Kadant (Kadant) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.94 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Kadant's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.94.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Kadant couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kadant's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

KAI' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.36 Max: 2.1
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, Kadant's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 2.10. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.36.

KAI's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
54.42% of 2999 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs KAI: 0.94

Kadant Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kadant's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Kadant Annual Data

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Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.22

0.28

0.34

0.38

0.94

Kadant Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.38	0.45	0.43	0.59	0.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kadant Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kadant's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Kadant Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Kadant's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	103.832	/	(3.209	+	107.666)
	=	0.94

Kadant's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	103.832	/	(3.209	+	107.666)
	=	0.94

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Kadant (Kadant) Business Description

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Address

One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, USA, 01886

Website

https://www.kadant.com

Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are: Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a global presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.

Executives

Thomas Andrew Blanchard	officer: Vice President	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Michael C. Colwell	officer: Vice President	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Erin L Russell	director	245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
John M Albertine	director	100 FEDERAL DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22405
Dara F Mitchell	officer: Senior VP, Corp. Development	1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Peter J. Flynn	officer: Vice President	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Fredrik H Westerhout	officer: Vice President	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Stacy D. Krause	officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Michael J Mckenney	officer: VICE PRESIDENT	ONE ACTON PLACE STE.200, ACTON MA 01720
William P Tully	director	1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Rebecca Martinez O'mara	director	KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Thomas C Leonard	director	KADANT INC., 1 TECHONOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Eric T Langevin	officer: Vice President	KADANT INC., ONE ACTON PLACE, SUITE 202, ACTON MA 01720
Jeffrey L Powell	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	1 WALNUT STREET, ACTON MA 01720
Jonathan W Painter	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	ONE ACTO PLACE, SUITE 202, ACTON MA 01720