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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): October 27, 2020

KADANT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-11406
Delaware52-1762325
(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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par valueKAINew 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 27, 2020, Kadant Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020. 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 28, 2020, the Company will hold a webcast and conference call to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020. 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
99.2
104Cover 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 27, 2020
By
/s/ Michael J. McKenney
Michael J. McKenney
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
KADANT INC.
One Technology Park Drive
Westford, MA 01886 USA
Tel: +1 978-776-2000
www.kadant.com

Kadant Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

WESTFORD, Mass., October 27, 2020 - Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2020.

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights
Operating cash flow was $24 million and free cash flow was $23 million.
Bookings decreased 16% to $143 million.
Revenue decreased 11% to $155 million.
GAAP diluted EPS decreased 9% to $1.28.
Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 5% to $1.31.
Net income decreased 8% to $15 million.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7% to $30 million and represented 19.4% of revenue.

Note: Percent changes above are based on comparison to the prior year period. Free cash flow, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and changes in organic revenue 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
“Despite pandemic-related challenges, our revenue increased sequentially to $155 million in the third quarter and was stronger than expected driven by increased demand in our Industrial Processing and Flow Control segments," said Jeffrey L. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Kadant. "We had our highest quarterly adjusted diluted EPS for the year of $1.31, up 24 percent sequentially, due to excellent operational execution and contributions from government employee retention programs. We were particularly pleased with our cash flow from operations of $24 million and free cash flow of $23 million. We paid down $26 million in debt in the quarter, which combined with our adjusted EBITDA helped drive a reduction in our leverage ratio to 1.88.

“Our parts and consumables revenue increased six percent sequentially to $103 million in the third quarter, representing 66 percent of our third quarter revenue. We have seen an increase in demand for our parts and consumables following the curtailment in spending by our customers in the first half of the year.”

Third Quarter 2020 compared to 2019
Revenue decreased 11 percent to $154.6 million compared to $173.5 million in 2019. Organic revenue was down 12 percent, which excludes an acquisition and an increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation. Gross margin was 44.2 percent compared to 42.8 percent in 2019.

GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased nine percent to $1.28 compared to $1.41 in 2019. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased five percent to $1.31 compared to $1.38 in 2019. Adjusted diluted EPS in 2020 excludes $0.03 of restructuring costs, a $0.03 discrete tax benefit, $0.02 of acquired backlog amortization and $0.01 of acquisition costs. Adjusted diluted EPS in 2019 excludes a $0.02 discrete tax benefit. Adjusted EBITDA decreased seven percent to $30.0 million compared to $32.3 million in 2019. Cash flow from operations decreased five percent to $24.4 million compared to $25.7 million in 2019.



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Bookings decreased 16 percent to $143.3 million compared to $170.9 million in 2019. Organic bookings were down 17 percent, which excludes an acquisition and an increase from the favorable effect of foreign currency translation.

Summary and Outlook
“Capital projects are showing signs of increasing activity and we expect a solid sequential improvement in our capital bookings in the fourth quarter," Mr. Powell continued. "We also expect demand for our parts and consumables to remain stable as our customers perform year-end maintenance on their equipment. As our business continues to strengthen, we anticipate the benefits we receive from government employee retention programs, primarily in Canada and China, will be lower in the fourth quarter. Our global footprint and the diversity of our product offerings have provided stability as the timing of the market recovery has shown to vary by region and industry. While we have seen a recent strengthening in consumer demand, there is still uncertainty surrounding the timing of the recovery in markets around the world and as a result, we will not be providing guidance at this time.”

Conference Call
Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 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 +1-704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference participant passcode 2649708. 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 27, 2020.

Shortly after the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the third 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 (organic revenue), adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow.

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 in the third quarter of 2020 included a $0.6 million favorable foreign currency translation effect and $0.8 million from an acquisition. Revenue in the first nine months of 2020 included a $5.9 million unfavorable foreign currency translation effect and $1.0 million from an acquisition. We present increases



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or decreases in organic revenue, which excludes 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 none at all.

Third Quarter
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.1 million in 2020.
Pre-tax restructuring costs of $0.5 million in 2020.
Pre-tax expense related to acquired backlog amortization of $0.3 million in 2020.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:
After-tax acquisition costs of $0.1 million in 2020.
After-tax restructuring costs of $0.3 million ($0.5 million net of tax of $0.2 million) in 2020.
After-tax expense related to acquired backlog amortization of $0.2 million ($0.3 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2020.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.3 million in both 2020 and 2019.

Free cash flow is calculated as cash flow from operations less:
Capital expenditures of $1.8 million in 2020 and $2.1 million in 2019.

First Nine Months
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude:
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.5 million in 2020 and $0.8 million in 2019.
Pre-tax restructuring costs of $0.9 million in 2020.
Pre-tax expense related to acquired backlog amortization of $0.4 million in 2020 and $1.3 million in 2019.
Pre-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory of $3.5 million in 2019.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:
After-tax acquisition costs of $0.4 million ($0.5 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2020 and $0.7 million ($0.8 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2019.
After-tax restructuring costs of $0.7 million ($0.9 million net of tax of $0.2 million) in 2020.
After-tax expense related to acquired backlog amortization of $0.3 ($0.4 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2020 and $1.0 million ($1.3 million net of tax of $0.3 million) in 2019.
After-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory of $2.7 million ($3.5 million net of tax of $0.8 million) in 2019.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.3 million in 2020 and $1.5 million in 2019.

Free cash flow is calculated as cash flow from operations less:
Capital expenditures of $5.4 million in 2020 and $6.2 million in 2019.

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 EndedNine Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of IncomeSept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Revenue$154,610 $173,504 $466,597 $521,985 
Costs and Operating Expenses:
Cost of revenue86,294 99,257 263,510 302,852 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses43,853 47,097 134,518 144,883 
Research and development expenses2,658 2,597 8,532 7,980 
Restructuring costs470 — 926 — 
133,275 148,951 407,486 455,715 
Operating Income21,335 24,553 59,111 66,270 
Interest Income52 43 140 158 
Interest Expense(1,670)(3,066)(6,060)(10,143)
Other Expense, Net(32)(98)(95)(296)
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes
19,685 21,432 53,096 55,989 
Provision for Income Taxes4,705 5,219 13,738 12,310 
Net Income14,980 16,213 39,358 43,679 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest(129)(98)(369)(360)
Net Income Attributable to Kadant$14,851 $16,115 $38,989 $43,319 
Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:
Basic$1.29 $1.43 $3.40 $3.87 
Diluted$1.28 $1.41 $3.38 $3.79 
Weighted Average Shares:
Basic11,504 11,267 11,472 11,198 
Diluted11,589 11,469 11,550 11,434 
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 28, 2019
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported$14,851 $1.28 $16,115 $1.41 
Adjustments for the Following:
Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax335 0.03 — — 
Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax58 0.01 — — 
Amortization of Acquired Backlog, Net of Tax (e)249 0.02 16 — 
Discrete Tax Items(338)(0.03)(264)(0.02)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)$15,155 $1.31 $15,867 $1.38 
Nine Months EndedNine Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 28, 2019
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported$38,989 $3.38 $43,319 $3.79 
Adjustments for the Following:
Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax667 0.06 — — 
Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax355 0.03 699 0.06 
Amortization of Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog, Net of Tax (e,f)275 0.02 3,687 0.32 
Discrete Tax Items(338)(0.03)(1,499)(0.13)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)$39,948 $3.46 $46,206 $4.04 
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Three Months EndedDecrease Excluding Acquisition and FX (a,c)
Revenue by Segment (b)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019 Decrease
Flow Control$56,815 $62,375 $(5,560)$(5,300)
Industrial Processing62,086 74,229 (12,143)(13,306)
Material Handling35,709 36,900 (1,191)(1,689)
 $154,610 $173,504 $(18,894)$(20,295)
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue66 %61 %
Nine Months EndedDecreaseDecrease Excluding Acquisition and FX (a,c)
Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Flow Control$165,329 $188,792 $(23,463)$(19,769)
Industrial Processing192,468 222,899 (30,431)(29,375)
Material Handling108,800 110,294 (1,494)(1,316)
 $466,597 $521,985 $(55,388)$(50,460)
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue65 %63 %
Three Months EndedDecreaseDecrease Excluding Acquisition and FX (c)
Bookings by Segment (b)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Flow Control$49,608 $58,817 $(9,209)$(8,757)
Industrial Processing59,903 74,928 (15,025)(15,713)
Material Handling 33,838 37,185 (3,347)(4,057)
$143,349 $170,930 $(27,581)$(28,527)
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings 67 %59 %
Nine Months EndedDecreaseDecrease Excluding Acquisition and FX (c)
Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Flow Control$166,713 $184,246 $(17,533)$(13,516)
Industrial Processing178,885 229,007 (50,122)(48,790)
Material Handling 106,344 115,249 (8,905)(9,005)
$451,942 $528,502 $(76,560)$(71,311)
Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings 67 %63 %
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Business Segment Information (b)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Gross Margin:
Flow Control52.9 %52.9 %53.1 %51.7 %
Industrial Processing43.7 %38.7 %41.0 %39.0 %
Material Handling31.1 %34.0 %33.5 %31.4 %
44.2 %42.8 %43.5 %42.0 %
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Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Business Segment Information (b) (continued)Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Operating Income:
Flow Control$13,770 $15,103 $37,360 $43,220 
Industrial Processing12,072 13,107 32,147 38,830 
Material Handling2,614 3,525 10,341 5,515 
Corporate(7,121)(7,182)(20,737)(21,295)
$21,335 $24,553 $59,111 $66,270 
Adjusted Operating Income (a,d):
Flow Control$14,035 $15,103 $38,081 $43,220 
Industrial Processing12,438 13,107 32,948 38,830 
Material Handling2,862 3,546 10,597 11,210 
Corporate(7,121)(7,182)(20,737)(21,295)
$22,214 $24,574 $60,889 $71,965 
Capital Expenditures:
Flow Control$509 $636 $1,667 $1,814 
Industrial Processing785 1,053 2,460 3,223 
Material Handling486 397 1,167 1,145 
Corporate42 125 54 
$1,822 $2,093 $5,419 $6,236 
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other DataSept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Cash Provided by Operations $24,393 $25,678 $52,601 $58,166 
Less: Capital Expenditures(1,822)(2,093)(5,419)(6,236)
Free Cash Flow (a)$22,571 $23,585 $47,182 $51,930 
Depreciation and Amortization Expense$8,086 $7,763 $23,260 $24,304 
Balance Sheet Data  Sept. 26, 2020Dec. 28, 2019
Assets
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash$56,204 $68,273 
Accounts Receivable, net94,145 95,740 
Inventories108,715 102,715 
Unbilled Revenue9,095 13,162 
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net82,427 86,032 
Intangible Assets164,359 173,896 
Goodwill342,999 336,032 
Other Assets55,947 63,537 
$913,891 $939,387 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable$32,588 $45,852 
Debt Obligations255,010 294,717 
Other Borrowings5,577 6,308 
Other Liabilities158,471 165,431 
Total Liabilities451,646 512,308 
Stockholders' Equity462,245 427,079 
$913,891 $939,387 
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Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (a,b) Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019Sept. 26, 2020Sept. 28, 2019
Consolidated
Net Income Attributable to Kadant$14,851 $16,115 $38,989 $43,319 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest129 98 369 360 
Provision for Income Taxes4,705 5,219 13,738 12,310 
Interest Expense, Net1,618 3,023 5,920 9,985 
Other Expense, Net32 98 95 296 
Operating Income21,335 24,553 59,111 66,270 
Restructuring Costs470 — 926 — 
Acquisition Costs78 — 485 843 
Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)331 21 367 1,303 
Acquired Profit in Inventory (f)— — — 3,549 
Adjusted Operating Income (a)22,214 24,574 60,889 71,965 
Depreciation and Amortization7,755 7,742 22,893 23,001 
Adjusted EBITDA (a)$29,969 $32,316 $83,782 $94,966 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)19.4 %18.6 %18.0 %18.2 %
Flow Control
 Operating Income$13,770 $15,103 $37,360 $43,220 
Restructuring Costs265 — 721 — 
Adjusted Operating Income (a)14,035 15,103 38,081 43,220 
Depreciation and Amortization1,564 1,629 4,729 4,823 
Adjusted EBITDA (a)$15,599 $16,732 $42,810 $48,043 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)27.5 %26.8 %25.9 %25.4 %
Industrial Processing
Operating Income$12,072 $13,107 $32,147 $38,830 
Restructuring Costs205 — 205 — 
Acquisition Costs78 — 485 — 
Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)83 — 111 — 
Adjusted Operating Income (a)12,438 13,107 32,948 38,830 
Depreciation and Amortization3,311 3,249 9,598 9,731 
Adjusted EBITDA (a)$15,749 $16,356 $42,546 $48,561 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)25.4 %22.0 %22.1 %21.8 %
Material Handling
Operating Income$2,614 $3,525 $10,341 $5,515 
Acquisition Costs— — — 843 
Acquired Backlog Amortization (e)248 21 256 1,303 
Acquired Profit in Inventory (f)— — — 3,549 
Adjusted Operating Income (a)2,862 3,546 10,597 11,210 
Depreciation and Amortization2,824 2,801 8,416 8,259 
Adjusted EBITDA (a)$5,686 $6,347 $19,013 $19,469 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,g)15.9 %17.2 %17.5 %17.7 %
Corporate
Operating Loss$(7,121)$(7,182)$(20,737)$(21,295)
Depreciation and Amortization56 63 150 188 
EBITDA (a)$(7,065)$(7,119)$(20,587)$(21,107)
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(a) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.
(b) Reflects our new reportable operating segments announced on April 22, 2020. Prior period information has been recast to conform to the current period presentation.
(c) 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.
(d) See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation."
(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 2,700 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 28, 2019 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating and financial results; 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; health epidemics; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with 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; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; implementation of 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; substitution of an alternative index for LIBOR; 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
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Exhibit 99.2 Third Quarter 2020 Business Review October 28, 2020


 
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 28, 2019 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating and financial results; 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; health epidemics; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; development and use of digital media; currency fluctuations; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with 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; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; implementation of 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; substitution of an alternative index for LIBOR; 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 Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 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 adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow. Specific non-GAAP financial measures have been marked with an * (asterisk) within this presentation. A reconciliation of those numbers to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is shown in the Appendix and in our third quarter 2020 earnings press release issued October 27, 2020, 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 Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 3


 
BUSINESS REVIEW Jeffrey L. Powell | President & CEO KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 4


 
Operational Highlights • Safeguarding our workplaces and protecting the health and safety of our employees remains a core priority as the virus persists in most regions • Solid execution by our businesses led to strong margin performance and excellent cash flow from operations • Our balance sheet remains healthy and our liquidity position remains solid KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 5


 
Q3 2020 Performance ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Q3 20 Q3 19 Change HIGHLIGHTS Revenue $154.6 $173.5 -10.9% Net Income $14.9 $16.1 -7.8% • Free cash flow* was strong at $23 million Adjusted EBITDA* $30.0 $32.3 -7.3% Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 19.4% 18.6% +80 bps • Parts and consumables revenue was up 6% sequentially and made up 66% of Q3 revenue Diluted EPS $1.28 $1.41 -9.2% Adjusted Diluted EPS* $1.31 $1.38 -5.1% • Strong performance in our Flow Control and Operating Cash Flow $24.4 $25.7 -5.0% Industrial Processing segments contributed to an Free Cash Flow* $22.6 $23.6 -4.3% excellent adjusted EBITDA margin Bookings $143.3 $170.9 -16.1% KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 6


 
Flow Control Custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids HIGHLIGHTS $ in millions Q3 20 Q3 19 Change Revenue $56.8 $62.4 -8.9% • Q3 capital project activity still sluggish Bookings $49.6 $58.8 -15.7% while service demand strengthening Adjusted EBITDA* $15.6 $16.7 -6.8% Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 27.5% 26.8% +70 bps • Parts and consumables revenue made up 69% of total Q3 revenue ($ in millions) BOOKINGS $75 • Product mix and operating leverage $67.7 drove strong adjusted EBITDA margin $50 $58.8 $57.0 $49.4 $49.6 $25 • Q4 capital project activity increasing and demand for parts improving $0 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 7


 
Industrial Processing Products used to recycle paper and paperboard and to process timber HIGHLIGHTS $ in millions Q3 20 Q3 19 Change Revenue $62.1 $74.2 -16.4% • Strong demand for wood products Bookings $59.9 $74.9 -20.1% continued in Q3 as U.S. housing starts Adjusted EBITDA* $15.7 $16.4 -3.7% remained strong Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 25.4% 22.0% +340 bps • Capital bookings increased 43% BOOKINGS sequentially from a weak Q2 ($ in millions) $100 $75 • Parts and consumables revenue made $74.9 $65.8 up 68% of total Q3 revenue $50 $61.9 $59.9 $53.1 $25 • Increasing project activity expected as $0 new inquiries continue to grow in Q4 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 8


 
Material Handling Products used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing. HIGHLIGHTS $ in millions Q3 20 Q3 19 Change Revenue $35.7 $36.9 -3.2% • Solid performance in the aggregates and Bookings $33.8 $37.2 -9.0% food sectors Adjusted EBITDA* $5.7 $6.3 -10.4% Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 15.9% 17.2% -130 bps • Capital orders up 34% sequentially ($ in millions) BOOKINGS • Parts and consumables revenue made $50 up 60% of total Q3 revenue $40.9 $42.0 $37.2 $33.8 $25 $30.5 • Stable demand and business activity expected through Q4 $0 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 9


 
Business Outlook • Capital project activity is increasing, particularly in our packaging market segment • Q4 is expected to show solid bookings improvement over Q3 • Our strong cash flow position enables us to capitalize on new opportunities KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 10


 
FINANCIAL REVIEW Michael J. McKenney | EVP & CFO KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 11


 
Q3 2020 Financial Performance ($ in millions, except per share amounts) HIGHLIGHTS Q3 20 Q3 19 Gross Margin 44.2% 42.8% • Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 19.4% SG&A % of Revenue 28.4% 27.1% • Operating cash flows of $24.4 million Operating Income $21.3 $24.6 • Free cash flow* of $22.6 million Net Income $14.9 $16.1 • Net debt of $204 million; leverage ratio1 of 1.88 Adjusted EBITDA* $30.0 $32.3 Diluted EPS $1.28 $1.41 Adjusted Diluted EPS* $1.31 $1.38 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 12


 
Key Consolidated Financial Metrics GROSS MARGIN SG&A (as a % of revenue) 29.5% 28.7% 44.2% 28.4% 42.8% 42.9% 43.5% 27.1% 40.9% 26.1% 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 ADJ. EBITDA MARGIN* CASH FLOWS $39.2 ($ in millions) $35.5 19.4% $25.7 $24.4 18.6% $22.0 17.6% 17.1% 17.4% $23.6 $21.1 $22.6 $6.2 $3.5 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 FREE CASH FLOW* OPERATING CASH FLOW KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 13


 
3Q19 to 3Q20 Adjusted Diluted EPS* $2.00 $0.02 $0.02 ($0.55) $0.10 $0.17 $0.18 $1.50 $1.38 ($0.01) $1.31 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 14


 
Key Liquidity Metrics $ in millions Q3 20 Q2 20 Q3 19 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $56.2 $60.9 $49.9 Debt $255.0 $277.5 $310.5 Lease obligations $5.6 $5.6 $6.3 Net Debt $204.4 $222.2 $266.9 Leverage ratio1 1.88 2.01 2.07 Working capital % LTM revenue2 15.6% 14.8% 14.6% Cash conversion days3 140 days 128 days 122 days • Net debt decreased 23% from Q3 2019 • Paid down $26 million of debt in the third quarter of 2020 • Our liquidity remains solid with $400 million in borrowing capacity • Approximately $155 million under our revolving credit facility; an additional uncommitted $150 million • Up to $115 million through our note purchase agreement KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 15


 
FINANCIAL REVIEW Michael J. McKenney | EVP & CFO KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 16


 
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 264 9708. Please mute the audio on your computer. KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 17


 
2020 Key Priorities SAFEGUARD OUR MAINTAIN STRONG EMPLOYEES CASH FLOW MEET OUR OPTIMIZE OUR CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS LIQUIDITY KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 18


 
Thank You INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000 IR@kadant.com MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Wes Martz, 269-278-1715 media@kadant.com October 28, 2020


 
APPENDIX Third Quarter 2020 Business Review KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 20


 
Strategic Operating Segments FLOW CONTROL INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING MATERIAL HANDLING • Fluid Handling and Doctoring, Cleaning, & • Stock Preparation and Wood Processing • Conveyors, Vibratory Feeders, Balers, and Filtration product lines product lines Fiber-based Products • Custom-engineered products, systems and • Products used to recycle paper and • Products used to handle bulk and discrete technologies that control the flow of fluids paperboard and process timber materials for secondary processing • Key industries include packaging, tissue, • Key industries include packaging, tissue, • Key industries include aggregates, mining, food, and metals wood products, and alternative fuels food, and waste management • $250 million revenue (2019) • $302 million revenue (2019) • $152 million revenue (2019) KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 21


 
Operating Segment Revenue Fiber-based Material Handling Material Products, 2% Fluid Handling 12% Handling 19% 22% Stock Preparation Flow Control (Balers) 36% 8% Doctoring, Cleaning, Filtration 17% Stock Preparation 70% 61% 60% 55% 22% Industrial Wood Processing Processing 20% 42% 2019 AS REPORTED 2019 RECAST KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 22


 
Adjusted Diluted EPS Reconciliation Adjusted diluted EPS (earnings per share) is a non-GAAP financial measure. Q3 20 Q3 19 Diluted EPS, as reported $1.28 $1.41 Restructuring Costs, Net of Tax 0.03 - Acquisition Costs, Net of Tax 0.01 - Amortization of Acquired Backlog, Net of Tax 0.02 - Discrete Tax Items (0.03) (0.02) Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.31 $1.38 Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. $ in thousands Q3 20 Q3 19 Cash Provided by Operations $24,393 $25,678 Capital Expenditures (1,822) (2,093) Free Cash Flow $22,571 $23,585 KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 23


 
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA in a given period by revenue in the same period. $ in thousands Q3 20 Q3 19 Net Income Attributable to Kadant $14,851 $16,115 Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 129 98 Provision for Income Taxes 4,705 5,219 Interest Expense, Net 1,618 3,023 Other Expense, Net 32 98 Restructuring Costs 470 - Acquisition Costs 78 - Acquired Backlog Amortization 331 21 Depreciation and Amortization 7,755 7,742 Adjusted EBITDA $29,969 $32,316 Adjusted EBITDA Margin 19.4% 18.6% KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 24


 
Notes PRESENTATION NOTES • This presentation reflects our new reportable operating segments, as announced on the Form 8-K we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2020. Prior periods have been recast to conform to this presentation. • All references to EPS (earnings per share) are to our EPS as calculated on a diluted basis. • Percent change in slides 6-9 is calculated using actual numbers reported in our press release dated October 27, 2020. FOOTNOTES 1) Leverage ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by EBITDA. For purposes of this calculation, EBITDA is calculated by adding or subtracting certain items from Adjusted EBITDA, as required by our amended and restated credit facility (“Credit Facility”). Our Credit Facility defines total debt as debt less worldwide cash of up to $30 million. 2) Working capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities, excluding cash and debt. LTM is defined as last 12 months. 3) Cash conversion days is based on days in receivables plus days in inventory less days in accounts payable. KAI Q320 Business Review–October 28, 2020 | © 2020 Kadant Inc. All rights reserved. 25