KADANT INC
Business
KADANT INC is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing, providing products and services to improve efficiency, energy utilization, and yield in process industries. The company offers engineered equipment and consumables such as fluid-handling systems, rotary joints, syphons, doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems, wood-processing and fiber-processing machinery, conveying and vibratory equipment, balers, and fiber-based granules. Kadant reports results in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. It sells worldwide to paper, packaging, tissue, wood products, mining, metals, food, recycling and other industrial customers via direct sales, agents, and distributors in North America, Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (Notes 1 and 11) | 1,052 | 1,053 | 958 | 905 | 787 | |
| Cost of revenue | 577 | 587 | 541 | 515 | 449 | |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 302 | 280 | 236 | 224 | 209 | |
| Research and development expenses | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
| Other costs, net (Note 8) | 1 | 658,000 | 723,000 | — | — | |
| Total Costs and Operating Expenses | 895 | 882 | 792 | 733 | 670 | |
| Operating Income | 157 | 171 | 166 | 171 | 117 | |
| Interest Income | 2 | 2 | 2 | 904,000 | 267,000 | |
| Interest Expense | −16 | −20 | −8 | −6 | — | |
| Other Expense, Net | −61,000 | −69,000 | −101,000 | −72,000 | −104,000 | |
| Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | 144 | 153 | 159 | 166 | 112 | |
| Provision for Income Taxes (Note 5) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 27 | |
| Net Income | 104 | 113 | 117 | 122 | 85 | |
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests | −2 | −956,000 | −737,000 | −802,000 | −838,000 | |
| Net income attributable to Kadant | 102 | 112 | 116 | 121 | 84 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 8.66 | 9.51 | 9.92 | 10.38 | 7.26 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 8.65 | 9.48 | 9.9 | 10.35 | 7.21 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 120 | 95 | 104 | 76 | 91 | |
| Restricted cash | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,149 and $4,403 | 159 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 117 | |
| Inventories | 207 | 146 | 153 | 164 | 134 | |
| Contract assets | 7 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 9 | |
| Other current assets | 47 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 30 | |
| Total Current Assets | 542 | 442 | 440 | 415 | 384 | |
| Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net | 197 | 170 | 141 | 119 | 108 | |
| Other Assets | 68 | 59 | 44 | 55 | 44 | |
| Intangible Assets, Net (Notes 1 and 2) | 350 | 279 | 159 | 176 | 199 | |
| Goodwill (Notes 1 and 2) | 556 | 479 | 392 | 385 | 397 | |
| Total Assets | 1,712 | 1,430 | 1,176 | 1,150 | 1,132 | |
| Current maturities of long-term obligations (Note 6) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Accounts payable | 53 | 51 | 42 | 58 | 59 | |
| Accrued payroll and employee benefits | 47 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 37 | |
| Accrued warranty and installation costs | 12 | 11 | 8 | — | — | |
| Customer deposits | 57 | 36 | 63 | 64 | 59 | |
| Advanced billings | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
| Other current liabilities | 46 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 49 | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 228 | 192 | 214 | 213 | 221 | |
| Long-Term Obligations (Note 6) | 371 | 285 | 108 | 197 | 264 | |
| Deferred Income Taxes (Note 5) | 62 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 35 | |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 59 | 54 | 41 | 45 | 46 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 14,624,159 shares issued | 146,000 | 146,000 | 146,000 | 146,000 | 146,000 | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 139 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 116 | |
| Retained earnings | 946 | 860 | 763 | 661 | 552 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 2,835,165 and 2,878,080 shares | −69 | −71 | −71 | −72 | −74 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive items (Note 13) | −35 | −72 | −43 | −55 | −30 | |
| Total Kadant Stockholders' Equity | 980 | 847 | 774 | 654 | 564 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 991 | 858 | 776 | 656 | 566 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 1,712 | 1,430 | 1,176 | 1,150 | 1,132 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 51 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 34 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
| Provision for losses on accounts receivable | 737,000 | 721,000 | 531,000 | 1 | 5,000 | |
| Other income (Note 8) | 0 | 0 | −841,000 | −20 | −515,000 | |
| Other non-cash costs (Note 8) | 287,000 | 658,000 | 36,000 | 731,000 | 804,000 | |
| Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | 2 | 1 | −2 | 7 | −1 | |
| Other items, net | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| Accounts receivable | 14 | −3 | −2 | −19 | −17 | |
| Contract assets | 12 | −7 | 6 | −7 | −1 | |
| Inventories | −13 | 24 | 14 | −36 | −11 | |
| Other assets | 2 | −1 | 4 | −2 | −6 | |
| Accounts payable | −7 | 11 | −20 | 1 | 26 | |
| Customer deposits | 9 | −30 | −9 | 14 | 28 | |
| Other liabilities | −23 | −21 | 9 | −11 | 10 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 171 | 155 | 166 | 103 | 162 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (Note 2) | −190 | −300 | −905,000 | −3 | −144 | |
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | −17 | −21 | −32 | −28 | −13 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | 250,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other investing activities | 1 | 914,000 | 328,000 | 42,000 | 537,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −205 | −319 | −31 | −30 | −154 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term obligations (Note 6) | 199 | 305 | 0 | 22 | 152 | |
| Repayment of short- and long-term obligations | −123 | −124 | −94 | −86 | −116 | |
| Dividends paid | −16 | −15 | −13 | −12 | −11 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of Company common stock | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tax withholding payments related to stock-based compensation | −6 | −6 | −4 | −5 | −3 | |
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | −2 | −1 | 0 | −630,000 | −560,000 | |
| Acquisition of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest (Note 2) | 0 | −523,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −3 | 0 | −8,000 | −1 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 54 | 160 | −111 | −81 | 23 | |
| Exchange Rate Effect on Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | 7 | −7 | 3 | −7 | −3 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | 27 | −11 | 27 | −14 | 28 |