NYSE: KAIKadant Inc Stock
$317.81-4.59 (-1.42%)
Updated May 15, 2026
KAI Price
$317.81
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$3.75B
52 Week Low
$244.87
52 Week High
$369.97
P/E
36.24x
P/B
3.77x
P/S
3.09x
PEG
1.02x
Dividend Yield
0.33%
Revenue
$1.09B
Earnings
$103.42M
Gross Margin
45%
Operating Margin
14.79%
Profit Margin
9.4%
Debt to Equity
0.71
Operating Cash Flow
$170M
Beta
1.18
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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C
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Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Rating
B
KAI
Ranked#12 of 70
Ranked#12 of 70
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Due Diligence Score
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Industry Average (35)
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KAI ($317.81) is trading above its intrinsic value of $153.36, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
KAI is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (36.24x), compared to the US market average (22.67x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation
KAI price to earnings (PE)
For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
36.24x
Industry
3.83x
Market
22.67x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation
KAI price to book (PB)
For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
3.77x
Industry
5.43x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation
KAI price to earnings growth (PEG)
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PEG Value Valuation
KAI's financial health
Profit margin
Revenue
$281.5M
Net Income
$25.5M
Profit Margin
9.1%
KAI's Earnings (EBIT) of $161.87M... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials
Assets to liabilities
Assets
$1.7B
Liabilities
$708.5M
Debt to equity
0.71
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials
Cash flow
Operating
$21.9M
Investing
-$3.9M
Financing
-$20.1M
KAI's operating cash flow ($170.41M)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials
KAI vs Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks
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