownership position for investors tracking insider activity.
Escalade, Inc. (ESCA) announced executive changes. Patrick J. Griffin was appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 29, 2025, replacing Armin Boehm, who resigned the same day. The Board’s Compensation Committee approved the initial terms of Mr. Griffin’s compensation on November 6, 2025, as reflected in an Offer Letter dated November 10, 2025. On November 5, 2025, Mr. Boehm and the Company entered into an Amendment, Waiver, Release, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disclosure Agreement. Because none of Mr. Boehm’s restricted stock or restricted stock units had vested as of his resignation date, all such awards were forfeited. Related agreements are filed as exhibits.