Kadant Inc. (KAI)
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Key financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $m | 635 | 787 | 905 | 958 | 1,053 | 1,052 | 1,152 | 1,040 |
| Operating profit | $m | 157 | 173 | ||||||
| Net profit | $m | 55 | 84 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 102 | 110 | 108 |
| EPS reported | $ | 8.65 | 9.30 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | $ | 14.55 | 15.53 | ||||||
| Capex per share | $ | 1.45 | 1.99 | ||||||
| FCF per share | $ | 13.10 | 13.55 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $m | 154 | 160 | ||||||
| Net debt | $m | 252 | -642 | ||||||
| Book value equity | $m | 980 | 1,023 | ||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 83.08 | 86.55 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 11.79 | 11.82 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | $ | 1.34 | 1.76 |
Financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
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| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | 33.11 | 29.45 | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 3.44 | 3.86 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 3.20 | 3.43 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 21.85 | 24.67 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 17.22 | 15.26 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 3.44 | 3.31 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | +3.02% | +3.40% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | +4.58% | +4.05% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | +10.41% | +11.12% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | +7.67% | +7.38% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | +14.95% | +15.04% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | +45.21% | +44.44% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | +14.66% | +13.89% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | -8.76% | -1.90% | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | -0.11% | +9.38% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | -8.63% | -1.68% | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | +14.91% | +19.16% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | -8.15% | +1.20% | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | +0.47% | +0.42% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | +7.20% | +40.80% | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | +15.46% | +15.72% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.41 | - | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 1.20 | -0.54 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 10.10 | 9.52 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | +11.11% | 0.00% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 0.26 | -0.63 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 0.38 | 0.00 | ||||||
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Company overview
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
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Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
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