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Kadant (Kadant) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kadant Inventory-to-Revenue?

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Kadant's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $158.5 Mil. Kadant's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $238.7 Mil. Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.66.

Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 declined from Sep. 2023 (0.70) to Sep. 2023 (0.66)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Kadant's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 105.81.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Kadant's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.86.


Kadant Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue 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.

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Kadant Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

Kadant Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.17 0.15 0.17 0.17

Kadant Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Inventory-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.75 0.73 0.70 0.66

Competitive Comparison of Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue 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's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue falls into.



Kadant Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=( (163.672 + 152.677) / 2 ) / 957.672
=158.1745 / 957.672
=0.17

Kadant's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=( (164.346 + 152.677) / 2 ) / 238.679
=158.5115 / 238.679
=0.66

* 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.


Kadant  (NYSE:KAI) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Kadant's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=158.5115/136.695*365 / 4
=105.81

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Kadant's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=136.695 / 158.5115
=0.86

* 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.


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Kadant (Kadant) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, USA, 01886
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

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