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How Kadant Inc. stacks up
KAI · against 553 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
45/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #343 of 554 · scores higher than 37% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score66 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including KAI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 45?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.3% vs peer median 3.8%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.2% vs peer median 6.9%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 4.8% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KAI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KAI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 550 reported | 3.3% | 4.4% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 560 reported | 6.5% | 7.9% | 37% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 200 reported | 4.8% | 4.5% | 52% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 550 reported | 30.6% | 42.7% | 33% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KAI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.69T KRW (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 59 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 100 | 62 | |
| 1 | 3.5B USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 4 | 22.0B HKD (≈$2.8B) | 99 | 82 | |
| 4 | 26.4B HKD (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 343 | 6.6B CAD (≈$4.8B) | 45 | 52 | |
| 343 | 169.1B INR (≈$2.0B) | 45 | 67 | |
| 343 | 31.2B DKK (≈$4.7B) | 45 | 39 | |
| 343 | 3.2B USD | 45 | 50 | |
| 343 | 3.3B USD | 45 | 57 | |
| 343 | 1.5B CHF (≈$1.8B) | 45 | 39 | |
| 343 | 1.9B USD | 45 | 33 | |
| 353 | 95.0B TWD (≈$2.9B) | 44 | 39 | |
| 353 | 26.3B CNY (≈$3.7B) | 44 | 65 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score