Profitability
Weight: 25%
C-
48
- 5yr Avg ROIC 8.3%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.25 pp/yr
KAI
Kadant Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B-
62
- 5yr Avg ROE 10.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B-
67
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 7.5%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 4.7%
- 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 1.21x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 10.10x
- Altman Z-Score 4.59
Stability
Weight: 5%
C
52
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.47
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -33.7%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Dalio decreased -74%
- Cooperman increased +7%