Kadant Inc (KAI)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |
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| Gross profit margin | 14.62% | 14.91% | 15.11% | 15.28% | 16.06% | 15.64% | 15.42% | 15.25% | 10.65% | 9.84% | 8.89% | 8.62% | 12.46% | 22.49% | 29.55% | 36.46% | 44.17% | 43.17% | 42.92% | 42.66% |
| Operating profit margin | 16.29% | 17.02% | 16.88% | 16.80% | 17.44% | 17.61% | 17.48% | 17.29% | 19.11% | 18.49% | 17.84% | 17.85% | 14.92% | 14.64% | 14.54% | 13.21% | 12.92% | 12.54% | 12.69% | 13.01% |
| Pretax margin | 14.47% | 15.43% | 15.62% | 15.81% | 16.65% | 16.72% | 16.59% | 16.48% | 18.39% | 17.83% | 17.17% | 17.19% | 14.22% | 13.88% | 13.68% | 12.17% | 11.65% | 10.18% | 10.18% | 10.34% |
| Net profit margin | 10.62% | 11.29% | 11.48% | 11.64% | 12.21% | 12.20% | 12.09% | 11.99% | 13.49% | 13.43% | 13.00% | 13.00% | 10.75% | 10.40% | 10.27% | 9.22% | 8.79% | 7.42% | 7.42% | 7.86% |
Kadant Inc's profitability ratios have shown fluctuations over the periods analyzed. The gross profit margin, which indicates the proportion of revenue retained after accounting for the cost of goods sold, started at a healthy level of around 42%-44% in early 2020 but declined significantly to below 10% by mid-2022. However, the margin gradually improved to around 15%-16% by the end of 2024.
The operating profit margin, reflecting the company's ability to generate profits from its core operations, exhibited a relatively stable trend, hovering between 12%-14% in 2020-2021 before increasing to 17%-19% in late 2022. It slightly decreased towards 16% by the end of 2024.
The pretax margin, indicating the proportion of revenue converted to pre-tax profits, followed a similar pattern to the operating profit margin, starting around 10% in 2020-21 and rising to 16%-18% in late 2022 before declining to 14%-15% by the end of 2024.
The net profit margin, representing the final percentage of revenue retained as net income, generally followed the trend of the pretax margin. It increased from 7%-8% in 2020-21 to peak at around 13.5% in late 2022 before decreasing to around 10%-12% by the end of 2024.
Overall, Kadant Inc experienced fluctuating profitability margins over the analyzed periods, with improvements in profitability seen in late 2022 followed by a slight decline towards the end of 2024. Monitoring these ratios is essential for assessing the company's operational efficiency and financial performance.
Return on investment
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |
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| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 11.97% | 11.64% | 11.53% | 11.53% | 14.10% | 14.36% | 13.87% | 13.29% | 14.90% | 14.81% | 13.68% | 13.04% | 10.31% | 9.46% | 9.69% | 9.07% | 8.75% | 8.83% | 9.16% | 9.78% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.80% | 7.72% | 7.85% | 7.99% | 9.87% | 9.94% | 9.59% | 9.22% | 10.52% | 10.75% | 9.96% | 9.50% | 7.42% | 6.72% | 6.85% | 6.33% | 5.95% | 5.22% | 5.35% | 5.91% |
| Return on total capital | 20.25% | 20.44% | 20.91% | 20.91% | 21.54% | 22.72% | 22.70% | 22.82% | 26.20% | 26.91% | 25.36% | 24.86% | 20.58% | 19.64% | 18.73% | 16.76% | 16.26% | 16.10% | 17.64% | 19.48% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.17% | 13.50% | 14.14% | 14.40% | 15.00% | 15.68% | 15.67% | 15.80% | 18.49% | 19.57% | 18.54% | 18.18% | 14.90% | 14.04% | 13.32% | 11.78% | 11.14% | 10.36% | 11.17% | 12.70% |
Kadant Inc's profitability ratios have shown a positive trend over the years based on the provided data.
- Operating Return on Assets (Operating ROA) has steadily increased from 9.78% as of March 31, 2020, to 14.10% as of December 31, 2023, before experiencing a slight decline to 11.97% by December 31, 2024.
- Return on Assets (ROA) has also shown improvement, starting at 5.91% on March 31, 2020, and peaking at 9.96% on June 30, 2022, before decreasing slightly to 7.80% by December 31, 2024.
- Return on Total Capital has followed a similar upward trajectory, increasing from 19.48% on March 31, 2020, to 26.91% on September 30, 2022, before stabilizing around the 20% range by the end of 2024.
- Return on Equity (ROE) has exhibited a consistent improvement, rising from 12.70% on March 31, 2020, to a peak of 19.57% on September 30, 2022, before hovering around 13%-15% in the most recent quarters.
Overall, Kadant Inc's profitability ratios reflect a positive performance, with increasing returns on assets, total capital, and equity over the years, indicating efficient management of assets and capital to generate profits for shareholders.