8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

______________________________________________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2019

KADANT INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-11406

Delaware	52-1762325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Technology Park Drive

Westford, Massachusetts 01886

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(978) 776-2000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	KAI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

KADANT INC.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 29, 2019, Kadant Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2019. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 30, 2019, the Company will hold a webcast and conference call to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2019. A copy of the slides that will be presented on the webcast and discussed in the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
	The following exhibits relating to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed.
	Exhibit     No.	Description of Exhibits
	99.1	Press Release issued by the Company on October 29, 2019 announcing its financial results.
	99.2	Slides to be presented by the Company on October 30, 2019.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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KADANT INC.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		KADANT INC.
Date: October 29, 2019	By	/s/ Michael J. McKenney
		Michael J. McKenney Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

KADANT INC.

One Technology Park Drive

Westford, MA 01886

NEWS

Kadant Reports 2019 Third Quarter Results

WESTFORD, Mass., October 29, 2019 - Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2019.

Third Quarter 2019 Highlights

• Revenue increased 5% to $174 million

• GAAP diluted EPS decreased 14% to $1.41

• Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 8% to $1.41

• Net income decreased 14% to $16 million

• Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4% to $32 million and represented 18.6% of revenue

• Gross margin was 42.8%

• Bookings increased 4% to $171 million

• Cash flow from operations increased 51% to $26 million

Note: Adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin 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

“Following our strong first half of 2019, we had another quarter with excellent execution and we solidly beat our EPS guidance,” said Jeffrey L. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Kadant. “Strong operating performance in the third quarter across most of our segments led to one of our highest adjusted EBITDA results of $32 million, or 18.6 percent of revenue. We are particularly pleased with our cash flow from operations of $26 million, up 51 percent from the third quarter of 2018. Despite reduced project activity in China and softer demand for wood processing equipment in North America, our end-markets have remained stable with healthy demand for our parts and consumables.”

Third Quarter 2019 Results

Revenue increased five percent to $173.5 million compared to the third quarter of 2018, including $20.3 million from an acquisition and a $3.5 million decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation. Excluding the impact of the acquisition and foreign currency translation, revenue decreased five percent compared to the third quarter of 2018. Gross margin was 42.8 percent. Net income was $16.1 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $18.8 million, or $1.64 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased eight percent to $1.41 compared to $1.53 in the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted diluted EPS in the third quarter of 2018 excludes $0.03 of restructuring costs and a $0.14 discrete tax benefit.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased four percent to $32.3 million compared to $33.5 million in the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA excludes $0.4 million of restructuring costs in the third quarter of 2018. Cash flows from operations increased 51 percent to $25.7 million compared to $17.0 million in the third quarter of 2018. Bookings increased four percent to $170.9 million compared to $165.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, including $18.2 million from an acquisition and a $3.4 million decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation. Excluding the impact of the acquisition and foreign currency translation, bookings decreased five percent compared to the third quarter of 2018.

Summary and Outlook

“Our performance to date has positioned us well for another record year of financial performance,” Mr. Powell continued. “However, softening macroeconomic conditions and the strengthening U.S. dollar have tempered our revenue outlook for the year. For 2019, we are lowering our revenue guidance primarily due to a negative effect of foreign currency translation of $5 million. We now expect revenue of $694 to $698 million, revised from our previous guidance of $700 to $710 million.

“Since our announcement in late 2018 of our plan to terminate a defined benefit pension plan in the U.S., we have been executing the required termination steps and anticipate completing this process in the fourth quarter. We have lowered our GAAP diluted EPS guidance for an estimated pre-tax pension termination cost of $7.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. We now expect to achieve GAAP diluted EPS of $4.38 to $4.46 in 2019, revised from our previous guidance of $4.97 to $5.09. The 2019 guidance also includes pre-tax amortization expense associated with acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $4.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.8 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, and a discrete tax benefit of $1.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. Excluding these items, we expect adjusted diluted EPS of $5.30 to $5.38 for 2019, revised from our previous guidance of $5.26 to $5.38.

“For the fourth quarter of 2019, we expect GAAP diluted EPS of $0.59 to $0.67 on revenue of $172 to $176 million. The fourth quarter of 2019 guidance includes the pre-tax pension termination cost of $7.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Excluding this expense, we expect adjusted diluted EPS of $1.23 to $1.31 for the fourth quarter of 2019.”

Conference Call

Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss its third quarter performance, as well as future expectations. To access the webcast, including the slideshow and accompanying audio, go to www.kadant.com and click on “Investors.” To listen to the webcast via teleconference, call 888-326-8410 within the U.S., or 704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference participant passcode 8545699. 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. An archive of the webcast presentation will be available on our website until November 29, 2019.

Shortly after the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the third quarter results on its website at www.kadant.com in 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, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin.

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 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.

Revenue included $20.3 million and $61.1 million from an acquisition in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively. Revenue also included a $3.5 million and $16.3 million unfavorable foreign currency translation effect in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively. We present increases or decreases in revenue excluding the effect of acquisitions and foreign currency translation to provide investors insight into underlying revenue trends.

Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude restructuring costs, acquisition costs, amortization expense related to acquired profit in inventory and backlog, and discrete tax items. 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 or income or none at all.

Third Quarter

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

• Pre-tax restructuring costs of $0.4 million in 2018.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:

• After-tax restructuring costs of $0.3 million ($0.4 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2018.

• A discrete tax benefit of $1.5 million in 2018 related to the reversal of reserves associated with uncertain tax positions covering multiple tax years.

First Nine Months

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

• Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.8 million in 2019.

• Pre-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $4.9 million in 2019.

• Pre-tax restructuring costs of $1.7 million in 2018.

• Pre-tax expense related to amortization of acquired backlog of $0.3 million in 2018.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:

• After-tax acquisition costs of $0.7 million ($0.8 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2019.

• After-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $3.7 million ($4.9 million net of tax of $1.2 million) in 2019.

• A discrete tax benefit of $1.2 million in 2019.

• After-tax restructuring costs of $1.3 million ($1.7 million net of tax of $0.4 million) in 2018.

• After-tax expense related to amortization of acquired backlog of $0.2 million ($0.3 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2018.

• A discrete tax benefit of $1.7 million in 2018.

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

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Income			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018
Revenues			$	173,504		$	165,745		$	521,985		$	469,851
Costs and Operating Expenses:
	Cost of revenues		99,257			92,652			302,852			262,515
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses		47,097			42,888			144,883			133,796
	Research and development expenses		2,597			2,452			7,980			8,049
	Restructuring costs		—			378			—			1,717
			148,951			138,370			455,715			406,077
Operating Income			24,553			27,375			66,270			63,774
Interest Income			43			30			158			335
Interest Expense			(3,066		)	(1,738		)	(10,143		)	(5,320		)
Other Expense, Net			(98		)	(245		)	(296		)	(736		)
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes			21,432			25,422			55,989			58,053
Provision for Income Taxes			5,219			6,443			12,310			15,575
Net Income			16,213			18,979			43,679			42,478
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(98		)	(195		)	(360		)	(487		)
Net Income Attributable to Kadant			$	16,115		$	18,784		$	43,319		$	41,991
Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:
		Basic	$	1.43		$	1.69		$	3.87		$	3.79
		Diluted	$	1.41		$	1.64		$	3.79		$	3.69
Weighted Average Shares:
		Basic	11,267			11,101			11,198			11,078
		Diluted	11,469			11,421			11,434			11,388
			Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 29, 2018
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported			$	16,115		$	1.41		$	18,784		$	1.64
Adjustments for the Following:
	Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax		—			—			287			0.03
	Amortization of Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog, Net of Tax (e,f)		16			—			—			—
	Discrete Tax Items		—			—			(1,542		)	(0.14		)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)			$	16,131		$	1.41		$	17,529		$	1.53
			Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 29, 2018
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported			$	43,319		$	3.79		$	41,991		$	3.69
Adjustments for the Following:
	Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax		—			—			1,308			0.11
	Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax		699			0.06			—			—
	Amortization of Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog, Net of Tax (e,f)		3,687			0.32			189			0.02
	Discrete Tax Items		(1,186		)	(0.10		)	(1,672		)	(0.15		)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)			$	46,519		$	4.07		$	41,816		$	3.67

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									Increase
									(Decrease)
									Excluding
		Three Months Ended							Acquisition
Revenues by Product Line		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018		Increase (Decrease)			and FX (a,b)
Stock-Preparation		$	56,128	$	62,983	$	(6,855	)	$	(5,321	)
Fluid-Handling		32,734		33,083		(349		)	382
Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration		29,641		30,704		(1,063		)	(377		)
	Papermaking Systems	118,503		126,770		(8,267		)	(5,316		)
	Wood Processing Systems	32,731		37,042		(4,311		)	(3,717		)
	Material Handling Systems	20,282		—		20,282			—
	Fiber-Based Products	1,988		1,933		55			55
		$	173,504	$	165,745	$	7,759		$	(8,978	)
									Increase
									(Decrease)
									Excluding
		Nine Months Ended				Increase (Decrease)			Acquisition
		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018					and FX (a,b)
Stock-Preparation		$	158,993	$	164,842	$	(5,849	)	$	332
Fluid-Handling		100,201		98,500		1,701			4,928
Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration		88,591		87,469		1,122			3,901
	Papermaking Systems	347,785		350,811		(3,026		)	9,161
	Wood Processing Systems	104,649		109,335		(4,686		)	(606		)
	Material Handling Systems	61,063		—		61,063			—
	Fiber-Based Products	8,488		9,705		(1,217		)	(1,217		)
		$	521,985	$	469,851	$	52,134		$	7,338
									Increase
									(Decrease)
									Excluding
		Three Months Ended							Acquisition
Revenues by Geography (c)		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018		Increase (Decrease)			and FX (a,b)
North America		$	92,041	$	74,089	$	17,952		$	(892	)
Europe		49,146		44,912		4,234			6,507
Asia		20,971		32,887		(11,916		)	(11,892		)
Rest of World		11,346		13,857		(2,511		)	(2,701		)
		$	173,504	$	165,745	$	7,759		$	(8,978	)
									Increase
									(Decrease)
									Excluding
		Nine Months Ended				Increase (Decrease)			Acquisition
		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018					and FX (a,b)
North America		$	291,584	$	227,080	$	64,504		$	10,693
Europe		131,944		131,437		507			8,645
Asia		61,745		78,537		(16,792		)	(15,670		)
Rest of World		36,712		32,797		3,915			3,670
		$	521,985	$	469,851	$	52,134		$	7,338

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												Increase
												(Decrease)
												Excluding
			Three Months Ended						Increase (Decrease)			Acquisition
Bookings by Product Line			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018						and FX (b)
Stock-Preparation			$	63,890		$	69,341		$	(5,451	)	$	(3,673	)
Fluid-Handling			32,038			29,671			2,367			3,066
Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration			26,779			27,788			(1,009		)	(458		)
	Papermaking Systems		122,707			126,800			(4,093		)	(1,065		)
	Wood Processing Systems		27,502			36,080			(8,578		)	(8,157		)
	Material Handling Systems		18,247			—			18,247			—
	Fiber-Based Products		2,474			2,120			354			354
			$	170,930		$	165,000		$	5,930		$	(8,868	)
												Decrease
												Excluding
			Nine Months Ended						Increase (Decrease)			Acquisition
			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018						and FX (b)
Stock-Preparation			$	172,014		$	187,073		$	(15,059	)	$	(8,119	)
Fluid-Handling			100,786			107,363			(6,577		)	(3,080		)
Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration			83,460			86,603			(3,143		)	(506		)
	Papermaking Systems		356,260			381,039			(24,779		)	(11,705		)
	Wood Processing Systems		98,942			133,213			(34,271		)	(30,155		)
	Material Handling Systems		64,663			—			64,663			—
	Fiber-Based Products		8,637			9,088			(451		)	(451		)
			$	528,502		$	523,340		$	5,162		$	(42,311	)
			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
Business Segment Information			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018
Gross Margin:
		Papermaking Systems	44.8		%	44.6		%	44.4		%	45.1		%
		Wood Processing Systems	41.8		%	42.6		%	42.0		%	40.4		%
		Material Handling Systems	32.0		%	—			27.5		%	—
		Fiber-Based Products	46.7		%	36.6		%	48.5		%	50.1		%
			42.8		%	44.1		%	42.0		%	44.1		%
Operating Income:
		Papermaking Systems	$	22,798		$	25,919		$	61,368		$	61,402
		Wood Processing Systems	6,787			8,704			22,858			21,380
		Material Handling Systems	1,742			—			877			—
		Corporate and Other	(6,774		)	(7,248		)	(18,833		)	(19,008		)
			$	24,553		$	27,375		$	66,270		$	63,774
Adjusted Operating Income (a,d):
		Papermaking Systems	$	22,798		$	26,297		$	61,368		$	63,119
		Wood Processing Systems	6,787			8,704			22,858			21,632
		Material Handling Systems	1,763			—			6,572			—
		Corporate and Other	(6,774		)	(7,248		)	(18,833		)	(19,008		)
			$	24,574		$	27,753		$	71,965		$	65,743
Capital Expenditures:
		Papermaking Systems	$	1,376		$	1,348		$	3,890		$	9,837
		Wood Processing Systems	444			1,026			1,423			2,586
		Material Handling Systems	225			—			605			—
		Corporate and Other	48			232			318			394
			$	2,093		$	2,606		$	6,236		$	12,817

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		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018		Sept. 28, 2019		Sept. 29, 2018
Cash Provided by Operations		$	25,678	$	16,979	$	58,166	$	52,550
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		7,763		5,796		24,304		17,739
Balance Sheet Data						Sept. 28, 2019		Dec. 29, 2018
Assets
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash						$	49,971	$	46,117
Accounts Receivable, net						102,131		92,624
Inventories						108,377		86,373
Unbilled Revenues						13,571		15,741
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net						84,049		80,157
Intangible Assets						179,681		113,347
Goodwill						334,491		258,174
Other Assets						63,286		33,216
						$	935,557	$	725,749
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable						$	40,391	$	35,720
Debt Obligations						310,514		171,434
Other Borrowings						6,310		4,387
Other Liabilities						171,469		139,637
	Total Liabilities					528,684		351,178
	Stockholders' Equity					406,873		374,571
						$	935,557	$	725,749

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		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation		Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018			Sept. 28, 2019			Sept. 29, 2018
Consolidated
	Net Income Attributable to Kadant	$	16,115		$	18,784		$	43,319		$	41,991
	Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	98			195			360			487
	Provision for Income Taxes	5,219			6,443			12,310			15,575
	Interest Expense, Net	3,023			1,708			9,985			4,985
	Other Expense, Net	98			245			296			736
	Operating Income	24,553			27,375			66,270			63,774
	Restructuring Costs	—			378			—			1,717
	Acquisition Costs	—			—			843			—
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)	21			—			1,303			252
	Acquired Profit in Inventory (f)	—			—			3,549			—
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)	24,574			27,753			71,965			65,743
	Depreciation and Amortization	7,742			5,796			23,001			17,487
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	32,316		$	33,549		$	94,966		$	83,230
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)	18.6		%	20.2		%	18.2		%	17.7		%
Papermaking Systems
	Operating Income	$	22,798		$	25,919		$	61,368		$	61,402
	Restructuring costs	—			378			—			1,717
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)	22,798			26,297			61,368			63,119
	Depreciation and Amortization	3,206			3,132			9,605			9,407
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	26,004		$	29,429		$	70,973		$	72,526
Wood Processing Systems
	Operating Income	$	6,787		$	8,704		$	22,858		$	21,380
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)	—			—			—			252
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)	6,787			8,704			22,858			21,632
	Depreciation and Amortization	2,400			2,505			7,162			7,585
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	9,187		$	11,209		$	30,020		$	29,217
Material Handling Systems
	Operating Income	$	1,742		$	—		$	877		$	—
	Acquisition Costs	—			—			843			—
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)	21			—			1,303			—
	Acquired Profit in Inventory (f)	—			—			3,549			—
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)	1,763			—			6,572			—
	Depreciation and Amortization	1,944			—			5,651			—
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	3,707		$	—		$	12,223		$	—
Corporate and Other
	Operating Loss	$	(6,774	)	$	(7,248	)	$	(18,833	)	$	(19,008	)
	Depreciation and Amortization	192			159			583			495
	EBITDA (a)	$	(6,582	)	$	(7,089	)	$	(18,250	)	$	(18,513	)
(a)	Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.
(b)	Represents the increase (decrease) resulting from the exclusion of an acquisition 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)	Geographic revenues are attributed to regions based on customer location.
(d)	See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation."

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(e)	Represents intangible amortization expense associated with acquired backlog.
(f)	Represents expense within cost of revenues associated with amortization of acquired profit in inventory.
(g)	Calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue in each period.

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About Kadant

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. The Company’s products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in resource-intensive industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 2,800 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 year ended December 29, 2018 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 customers’ ability to obtain financing for capital equipment projects; international sales and operations; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; the oriented strand board market and levels of residential construction activity; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry and the continued demand for coal; price increases or shortages of raw materials; dependence on certain suppliers; our acquisition strategy; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybertheft; changes in government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; our internal growth strategy; competition; soundness of suppliers and customers; changes in our tax provision or exposure to additional tax liabilities; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; disruption in production; future restructurings; economic conditions and regulatory changes caused by the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; protection of intellectual property; fluctuations in our share price; soundness of financial institutions; environmental laws and regulations; climate change; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; adequacy of our insurance coverage; anti-takeover provisions; and reliance on third-party research.

Contacts

Investor Contact Information:

Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000

mike.mckenney@kadant.com

or

Media Contact Information:

Wes Martz, 269-278-1715

wes.martz@kadant.com

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2 Third Quarter 2019 Business Review October 30, 2019

Forward-Looking Statements The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This presentation 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 Kadant’s expectations as of the date of this presentation. 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 year ended December 29, 2018 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 customers’ ability to obtain financing for capital equipment projects; international sales and operations; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; the oriented strand board market and levels of residential construction activity; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry and the continued demand for coal; price increases or shortages of raw materials; dependence on certain suppliers; our acquisition strategy; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybertheft; changes in government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; our internal growth strategy; competition; soundness of suppliers and customers; changes in our tax provision or exposure to additional tax liabilities; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; disruption in production; future restructurings; economic conditions and regulatory changes caused by the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; protection of intellectual property; fluctuations in our share price; soundness of financial institutions; environmental laws and regulations; climate change; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; adequacy of our insurance coverage; anti-takeover provisions; and reliance on third-party research. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 2

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including increases or decreases in revenues that exclude the effect of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow. A reconciliation of those numbers to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is shown in our 2019 second quarter earnings press release issued October 29, 2019, which is available in the Investors section of our website at investor.kadant.com under the heading News Releases. 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 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 presentation are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this presentation 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. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 3

BUSINESS REVIEW Jeffrey L. Powell | President & CEO KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 4

Q3 2019 Financial Highlights ($ Millions, except per share amounts) Q3 2019 Q3 2018 % Change2 Bookings $170.9 $165.0 3.6% Revenue $173.5 $165.7 4.7% Gross Margin 42.8% 44.1% n.m. Net Income $16.1 $18.8 -14.2% Adjusted EBITDA1 $32.3 $33.5 -3.7% Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 18.6% 20.2% n.m. Diluted EPS $1.41 $1.64 -14.0% Adjusted Diluted EPS1 $1.41 $1.53 -7.8% Cash Flow from Operations $25.7 $17.0 51.2% Net Debt $266.9 $135.6 96.9% 1 Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA/revenue (margin), and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items as detailed in our press release dated October 29, 2019. 2 Percent change calculated using actual numbers reported in our press release dated October 29, 2019. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 5

FX Translation and Acquisition Impact Q3 2019 ($ in millions) Revenue Bookings Parts & Consumables Revenue Parts & Consumables Bookings As Reported $173.5 $170.9 $105.5 $100.8 Growth1 4.7% 3.6% 13.8% 11.2% Growth excluding FX2 6.8% 5.7% 15.7% 13.1% Growth excluding FX and Acquisitions3 -5.4% -5.4% -1.1% -2.8% 1 Growth is the year-over-year percent change between the current period and the comparable prior period. 2 Represents the year-over-year percent change excluding the impact of current period versus prior period exchange rates. 3 Represents the year-over-year percent change excluding the impact of acquisitions and current period versus prior period exchange rates. Acquired businesses are classified as Acquisitions for the first four quarters after acquisition. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 6

Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $200 $160 $120 $80 $40 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 7

Parts and Consumables Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 8

North America Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 9

Europe Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 10

Asia Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 11

Rest-of-World Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 12

Guidance • FY 2019 GAAP diluted EPS of $4.38 to $4.46 • FY 2019 adjusted diluted EPS* of $5.30 to $5.38 • FY 2019 revenue of $694 to $698 million • Q4 2019 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.59 to $0.67 • Q4 2019 adjusted diluted EPS* of $1.23 to $1.31 • Q4 2019 revenue of $172 to $176 million * Adjusted diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items as detailed in our press release dated October 29, 2019. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 13

FINANCIAL REVIEW Michael J. McKenney | Executive Vice President & CFO KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 14

Gross Margin 50% 47.7% 47.9% 45.6% 45.6% 46.0% 44.9% 45% 44.3% 44.0% 44.1% 43.3% 43.3% 42.8% 42.3% 42.0% 41.2% 40% 35% 30% All data for 2017, 2018, and 2019 is presented in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07. Prior period amounts have not been restated. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 15

SG&A US$ (millions) SG&A SG&A as a % of Revenues $50 45% $40 40% $30 35% $20 30% 27.4% 27.1% 25.9% $10 25% $0 20% All data for 2017, 2018, and 2019 is presented in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07. 2016 has not been restated. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 16

3Q18 to 3Q19 Adjusted Diluted EPS* $2.00 $0.03 $0.01 $0.01 (0.33) $0.13 $0.03 $1.53 $1.50 $1.41 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 * Adjusted diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items as detailed in our press release dated October 29, 2019. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 17

Adjusted EBITDA* Adjusted EBITDA* Adjusted EBITDA / Revenue* 25% $35 20.2% $30 20% 18.5% 18.6% $25 15% $20 $15 % OF REVENUE OF % 10% $10 EBITDA ADJUSTED 5% $5 0% $0 * Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA/revenue (margin) are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items as detailed in our press release dated October 29, 2019. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 18

Cash Flow US$ (millions) Q3 2019 Q3 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Net Income $16.2 $19.0 $43.7 $42.5 Depreciation and Amortization 7.8 5.8 24.3 17.7 Stock-Based Compensation 1.7 1.7 5.1 5.3 ROU Asset Amortization 1.1 --- 3.3 --- Other Items (0.8) (2.7) (2.3) (3.0) Change in Current Assets & Liabilities (excl. acquisitions) (0.3) (6.8) (15.9) (9.9) Cash Provided by Operating Activities $25.7 $17.0 $58.2 $52.6 Purchases of Property, Plant, and Equipment (2.1) (2.6) (6.3) (12.9) Free Cash Flow* $23.6 $14.4 $51.9 $39.7 * Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as cash flows from continuing operations less capital expenditures, as calculated above. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 19

Working Capital and Cash Conversion Days Q3 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2018 Working Capital % LTM Revenues* 14.6% 15.4% 11.1% Cash Conversion Days** 122 days 117 days 114 days *Working Capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities, excluding cash and debt. ** Based on days in receivables plus days in inventory less days in accounts payable. Cash Conversion Days ** Working Capital % LTM Revenues * 20% 200 15% 150 10% 100 DAYS % OF REVENUE OF % 5% 50 0% 0 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 20

Cash and Debt US$ (millions) Q3 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2018 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $49.9 $58.1 $58.1 Debt (310.5) (340.2) (189.1) Other borrowings (6.3) (6.6) (4.6) Net debt $(266.9) $(288.7) $(135.6) $75 $33.9 $22.2 $25 $7.2 $2.5 ($25) $(14.7) $(3.3) ($75) ($125) $(135.6) $(129.7) ($175) $(145.7) $(165.2) $(167.2) US$ (millions) US$ $(187.4) ($225) ($275) $(266.9) $(288.7) ($325) $(303.7) KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 21

Leverage Ratio Debt/EBITDA * 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.07 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 *Calculated by adding or subtracting certain items from Adjusted EBITDA, as required by our Credit Facility. Our amended and restated Credit Facility defines total debt as debt less worldwide cash of up to $30 million. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 22

Guidance • FY 2019 GAAP diluted EPS of $4.38 to $4.46 • FY 2019 adjusted diluted EPS* of $5.30 to $5.38 • FY 2019 revenue of $694 to $698 million * Adjusted diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items as detailed in our press release dated October 29, 2019. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 23

Questions & Answers To ask a question, please call 888-326-8410 within the U.S. or 704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference 854 5699. Please mute the audio on your computer. KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 24

Key Take-Aways • Solid Q-3 operating performance, strong EPS beat, excellent cash flow • China’s economic headwinds continue; slowdown in our Wood Processing segment • Maintaining the high-end of our adjusted diluted EPS guidance range for 2019 • Expecting record revenue and adjusted EBITDA in 2019 KAI Q319 Business Review–October 30, 2019 | © 2019 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 25

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