Kadant Inc.

NYSE: KAI · Real-Time Price · USD
319.93
4.47 (1.42%)
At close: Jun 16, 2025, 3:59 PM
320.00
0.02%
After-hours: Jun 16, 2025, 06:59 PM EDT

Kadant Statistics

Share Statistics

Kadant has 11.78M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.28% in one year.

11.78M
0.28%
0.26%
99.99%
11.65M
292
0.21%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 1.86M, so 15.79% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

1.86M
15.79%
25.33%
17.92

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 36.9 and the forward PE ratio is 30.96. Kadant's PEG ratio is -8.93.

36.9
30.96
3.91
3.5
4.86
30.67
-8.93
Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

Kadant has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 4.31B.

4.09
25.18
27.77
32.12

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 2.31, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.34.

2.31
1.55
0.34
1.68
2.15
8.55

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 13.17% and Return on Invested Capital is 10.14%.

13.17%
7.8%
10.14%
$300,966.86
$31,885.14
3,500
0.74
4.02

Taxes

40.52M
26.47%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by 14.86% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 1.26, so Kadant's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

1.26
14.86%
312.17
345.17
50.79
141,068

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Kadant had revenue of 1.05B and earned 111.6M in profits. Earnings per share was 9.51.

1.05B
466.15M
171.25M
111.6M
171.25M
173.1M
9.51
Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 94.66M in cash and 288.53M in debt, giving a net cash position of -193.87M.

94.66M
288.53M
-193.87M
859.69M
1.44B
266.11M
Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 155.26M and capital expenditures -21M, giving a free cash flow of 134.26M.

155.26M
-21M
134.26M
11.44
Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 44.25%, with operating and profit margins of 16.26% and 10.59%.

44.25%
16.26%
14.53%
10.59%
16.26%
16.26%
12.75%

Dividends & Yields

KAI pays an annual dividend of $1.64, which amounts to a dividend yield of 0.42%.

$1.64
0.42%
10.34%
17.39%
2.71%
3.26%
Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for KAI is $327.5, which is 2.4% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

$327.5
2.4%
Hold
2
Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

$138.94
-56.57%
124.24
-61.17%

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on Jul 12, 2001. It was a backward split with a ratio of 1:5.

Jul 12, 2001
backward
1:5

Scores

6.27
7