Kadant
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

20252025
Price/Earnings ratio
30.98N/A
Price/Sales ratio
3.563.82
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$10.98N/A

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2023)

2012 2013 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
9.8219.4212.8320.7335.4914.8822.8231.7517.1128.2535.8335.49
Price/Sales ratio
0.931.321.131.602.141.411.683.392.283.423.982.14
Price/Book Value ratio
1.241.681.642.333.312.402.784.713.154.234.833.31
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.6611.3911.6413.0416.9314.2712.1916.4320.1719.8125.3316.93
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
12.4913.5013.6014.7123.0419.3713.5817.8327.8124.5329.9823.04
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-27.20-0.810.60-3.12-8.720.16-1.510.620.39-6.375.87-8.72
Dividend Yield
N/A0.92%1.62%1.20%0.81%1.07%0.85%0.42%0.57%0.40%0.35%1.07%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
43.94%45.77%46.17%45.49%44.85%43.90%41.68%42.89%43.05%43.47%44.12%44.12%
Operating Profit Margin
10.98%9.66%12.84%11.00%11.79%13.97%12.46%14.83%18.93%17.30%17.37%11.79%
Pretax Profit Margin
10.83%9.58%12.65%10.75%11.19%12.54%9.78%14.24%18.30%16.60%15.30%11.19%
Net Profit Margin
9.53%6.79%8.81%7.74%6.03%9.53%7.38%10.68%13.36%12.11%11.11%6.03%
Effective Tax Rate
13.50%28.20%29.90%27.12%45.21%23.23%23.73%24.24%26.50%26.54%26.69%26.69%
Return on Assets
8.80%5.29%8.27%6.81%4.08%8.32%5.54%7.42%10.51%9.87%7.71%4.08%
Return On Equity
12.72%8.66%12.83%11.28%9.35%16.12%12.19%14.85%18.44%15.00%14.29%9.35%
Return on Capital Employed
12.84%8.04%12.81%10.20%8.37%12.83%9.82%10.87%15.68%17.24%13.98%8.37%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.332.06N/A2.332.011.952.03N/AN/AN/A2.282.01
Quick Ratio
1.554.376.076.365.104.323.863.713.871.341.464.32
Cash ratio
0.721.762.743.072.161.291.481.581.370.480.431.29
Days of Sales Outstanding
68.3878.3566.3360.8465.1962.4056.4158.3958.5754.2359.8362.40
Days of Inventory outstanding
82.59122.7298.6588.85109.1588.6791.24109.16115.95102.93106.9288.67
Operating Cycle
150.98201.07164.99149.69174.35151.08147.65167.56174.53157.17166.75151.08
Days of Payables Outstanding
45.3955.4742.4438.6945.5736.6740.7348.1441.1328.3831.9236.67
Cash Conversion Cycle
105.59145.60122.55111.00128.78114.41106.92119.41133.40128.78134.82128.78
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.300.080.070.130.310.240.310.230.170.090.210.24
Debt Equity Ratio
0.430.140.110.220.720.460.700.470.310.140.380.46
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.020.120.080.170.420.310.410.310.230.120.270.31
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.020.120.100.180.420.310.410.320.230.120.270.31
Interest Coverage Ratio
43.6937N/A35.0017.3712.596.88N/AN/AN/A10.5212.59
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
4.231.011.210.810.260.350.320.600.501.500.500.26
Company Equity Multiplier
1.441.631.551.652.281.932.192.001.751.511.741.93
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.080.110.090.120.120.090.130.200.110.170.150.12
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.850.840.850.880.730.730.890.920.720.800.840.73
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
4.231.011.210.810.260.350.320.600.501.500.500.26
Short Term Coverage Ratio
46.5763.897.2279.3193.6237.7634.1636.1426.8551.5849.8349.83
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/A17.88%20.87%25.05%28.98%15.96%19.58%13.63%9.92%11.39%12.44%15.96%