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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 Inc. director Walter P. Glazer Jr. reported open-market sales of 33,626 shares of common stock in early May 2026. He sold 32,578 shares on May 7, 2026 at an average price of $19.8335 per share and 1,048 shares on May 8, 2026 at $19.8047 per share.
Following these transactions, he holds 360,754 shares directly, plus additional indirect holdings of 8,500 shares held by his spouse and 44,000 and 140,000 shares held by trusts.
Escalade Inc. director Katherine F. Franklin reported equity compensation activity involving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and common stock. On May 6, 2026, she was granted 5,000 RSUs under the Escalade 2017 Plan; half vest on May 6, 2027 and half on May 6, 2028 if she remains a director.
Previously granted RSUs vested and converted one-for-one into common stock, adding 2,150 shares on May 8, 2026 and 2,250 shares on May 7, 2026. Following these conversions, she holds 34,979.783 Escalade common shares directly. The filing also notes 309,213 and 223,842 shares held by revocable trusts owned by her father and mother; she disclaims beneficial ownership of those trust-held shares except for any pecuniary interest.
Williams Edward E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Escalade Inc. director Edward E. Williams reported compensation-related equity activity, including new Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and RSU vesting into common stock. On May 6, 2026, he was granted 5,000 RSUs that vest in two equal installments in 2027 and 2028, subject to continued board service.
RSUs granted in prior years vested and settled into 4,400 shares of common stock on May 7 and May 8, 2026, increasing his directly held common shares to 162,502. A separate line shows 289,487 common shares held indirectly by the KPW Family Limited Partnership, where he disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
Escalade, Inc. director Richard Fenton Baalmann Jr. reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units (RSUs) and common stock. On May 6, 2026, he received a grant of 5,000 RSUs under the Escalade 2017 Incentive Plan, with half scheduled to vest on May 6, 2027 and half on May 6, 2028, contingent on continued board service.
On May 7 and May 8, 2026, previously granted RSUs vested and converted on a one-for-one basis into a total of 4,400 shares of common stock through derivative exercises. Following these conversions, he directly owns 104,794 shares of Escalade common stock, reflecting routine compensation-related equity activity with no open-market purchases or sales.
Escalade director Walter P. Glazer Jr. reported routine equity compensation activity. On May 7, 2026, 2,250 previously awarded Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into 2,250 shares of Escalade common stock on a one-for-one basis, increasing his direct common stock holdings to 394,380 shares.
On May 6, 2026, he was granted 5,000 RSUs under the Escalade 2017 Incentive Plan. Half of this grant is scheduled to vest on May 6, 2027 and the other half on May 6, 2028, contingent on his continued service as a non-employee director. In addition to his direct holdings, indirect common stock holdings include 8,500 shares held by his spouse and 44,000 and 140,000 shares held in trusts.
Escalade, Incorporated reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 5, 2026. Stockholders elected directors Richard F. Baalmann, Jr., Katherine F. Franklin, Walter P. Glazer, Jr., Patrick J. Griffin, and Edward E. Williams to one-year terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting.
Shareholders also ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as Escalade’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. In addition, stockholders approved, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers. The filing also includes standard cautionary language about forward-looking statements and related risks.
Escalade, Inc. delivered stronger profitability in the first quarter of 2026 on nearly flat sales. Net sales were $55.8 million versus $55.5 million a year ago, but gross margin improved to 30.7% from 26.7%, lifting operating income to $5.8 million from $3.7 million.
Net income rose to $4.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, up from $2.6 million, or $0.19 per share. Operating cash flow increased to $6.1 million from $3.8 million, helping reduce total debt to $16.7 million from $18.5 million, while cash grew to $13.1 million.
The company continued shareholder returns, declaring quarterly dividends of $0.15 and $0.1525 per share, and repurchased 17,500 shares during the quarter under its ongoing buyback program. Management reports compliance with credit agreement covenants and notes ongoing exposure to tariffs, shipping disruptions, and macroeconomic pressures.
Escalade, Inc. reported stronger first quarter 2026 results and declared a higher quarterly dividend. Net sales were $55.8 million, up 0.6% year over year, with growth in archery, billiards, and safety partly offset by weaker outdoor and indoor games.
Profitability improved meaningfully: gross margin reached 30.7%, up 408 basis points, while net income rose to $4.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared with $2.6 million, or $0.19 per share, a year earlier. EBITDA increased to $7.1 million from $4.9 million, reflecting cost controls and a favorable sales mix.
Operating cash flow grew to $6.1 million from $3.8 million, helping reduce total debt to $16.7 million from $23.8 million at the end of the first quarter 2025, with cash at $13.1 million and net debt at 0.1x trailing twelve-month EBITDA. The board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.1525 per share, payable July 13, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 6, 2026.
Patrick J. Griffin, President & CEO of Escalade Inc, filed a Schedule 13D reporting beneficial ownership of 2,826,733.858 shares of common stock, or 20.64% of the class, based on 13,696,311 shares outstanding as of February 18, 2026. He owns 580,455.229 shares directly and may be deemed to beneficially own additional shares held by a family limited partnership, family members and related trusts, while disclaiming such ownership beyond his pecuniary interest. Recent increases came from shares received in lieu of cash incentive bonuses and from vesting of Restricted Stock Units under the company’s 2017 Incentive Plan.
Escalade Inc. President & CEO Patrick J. Griffin exercised 2,100 Restricted Stock Units into 2,100 shares of common stock on April 3, 2026, at an exercise price of $0.00 per share under the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan.
Following the transaction, he holds 580,455.229 Escalade common shares directly. The filing also lists indirect holdings attributed to family members and various trusts and a family limited partnership, where he largely disclaims beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.