Escalade, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ESCA) Plans $0.15 Quarterly Dividend

Escalade, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ESCA) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 7th will be given a dividend of 0.15 per share on Monday, April 14th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.94%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 7th.

Escalade has raised its dividend by an average of 2.3% per year over the last three years.

Escalade Trading Up 3.1 %

NASDAQ ESCA opened at $15.23 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $14.98 and a 200-day moving average of $14.46. The firm has a market cap of $211.35 million, a PE ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 3.45, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Escalade has a 1-year low of $12.34 and a 1-year high of $16.99.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $251.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.20 million. Escalade had a net margin of 5.20% and a return on equity of 7.17%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Escalade will post 0.93 EPS for the current year.

Escalade Company Profile

Escalade, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company provides various sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation, and fitness products.