Manufactures and distributes archery products under brands like Bear Archery and Trophy Ridge. Offers table tennis products under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
An average decline of 6% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture.
The gap is $7.9M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 19.6× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 81% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 14% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
It pays out $0.61 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 6% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 39/100.
On our five-subject report card, ESCA sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: ESCA is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.