Kadant Inc.

NYSE:KAI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.1b

Kadant Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Kadant is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 12.5% and 4.8% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 11.9% per annum.

Key information

12.5%

Earnings growth rate

11.9%

EPS growth rate

Machinery earnings growth9.3%
Revenue growth rate4.8%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated18 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Results: Kadant Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Nov 01
Results: Kadant Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Recent updates

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Dec 10
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) 28% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Nov 22
Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) 28% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Kadant: Favorable Outlook But Share Price Lacks Margin Of Safety (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 08

Results: Kadant Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Nov 01
Results: Kadant Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Oct 02
Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)

Sep 13
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 26
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is There Now An Opportunity In Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Aug 13
Is There Now An Opportunity In Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Jul 30
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Kadant: Growing E-Commerce, A Circular Economy, And Acquisition Of Dynamic Sealing Technologies

Jun 25

Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jun 20
Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Here's Why Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

May 23
Here's Why Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) CEO Pay Packet

May 10
Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) CEO Pay Packet

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Apr 22
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Is Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Apr 08
Is Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

The Returns At Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Aren't Growing

Mar 22
The Returns At Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Aren't Growing

Getting In Cheap On Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) Is Unlikely

Jan 20
Getting In Cheap On Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) Is Unlikely

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Dec 05
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)?

Kadant: Looking For A Successful Retest Of Support Before Going Long

Nov 24

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Nov 02
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)

Aug 22
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI)

What Does Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 07
What Does Kadant Inc.'s (NYSE:KAI) Share Price Indicate?

Is Kadant (NYSE:KAI) A Risky Investment?

Jul 18
Is Kadant (NYSE:KAI) A Risky Investment?

Kadant: Slightly Overvalued Despite Favorable Trends

Jul 10

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:KAI - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20261,159153N/AN/A2
12/31/20251,0881231421743
12/31/20241,0531121491793
9/28/20241,034115137163N/A
6/29/20241,007114127157N/A
3/30/2024977113118152N/A
12/30/2023958116134166N/A
9/30/2023951115107141N/A
7/1/202393111188119N/A
4/1/202390810886116N/A
12/31/202290512174103N/A
10/1/2022891119107128N/A
7/2/2022866112123142N/A
4/2/2022841109154167N/A
1/1/202278784150162N/A
10/2/202173676132142N/A
7/3/202169170120128N/A
4/3/20216485999106N/A
1/2/2021635558593N/A
9/26/2020649488392N/A
6/27/2020668498493N/A
3/28/2020692548394N/A
12/28/2019705528797N/A
9/28/2019686625969N/A
6/29/2019678644960N/A
3/30/2019656605266N/A
12/29/2018634604663N/A
9/29/2018619436485N/A
6/30/201860637N/A75N/A
3/31/201856133N/A71N/A
12/30/201751531N/A65N/A
9/30/201746638N/A49N/A
7/1/201741934N/A57N/A
4/1/201742034N/A47N/A
12/31/201641432N/A51N/A
10/1/201642135N/A47N/A
7/2/201640834N/A47N/A
4/2/201639434N/A48N/A
1/2/201639034N/A40N/A
10/3/201538833N/A47N/A
7/4/201539531N/A46N/A
4/4/201540130N/A40N/A
1/3/201540229N/A51N/A
9/27/201439226N/A40N/A
6/28/201438425N/A37N/A
3/29/201436223N/A39N/A
12/28/201334423N/A40N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: KAI's forecast earnings growth (12.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: KAI's earnings (12.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: KAI's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: KAI's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: KAI's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if KAI's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 06:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Kadant Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Eric ProutyCanaccord Genuity
Kurt YingerD.A. Davidson & Co.