NYSE$KAI

Kadant Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Kadant's performance continued strongly into the second quarter with outstanding bookings and record adjusted EBITDA.

Kadant reported a strong second quarter with a 13% increase in revenue to $222 million and a 14% increase in net income to $26 million. Bookings increased 25% to $266 million, and adjusted EBITDA reached a record $46 million.

  • Bookings increased 25% to $266 million.
  • Revenue increased 13% to $222 million.
  • Net income increased 14% to $26 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 11% to a record $46 million, representing 20.7% of revenue.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$222M

Previous: $196M+13.2%
EPS (adj)

$2.24

Previous: $2.01+11.4%
Bookings

$266M

Previous: $213M+24.8%
Gross Margin

43.3%

Previous: 43.6%-0.7%
Adjusted EBITDA

$46M

Previous: $41.3M+11.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$6.95M

Previous: -$2.06M-237.4%
Free Cash Flow

$19.2M

Previous: $20.8M-7.6%
Net Income

$26.2M

Previous: $22.9M+14.5%
Operating Income

$37.5M

Previous: $33M+13.5%
Gross Profit

$96M

Previous: $85.3M+12.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$76.5M

Previous: $73.4M+4.2%
Total Assets

$1.12B

Previous: $1.03B+9.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.28M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Kadant · Revenue · Quarterly

$222M

Q2 2022+13.2%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company is raising the lower end of its revenue guidance and now expects revenue of $890 to $905 million in 2022. For the third quarter of 2022, the company expects GAAP diluted EPS of $1.99 to $2.09 on revenue of $211 to $218 million.

Tailwinds

  • Good levels of project activity despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges.
  • Record backlog positions the company well for the year.
  • Revenue guidance raised to $890 to $905 million for 2022.
  • Expects adjusted diluted EPS of $8.80 to $9.00 for 2022.
  • Maintaining GAAP diluted EPS guidance of $10.05 to $10.25.

Headwinds

  • Expect industrial demand to moderate as consumer demand slows.
  • Negative effect from foreign currency translation, lowering revenue guidance by $45 million.
  • Negative effect from foreign currency translation, lowering adjusted diluted EPS guidance by $0.49.
  • Supply chain constraints.
  • Inflationary pressures.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

35 / 63 earnings

Positive

+13.1%

Q2 2017

Best reaction

-14.4%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.3%+15.6%+1.2%
Q4 2025+2.7%+4.8%-7.5%
Q3 2025+0.8%-7.3%-6.8%
Q1 2025-6.5%-7.1%-0.5%
Q4 2024-0.7%+11.6%-1.2%
Q3 2024+4.2%+6.6%+25.2%
Q2 2024-0.6%-12.4%-9.4%
Q1 2024-8.9%-5.1%-4.2%
Q4 2023+12.0%+11.5%+4.5%
Q3 2023+6.8%+10.9%+18.3%
Q2 2023-6.7%-4.8%-1.4%
Q1 2023+3.4%+4.7%+2.9%
Q4 2022+4.7%+8.1%-2.5%
Q3 2022-5.2%-1.9%+8.9%
Q2 2022-3.0%-5.0%-12.8%
Q1 2022+5.9%-1.2%+1.5%
Q4 2021-4.6%-6.3%-3.6%
Q3 2021+2.6%+5.2%+6.7%
Q2 2021+9.2%+12.8%+20.3%
Q1 2021-0.7%+3.7%-5.4%
Q3 2020-4.5%-1.9%+12.1%
Q2 2020-6.1%-7.3%-1.2%
Q1 2020+0.4%-2.3%+15.7%
Q4 2019-14.4%-10.4%-33.7%
Q3 2019+1.4%+5.3%+11.6%
Q2 2019+8.3%-1.9%-5.0%
Q1 2019-0.9%-7.0%-16.1%
Q4 2018+2.6%+1.6%+1.8%
Q3 2018+5.9%+4.7%-1.8%
Q2 2018-0.2%-5.4%+4.8%
Q1 2018+0.7%-0.6%+4.5%
Q4 2017-0.4%-0.6%+4.8%
Q3 2017+10.2%+3.2%-0.0%
Q2 2017+13.1%+11.1%+11.3%
Q1 2017+13.0%+18.8%+26.2%
Q4 2016+0.0%-0.3%-6.7%
Q3 2016+3.1%+1.6%+22.0%
Q2 2016+3.9%-1.0%+1.7%
Q1 2016+3.0%
Q4 2015-2.9%
Q3 2015-3.3%
Q2 2015+5.0%
Q1 2015-6.9%
Q4 2014+1.0%
Q3 2014+7.1%
Q2 2014+1.9%
Q1 2014-2.3%
Q4 2013+4.4%
Q3 2013+3.4%
Q2 2013-3.1%
Q1 2013+6.4%
Q4 2012-9.0%
Q3 2012+10.3%
Q2 2012-8.2%
Q1 2012+1.6%
Q4 2011-0.8%
Q4 2010-0.8%
Q3 2011-4.8%
Q2 2011+11.6%
Q1 2011+11.6%
Q3 2010+0.6%
Q2 2010-0.7%
Q1 2010+5.2%

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