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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): July 30, 2018

KADANT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
001-11406
52-1762325
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
Identification No.)

One Technology Park Drive
 
 
Westford, Massachusetts
 
01886
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(978) 776-2000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
 
o
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o
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o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o
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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 July 30, 2018, Kadant Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018. 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 July 31, 2018, the Company will hold a webcast and conference call to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018. 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 contained 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 (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
 
 
 
 
99.2

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KADANT INC.

SIGNATURE

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

 
 
KADANT INC.

 
 
 
Date: July 30, 2018
By
/s/ Michael J. McKenney
 
 
Michael J. McKenney
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1
https://cdn.kscope.io/16effe41e9279697404e29ff913e5378-kadantlogoa18.jpg

KADANT INC.
One Technology Park Drive
Westford, MA 01886

NEWS
Kadant Reports 2018 Second Quarter Results
Reports Bookings of $176M and Record Revenue of $155M
Lowers EPS Guidance due to FX and Tariffs

WESTFORD, Mass. - July 30, 2018 - Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights
Revenue increased 41% to a record $155 million
GAAP diluted EPS increased 50% to $1.08
Adjusted diluted EPS increased 3% to $1.07
Net income increased 53% to $12 million
Adjusted EBITDA increased 37% to $26 million and represented 17% of revenue
Gross margin was 44.0%
Bookings increased 47% to $176 million
Backlog increased 8% sequentially to a record $194 million
Cash flow from operations increased 20% to $28 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
“The strong start we had to 2018 continued into the second quarter with record revenue and solid EPS performance,” said Jonathan Painter, president and chief executive officer. “The growth in revenue was broad-based across all our product lines and especially strong in North America. Our near-record bookings of $176 million in the second quarter benefited from the robust economy in North America, capacity build-outs in Asia, and our acquisitions. Our book-to-bill ratio for the first six months of 2018 was 1.18, driven by strong growth in bookings in our Stock-Preparation and Fluid-Handling product lines.”

Second Quarter 2018 Results
Revenue increased 41 percent to a record $154.9 million compared to the second quarter of 2017, including $28.9 million from acquisitions and a $4.6 million increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, revenue increased 10 percent compared to the second quarter of 2017. Gross margin was 44.0 percent. Net income increased 53 percent to $12.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to $8.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted diluted EPS increased three percent to $1.07 compared to $1.04 in the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted diluted EPS in the second quarter of 2018 excludes a $0.05 discrete tax benefit and $0.04 of restructuring costs. Adjusted diluted EPS in the second quarter of 2017 excludes $0.32 of acquisition costs.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 37 percent to $26.1 million compared to $19.0 million in the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA excludes $0.6 million of restructuring costs in the second quarter of 2018 and $4.1 million of acquisition costs in the second quarter of 2017. Cash flows from operations increased 20 percent to $28.4 million compared to $23.7 million in the second quarter of 2017. Bookings increased 47 percent to $176.4 million compared to $120.3 million in the second quarter of 2017, including $37.2 million from acquisitions and a $5.4 million increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, bookings increased 11 percent compared to the second quarter of 2017.




Summary and Outlook
“The strong start to the first half of 2018 has positioned us for another record year of financial performance,” Mr. Painter continued. “However, we expect headwinds from the stronger U.S. dollar and recently implemented tariffs to negatively impact our reported financial results. Since we announced our first quarter results, our full year diluted EPS guidance has been negatively impacted by an unfavorable foreign currency translation effect of $0.19 per diluted share and additional costs of $0.09 per diluted share related to the trade tariffs and, as a result, we are lowering our diluted EPS guidance for 2018. Without these negative factors, we would have raised our full year EPS guidance.

For 2018, we are raising our full year revenue guidance to $630 to $638 million, from our previous guidance of $625 to $635 million. However, we now expect to achieve GAAP diluted EPS of $4.89 to $4.99 in 2018, lowered from our previous guidance of $4.98 to $5.08. The revised 2018 guidance includes pre-tax restructuring costs of $1.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, pre-tax amortization expense associated with acquired backlog of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, and a discrete tax benefit of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. Excluding these expenses, we expect adjusted diluted EPS of $5.00 to $5.10 for 2018, lowered from our previous guidance of $5.15 to $5.25. For the third quarter of 2018, we expect GAAP diluted EPS of $1.35 to $1.40 on revenue of $162 to $166 million. The third quarter of 2018 guidance includes pre-tax restructuring costs of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.”

Conference Call
Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss its second 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 +1-704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference participant passcode 9068779. 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 August 31, 2018.

Shortly after the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the second quarter results on its website at www.kadant.com under 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 $28.9 million and $63.6 million from acquisitions in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively. Revenue also included $4.6 million and $11.4 million of favorable foreign



currency translation effect in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, 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 backlog and a discrete tax benefit. 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.

Second Quarter
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:
Pre-tax restructuring costs of $0.6 million in 2018.
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $4.1 million in 2017.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:
After-tax restructuring costs of $0.4 million ($0.6 million net of tax of $0.2 million) in 2018.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.6 million related to the repatriation of foreign earnings in 2018.
After-tax acquisition costs of $3.6 million ($4.1 million net of tax of $0.5 million) in 2017.

First Six Months
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:
Pre-tax restructuring costs of $1.3 million in 2018.
Pre-tax expense related to acquired backlog of $0.3 million in 2018.
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $4.4 million in 2017.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:
After-tax restructuring costs of $1.0 million ($1.3 million net of tax of $0.3 million) in 2018.
After-tax expense related to acquired backlog of $0.2 million ($0.3 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2018.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.1 million in 2018.
After-tax acquisition costs of $3.8 million ($4.4 million net of tax of $0.6 million) in 2017.

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
 
Six Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Income (a)
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
154,913

 
$
110,242

 
$
304,106

 
$
213,099

Costs and Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues
86,749

 
57,390

 
169,863

 
111,230

 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
45,132

 
38,970

 
90,908

 
73,590

 
Research and development expenses
2,728

 
2,222

 
5,597

 
4,369

 
Restructuring costs
569

 

 
1,339

 

 
 
 
135,178

 
98,582

 
267,707

 
189,189

Operating Income
 
19,735

 
11,660

 
36,399

 
23,910

Interest Income
 
122

 
102

 
305

 
206

Interest Expense
 
(1,850
)
 
(392
)
 
(3,582
)
 
(740
)
Other Expense, Net
 
(245
)
 
(217
)
 
(491
)
 
(421
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes
17,762

 
11,153

 
32,631

 
22,955

Provision for Income Taxes
 
5,271

 
2,955

 
9,132

 
5,690

Net Income
 
12,491

 
8,198

 
23,499

 
17,265

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
 
(142
)
 
(102
)
 
(292
)
 
(218
)
Net Income Attributable to Kadant
 
$
12,349

 
$
8,096

 
$
23,207

 
$
17,047

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.11

 
$
0.74

 
$
2.10

 
$
1.55

 
 
Diluted
 
$
1.08

 
$
0.72

 
$
2.04

 
$
1.52

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
11,092

 
11,001

 
11,067

 
10,976

 
 
Diluted
 
11,400

 
11,296

 
11,371

 
11,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (b)
 
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported
 
$
12,349

 
$
1.08

 
$
8,096

 
$
0.72

Adjustments for the Following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax
 
432

 
0.04

 

 

 
Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax
 

 

 
3,627

 
0.32

 
Discrete Tax Items
 
(574
)
 
(0.05
)
 

 

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS
 
$
12,207

 
$
1.07

 
$
11,723

 
$
1.04

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Six Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported
 
$
23,207

 
$
2.04

 
$
17,047

 
$
1.52

Adjustments for the Following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax
 
1,021

 
0.09

 

 

 
Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax
 

 

 
3,833

 
0.34

 
Amortization of Acquired Backlog, Net of Tax
 
189

 
0.02

 

 

 
Discrete Tax Items
 
(130
)
 
(0.01
)
 

 

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS
 
$
24,287

 
$
2.14

 
$
20,880

 
$
1.86

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Acquisitions
Revenues by Product Line
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
Increase
 
and FX (b,c)
Stock-Preparation
 
$
56,376

 
$
46,178

 
$
10,198

 
$
7,255

Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration
 
29,543

 
27,033

 
2,510

 
1,949

Fluid-Handling
 
32,531

 
22,520

 
10,011

 
3,823

 
Papermaking Systems
 
118,450

 
95,731

 
22,719

 
13,027

 
Wood Processing Systems
 
33,152

 
11,393

 
21,759

 
(2,079
)
 
Fiber-Based Products
 
3,311

 
3,118

 
193

 
193

 
 
 
 
$
154,913

 
$
110,242

 
$
44,671

 
$
11,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase
 
Acquisitions
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
and FX (b,c)
Stock-Preparation
 
$
101,859

 
$
87,331

 
$
14,528

 
$
8,129

Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration
 
56,765

 
52,383

 
4,382

 
2,620

Fluid-Handling
 
65,417

 
44,567

 
20,850

 
7,163

 
Papermaking Systems
 
224,041

 
184,281

 
39,760

 
17,912

 
Wood Processing Systems
 
72,293

 
21,336

 
50,957

 
(2,218
)
 
Fiber-Based Products
 
7,772

 
7,482

 
290

 
290

 
 
 
 
$
304,106

 
$
213,099

 
$
91,007

 
$
15,984

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Acquisitions
Revenues by Geography (d)
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
Increase
 
and FX (b,c)
North America
 
$
75,375

 
$
51,557

 
$
23,818

 
$
2,147

Europe
 
45,032

 
33,952

 
11,080

 
3,342

Asia
 
25,502

 
16,545

 
8,957

 
6,898

Rest of World
 
9,004

 
8,188

 
816

 
(1,246
)
 
 
 
 
$
154,913

 
$
110,242

 
$
44,671

 
$
11,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase
 
Acquisitions
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
and FX (b,c)
North America
 
$
152,991

 
$
101,723

 
$
51,268

 
$
4,264

Europe
 
86,525

 
66,703

 
19,822

 
1,162

Asia
 
45,650

 
28,443

 
17,207

 
13,290

Rest of World
 
18,940

 
16,230

 
2,710

 
(2,732
)
 
 
 
 
$
304,106

 
$
213,099

 
$
91,007

 
$
15,984

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Acquisitions
Bookings by Product Line
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
and FX (c)
Stock-Preparation
 
$
61,217

 
$
50,166

 
$
11,051

 
$
7,641

Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration
 
30,484

 
32,145

 
(1,661
)
 
(2,230
)
Fluid-Handling
 
37,922

 
25,207

 
12,715

 
6,201

 
Papermaking Systems
 
129,623

 
107,518

 
22,105

 
11,612

 
Wood Processing Systems
 
44,404

 
10,543

 
33,861

 
1,769

 
Fiber-Based Products
 
2,393

 
2,194

 
199

 
199

 
 
 
 
$
176,420

 
$
120,255

 
$
56,165

 
$
13,580

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluding
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Acquisitions
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
 
and FX (c)
Stock-Preparation
 
$
117,732

 
$
98,488

 
$
19,244

 
$
11,679

Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration
 
58,815

 
58,698

 
117

 
(1,747
)
Fluid-Handling
 
77,692

 
51,326

 
26,366

 
10,849

 
Papermaking Systems
 
254,239

 
208,512

 
45,727

 
20,781

 
Wood Processing Systems
 
97,133

 
23,624

 
73,509

 
7,467

 
Fiber-Based Products
 
6,968

 
6,969

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
$
358,340

 
$
239,105

 
$
119,235

 
$
28,247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
Business Segment Information (a)
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
Gross Margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papermaking Systems
 
45.3
%
 
48.2
%
 
45.4
%
 
48.0
%
 
 
Wood Processing Systems
 
38.9
%
 
44.9
%
 
39.2
%
 
43.6
%
 
 
Fiber-Based Products
 
50.0
%
 
52.3
%
 
53.5
%
 
53.9
%
 
 
 
 
44.0
%
 
47.9
%
 
44.1
%
 
47.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papermaking Systems
 
$
20,899

 
$
17,264

 
$
35,483

 
$
31,563

 
 
Wood Processing Systems
 
5,313

 
(411
)
 
12,676

 
2,093

 
 
Corporate and Other
 
(6,477
)
 
(5,193
)
 
(11,760
)
 
(9,746
)
 
 
 
 
$
19,735

 
$
11,660

 
$
36,399

 
$
23,910

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (b, e):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papermaking Systems
 
$
21,468

 
$
17,579

 
$
36,822

 
$
31,878

 
 
Wood Processing Systems
 
5,313

 
3,372

 
12,928

 
6,195

 
 
Corporate and Other
 
(6,477
)
 
(5,193
)
 
(11,760
)
 
(9,746
)
 
 
 
 
$
20,304

 
$
15,758

 
$
37,990

 
$
28,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papermaking Systems
 
$
3,840

 
$
1,293

 
$
8,489

 
$
2,777

 
 
Wood Processing Systems
 
1,184

 
105

 
1,560

 
291

 
 
Corporate and Other
 
36

 
315

 
162

 
367

 
 
 
 
$
5,060

 
$
1,713

 
$
10,211

 
$
3,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
Cash Provided by Operations
 
$
28,355

 
$
23,693

 
$
35,571

 
$
25,376

Depreciation and Amortization Expense
 
5,844

 
3,275

 
11,943

 
6,531

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
Dec. 30, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
 
 
 
 
 
$
61,152

 
$
76,846

Accounts Receivable, net
 
 
 
 
 
88,223

 
89,624

Inventories
 
 
 
 
 
96,261

 
84,933

Unbilled Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
2,183

 
2,374

Property, Plant and Equipment, net
 
 
 
 
 
79,887

 
79,723

Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
 
122,242

 
133,036

Goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
261,488

 
268,001

Other Assets
 
 
 
 
 
29,750

 
26,557

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
741,186

 
$
761,094

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Payable
 
 
 
 
 
$
35,069

 
$
35,461

Long-term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
202,205

 
237,011

Capital Lease Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
4,691

 
5,069

Other Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
157,536

 
151,049

 
Total Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
399,501

 
428,590

 
Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
341,685

 
332,504

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
741,186

 
$
761,094

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
Reconciliation (a, b)
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
 
June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Attributable to Kadant
 
$
12,349

 
$
8,096

 
$
23,207

 
$
17,047

 
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
 
142

 
102

 
292

 
218

 
 
Provision for Income Taxes
 
5,271

 
2,955

 
9,132

 
5,690

 
 
Interest Expense, Net
 
1,728

 
290

 
3,277

 
534

 
 
Other Expense, Net
 
245

 
217

 
491

 
421

 
 
Operating Income
 
19,735

 
11,660

 
36,399

 
23,910

 
 
Restructuring Costs
 
569

 

 
1,339

 

 
 
Acquisition Costs
 

 
4,098

 

 
4,417

 
 
Acquired Backlog Amortization (f)
 

 

 
252

 

 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (b)
 
20,304

 
15,758

 
37,990

 
28,327

 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
5,844

 
3,275

 
11,691

 
6,531

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (b)
 
$
26,148

 
$
19,033

 
$
49,681

 
$
34,858

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (b, g)
 
16.9
%
 
17.3
%
 
16.3
%
 
16.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papermaking Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
 
$
20,899

 
$
17,264

 
$
35,483

 
$
31,563

 
 
Acquisition Costs
 

 
315

 

 
315

 
 
Restructuring costs
 
569

 

 
1,339

 

 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (b)
 
21,468

 
17,579

 
36,822

 
31,878

 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
3,139

 
2,618

 
6,275

 
5,211

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (b)
 
$
24,607

 
$
20,197

 
$
43,097

 
$
37,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wood Processing Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
5,313

 
$
(411
)
 
$
12,676

 
$
2,093

 
 
Acquisition Costs
 

 
3,783

 

 
4,102

 
 
Acquired Backlog Amortization (f)
 

 

 
252

 

 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (b)
 
5,313

 
3,372

 
12,928

 
6,195

 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
2,536

 
506

 
5,080

 
1,020

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (b)
 
$
7,849

 
$
3,878

 
$
18,008

 
$
7,215

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate and Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Loss
 
$
(6,477
)
 
$
(5,193
)
 
$
(11,760
)
 
$
(9,746
)
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
169

 
151

 
336

 
300

 
 
EBITDA
 
$
(6,308
)
 
$
(5,042
)
 
$
(11,424
)
 
$
(9,446
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(a)
Prior period amounts have been restated to conform to the current period presentation as a result of the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07.
 
 
 
(b)
Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)
Represents the increase (decrease) resulting from the exclusion of acquisitions 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.
 
 
(d)
Geographic revenues are attributed to regions based on customer location.
 
 
(e)
See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation."
 
 
(f)
Represents intangible amortization expense associated with acquired backlog.
 
 
(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 2,500 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 Kadant’s 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 30, 2017 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; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; international sales and operations; the oriented strand board market and levels of residential construction activity; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; price increases or shortages of raw materials; dependence on certain suppliers; our acquisition strategy; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security; 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 likely exit from the European Union; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement; loss of key personnel; protection of patents and proprietary rights; fluctuations in our share price; soundness of financial institutions; environmental laws and regulations; 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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Exhibit 99.2 SECOND QUARTER 2018 BUSINESS REVIEW Jonathan W. Painter, President & CEO Michael J. McKenney, Executive Vice President & CFO


 
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 30, 2017 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; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; international sales and operations; the oriented strand board market and levels of residential construction activity; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; price increases or shortages of raw materials; dependence on certain suppliers; our acquisition strategy; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security; 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 likely exit from the European Union; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement; loss of key personnel; protection of patents and proprietary rights; fluctuations in our share price; soundness of financial institutions; environmental laws and regulations; anti-takeover provisions; and reliance on third-party research. 2 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
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 revenues that exclude the effect of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), and adjusted EBITDA margin. A reconciliation of those numbers to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures is shown in our 2018 second quarter earnings press release issued July 30, 2018, which is available in the Investors section of our website at www.kadant.com under the heading Press 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. 3 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
BUSINESS REVIEW Jonathan W. Painter President & CEO


 
Q2 2018 Financial Highlights ($ Millions, except per share amounts) Q2 2018 Q2 2017 % CHANGE2 Bookings $176.4 $120.3 46.7% Revenue $154.9 $110.2 40.5% Gross Margin 44.0% 47.9% n.m. Net Income $12.3 $8.1 52.5% Adjusted EBITDA1 $26.1 $19.0 37.4% Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 16.9% 17.3% n.m. Diluted EPS $1.08 $0.72 50.0% Adjusted Diluted EPS1 $1.07 $1.04 2.9% Cash Flow from Operations $28.4 $23.7 19.7% 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 July 30, 2018. 2 Percent change calculated using actual numbers reported in our press release dated July 30, 2018. 5 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
FX Translation and Acquisition Impact Q2 2018, $ in millions except EPS Revenue Bookings Parts & Consumables Parts & Consumables Revenue Bookings As Reported $154.9 $176.4 $94.9 $95.5 Growth1 40.5% 46.7% 35.4% 40.0% Growth excluding FX2 36.3% 42.2% 32.2% 36.7% Growth excluding FX and Acquisitions3 10.1% 11.3% 5.5% 7.4% 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 above as Acquisitions for the first four quarters after acquisition. 6 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS BOOKINGS REVERSAL REVENUE $200 $160 $120 $80 $40 $0 1 1 Reported Q415 bookings were $76 million, which included new orders of $92 million and a booking reversal of $16 million. 7 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Parts and Consumables Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 8 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
North America Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 9 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Europe Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 10 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Asia Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS NEW ORDERS REVENUE $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 -$10 1 1 Reported Q415 Asia bookings were negative $6 million, which included new orders of $10 million and a booking reversal of $16 million. 11 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Rest-of-World Bookings and Revenue US$ (millions) BOOKINGS REVENUE $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 12 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Guidance • FY 2018 GAAP diluted EPS of $4.89 to $4.99 • FY 2018 adjusted diluted EPS* of $5.00 to $5.10 • FY 2018 revenue of $630 to $638 million • Q3 2018 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.35 to $1.40 • Q3 2018 revenue of $162 to $166 million * Adjusted diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items as detailed in our press release dated July 30, 2018. 13 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
FINANCIAL REVIEW Michael J. McKenney Executive Vice President & CFO


 
Gross Margin 50% 48.1% 47.9% 48% 47.5% 47.7% 46.5% 46.0% 45.6% 45.6% 46% 45.2% 44.7% 44.7% 44.9% 44.3% 44.0% 44% 43.3% 43.0% 43.1% 42.3% 42% 40% 38% 36% All data for 2017 and 2018 is presented in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07. Prior period amounts have not been restated. 15 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
SG&A US$ (millions) SG&A SG&A as a % of Revenues $50 45% $40 40% $30 35% $20 30% $10 25% $0 20% All data for 2017 and 2018 is presented in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07. Prior period amounts have not been restated. 16 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
2Q17 to 2Q18 Adjusted Diluted EPS* $2.00 $0.19 ($0.21) $0.49 ($0.17) $1.50 ($0.15) ($0.11) ($0.01) $1.04 $1.07 $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 July 30, 2018. 17 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Adjusted EBITDA* Adjusted EBITDA* Adjusted EBITDA / Revenue 25% $50 20% $40 15% $30 10% $20 5% $10 0% $0 * Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items as detailed in our press release dated July 30, 2018. 18 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Cash Flow US$ (millions) 2Q18 2Q17 Net Income $12.5 $8.2 Depreciation and Amortization 5.8 3.3 Stock-Based Compensation 2.2 1.4 Other Items (0.3) 1.5 Change in Current Assets & Liabilities (excl. acquisitions) 8.2 9.3 Cash Provided by Operating Activities $28.4 $23.7 19 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Key Working Capital Metrics 2Q18 1Q18 2Q17 Days in Receivables 52 57 62 Days in Inventory 100 98 97 Days in Payables 36 40 45 Days in Receivables Days in Inventory Days in Payables 140 120 100 98 100 97 80 60 62 57 52 40 40 45 36 20 20 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Working Capital and Cash Conversion Days 2Q18 1Q18 2Q17 Working Capital % LTM Revenues* 10.2% 13.0% 11.6% Cash Conversion Days** 116 days 115 days 113 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 5% 50 0% 0 21 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Cash and Debt US$ (millions) 2Q18 1Q18 2Q17 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $61.2 $73.7 $88.0 Debt (202.2) (235.8) (60.7) Capital lease obligations (4.7) (5.1) (5.1) Net (debt) cash $(145.7) $(167.2) $22.2 $50 $22.2 $0 ($50) ($100) US$ (millions) US$ ($150) $(145.7) $(167.2) ($200) 22 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Leverage Ratio Debt/EBITDA * 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.56 1.00 0.50 0.00 *Calculated by adding or subtracting certain items from Adjusted EBITDA, as required by our Credit Facility. Effective March 2, 2017, our amended and restated Credit Facility defined total debt as debt less worldwide cash of up to $30 million. For periods 1Q14 to 4Q16, total debt is defined as debt less domestic cash of up to $25 million. 23 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Questions & Answers To ask a question, please call 888-326-8410 within the U.S. or +1 704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference 906 8779. Please mute the audio on your computer. 24 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.


 
Key Take-Aways • Strong internal growth in revenue and bookings in Q2 • Capacity build-out in Southeast Asia presents new opportunities • Excellent cash flow from operations in Q2 • Expecting record revenue and diluted EPS in 2018 25 KAI Q218 Business Review–July 31, 2018 | © 2018 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved.