Kadant Inc

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Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin 1 year YoY Change (%) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2024: -3.37%

Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin 1 year YoY Change (%) is -3.37% for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2024, a -111.63% change year over year. Pre-tax margin represents the proportion of a company's earnings before taxes (EBT) to its revenue. It is calculated by dividing the EBT by the revenue. This ratio indicates the profitability of the company's operations before the impact of taxes. A higher pre-tax margin suggests that the company generates a larger proportion of revenue as pre-tax profit, indicating stronger operational performance and efficiency. The measure "Change (%)" refers to the percentage change in the value of a financial metric between two time points. This measure provides a relative perspective on the magnitude of change.

Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2023 was 17.12%, a 28.97% change year over year.
Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2022 was 13.27%, a -1.93% change year over year.
Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2021 was 13.53%, a 22.71% change year over year.
Kadant Inc Pre-Tax Margin for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending April 30, 2020 was 11.03%, a -19.21% change year over year.

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Kadant Inc

CEO	Mr. Jeffrey L. Powell
IPO Date	Nov. 3, 1992
Location	United States
Headquarters	One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, United States, 01886
Employees	3,400
Sector	Industrials
Industry	Specialty industrial machinery

Description

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, industrial automation and control, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and baling products; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company markets and sells its products, services, and systems through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

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