NYSE: KAI
Kadant Inc Stock

$327.69+7.47 (+2.33%)
Updated May 13, 2025
KAI Price
$327.69
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$3.86B
52 Week Low
$266.23
52 Week High
$429.95
P/E
34.68x
P/B
4.41x
P/S
3.79x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.3%
Revenue
$1.04B
Earnings
$110.97M
Gross Margin
44.6%
Operating Margin
16.35%
Profit Margin
10.6%
Debt to Equity
0.63
Operating Cash Flow
$155M
Beta
1.15
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

KAI Overview

Kadant Inc. focuses on papermaking, paper recycling, and related processing in the U.S. and internationally. The company also supplies biodegradable absorbent granules from papermaking byproducts for agricultural applications. Kadant was established in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, MA.

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Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery

Industry Rating
B
KAI
Ranked
#68 of 75

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Overview

Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (36)
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KAI is forecast by analysts to be unprofitable, so we are unable to calculate its intrinsic value according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
KAI is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (34.68x), compared to the US market average (25.53x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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Valuation

KAI price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
34.68x
Industry
26.22x
Market
25.53x
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KAI price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
4.41x
Industry
5.56x
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KAI's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$239.2M
Net Income
$24.1M
Profit Margin
10.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.4B
Liabilities
$548.9M
Debt to equity
0.63
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$22.8M
Investing
-$3.8M
Financing
-$23.1M
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Debt Coverage Financials

KAI vs Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
KAIC$3.86B+2.33%34.68x4.41x
NPOB$3.92B+2.48%46.28x2.68x
MIRB$4.04B+2.83%-290.50x2.69x
MWAC$4.07B+2.17%28.21x4.65x
FELEC$4.09B-0.01%23.11x3.15x

Kadant Stock FAQ

What is Kadant's quote symbol?

(NYSE: KAI) Kadant trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol KAI. Kadant stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: KAI.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Kadant (NYSE: KAI)?

(NYSE: KAI) Kadant's 52-week high was $429.95, and its 52-week low was $266.23. It is currently -23.78% from its 52-week high and 23.09% from its 52-week low.

How much is Kadant stock worth today?

(NYSE: KAI) Kadant currently has 11,775,859 outstanding shares. With Kadant stock trading at $327.69 per share, the total value of Kadant stock (market capitalization) is $3.86B.

Kadant stock was originally listed at a price of $60.95 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Kadant stock at $60.95, your return over the last 27 years would have been 437.64%, for an annualized return of 6.43% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Kadant's stock price per share?

(NYSE: KAI) Kadant stock price per share is $327.69 today (as of May 13, 2025).

What is Kadant's Market Cap?

(NYSE: KAI) Kadant's market cap is $3.86B, as of May 14, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Kadant's market cap is calculated by multiplying KAI's current stock price of $327.69 by KAI's total outstanding shares of 11,775,859.
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