Kadant Inc. (KAI) is a Industrial - Machinery company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $332.15. It has a SharesGrow Score of 57/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of KAI = $254.18 (-23.5% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is KAI = $303 (-8.8% upside).
Valuation: KAI trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 36.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.91.
Financials: revenue is $1.1B, +3.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $102M, growing at -4.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 9.7% (thin). Gross margin is 45.2% (+1.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $375M against $991M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.38, conservative). Current ratio is 9.15 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 21.9%. Total assets: $1.7B.
Analyst outlook: 1 / 6 analysts rate KAI as buy (17%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 36/100 (Fail), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 63/100 (Partial), Future 26/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
