Kadant IncKAI
Price$268.83Intrinsic value$287.787% above price

Valuation

How Intrinsic Value compares with model outputs

Intrinsic Value $287.78median of 6 methods · middle span $277-$327based on filings through 4 Jul 2026
Market Price $268.83Price as of 2 Oct 2026
Margin of Safety +7.1%as of 2 Oct 2026

Valuation methods vs. Market Price

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Assumptions

ParameterValue
Years 1–5: analyst growth pathFive-year total matches analyst consensus exactly. Year 1: 17.4% (near-term consensus, capped) · years 2–5: 9.6%/yr (balance of the path).11.2% per year
Years 6–10: glide to demonstrated growth
Per-year rates
Yr 69.9%Yr 710.2%Yr 810.5%Yr 910.8%Yr 1011.2%
9.6% → 11.2%
Years 11–20: glide to long-run rate
Per-year rates
Yr 1110.3%Yr 129.5%Yr 138.7%Yr 147.9%Yr 157.1%Yr 166.3%Yr 175.4%Yr 184.6%Yr 193.8%Yr 203.0%
11.2% → 3.0%
Beyond year 20: terminal growthPerpetual long-run rate3.0%
Historical EPS growth (multi-year median)median of 2 windows (5/7y) (limited history)11.2%
Discount rate (cost of equity) 10.0%
Volatility vs market (adjusted beta)1.12

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Best in rowHigher is betterLower is better—Data not available
TargetKadant IncKAIIndustrials
Valuation
P/E28.9×
P/S2.7×
P/B3.1×
EV / Revenue2.9×
EV / EBITDA—
Profitability
Gross margin45.0%
Operating margin14.3%
Net margin9.5%
FCF margin13.9%
Returns
ROE10.7%
ROA5.8%
ROIC8.7%
Growth
Revenue growth (YoY)9.4%
5-yr fwd EPS growth—
Financial strength
Debt / Equity0.36×
Current ratio2.59×
Altman Z-Score4.1
Interest coverage—
Dividend yield0.4%

Best value in each row is highlighted. Figures are periodic snapshots from the same filings used across each dossier; a dash means the figure is not available.

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