Kadant Inc (KAI): Price and Financial Metrics
Kadant Inc (KAI)
Today's Latest Price: $110.35 USD
Updated Sep 22 4:00pm
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Industry Rank:
Ranked of 58 in Industrial - Equipment
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KAI Stock Summary
- Kadant Inc's stock had its IPO on November 3, 1992, making it an older stock than 78.86% of US equities in our set.
- Of note is the ratio of Kadant Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 74.34% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -18.35%, Kadant Inc's debt growth rate surpasses just 14.85% of about US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Kadant Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be CSTE, CMCO, CYAN, GOLF, and CMD.
- Visit KAI's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.kadant.com.
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KAI Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $110.35 | 52-week high | $127.16 |
| Prev. close | $108.99 | 52-week low | $52.71 |
| Day low | $108.01 | Volume | 49,820 |
| Day high | $111.04 | Avg. volume | 66,502 |
| 50-day MA | $115.48 | Dividend yield | 0.88% |
| 200-day MA | $99.29 | Market Cap | 1.27B |
Kadant Inc (KAI) Company Bio
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. The Company's products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in resource-intensive industries. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Westford, Massachusetts.
KAI Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $110.35 | $139.35 | 28% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Kadant Inc. To summarize, we found that Kadant Inc ranked in the 51th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for KAI, they are:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 7.68; that's higher than 68.34% of US stocks in the Industrials sector that have positive free cash flow.
- Kadant Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 23.97% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Kadant Inc's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 19 -- greater than 76.78% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 25% |
| 1% | 27% |
| 2% | 28% |
| 3% | 29% |
| 4% | 30% |
| 5% | 32% |
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