KAI Stock Analysis: Kadant | NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.625m USD | 12M Return: -9.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 48.8M
EPS Trend: -37.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 91.2%
Qual. Beats: 4
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) is a global supplier of industrial technologies and engineered systems, operating through three business segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment provides fluid-handling systems, doctor blades, and water-filtration systems, while Industrial Processing offers equipment such as debarkers, chippers, and pulping systems, and Material Handling supplies vibratory, conveying, and baling equipment. The product portfolio indicates that a significant portion of the business serves the pulp, paper, and recycling industries, which are core end markets within the industrial machinery sector.
The company sells through a mix of direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors, reflecting a diversified go-to-market approach typical of the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry. Originally incorporated in 1991 as Thermo Fibertek, Inc., the company adopted its current name in July 2001 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
- Pulp and paper industry capex cycle drives segment revenue
- Recyclable material demand boosts Material Handling segment growth
- Margin expansion from acquisitions and engineered product mix
| Net Income: 103.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.55 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.63% < 20% (prev 25.50%; Δ 5.13% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 170.4m > Net Income 103.4m |
| Net Debt (250.7m) to EBITDA (217.4m): 1.15 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.47 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (11.8m) vs 12m ago 0.22% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 44.96% > 18% (prev 44.61%; Δ 0.35% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 69.49% > 50% (prev 72.70%; Δ -3.21% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.78 > 6 (EBIT TTM 163.5m / Interest Expense TTM 34.2m) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 562.6m - Total Current Liabilities 227.4m) / Total Assets 1.71b |
| B: 0.56 (Retained Earnings 966.9m / Total Assets 1.71b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 163.5m / Avg Total Assets 1.58b) |
| D: 1.41 (Book Value of Equity 995.6m / Total Liabilities 708.5m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.29 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.08 (Receivables 178.3m/158.1m, Revenue 1.09b/1.04b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 44.61% / 44.96%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.56 / AQ_t-1 0.57) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 1.09b / 1.04b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 103.4m - CFO 170.4m) / TA 1.71b) |
| Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 293.57 with a total of 92,368 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.57%, over one month by -0.38%, over three months by -7.14% and over the past year by -9.80%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 273.00 (which is 7% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
Kadant has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.75. Therefore, it is recommended to hold KAI.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 342 | 16.5% |
P/E Trailing = 34.9613
P/E Forward = 28.7356
P/S = 3.3116
P/B = 3.727
P/EG = 3.2291
Revenue TTM = 1.09b USD
EBIT TTM = 163.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 217.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 360.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.16m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 367.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 4.39m
Net Debt = 250.7m USD (calculated: Debt 367.7m - CCE 117.0m)
Enterprise Value = 3.88b USD (3.62b + Debt 367.7m - CCE 117.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.78 (Ebit TTM 163.5m / Interest Expense TTM 34.2m)
EV/FCF = 25.18x (Enterprise Value 3.88b / FCF TTM 153.9m)
FCF Yield = 3.97% (FCF TTM 153.9m / Enterprise Value 3.88b)
FCF Margin = 14.06% (FCF TTM 153.9m / Revenue TTM 1.09b)
Net Margin = 9.45% (Net Income TTM 103.4m / Revenue TTM 1.09b)
Gross Margin = 44.96% ((Revenue TTM 1.09b - Cost of Revenue TTM 602.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 45.01% (prev 43.92%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.26 (Enterprise Value 3.88b / Total Assets 1.71b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 9.31% (Interest Expense 34.2m / Debt 367.7m)
Taxrate = 28.66% (42.2m / 147.3m)
NOPAT = 116.6m (EBIT 163.5m * (1 - 28.66%))
Current Ratio = 2.47 (Total Current Assets 562.6m / Total Current Liabilities 227.4m)
Debt / Equity = 0.37 (Debt 367.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 995.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.15 (Net Debt 250.7m / EBITDA 217.4m)
Debt / FCF = 1.63 (Net Debt 250.7m / FCF TTM 153.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 962.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.57% (Net Income 103.4m / Total Assets 1.71b)
RoE = 10.74% (Net Income TTM 103.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 962.8m)
RoCE = 12.36% (EBIT 163.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 962.8m + L.T.Debt 360.2m))
RoIC = 8.12% (NOPAT 116.6m / Invested Capital 1.44b)
WACC = 11.50% (E(3.62b)/V(3.99b) * Re(11.99%) + D(367.7m)/V(3.99b) * Rd(9.31%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 11.99% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 73.33 | Cagr: 0.16%
[DCF] Terminal Value 68.00% ; FCFF base≈147.0m ; Y1≈165.2m ; Y5≈230.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 168.7 (EV 2.24b - Net Debt 250.7m = Equity 1.99b / Shares 11.8m; r=11.50% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 12.61% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -37.34 | EPS CAGR: -1.64% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 91.16 | Revenue CAGR: 5.04% | SUE: 1.31 | # QB: 4
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.67 | Chg30d=-11.53% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.24 | Chg30d=-2.92% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=11.33 | Chg30d=-4.63% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+22.4% | GrowthRev=+13.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=13.09 | Chg30d=-3.52% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+15.5% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -62% (up=1, down=9)