ScoreWhy is Kadant Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 17.06%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.92 times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.92% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Jun 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.21%
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With ROCE of 15.93%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.79 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -22.63%, its profits have fallen by -7.4%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -22.63% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kadant Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kadant Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kadant Inc.
-1.22%
0.14
39.38%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.63%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.92
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.92
Tax Ratio
26.55%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
17.06%
ROE (avg)
15.31%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
40
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.40
EV to EBIT
28.03
EV to EBITDA
21.33
EV to Capital Employed
3.69
EV to Sales
4.34
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
9.51%
ROCE (Latest)
13.16%
ROE (Latest)
10.94%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 170.41 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 16.66%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.25
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 242.5 MM
-3What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 11.05%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 19.69 %
Here's what is working for Kadant Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 170.41 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.25 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 16.66% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 242.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for Kadant Inc.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 19.69 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
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