Feb 23 (Reuters) - Escalade Inc ESCA.O :
* Escalade reports fourth quarter 2016 results
* Q4 earnings per share $0.24
* Q4 sales rose 5 percent to $45.8 million
* Escalade Inc - announced an increase in its current
quarterly dividend from $0.11 to $0.115 per share
* Escalade Inc - see challenges including retail
bankruptcies and a continuation of a soft archery category
continuing through Q1 of 2017
* Escalade Inc - qtrly net sales $45.8 million versus $ 43.7
million
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