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Kadant Inc KAI

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Kadant Inc

Overview of Kadant Inc.

KAI NYQ
Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery Framework: General Corporate Mid Cap
Kadant Inc. (KAI), is a Mid Cap company, in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, last closed at $283.63, about 52.1% overvalued vs fair value, +5.8% 1Y return, ranked 227/669 in sector.
Metrics P/E 33.0× Rev Growth -0.1% ROE 11.2% Gross Margin 45.2% Div Yield 0.47%
USD 283.63
6.92%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 33.5%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$3.35B
Enterprise Value
$3.74B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 97%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.kadant.com
HQ Westford, MA
Employees 3,900
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Nov 12

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$116
$136
$156
Current: $283.63 -52% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.1B
-0.1%%
Gross Profit
$475.7M
2.1%%
Operating Income
$157.3M
-8.2%%
Net Income
$102.0M
-8.6%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
151.3%
Excellent

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
0/0
Improving
0
High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Kadant Inc's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
65
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.82), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.73), suggesting sticky customer base.

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Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

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Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing KAI's balance between Growth (23.4%), Profitability (42.1%), and Safety (34.6%). Growth 23% Safety 35% Profitability 42%

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Growth

42th percentile vs peers
42
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.2% 58p Rev Growth YoY -0.1% 36p EPS Growth YoY -8.8% 39p EPS CAGR 3Y -5.8% 38p TSR -17.0% 31p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (14.9%, 82th percentile)
  • FCF Margin in top 20% of peers (14.7%, 85th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

75th percentile vs peers
76
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Safety

62th percentile vs peers
62
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Kadant Inc.

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Bear
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Base
$135.84
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-52.1% vs current
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