KAI Kadant Inc
Price (delayed)
$343.15
Market cap
$4.03B
P/E Ratio
36.08
Dividend/share
$1.28
EPS
$9.51
Enterprise value
$4.23B
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. Its products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing process
Highlights
Kadant's gross profit has increased by 12% YoY and by 2.2% QoQ
The quick ratio has grown by 11% YoY and by 4.2% from the previous quarter
Kadant's debt has surged by 160% YoY but it has decreased by 12% QoQ
KAI's P/E is 34% above its 5-year quarterly average of 26.9 and 7% above its last 4 quarters average of 33.8
KAI's EPS is down by 4.1% YoY and by 3% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of KAI
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
11.75M
Market cap
$4.03B
Enterprise value
$4.23B
Price to earnings (P/E)
36.08
Price to book (P/B)
4.76
Price to sales (P/S)
3.82
EV/EBIT
24.55
EV/EBITDA
19.06
EV/Sales
4.01
Revenue
$1.05B
Gross profit
$466.15M
Operating income
$171.25M
Net income
$111.6M
EBIT
$172.14M
EBITDA
$221.73M
Free cash flow
$135.55M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$9.51
EPS diluted
$9.48
Free cash flow per share
$11.55
Book value per share
$72.12
Revenue per share
$89.73
TBVPS
$57.22
Total assets
$1.43B
Total liabilities
$572.22M
Debt
$288.53M
Equity
$847.13M
Working capital
$250.76M
Debt to equity
0.34
Current ratio
2.31
Quick ratio
1.24
Net debt/EBITDA
0.87
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21%
Gross margin
44.3%
Net margin
10.6%
Operating margin
16.3%
Return on assets
7.7%
Return on equity
13.6%
Return on invested capital
24.2%
Return on capital employed
13.9%
Return on sales
16.3%
Dividend yield
0.37%
DPS
$1.28
Payout ratio
13.5%
KAI stock price
How has the Kadant stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.85%
1 week
-1.12%
1 month
-8.37%
1 year
4.84%
YTD
-0.53%
QTD
1.85%
Financial performance
How have Kadant's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.05B
Gross profit
$466.15M
Operating income
$171.25M
Net income
$111.6M
Gross margin
44.3%
Net margin
10.6%
Kadant's net margin has decreased by 12% YoY and by 4.5% QoQ
Kadant's gross profit has increased by 12% YoY and by 2.2% QoQ
Kadant's revenue has increased by 10% YoY
KAI's operating margin is down by 6% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Kadant's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Kadant stock price valuation
P/E
36.08
P/B
4.76
P/S
3.82
EV/EBIT
24.55
EV/EBITDA
19.06
EV/Sales
4.01
KAI's P/E is 34% above its 5-year quarterly average of 26.9 and 7% above its last 4 quarters average of 33.8
KAI's EPS is down by 4.1% YoY and by 3% QoQ
KAI's P/B is 22% above its 5-year quarterly average of 3.9
The company's equity rose by 9% YoY
The price to sales (P/S) is 32% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.9
Kadant's revenue has increased by 10% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Kadant business performance
Kadant's ROIC has decreased by 34% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
The ROA has contracted by 23% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The ROE fell by 15% YoY and by 4.9% QoQ
KAI's ROS is down by 6% YoY and by 3.6% QoQ
Dividends
What is KAI's dividend history
DPS
$1.28
Dividend yield
0.37%
Payout ratio
13.5%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Kadant financials performed over time
KAI's total assets is 150% higher than its total liabilities
KAI's total liabilities is up by 43% year-on-year but it is down by 9% since the previous quarter
KAI's total assets is up by 22% YoY but it is down by 4% QoQ
Kadant's debt is 66% lower than its equity
Kadant's debt has surged by 160% YoY but it has decreased by 12% QoQ
Kadant's debt to equity has soared by 143% YoY but it has decreased by 11% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.