Kadant IncNYSE: KAI

Kadant Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

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WESTFORD, Mass., July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2025.

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Bookings increased 7% to $269 million

  • Revenue decreased 7% to $255 million

  • Gross margin increased 150 basis points to 45.9%

  • Net income decreased 16% to $26 million

  • GAAP EPS decreased 17% to $2.22

  • Adjusted EPS decreased 18% to $2.31

  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 15% to $52 million and represented 20.5% of revenue

  • Operating cash flow increased 44% to $40 million

  • Free cash flow increased 58% to $37 million

  • Ending backlog was $299 million

Note: Percent changes above are based on comparison to the prior year period. All references to earnings per share (EPS) are to our EPS as calculated on a diluted basis. Adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, and changes in organic revenue are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items as detailed later in this press release under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Management Commentary
“We had strong cash flow and a solid improvement in our capital equipment bookings in the second quarter," said Jeffrey L. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Kadant Inc. “Our strong bookings, particularly notable in the current environment of evolving trade policies, demonstrate our customers' preference for Kadant equipment and technologies to help drive sustainable value in their operations.”

Second Quarter 2025 Compared to 2024
Revenue decreased seven percent to $255.3 million compared to $274.8 million in 2024. Organic revenue decreased eight percent, which excludes a one percent increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation. Gross margin was 45.9 percent compared to 44.4 percent in 2024.

Net income was $26.2 million, decreasing 16 percent compared to $31.3 million in 2024. GAAP EPS decreased 17 percent to $2.22 compared to $2.66 in 2024, while adjusted EPS decreased 18 percent to $2.31 compared to $2.81 in 2024. Adjusted EPS excludes acquisition-related costs of $0.09 in 2025 and $0.15 in 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 15 percent to $52.4 million and represented 20.5 percent of revenue compared to $61.8 million and 22.5 percent of revenue in 2024. Operating cash flow increased 44 percent to $40.5 million compared to $28.1 million in 2024. Free cash flow increased 58 percent to $36.5 million compared to $23.1 million in 2024.

Bookings increased seven percent to $269.4 million compared to $251.7 million in 2024. Organic bookings increased six percent, which excludes a one percent increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation.

Summary and Outlook
"We have a healthy backlog and expect stronger bookings in the second half of 2025,” continued Mr. Powell. “Capital project activity remains high and stable demand for our aftermarket parts is expected to continue. We are maintaining our revenue and adjusted EPS guidance for the full year and expect revenue of $1.020 to $1.040 billion and adjusted EPS of $9.05 to $9.25. The 2025 adjusted EPS guidance excludes $0.16 of acquisition-related costs, revised from $0.08 of acquisition-related costs in our previous guidance. We expect GAAP EPS of $8.89 to $9.09, revised from our previous GAAP EPS guidance of $8.97 to $9.17. For the third quarter of 2025, we expect revenue of $256 to $263 million, GAAP EPS of $2.12 to $2.22 and, after excluding $0.01 of acquisition-related costs, adjusted EPS of $2.13 to $2.23.”

Conference Call
Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter financial performance, as well as future expectations. To listen to the call live and view the webcast, go to the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at kadant.com. Participants interested in joining the call’s live question and answer session are required to register by clicking here or selecting the Q&A link on our website to receive a dial-in number and unique PIN. It is recommended that you join the call 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the webcast presentation will be available on our website through August 29, 2025.

Prior to the call, our earnings release and the slides used in the webcast presentation will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be available at sec.gov. After the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the second quarter results on its website at kadant.com under the “Investors” section.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including increases or decreases in revenue excluding the effect of acquisitions and foreign currency translation (organic revenue), adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow.

We use organic revenue to understand our trends and to forecast and evaluate our financial performance and compare revenue to prior periods. Organic revenue excludes revenue from acquisitions for the four quarterly reporting periods following the date of the acquisition and the effect of foreign currency translation. Revenue in the second quarter of 2025 included $0.8 million from acquisitions and a favorable foreign currency translation effect of $2.1 million compared to the second quarter of 2024. Revenue in the first six months of 2025 included $8.8 million from acquisitions and an unfavorable foreign currency translation effect of $3.7 million compared to the first six months of 2024. Our other non-GAAP financial measures exclude amortization expense related to acquired profit in inventory and backlog, acquisition costs, and other income or expense, as indicated. Collectively, these items are excluded as they are not indicative of our core operating results and are not comparable to other periods, which have differing levels of incremental costs, expenditures or income, or none at all. Additionally, we use free cash flow in order to provide insight on our ability to generate cash for acquisitions and debt repayments, as well as for other investing and financing activities.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our core business, operating results, or future outlook. We believe that the inclusion of such measures helps investors gain an understanding of our underlying operating performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by us in our financial and operating decision-making and for compensation purposes. We also believe this information is responsive to investors' requests and gives them additional measures of our performance.

The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the results of operations or cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release have limitations associated with their use as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in that they may be different from, and therefore not comparable to, similar measures used by other companies.

Second Quarter

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:

  • Pre-tax amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.2 million in 2025 and $1.2 million in 2024.

  • Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.9 million in both 2025 and 2024.

  • Pre-tax indemnification asset provision of $0.1 million in 2024.

Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS exclude:

  • After-tax amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.2 million in 2025 and $0.9 million ($1.2 million net of tax of $0.3 million) in 2024.

  • After-tax acquisition costs of $0.9 million in 2025 and $0.8 million ($0.9 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2024.

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

  • Capital expenditures of $4.0 million in 2025 and $5.0 million in 2024.


First Six Months

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:

  • Pre-tax amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.6 million in 2025 and $4.4 million in 2024.

  • Pre-tax acquisition costs of $1.2 million in 2025 and $2.1 million in 2024.

Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS exclude:

  • After-tax amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.5 million ($0.6 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2025 and $3.3 million ($4.4 million net of tax of $1.1 million) in 2024.

  • After-tax acquisition costs of $1.2 million in 2025 and $1.7 million ($2.1 million net of tax of $0.4 million) in 2024.

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

  • Capital expenditures of $7.8 million in 2025 and $11.2 million in 2024.

Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in this press release.

Financial Highlights (unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Consolidated Statement of Income

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Revenue

$

255,267

$

274,765

$

494,477

$

523,740

Costs and Operating Expenses:

Cost of revenue

138,225

152,878

267,105

290,891

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

73,941

70,004

145,162

140,309

Research and development expenses

3,724

3,482

7,247

7,212

215,890

226,364

419,514

438,412

Operating Income

39,377

48,401

74,963

85,328

Interest Income

439

368

956

979

Interest Expense

(3,338

)

(5,201

)

(7,160

)

(9,870

)

Other Expense, Net

(17

)

(2

)

(33

)

(32

)

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

36,461

43,566

68,726

76,405

Provision for Income Taxes

9,822

11,992

17,650

19,846

Net Income

26,639

31,574

51,076

56,559

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

(480

)

(283

)

(854

)

(579

)

Net Income Attributable to Kadant

$

26,159

$

31,291

$

50,222

$

55,980

Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:

Basic

$

2.22

$

2.66

$

4.27

$

4.77

Diluted

$

2.22

$

2.66

$

4.26

$

4.76

Weighted Average Shares:

Basic

11,776

11,743

11,768

11,734

Diluted

11,793

11,766

11,784

11,755

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)

June 28,
2025

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 29,
2024

Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported

$

26,159

$

2.22

$

31,291

$

2.66

Adjustments, Net of Tax:

Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization

170

0.01

929

0.08

Acquisition Costs

903

0.08

798

0.07

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)

$

27,232

$

2.31

$

33,018

$

2.81

Six Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 28,
2025

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 29,
2024

Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported

$

50,222

$

4.26

$

55,980

$

4.76

Adjustments, Net of Tax:

Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization

466

0.04

3,298

0.28

Acquisition Costs

1,218

0.10

1,728

0.15

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)

$

51,906

$

4.40

$

61,006

$

5.19

Three Months Ended

Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding

Revenue by Segment

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Increase
(Decrease)

Acquisitions
and FX (a,b)

Flow Control

$

95,947

$

92,290

$

3,657

$

2,168

Industrial Processing

95,937

114,753

(18,816

)

(19,271

)

Material Handling

63,383

67,722

(4,339

)

(5,327

)

$

255,267

$

274,765

$

(19,498

)

$

(22,430

)

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue

71

%

63

%

Six Months Ended

Increase
(Decrease)

Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Acquisitions
and FX (a,b)

Flow Control

$

188,388

$

178,972

$

9,416

$

2,948

Industrial Processing

185,461

220,614

(35,153

)

(32,775

)

Material Handling

120,628

124,154

(3,526

)

(4,608

)

$

494,477

$

523,740

$

(29,263

)

$

(34,435

)

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue

73

%

66

%

Three Months Ended

Increase
(Decrease)

Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding

Bookings by Segment

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Acquisitions
and FX (b)

Flow Control

$

93,055

$

94,098

$

(1,043

)

$

(2,191

)

Industrial Processing

105,374

96,714

8,660

8,575

Material Handling

70,946

60,910

10,036

8,842

$

269,375

$

251,722

$

17,653

$

15,226

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings

67

%

71

%

Six Months Ended

Increase

Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Acquisitions
and FX (b)

Flow Control

$

193,042

$

188,768

$

4,274

$

(3,121

)

Industrial Processing

197,740

186,591

11,149

14,074

Material Handling

134,811

124,793

10,018

8,307

$

525,593

$

500,152

$

25,441

$

19,260

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings

70

%

70

%

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Additional Segment Information

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Gross Margin:

Flow Control

53.8

%

53.0

%

53.6

%

53.4

%

Industrial Processing

42.6

%

41.3

%

43.3

%

41.5

%

Material Handling

38.7

%

37.8

%

38.2

%

36.8

%

Consolidated

45.9

%

44.4

%

46.0

%

44.5

%

Operating Income:

Flow Control

$

24,443

$

23,530

$

47,195

$

45,240

Industrial Processing

15,486

24,092

32,318

44,091

Material Handling

9,939

11,188

17,474

16,729

Corporate

(10,491

)

(10,409

)

(22,024

)

(20,732

)

$

39,377

$

48,401

$

74,963

$

85,328

Adjusted Operating Income (a,c):

Flow Control

$

24,682

$

24,563

$

47,834

$

46,475

Industrial Processing

16,358

24,443

33,324

46,237

Material Handling

9,962

11,902

17,661

19,790

Corporate

(10,491

)

(10,409

)

(22,024

)

(20,732

)

$

40,511

$

50,499

$

76,795

$

91,770

Capital Expenditures:

Flow Control

$

1,380

$

1,961

$

2,889

$

3,835

Industrial Processing

1,595

1,851

2,920

4,734

Material Handling

993

1,157

1,992

2,663

Corporate

—

5

3

13

$

3,968

$

4,974

$

7,804

$

11,245

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Cash Flow and Other Data

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Operating Cash Flow

$

40,482

$

28,066

$

63,317

$

50,897

Capital Expenditures

(3,968

)

(4,974

)

(7,804

)

(11,245

)

Free Cash Flow (a)

$

36,514

$

23,092

$

55,513

$

39,652

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

$

12,069

$

11,991

$

24,082

$

23,730

Balance Sheet Data

June 28,
2025

December 28,
2024

Assets

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

$

97,188

$

95,946

Accounts Receivable, Net

152,574

142,462

Inventories

168,588

146,092

Contract Assets

11,105

18,408

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

174,724

170,331

Intangible Assets

272,973

279,494

Goodwill

497,824

479,169

Other Assets

109,538

98,443

$

1,484,514

$

1,430,345

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts Payable

$

52,541

$

51,062

Debt Obligations

247,219

286,504

Other Borrowings

1,704

2,023

Other Liabilities

245,757

232,628

Total Liabilities

547,221

572,217

Stockholders' Equity

937,293

858,128

$

1,484,514

$

1,430,345

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (a)

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

June 28,
2025

June 29,
2024

Consolidated

Net Income Attributable to Kadant

$

26,159

$

31,291

$

50,222

$

55,980

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

480

283

854

579

Provision for Income Taxes

9,822

11,992

17,650

19,846

Interest Expense, Net

2,899

4,833

6,204

8,891

Other Expense, Net

17

2

33

32

Operating Income

39,377

48,401

74,963

85,328

Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)

24

529

35

2,860

Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)

202

695

581

1,494

Acquisition Costs

908

940

1,245

2,064

Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal (f)

—

(66

)

(29

)

24

Adjusted Operating Income (a)

40,511

50,499

76,795

91,770

Depreciation and Amortization

11,867

11,296

23,501

22,236

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

$

52,378

$

61,795

$

100,296

$

114,006

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)

20.5

%

22.5

%

20.3

%

21.8

%

Flow Control

Operating Income

$

24,443

$

23,530

$

47,195

$

45,240

Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)

24

235

35

235

Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)

184

253

463

253

Acquisition Costs

31

566

39

566

Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal (f)

—

(21

)

102

181

Adjusted Operating Income (a)

24,682

24,563

47,834

46,475

Depreciation and Amortization

3,081

2,359

6,093

4,580

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

$

27,763

$

26,922

$

53,927

$

51,055

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)

28.9

%

29.2

%

28.6

%

28.5

%

Industrial Processing

Operating Income

$

15,486

$

24,092

$

32,318

$

44,091

Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)

—

294

—

1,585

Acquisition Costs

872

89

1,212

688

Indemnification Asset Provision (f)

—

(32

)

(206

)

(127

)

Adjusted Operating Income (a)

16,358

24,443

33,324

46,237

Depreciation and Amortization

4,904

5,095

9,629

10,254

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

$

21,262

$

29,538

$

42,953

$

56,491

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)

22.2

%

25.7

%

23.2

%

25.6

%

Material Handling

Operating Income

$

9,939

$

11,188

$

17,474

$

16,729

Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)

—

—

—

1,040

Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)

18

442

118

1,241

Acquisition Costs

5

285

(6

)

810

Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal (f)

—

(13

)

75

(30

)

Adjusted Operating Income (a)

9,962

11,902

17,661

19,790

Depreciation and Amortization

3,870

3,830

7,756

7,378

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

$

13,832

$

15,732

$

25,417

$

27,168

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)

21.8

%

23.2

%

21.1

%

21.9

%

Corporate

Operating Loss

$

(10,491

)

$

(10,409

)

(22,024

)

$

(20,732

)

Depreciation and Amortization

12

12

23

24

EBITDA (a)

$

(10,479

)

$

(10,397

)

$

(22,001

)

$

(20,708

)

(a)

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.

(b)

Represents the increase (decrease) resulting from the exclusion of acquisitions and from the conversion of current period amounts reported in local currencies into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of the prior period compared to the U.S. dollar amount reported in the prior period.

(c)

See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation.”

(d)

Represents amortization expense within cost of revenue associated with acquired profit in inventory.

(e)

Represents intangible amortization expense associated with acquired backlog.

(f)

Represents the provision for or reversal of indemnification assets related to the establishment or release of tax reserves associated with uncertain tax positions.

(g)

Calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue in each period.

About Kadant
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing®. The Company’s products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,500 employees in 20 countries worldwide. For more information, visit kadant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our future financial and operating performance, demand for our products, and economic and industry outlook. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Kadant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to adverse changes in global and local economic conditions; the variability and difficulty in accurately predicting revenues from large capital equipment and systems projects; our acquisition strategy; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; development and use of digital media; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with coal; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybersecurity incidents; implementation of our internal growth strategy; competition; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; supply chain constraints, inflationary pressure, price increases or shortages in raw materials; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; future restructurings; protection of intellectual property; changes to tax laws and regulations; climate change; adequacy of our insurance coverage; global operations; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; environmental laws and regulations; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impacting the mining industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; soundness of financial institutions; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions.

Contacts
Investor Contact Information:
Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000
IR@kadant.com

Media Contact Information:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715
media@kadant.com

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