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Kadant Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

WESTFORD, Mass., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2024.

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

Note: Percent changes above are based on comparison to the prior year period. All references to earnings per share (EPS) are to our EPS as calculated on a diluted basis. Free cash flow, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and changes in organic revenue are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items as detailed later in this press release under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Management Commentary
“We had another well-executed quarter with record revenue, record adjusted EBITDA, and record adjusted EPS performance,” said Jeffrey L. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Kadant Inc. “Record aftermarket demand combined with strong capital business helped to deliver these outstanding results.

“The acquisitions we made in the first half of the year are progressing well and contributed to our record revenue performance. Solid execution on our strategic growth initiatives continue to create value for our stakeholders.”

Second Quarter 2024 Compared to 2023
Revenue increased 12 percent to a record $274.8 million compared to $245.1 million in 2023. Organic revenue increased two percent, which excludes an 11 percent increase from acquisitions and a one percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation. Gross margin was 44.4 percent compared to 43.5 percent in 2023.

Net income was $31.3 million, increasing five percent compared to $29.7 million in 2023. GAAP EPS increased five percent to $2.66 compared to $2.54 in 2023. Adjusted EPS increased 11 percent to a record $2.81 compared to $2.54 in 2023. Adjusted EPS in 2024 excludes $0.15 of acquisition-related costs. Adjusted EBITDA increased 20 percent to a record $61.8 million and represented a record 22.5 percent of revenue compared to $51.6 million and 21.0 percent of revenue in the prior year. Operating cash flow increased 25 percent to $28.1 million compared to $22.5 million in 2023. Free cash flow increased 69 percent to $23.1 million compared to $13.7 million in 2023.

Bookings increased 17 percent to $251.7 million compared to $215.2 million in 2023. Organic bookings increased five percent, which excludes a 13 percent increase from acquisitions and a one percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation.

Summary and Outlook
“With our excellent start to the year and ability to generate strong cash flows, we are well positioned to capitalize on new opportunities that may emerge in the second half of 2024,” Mr. Powell continued. “We expect industrial demand in the second half of the year to be similar to the first half of the year, despite persistent economic headwinds in certain regions. We are raising the low end of our revenue and adjusted EPS guidance for the full year and now expect revenue of $1.045 to $1.065 billion in 2024, revised from our previous guidance of $1.040 to $1.065 billion. Our adjusted EPS guidance for 2024 is now $9.80 to $10.05, revised from our previous guidance of $9.75 to $10.05. The 2024 adjusted EPS guidance excludes $0.60 of acquisition-related costs, revised from $0.36 of acquisition-related costs in our previous guidance. We now expect GAAP EPS of $9.20 to $9.45 in 2024, revised from our previous GAAP EPS guidance of $9.39 to $9.69. For the third quarter of 2024, we expect revenue of $257 to $269 million, GAAP EPS of $2.27 to $2.39 and, after excluding $0.09 of acquisition-related costs, adjusted EPS of $2.36 to $2.48.”

Conference Call
Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss its second quarter financial performance, as well as future expectations. To listen to the call live and view the webcast, go to the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.kadant.com. Participants interested in joining the call’s live question and answer session are required to register by clicking here or selecting the Q&A link on our website to receive a dial-in number and unique PIN. It is recommended that you join the call 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the webcast presentation will be available on our website through August 30, 2024.

Prior to the call, our earnings release and the slides used in the webcast presentation will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be available at www.sec.gov. After the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the second quarter results on its website at www.kadant.com under the “Investors” section.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including increases or decreases in revenue excluding the effect of acquisitions and foreign currency translation (organic revenue), adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow.

We use organic revenue to understand our trends and to forecast and evaluate our financial performance and compare revenue to prior periods. Organic revenue excludes revenue from acquisitions for the four quarterly reporting periods following the date of the acquisition and the effect of foreign currency translation. Revenue in the second quarter of 2024 included $27.4 million from acquisitions and an unfavorable foreign currency translation effect of $2.3 million compared to the second quarter of 2023. Revenue in the first six months of 2024 included $51.8 million from acquisitions and an unfavorable foreign currency translation effect of $1.5 million compared to the first six months of 2023. Our other non-GAAP financial measures exclude amortization expense related to acquired profit in inventory and backlog, acquisition costs, and other income or expense, as indicated. Collectively, these items are excluded as they are not indicative of our core operating results and are not comparable to other periods, which have differing levels of incremental costs, expenditures or income, or none at all. Additionally, we use free cash flow in order to provide insight on our ability to generate cash for acquisitions and debt repayments, as well as for other investing and financing activities.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our core business, operating results, or future outlook. We believe that the inclusion of such measures helps investors gain an understanding of our underlying operating performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by us in our financial and operating decision-making and for compensation purposes. We also believe this information is responsive to investors’ requests and gives them an additional measure of our performance.

The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the results of operations or cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release have limitations associated with their use as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in that they may be different from, and therefore not comparable to, similar measures used by other companies.

Second Quarter

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:

Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS exclude:

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

First Six Months

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:

Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS exclude:

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in this press release.

Financial Highlights (unaudited)              
(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)    
                   
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Income June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
Revenue $ 274,765     $ 245,053     $ 523,740     $ 474,811  
Costs and Operating Expenses:              
  Cost of revenue   152,878       138,503       290,891       266,215  
  Selling, general, and administrative expenses   70,004       59,990       140,309       118,552  
  Research and development expenses   3,482       3,408       7,212       6,778  
  Other costs         74             74  
      226,364       201,975       438,412       391,619  
Operating Income   48,401       43,078       85,328       83,192  
Interest Income   368       316       979       615  
Interest Expense   (5,201 )     (2,245 )     (9,870 )     (4,615 )
Other Expense, Net   (2 )     (21 )     (32 )     (42 )
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes   43,566       41,128       76,405       79,150  
Provision for Income Taxes   11,992       11,182       19,846       20,945  
Net Income   31,574       29,946       56,559       58,205  
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests   (283 )     (212 )     (579 )     (396 )
Net Income Attributable to Kadant $ 31,291     $ 29,734     $ 55,980     $ 57,809  
                   
Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:              
    Basic $ 2.66     $ 2.54     $ 4.77     $ 4.94  
    Diluted $ 2.66     $ 2.54     $ 4.76     $ 4.94  
                   
Weighted Average Shares:              
    Basic   11,743       11,704       11,734       11,693  
    Diluted   11,766       11,723       11,755       11,709  
                   
      Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a) June 29,
2024
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  July 1,
2023
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported   $ 31,291   $ 2.66   $ 29,734   $ 2.54
Adjustments, Net of Tax:                
  Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization     929     0.08        
  Acquisition Costs     798     0.07        
  Other Costs             56    
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)   $ 33,018   $ 2.81   $ 29,790   $ 2.54
                   
                   
      Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 29,
2024
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  July 1,
2023
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported   $ 55,980   $ 4.76   $ 57,809   $ 4.94
Adjustments, Net of Tax:                
  Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization     3,298     0.28        
  Acquisition Costs     1,728     0.15        
  Other Costs             56    
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)   $ 61,006   $ 5.19   $ 57,865   $ 4.94
  Three Months Ended         Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding
 
Revenue by Segment June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  Increase
(Decrease)
    Acquisitions
and FX (a,b)
 
Flow Control $ 92,290     $ 95,729     $ (3,439 )   $ (4,201 )
Industrial Processing   114,753       89,967       24,786       11,407  
Material Handling   67,722       59,357       8,365       (2,560 )
  $ 274,765     $ 245,053     $ 29,712     $ 4,646  
               
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue   63 %     62 %        
               
  Six Months Ended   Increase
(Decrease)
    Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding
 
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
      Acquisitions
and FX (a,b)
 
Flow Control $ 178,972     $ 185,250     $ (6,278 )   $ (7,774 )
Industrial Processing   220,614       173,509       47,105       17,232  
Material Handling   124,154       116,052       8,102       (10,786 )
  $ 523,740     $ 474,811     $ 48,929     $ (1,328 )
               
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue   66 %     64 %        
               
  Three Months Ended   Increase   Increase
Excluding
Acquisitions
and FX (b)
Bookings by Segment June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
   
Flow Control $ 94,098     $ 88,301     $ 5,797     $ 4,343  
Industrial Processing   96,714       79,291       17,423       4,171  
Material Handling   60,910       47,635       13,275       2,683  
  $ 251,722     $ 215,227     $ 36,495     $ 11,197  
               
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings   71 %     69 %        
               
  Six Months Ended  

Increase
(Decrease)

  Decrease
Excluding
Acquisitions
and FX (b)
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
   
Flow Control $ 188,768     $ 192,857     $ (4,089 )   $ (6,138 )
Industrial Processing   186,591       175,565       11,026       (17,730 )
Material Handling   124,793       121,324       3,469       (15,235 )
  $ 500,152     $ 489,746     $ 10,406     $ (39,103 )
               
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings   70 %     64 %        
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
Additional Segment Information June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
Gross Margin:              
    Flow Control   53.0 %     51.4 %     53.4 %     52.3 %
    Industrial Processing   41.3 %     39.5 %     41.5 %     40.0 %
    Material Handling   37.8 %     36.8 %     36.8 %     36.4 %
    Consolidated   44.4 %     43.5 %     44.5 %     43.9 %
                   
Operating Income:              
    Flow Control $ 23,530     $ 25,821     $ 45,240     $ 50,010  
    Industrial Processing   24,092       16,978       44,091       32,945  
    Material Handling   11,188       10,374       16,729       19,661  
    Corporate   (10,409 )     (10,095 )     (20,732 )     (19,424 )
      $ 48,401     $ 43,078     $ 85,328     $ 83,192  
                   
Adjusted Operating Income (a,c):              
    Flow Control $ 24,563     $ 25,821     $ 46,475     $ 50,010  
    Industrial Processing   24,443       17,052       46,237       33,019  
    Material Handling   11,902       10,551       19,790       19,838  
    Corporate   (10,409 )     (10,095 )     (20,732 )     (19,424 )
      $ 50,499     $ 43,329     $ 91,770     $ 83,443  
                   
Capital Expenditures:              
    Flow Control $ 1,961     $ 1,290     $ 3,835     $ 2,694  
    Industrial Processing   1,851       6,129       4,734       8,708  
    Material Handling   1,157       1,358       2,663       1,820  
    Corporate   5             13       24  
      $ 4,974     $ 8,777     $ 11,245     $ 13,246  
                   
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
Operating Cash Flow $ 28,066     $ 22,478     $ 50,897     $ 59,344  
Capital Expenditures   (4,974 )     (8,777 )     (11,245 )     (13,246 )
Free Cash Flow (a) $ 23,092     $ 13,701     $ 39,652     $ 46,098  
                   
Depreciation and Amortization Expense $ 11,991     $ 8,237     $ 23,730     $ 16,683  
Balance Sheet Data June 29,
2024
  December 30,
2023
Assets      
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash $ 75,178   $ 106,453
Accounts Receivable, net   149,689     133,929
Inventories   173,513     152,677
Contract Assets   15,144     8,366
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net   174,182     140,504
Intangible Assets   289,695     159,286
Goodwill   478,035     392,084
Other Assets   100,596     82,366
    $ 1,456,032   $ 1,175,665
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity      
Accounts Payable $ 54,415   $ 42,104
Debt Obligations   343,314     109,086
Other Borrowings   1,954     1,789
Other Liabilities   237,963     246,446
  Total Liabilities   637,646     399,425
  Stockholders’ Equity   818,386     776,240
    $ 1,456,032   $ 1,175,665
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (a) June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
  June 29,
2024
  July 1,
2023
Consolidated              
    Net Income Attributable to Kadant $ 31,291     $ 29,734     $ 55,980     $ 57,809  
    Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests   283       212       579       396  
    Provision for Income Taxes   11,992       11,182       19,846       20,945  
    Interest Expense, Net   4,833       1,929       8,891       4,000  
    Other Expense, Net   2       21       32       42  
    Operating Income   48,401       43,078       85,328       83,192  
    Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)   529             2,860        
    Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)   695             1,494        
    Acquisition Costs   940             2,064        
    Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal, Net (f)   (66 )     177       24       177  
    Other Costs         74             74  
    Adjusted Operating Income (a)   50,499       43,329       91,770       83,443  
    Depreciation and Amortization   11,296       8,237       22,236       16,683  
    Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 61,795     $ 51,566     $ 114,006     $ 100,126  
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)   22.5 %     21.0 %     21.8 %     21.1 %
                   
Flow Control              
    Operating Income $ 23,530     $ 25,821     $ 45,240     $ 50,010  
    Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)   235             235        
    Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)   253             253        
    Acquisition Costs   566             566        
    Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal, Net (f)   (21 )           181        
    Adjusted Operating Income (a)   24,563       25,821       46,475       50,010  
    Depreciation and Amortization   2,359       2,229       4,580       4,508  
    Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 26,922     $ 28,050     $ 51,055     $ 54,518  
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)   29.2 %     29.3 %     28.5 %     29.4 %
                   
Industrial Processing              
    Operating Income $ 24,092     $ 16,978     $ 44,091     $ 32,945  
    Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)   294             1,585        
    Acquisition Costs   89             688        
    Indemnification Asset Provision (f)   (32 )           (127 )      
    Other Costs         74             74  
    Adjusted Operating Income (a)   24,443       17,052       46,237       33,019  
    Depreciation and Amortization   5,095       2,945       10,254       5,917  
    Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 29,538     $ 19,997     $ 56,491     $ 38,936  
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)   25.7 %     22.2 %     25.6 %     22.4 %
                   
Material Handling              
    Operating Income $ 11,188     $ 10,374     $ 16,729     $ 19,661  
    Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)               1,040        
    Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)   442             1,241        
    Acquisition Costs   285             810        
    Indemnification Asset (Provision) Reversal, Net (f)   (13 )     177       (30 )     177  
    Adjusted Operating Income (a)   11,902       10,551       19,790       19,838  
    Depreciation and Amortization   3,830       3,044       7,378       6,220  
    Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 15,732     $ 13,595     $ 27,168     $ 26,058  
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)   23.2 %     22.9 %     21.9 %     22.5 %
                   
Corporate              
    Operating Loss $ (10,409 )   $ (10,095 )   $ (20,732 )   $ (19,424 )
    Depreciation and Amortization   12       19       24       38  
    EBITDA (a) $ (10,397 )   $ (10,076 )   $ (20,708 )   $ (19,386 )
                   
(a) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.
                   
(b) Represents the increase (decrease) resulting from the exclusion of acquisitions and from the conversion of current period amounts reported in local currencies into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of the prior period compared to the U.S. dollar amount reported in the prior period.
                   
(c) See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under “Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation.”
                   
(d) Represents amortization expense within cost of revenue associated with acquired profit in inventory.
                   
(e) Represents intangible amortization expense associated with acquired backlog.
                   
(f) Represents the provision for or reversal of indemnification assets related to the establishment or release of tax reserves associated with uncertain tax positions.
                   
(g) Calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue in each period.
                   

About Kadant
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing. The Company’s products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,500 employees in 20 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.kadant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our future financial and operating performance, demand for our products, and economic and industry outlook. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Kadant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to adverse changes in global and local economic conditions; the variability and difficulty in accurately predicting revenues from large capital equipment and systems projects; our acquisition strategy; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; development and use of digital media; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with coal; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybertheft; implementation of our internal growth strategy; supply chain constraints, inflationary pressure, price increases and shortages in raw materials; competition; changes to tax laws and regulations; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; disruption in production; future restructurings; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; protection of intellectual property; climate change; adequacy of our insurance coverage; global operations; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; environmental laws and regulations; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impacting the mining industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; soundness of financial institutions; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions.

Contacts
Investor Contact Information:
Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000
IR@kadant.com 
or
Media Contact Information:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715
media@kadant.com 


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