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Kadant (STU:KDA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 26.74 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Kadant Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-23), Kadant's share price is €248.00. Kadant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.28. Hence, Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.74.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

STU:KDA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.08   Med: 17.11   Max: 34.54
Current: 27.56

During the past 13 years, Kadant's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 34.54. The lowest was 8.08. And the median was 17.11.

STU:KDA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.33% of 1641 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 20.92 vs STU:KDA: 27.56

Kadant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.30. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €9.28.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kadant was 36.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Kadant's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 85.70% per year. The lowest was -30.40% per year. And the median was 13.60% per year.


Kadant Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kadant Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Kadant Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.80 19.12 17.95 27.89 24.59

Kadant Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.39 29.61 24.61 24.59 32.70

Competitive Comparison of Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Kadant Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kadant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=248.00/9.276
=26.74

Kadant's Share Price of today is €248.00.
Kadant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €9.28.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Kadant  (STU:KDA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Kadant (STU:KDA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, USA, 01886
Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are: Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a global presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.

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