Industrial machinery supplier Kadant Q3 profit beats estimates

Overview * Kadant Q3 revenue stable at $272 mln, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus as per LSEG data * Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 also beats estimates Outlook * Kadant revises full-year 2025 revenue guidance to $1.036-$1.046 bln from $1.020-$1.040 bln * Company maintains 2025 adjusted EPS guidance of $9.05-$9.25 * Kadant lowers 2025 GAAP EPS guidance to $8.52-$8.72 from $8.89-$9.09 * Company expects Q4 2025 revenue of $270-$280 mln * Kadant sees Q4 2025 GAAP EPS of $1.91-$2.11 * Company anticipates Q4 2025 adjusted EPS of $2.05-$2.25 Result Drivers * AFTERMARKET PARTS – Record revenue performance in aftermarket parts business contributed positively to results * DEMAND SOFTNESS – Persistent softness in demand for capital equipment affected results, per CEO Jeffrey L. Powell * GLOBAL TRADE UNCERTAINTIES – Global trade uncertainties impacted business environment, according to CEO Jeffrey L. Powell Key Details Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu s s Estimate Q3 Beat $272 mln $260.69 Revenue mln (4 Analysts ) Q3 Beat $2.59 $2.18 (4 Adjusted Analysts EPS ) Q3 EPS $2.35 Q3 Net $28 mln Income Q3 Beat $58 mln $51.16 Adjusted mln (4 EBITDA Analysts ) Q3 Gross 45.20% Margin Analyst Coverage * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell" * The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy" * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Kadant Inc is $340.00, about 12.2% above its October 28 closing price of $298.55 * The stock recently traded at 30 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 32 three months ago Press Release: For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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