secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KADANT INC (KAI)
CIK:        0000886346
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000886346-25-000101
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kadant Q2 2025 revenue down 7% to $255M; GAAP EPS down 17% to $2.22
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- Revenue $255M (-7% YoY); bookings $269M (+7% YoY).
- GAAP net income $26M (-16%); adjusted EPS $2.31 (-18%).
- Gross margin improved 150 bps to 45.9%; adjusted EBITDA margin 20.5%.
- Operating cash flow $40M (+44%); free cash flow $37M (+58%).
- Backlog $299M; company holds July 30 webcast.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000101/0000886346-25-000101-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000101/kai-20250729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-25-000101

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