Escalade Q3 sales beat estimates, net income up

Reuters10-30
<a href="https://laohu8.com/S/ESCA">Escalade</a> Q3 sales beat estimates, net income up

Overview

  • Escalade Q3 2025 sales beat analyst expectations, rising slightly year-over-year

  • Net income for Q3 2025 beats analyst estimates, reaching $5.6 mln

  • Gross margin improved to 28.1%, driven by operational efficiencies

Outlook

  • Escalade expects consumers to remain cautious and value-driven during the holiday season

  • Company plans balanced promotional strategy to maximize sell-through during holiday season

  • Escalade aims to sustain improved gross margin performance despite uneven consumer demand

Result Drivers

  • CATEGORY PERFORMANCE - Increased sales in archery, table tennis, billiards, and safety categories drove Q3 results, offset by declines in basketball

  • GROSS MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Gross margin rose to 28.1% due to lower fixed costs and decreased inventory storage and handling costs, despite tariff-related costs

  • ACQUISITION EXPANSION - Acquisition of Gold Tip and Bee Stinger brands expands archery product portfolio, aiding market share gains

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Sales

Beat

$67.78 mln

$62.30 mln (1 Analyst)

Q3 EPS

$0.40

Q3 Net Income

Beat

$5.55 mln

$3.23 mln (1 Analyst)

Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the recreational products peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Escalade Inc is $20.00, about 43% above its October 29 closing price of $11.41

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