Kadant Inc.

KAI US Industrials Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
S&P 600
$266.30
-6.96%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

KAI
Kadant Inc.
IndustrialsIndustrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
$266.30
Close used for this calculation
$194.89Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
46/100
Profitability15/25
Returns4/25
Balance Sheet21/25
Efficiency6/25
Growth6/25
Average
Quality radar
46Prof.15/25Ret.4/25Eff.6/25B.Sht21/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$194.89
Above FV
▼ -26.8% against the close used
Model range $85.81 – $259.77
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$85.81Fair value$194.89Bull$259.77
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $247.4852W high $347.31

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Kadant Inc. closed at $266.30, 36.6% above the consensus fair value of $194.89 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 46/100 — Average. P/E of 30.8x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$259.77
-2.5%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$129.72
-51.3%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=8.65, BVPS=86.46 · outside Graham range (P/E 30.8, P/B 3.1) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$173.00
-35.0%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=8.65, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$95.58
-64.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=8.65, g=11.1%
EV/EBITDA
$252.86
-5.0%
(EBITDA × 15.5x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=208.51M
Book Value (P/B)
$85.81
-67.8%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=86.46, ROE=10%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$266.30
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 13% | Historical: 11.1%
Margin of Safety
$140.62
-47.2%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=187.5, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.