secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KADANT INC (KAI)
CIK:        0000886346
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000886346-22-000015
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kadant Q4 revenue $219M (+30%), GAAP EPS $2.07 (+48%), record operating cash flow $61M
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- Q4 revenue record $219M, up 30% YoY; bookings $231M (+17%).
- GAAP diluted EPS $2.07 (+48%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.31 (+50%).
- Q4 operating cash flow record $61M (+51%); free cash flow $56M (+47%).
- FY2021 revenue $787M (+24%), GAAP EPS $7.21 (+51%), adjusted EPS $7.83 (+57%).
- FY bookings record $893M (+38%); ending backlog $310M, both all-time highs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634622000015/0000886346-22-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634622000015/kai-20220216.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-22-000015

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