Kadant Inc risk profile
39 Normal where most of the sector sits
Measured 1 September 2026 from KAI's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
39 (Normal), driven by Competitive position at 50, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 36 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 38.9% |
| Operating pressure | 45 | Elevated | Easing | Costs outgrowing revenue — 0.0 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 17 | Contained | Stable | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.10x |
| Leverage and coverage | 19 | Contained | Stable | Net debt to EBITDA — 1.23x |
| Competitive position | 50 | Elevated | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — -9.7 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.