secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KADANT INC (KAI)
CIK:        0000886346
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000886346-25-000064
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kadant Q1 revenue down 4% to $239M; adjusted EPS falls 12% to $2.10
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- Revenue $239M (-4% YoY); GAAP EPS $2.04 (-3%); adjusted EPS $2.10 (-12%).
- Bookings up 3% to $256M; gross margin +150 bps to 46.1%; free cash flow up 15% to $19M.
- Adjusted EBITDA down 8% to $48M (20.0% of revenue); operating cash flow flat at $23M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000064/0000886346-25-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000064/kai-20250429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-25-000064

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