WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

Revenue increased 6% to $232 million*
Bookings decreased 7% to $215 million
Net income increased 8% to $26 million
GAAP diluted EPS increased 8% to $2.23
Adjusted diluted EPS increased 1% to $2.33
Adjusted EBITDA increased 10% to $50 million* and represented 21.3%* of revenue
Operating cash flow decreased 42% to $35 million

Fiscal Year Financial Highlights

Revenue increased 15% to $905 million*
Bookings increased 7% to $958 million*
Net income increased 44% to $121 million*
GAAP diluted EPS increased 44% to $10.35*
Adjusted diluted EPS increased 18% to $9.24*
Adjusted EBITDA increased 19% to $189 million* and represented 20.9%* of revenue
Operating cash flow decreased 37% to $103 million
Ending backlog was $345 million

Note: An * above indicates record achieved. Percent changes above are based on comparison to the prior year period. 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

"The fourth quarter contributed to a record-setting year for Kadant," said Jeffrey L. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Kadant Inc. "Despite the challenges brought about by macroeconomic headwinds and lingering supply chain constraints, we had another well-executed quarter which led to a fifth consecutive quarterly record for adjusted EBITDA.

"Strong capital project activity in the first half of the year and robust aftermarket demand led to record revenue in the fourth quarter and full-year. For the full-year 2022, our GAAP diluted EPS increased 44 percent to $10.35 and adjusted diluted EPS was up 18 percent to $9.24. Our global team performed exceptionally well under challenging conditions, and they deserve a lot of credit for the results we achieved in 2022."

Fourth Quarter 2022 compared to 2021

Revenue increased six percent to a record $232.1 million compared to $218.5 million in 2021. Organic revenue increased 13 percent, which excludes a seven percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation. Gross profit margin increased to 43.1 percent compared to 42.4 percent in 2021.

GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased eight percent to $2.23 compared to $2.07 in 2021 and adjusted diluted EPS increased one percent to $2.33. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes $0.09 of impairment and restructuring costs and $0.01 of acquisition costs in 2022. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes $0.23 of acquisition-related costs, $0.08 of impairment and restructuring costs, a $0.04 discrete tax benefit, and a $0.03 gain on the sale of a building in 2021. Net income increased eight percent to $26.1 million compared to $24.2 million in 2021. Adjusted EBITDA increased 10 percent to a record $49.5 million and represented 21.3 percent of revenue compared to $44.8 million and 20.5 percent of revenue in the prior year quarter. Operating cash flow decreased 42 percent to $35.2 million compared to $61.0 million in 2021 due to an increase in working capital.

Bookings decreased seven percent to $215.3 million compared to $230.8 million in 2021. Organic bookings decreased one percent, which excludes a six percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation.

Fiscal Year 2022 compared to 2021

Revenue increased 15 percent to a record $904.7 million compared to $786.6 million in 2021. Organic revenue increased 15 percent, which excludes a five percent increase from acquisitions and a five percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation. Gross profit margin increased to 43.1 percent compared to 42.9 percent in 2021.

GAAP diluted EPS increased 44 percent to a record $10.35 compared to $7.21 in 2021. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 18 percent to a record $9.24 compared to $7.83 in 2021. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes a $1.30 gain on sale of a facility, $0.11 of impairment and restructuring costs, and $0.07 of acquisition-related costs in 2022. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes $0.60 of acquisition-related costs, $0.08 of impairment and restructuring costs, a $0.04 discrete tax benefit, and a $0.03 gain on the sale of a building in 2021. Net income increased 44 percent to $120.9 million compared to $84.0 million in 2021. Adjusted EBITDA increased 19 percent to a record $189.1 million and represented a record 20.9 percent of revenue compared to $159.4 million and 20.3 percent of revenue in the prior year. Operating cash flow decreased 37 percent to $102.6 million compared to $162.4 million in 2021 primarily due to purchases of inventory to support our record backlog.

Bookings increased seven percent to a record $958.2 million compared to $893.2 million in 2021. Organic bookings increased six percent, which excludes a six percent increase from acquisitions and a five percent decrease from the unfavorable effect of foreign currency translation.

Summary and Outlook

"Our strong backlog at the end of 2022 positions us well for a solid start to 2023," Mr. Powell continued. "While ongoing project activity is healthy, there is uncertainty in the latter half of the year as central banks work to ease inflationary pressures. For 2023, we expect revenue of $900 to $925 million, GAAP diluted EPS of $8.72 to $8.97, and excluding $0.08 per diluted share of estimated moving costs related to the relocation of one of our Chinese facilities, adjusted diluted EPS of $8.80 to $9.05. For the first quarter of 2023, we expect GAAP diluted EPS of $2.08 to $2.20 on revenue of $217 to $223 million."

Conference Call

Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation for investors on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year performance, as well as future expectations. To listen to the call live and view the webcast, go to the "Investors" section of the Company's website at www.kadant.com. Participants interested in joining the call's live question and answer session are required to register by clicking here or selecting the Q&A link on our website to receive a dial-in number and unique PIN. It is recommended that you join the call 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the webcast presentation will be available on our website through March 17, 2023.

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. After the webcast, Kadant will post its updated general investor presentation incorporating the fourth quarter and full-year 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 use organic revenue to understand our trends and to forecast and evaluate our financial performance and compare revenue to prior periods. Organic revenue excludes revenue from acquisitions for the four quarterly reporting periods following the date of the acquisition and the effect of foreign currency translation. Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022 included a $14.1 million unfavorable foreign currency translation effect. Revenue in 2022 included $40.1 million from acquisitions and a $41.1 million unfavorable foreign currency translation effect. Our other non-GAAP financial measures exclude impairment and restructuring costs, acquisition costs, amortization expense related to acquired profit in inventory and backlog, discrete tax items, and certain gains or losses, as indicated. Collectively, 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, expenditures or income, or none at all. Additionally, we use free cash flow in order to provide insight on our ability to generate cash for acquisitions and debt repayments, as well as for other investing and financing activities.

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.

Fourth Quarter

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

Pre-tax gain on sale of $0.5 million in 2021.
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.2 million in 2022 and $1.0 million in 2021.
Pre-tax indemnification asset reversals of $0.7 million in 2022.
Pre-tax impairment and restructuring costs of $1.1 million in 2022 and $1.0 million in 2021.
Pre-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $2.7 million in 2021.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:

After-tax gain on sale of $0.4 million ($0.5 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2021.
After-tax acquisition costs of $0.2 million in 2022 and $0.7 million ($1.0 million net of tax of $0.3 million) in 2021.
After-tax impairment and restructuring costs of $1.1 million in 2022 and $1.0 million in 2021.
After-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $2.0 million ($2.7 million net of tax of $0.7 million) in 2021.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.4 million in 2021.

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

Capital expenditures of $12.0 million in 2022 and $5.1 million in 2021.

Fiscal Year

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

Pre-tax gain on the sale of a facility of $20.2 million in 2022 and $0.5 million in 2021.
Pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.7 million in 2022 and $3.7 million in 2021.
Pre-tax indemnification asset reversals of $1.3 million in 2022.
Pre-tax impairment and restructuring costs of $1.3 million in 2022 and $1.0 million in 2021.
Pre-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.5 million in 2022 and $5.6 million in 2021.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:

After-tax gain on the sale of a facility of $15.1 million ($20.2 million net of tax of $5.1 million) in 2022 and $0.4 million ($0.5 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2021.
After-tax acquisition costs of $0.5 million ($0.7 million net of tax of $0.2 million) in 2022 and $3.1 million ($3.7 million net of tax of $0.6 million) in 2021.
After-tax impairment and restructuring costs of $1.3 million in 2022 and $1.0 million in 2021.
After-tax expense related to amortization of acquired profit in inventory and backlog of $0.4 million ($0.5 million net of tax of $0.1 million) in 2022 and $4.0 ($5.6 million net of tax of $1.6 million) in 2021.
A discrete tax benefit of $0.4 million in 2021.

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow less:

Capital expenditures of $28.2 million in 2022 and $12.8 million in 2021.

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

Financial Highlights (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

			Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Income			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022
Revenue			$	232,100		$	218,516		$	904,739		$	786,579
Costs and Operating Expenses:
	Cost of revenue			132,150			125,877			515,184			449,214
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses			56,765			57,773			224,405			208,787
	Research and development expenses			3,150			2,856			12,724			11,403
	Gain on sale and other costs, net (b)			1,080			465			(18,856	)		465
				193,145			186,971			733,457			669,869
Operating Income				38,955			31,545			171,282			116,710
Interest Income				254			91			904			267
Interest Expense				(2,157	)		(1,324	)		(6,478	)		(4,821	)
Other Expense, Net				(12	)		(33	)		(72	)		(104	)
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes				37,040			30,279			165,636			112,052
Provision for Income Taxes				10,831			5,919			43,906			27,171
Net Income				26,209			24,360			121,730			84,881
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest				(130	)		(203	)		(802	)		(838	)
Net Income Attributable to Kadant			$	26,079		$	24,157		$	120,928		$	84,043

Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:
		Basic	$	2.24		$	2.08		$	10.38		$	7.26
		Diluted	$	2.23		$	2.07		$	10.35		$	7.21

Weighted Average Shares:
		Basic		11,664			11,606			11,654			11,579
		Diluted		11,708			11,689			11,688			11,655

		Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)		December 31, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			January 1, 2022
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported		$	26,079		$	2.23		$	24,157		$	2.07
Adjustments for the Following, Net of Tax:
	Gain on Sale		—			—			(391	)		(0.03	)
	Acquisition Costs		159			0.01			725			0.06
	Impairment and Restructuring Costs		1,080			0.09			980			0.08
	Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization (c,d)		—			—			1,963			0.17
	Discrete Tax Items		—			—			(419	)		(0.04	)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)		$	27,318		$	2.33		$	27,015		$	2.31

		Twelve Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
		December 31, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			January 1, 2022
Net Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to Kadant, as Reported		$	120,928		$	10.35		$	84,043		$	7.21
Adjustments for the Following, Net of Tax:
	Gain on Sale (b)		(15,143	)		(1.30	)		(391	)		(0.03	)
	Acquisition Costs		494			0.04			3,050			0.26
	Impairment and Restructuring Costs		1,287			0.11			980			0.08
	Acquired Profit in Inventory and Backlog Amortization (c,d)		387			0.03			4,006			0.34
	Discrete Tax Items		—			—			(419	)		(0.04	)
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (a)		$	107,953		$	9.24		$	91,269		$	7.83

	Three Months Ended									Increase Excluding Acquisitions and FX (a,e)
Revenue by Segment	December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			Increase (Decrease)			Increase Excluding Acquisitions and FX (a,e)
Flow Control	$	91,181		$	78,019		$	13,162		$	18,991
Industrial Processing		90,126			95,307			(5,181	)		790
Material Handling		50,793			45,190			5,603			7,907
	$	232,100		$	218,516		$	13,584		$	27,688

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue		60	%		63	%

	Twelve Months Ended						Increase			Increase Excluding Acquisitions and FX (a,e)
	December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			Increase			Increase Excluding Acquisitions and FX (a,e)
Flow Control	$	349,107		$	288,788		$	60,319		$	52,589
Industrial Processing		353,698			328,762			24,936			40,374
Material Handling		201,934			169,029			32,905			26,196
	$	904,739		$	786,579		$	118,160		$	119,159

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Revenue		63	%		65	%

	Three Months Ended						Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease) Excluding Acquisitions and FX (e)
Bookings by Segment	December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease) Excluding Acquisitions and FX (e)
Flow Control	$	78,753		$	83,706		$	(4,953	)	$	(526	)
Industrial Processing		84,081			94,924			(10,843	)		(4,446	)
Material Handling		52,507			52,200			307			2,538
	$	215,341		$	230,830		$	(15,489	)	$	(2,434	)

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings		62	%		61	%

	Twelve Months Ended						Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease) Excluding Acquisitions and FX (e)
	December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease) Excluding Acquisitions and FX (e)
Flow Control	$	361,113		$	308,185		$	52,928		$	42,333
Industrial Processing		378,186			402,325			(24,139	)		(10,551	)
Material Handling		218,915			182,668			36,247			22,865
	$	958,214		$	893,178		$	65,036		$	54,647

Percentage of Parts and Consumables Bookings		62	%		59	%

		Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
Business Segment Information		December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022
Gross Profit Margin:
	Flow Control		51.3	%		48.9	%		52.0	%		51.0	%
	Industrial Processing		40.3	%		40.2	%		39.2	%		40.1	%
	Material Handling		33.1	%		35.8	%		34.4	%		34.4	%
	Consolidated		43.1	%		42.4	%		43.1	%		42.9	%

Operating Income:
	Flow Control	$	22,636		$	13,610		$	89,942		$	65,509
	Industrial Processing (b)		18,760			22,120			89,754			66,569
	Material Handling		6,154			4,602			27,644			17,543
	Corporate		(8,595	)		(8,787	)		(36,058	)		(32,911	)
		$	38,955		$	31,545		$	171,282		$	116,710

Adjusted Operating Income (a,f):
	Flow Control	$	23,873		$	16,839		$	91,505		$	72,680
	Industrial Processing		19,344			21,655			70,905			66,277
	Material Handling		6,336			6,042			28,543			20,394
	Corporate		(8,595	)		(8,787	)		(36,058	)		(32,911	)
		$	40,958		$	35,749		$	154,895		$	126,440

Capital Expenditures:
	Flow Control	$	2,001		$	2,298		$	4,425		$	4,128
	Industrial Processing (h)		8,458			1,692			20,137			6,412
	Material Handling		1,494			1,090			3,575			2,211
	Corporate		55			3			62			20
		$	12,008		$	5,083		$	28,199		$	12,771

		Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data		December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022
Operating Cash Flow		$	35,163		$	61,010		$	102,625		$	162,420
Less: Capital Expenditures (h)			(12,008	)		(5,083	)		(28,199	)		(12,771	)
Free Cash Flow (a)		$	23,155		$	55,927		$	74,426		$	149,649

Depreciation and Amortization Expense		$	8,549		$	9,705		$	34,936		$	34,302

Balance Sheet Data		December 31, 2022		January 1, 2022
Assets
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash		$	79,725	$	94,161
Accounts Receivable, net			130,297		117,209
Inventories			163,672		134,356
Contract Assets			14,898		8,626
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net			118,855		107,989
Intangible Assets			175,645		199,343
Goodwill			385,455		396,887
Other Assets			81,334		73,641
		$	1,149,881	$	1,132,212
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable		$	58,060	$	59,250
Debt Obligations			199,219		264,597
Other Borrowings			1,942		4,917
Other Liabilities			235,089		237,832
	Total Liabilities		494,310		566,596
	Stockholders' Equity		655,571		565,616
		$	1,149,881	$	1,132,212

		Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (a)		December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022			December 31, 2022			January 1, 2022
Consolidated
	Net Income Attributable to Kadant	$	26,079		$	24,157		$	120,928		$	84,043
	Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		130			203			802			838
	Provision for Income Taxes		10,831			5,919			43,906			27,171
	Interest Expense, Net		1,903			1,233			5,574			4,554
	Other Expense, Net		12			33			72			104
	Operating Income		38,955			31,545			171,282			116,710
	Gain on Sale (b)		—			(515	)		(20,190	)		(515	)
	Acquisition Costs		182			1,036			668			3,655
	Indemnification Asset Reversals (g)		741			—			1,316			—
	Impairment and Restructuring Costs		1,080			980			1,334			980
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (c)		—			635			703			1,326
	Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)		—			2,068			(218	)		4,284
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)		40,958			35,749			154,895			126,440
	Depreciation and Amortization		8,549			9,070			34,233			32,976
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	49,507		$	44,819		$	189,128		$	159,416
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,i)		21.3	%		20.5	%		20.9	%		20.3	%

Flow Control
	Operating Income	$	22,636		$	13,610		$	89,942		$	65,509
	Acquisition Costs		—			967			472			2,710
	Indemnification Asset Reversals (g)		741			—			741			—
	Impairment and Restructuring Costs		496			980			568			980
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (c)		—			46			—			399
	Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)		—			1,236			(218	)		3,082
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)		23,873			16,839			91,505			72,680
	Depreciation and Amortization		2,306			2,494			9,179			7,967
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	26,179		$	19,333		$	100,684		$	80,647
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,i)		28.7	%		24.8	%		28.8	%		27.9	%

Industrial Processing
	Operating Income	$	18,760		$	22,120		$	89,754		$	66,569
	Gain on Sale (b)		—			(515	)		(20,190	)		(515	)
	Acquisition Costs		—			50			—			163
	Indemnification Asset Reversal (g)		—			—			575			—
	Impairment and Restructuring Costs		584			—			766			—
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (c)		—			—			—			60
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)		19,344			21,655			70,905			66,277
	Depreciation and Amortization		3,099			3,325			12,575			13,407
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	22,443		$	24,980		$	83,480		$	79,684
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,i)		24.9	%		26.2	%		23.6	%		24.2	%

Material Handling
	Operating Income	$	6,154		$	4,602		$	27,644		$	17,543
	Acquisition Costs		182			19			196			782
	Acquired Backlog Amortization (c)		—			589			703			867
	Acquired Profit in Inventory Amortization (d)		—			832			—			1,202
	Adjusted Operating Income (a)		6,336			6,042			28,543			20,394
	Depreciation and Amortization		3,120			3,221			12,382			11,474
	Adjusted EBITDA (a)	$	9,456		$	9,263		$	40,925		$	31,868
	Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a,i)		18.6	%		20.5	%		20.3	%		18.9	%

Corporate
	Operating Loss	$	(8,595	)	$	(8,787	)	$	(36,058	)	$	(32,911	)
	Depreciation and Amortization		24			30			97			128
	EBITDA (a)	$	(8,571	)	$	(8,757	)	$	(35,961	)	$	(32,783	)

(a)	Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.

(b)	Includes a $20.2 million pre-tax gain on the sale of a building in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 related to the sale of a Chinese facility in our Industrial Processing segment pursuant to a relocation plan.

(c)	Represents intangible amortization expense associated with acquired backlog.

(d)	Represents expense (income) within cost of revenue associated with amortization of acquired profit in inventory.

(e)	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.

(f)	See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation."

(g)	Represents indemnification asset reversals related to the release of tax reserves associated with uncertain tax positions.

(h)	Includes $5.0 million and $10.4 million in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, related to the construction of a new manufacturing facility in China.

(i)	Calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue in each period.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing. The Company's products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,100 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 fiscal year ended January 1, 2022 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; health epidemics; our acquisition strategy; 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; development and use of digital media; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with coal; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybertheft; implementation of our internal growth strategy; supply chain constraints, inflationary pressure, price increases and shortages in raw materials; competition; changes in our tax provision or exposure to additional tax liabilities; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; disruption in production; future restructurings; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; protection of intellectual property; climate change; adequacy of our insurance coverage; global operations; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; economic conditions and regulatory changes caused by the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; environmental laws and regulations; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impacting the mining industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; substitution of an alternative index for LIBOR; soundness of financial institutions; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions.

Contacts

Investor Contact Information:

Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000

IR@kadant.com

or

Media Contact Information:

Wes Martz, 269-278-1715

media@kadant.com

Kadant Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results