Escalade vs Johnson Outdoors
ESCA and JOUT side by side, both in dolls, toys, games and sporting and athletic. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ESCA and JOUT compare
Johnson Outdoors is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Escalade ($498M against $293M).
Johnson Outdoors grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.5% versus 0.05% for Escalade).
Escalade keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with −1.2% at Johnson Outdoors.
Both pay dividends: Escalade yields 2.9% and Johnson Outdoors 2.8%.
Escalade scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 12 for Johnson Outdoors), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ESCA | JOUT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $293M | $498M |
| Share price | $21.29 | $47.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 73.1% | 23.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.1% | −57.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.66 | 0.68 |
| Employees | – | 1,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.6× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× (better) | 8.5× |
| P/FCF | 7.1× (better) | 16.7× |
| FCF yield | 14.0% (better) | 6.0% |
| Fair value | $27.08 | $46.22 |
| Margin of safety | 21.4% (better) | −2.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.05% | 17.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.6% | −0.06% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 91.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 92.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −11.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.5% | 39.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.1% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | −1.2% |
| FCF margin | 17.0% (better) | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | 13.5% (better) | −1.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.2% (better) | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.07 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.31 | – |
| Interest coverage | 44.9× | 81.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.01 | 3.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.97 (better) | 3.78 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 34.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.75% (better) | 0.02% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% (better) | 2.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 30.7% | 63.6% |
| Held by insiders | 29.6% | 16.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.1M | −$1.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- ESCA stock overview
- ESCA income statement
- ESCA valuation and score
- JOUT stock overview
- JOUT income statement
- JOUT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.