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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kadant (KAI)

Kadant Q2 revenue rises 12% to record $275 million; GAAP EPS guidance lowered

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Kadant reported second-quarter 2024 revenue up 12% to a record $275 million and adjusted EPS up 11% to $2.81, while GAAP EPS rose 5% to $2.66. The company raised the low end of its full-year revenue and adjusted EPS guidance but lowered its full-year GAAP EPS guidance to $9.20 to $9.45 due to acquisition-related costs.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 revenue rose 12% to $274.8 million; organic revenue grew 2%, with acquisitions adding 11%
  • Full-year 2024 revenue guidance is $1.045 to $1.065 billion, up from $1.040 to $1.065 billion at the low end
  • Full-year GAAP EPS guidance was cut to $9.20 to $9.45 from $9.39 to $9.69, with acquisition-related costs of $0.60 per share
  • Management will discuss results on a webcast and conference call on July 31, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

The filing

CompanyKadant (KAI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2024, 4:39 PM ET
Accession number0000886346-24-000129

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 30, 2024.

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