KAI (Kadant) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio : -0.26% (As of Mar. 2025 )

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What is Kadant 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past six months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from two quarters ago to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Kadant's current 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio was -0.26%.

Competitive Comparison of Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Kadant 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Kadant's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Sep. 2024 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2025 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Sep. 2024 )
	=	(11.745	-	11.776)	/	11.745
	=	-0.26%

* 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) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

Kadant 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

Kadant Business Description

Industry

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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 the Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; the 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 geographic presence in the U.S., China, Asia, Germany, Canada, and Others.

Executives

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