Business description: Kadant Inc.

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing. Its segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Flow Control segment includes rotary sealing devices, steam systems, expansion joints, doctor systems, roll and fabric cleaning devices, and filtration and fiber recovery systems. Industrial Processing segment includes equipment, machinery, and technologies used to process recycled paper and timber for the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. It provides industrial automation and digitization solutions to process industries. Material Handling segment products include conveying and vibratory equipment and balers. It manufactures and sells biodegradable, absorbent granules used as carriers in agricultural applications and for oil and grease absorption. It also offers engineered fluid sealing and transfer solutions for rotating applications.

Number of employees: 3,500

Sales by Activity: Kadant Inc.

Fiscal Period: December20202021202220232024

Industrial Processing

262M 329M 354M 355M 433M

Flow Control

225M 289M 349M 363M 371M

Material Handling

148M 169M 202M 240M 249M
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Geographical breakdown of sales: Kadant Inc.

Fiscal Period: December20202021202220232024

United States

286M 328M 405M 449M 522M

Other

201M 231M 280M 311M 298M

Canada

62.06M 79.43M 87.95M 73.18M 114M

China

51M 82.12M 85.5M 81.46M 75.9M

Germany

23.29M 37.18M 45.99M 43.04M 43.86M

Finland

11.8M - - - -

France

- 28.26M - - -
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Executive Committee: Kadant Inc.

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 66 2019-06-30
Director of Finance/CFO 63 2015-06-29
Sales & Marketing - 2007-02-28
Corporate Officer/Principal 66 2021-10-31
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
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Composition of the Board of Directors: Kadant Inc.

Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 80 2001-05-31
Chairman 66 2019-06-30
Director/Board Member 70 2005-05-31
Director/Board Member 66 2019-06-30
Director/Board Member 51 2018-12-31
Director/Board Member 59 2022-04-30
Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Kadant Inc.

NameEquities%Valuation
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC
11.46 %
1,347,055 11.46 % 454 M $
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co.
10.36 %
1,218,273 10.36 % 410 M $
Wasatch Advisors LP
9.019 %
1,060,199 9.019 % 357 M $
BlackRock Advisors LLC
7.218 %
848,488 7.218 % 286 M $
LB Hercules Holdings LLC
6.351 %
746,505 6.351 % 252 M $
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Company details: Kadant Inc.

Kadant Inc.

1 Technology Park Drive

01886-3159, Westford

+978 776 2000

http://www.kadant.com
address Kadant Inc.(KAI)

Group companies: Kadant Inc.

NameCategory and Sector
Industrial Machinery
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Industrial Machinery

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
+1.40%-7.85%+3.70%+49.73% 3.37B
0.00%+1.96%+164.68%+229.38% 10.9B
+2.68%-0.85%-29.80%-18.40% 10.08B
-0.47%-0.17%-5.69%-17.14% 4.93B
-0.17%+0.51%-3.73%+57.50% 4.31B
-3.79%-4.17%-0.34%-34.91% 4.28B
+0.31%+4.45%-14.52%-58.46% 4.15B
+3.50%0.00%-29.24%-6.23% 3.53B
-0.15%+5.45%+56.45%+54.03% 3.08B
+2.71%-2.54%-3.96%+42.41% 2.89B
Average +0.73%+0.42%+13.75%+29.79% 5.15B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.75%+0.92%+28.34%+48.91%
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