Kadant (KDA) Ratios
Kadant Ratios
DE:KDA's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was $42.56M. For the 2026 fiscal year, DE:KDA's free cash flow was decreased by $-10.95M and operating cash flow was $53.51M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.14 | 2.31 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.73 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.23 | 1.55 | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.13 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.43 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 0.73 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 54.75 | 67.48 | 19.25 | 12.40 | 16.32 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -233.01M | $ -129.89M | $ 40.76M | $ -78.90M | $ -182.71M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.26 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.34 | 0.52 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.34 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.76 | 2.01 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 9.12 | 8.16 | 9.33 | 11.06 | 8.39 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 10.10 | 8.55 | 19.74 | 26.44 | 24.21 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 33.13 | 29.21 | 12.31 | 19.73 | 25.81 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.20 | 1.02 | 0.15 | 0.69 | 1.32 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.21% | 44.25% | 43.47% | 43.06% | 42.89% |
| EBIT Margin | 15.13% | 16.43% | 17.48% | 19.02% | 14.86% |
| EBITDA Margin | 19.99% | 21.14% | 20.96% | 22.89% | 19.22% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 14.95% | 16.26% | 17.31% | 18.93% | 14.84% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 13.65% | 14.53% | 16.60% | 18.31% | 14.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.69% | 10.59% | 12.12% | 13.37% | 10.68% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 9.85% | 10.68% | 12.20% | 13.45% | 10.79% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 71.02% | 72.91% | 72.99% | 73.01% | 75.00% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 91.29% | 89.38% | 95.93% | 96.70% | 96.01% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.96% | 7.80% | 9.87% | 10.52% | 7.42% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.41% | 13.17% | 15.00% | 18.49% | 14.90% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 10.60% | 13.82% | 17.24% | 18.29% | 12.82% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.67% | 10.08% | 12.55% | 13.32% | 9.60% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 12.65% | 16.61% | 18.59% | 20.54% | 15.68% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.02% | 2.71% | 3.54% | 5.84% | 3.15% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.37 | 6.55 | 6.73 | 6.23 | 6.25 |
| Payables Turnover | 10.80 | 11.50 | 12.86 | 8.87 | 7.58 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.79 | 4.02 | 3.55 | 3.15 | 3.34 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 5.35 | 6.18 | 5.78 | 6.39 | 5.91 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.12 | 4.42 | 4.48 | 4.97 | 4.95 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 154.47 | 114.81 | 128.78 | 133.40 | 119.42 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 57.29 | 55.74 | 54.23 | 58.58 | 58.39 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 130.96 | 90.80 | 102.94 | 115.96 | 109.17 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 33.78 | 31.74 | 28.39 | 41.13 | 48.14 |
| Operating Cycle | 188.25 | 146.55 | 157.17 | 174.54 | 167.56 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 14.55 | 13.23 | 14.15 | 8.81 | 14.03 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 13.10 | 11.44 | 11.43 | 6.39 | 12.92 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 5.22 | 4.35 | 3.67 | 2.55 | 6.70 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 10.05 | 7.39 | 5.20 | 3.64 | 12.72 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.46 | 0.48 | 1.22 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.21 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.58% | 3.26% | 4.08% | 3.60% | 5.61% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 33.07 | 36.89 | 28.26 | 17.12 | 31.75 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 3.20 | 3.91 | 3.42 | 2.29 | 3.39 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 3.44 | 4.86 | 4.24 | 3.17 | 4.73 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 21.85 | 30.67 | 24.53 | 27.81 | 17.83 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 19.68 | 26.52 | 19.81 | 20.17 | 16.43 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -3.70 | -8.92 | -6.38 | 0.40 | 0.62 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 17.22 | 19.52 | 16.49 | 10.69 | 18.98 |
| Enterprise Value | 3.62B | 4.35B | 3.31B | 2.21B | 2.87B |
| EV to EBITDA | 17.22 | 19.52 | 16.49 | 10.69 | 18.98 |
| EV to Sales | 3.44 | 4.13 | 3.46 | 2.45 | 3.65 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 23.49 | 32.37 | 24.75 | 29.75 | 19.17 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 21.15 | 27.99 | 19.99 | 21.57 | 17.66 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 7.23 | 8.47 | 19.22 | 8.11 | -2.64 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 83.23 | 72.16 | 66.13 | 56.11 | 48.70 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Revenue Per Share | 89.38 | 89.73 | 81.85 | 77.63 | 67.93 |
| Net Income Per Share | 8.66 | 9.51 | 9.92 | 10.38 | 7.26 |
| Tax Burden | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.75 |
| Interest Burden | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 1.68 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 0.85 | 1.93 |
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