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Kadant Inc is listed at the NYSE Exchange
Kadant Inc [KAI]
NYSE Sector: Industrials Industry:Industrial Machinery

Is Kadant Inc stock a buy?

What Is The Conclusion?

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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!

Yes, Kadant Inc pays dividends. Last time was Thursday 6th of February 2025 where the investors holding the stock on Thursday 9th of January 2025 were paid $0.32 per share. Over the last 48 times between 2013 and 2025, Kadant Inc has paid $10.62 with an average of $0.22 per share.

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We cannot find data for Kadant Inc 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Friday 22nd of November 2019 when the price was $93.18, you would have made a profit of $299.51 per share or 321.43%

Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Kadant Inc is $62 098 thousand. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.

Kadant Inc has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a high cash flow to debt ratio of 0.50, the company's ability to pay off the debt is good. Kadant Inc has a good net profit margin of 11.12% and should have high tolerances against inflation.

We have calculated the inflation risk for Kadant Inc to be low [0.25 of 1]

US inflation for August 2024 was 0.19%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.59%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 4.41 and is up 0.05 over the last 30 days.