Profitability
Weight: 25%
C+
59
- 5yr Avg ROIC 11.3%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.25 pp/yr
KAI
Kadant Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B
71
- 5yr Avg ROE 14.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
82
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 10.6%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 12.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
A-
86
- 5yr FCF Margin 13.7%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.25x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A
87
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.20x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 10.22x
- Altman Z-Score 4.69
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.47
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 2 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -16.6%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Cooperman decreased -18%
- Dalio decreased -15%