Kadant Inc KAI
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $289.11
- Day Range
- $284.35–291.66
- 52-Week Range
- $183.30–355.51
- Bid/Ask
- $284.92 / $286.01
- Market Cap
- $3.35 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 38,329 / 98,201
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 28.16
- Price/Sales
- 3.46
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 0.41%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 0.44%
- Total Yield
- 0.41%
Company Profile
Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are the Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; the Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a geographic presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Stock Style Box
- Small Growth
- Total Number of Employees
- 3,100
- Website
- https://www.kadant.com
Comparables
Valuation
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Metric
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KAI
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WTS
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CSWI
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 28.16 | 24.75 | 35.98 |
Price/Book Value | 4.28 | 4.51 | 6.31 |
Price/Sales | 3.46 | 3.33 | 4.79 |
Price/Cash Flow | 20.44 | 22.33 | 25.63 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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Metric
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KAI
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WTS
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CSWI
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.15 | 1.50 | 1.17 |
Current Ratio | 2.05 | 2.61 | 2.77 |
Interest Coverage | 19.73 | 42.74 | 10.50 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Metric
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KAI
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WTS
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CSWI
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 10.13% | 13.52% | 10.18% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 16.57% | 19.73% | 18.92% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 14.11% | 17.79% | 14.40% |
Return on Assets
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