Kadant Authorizes Share Repurchase

Rhea-AI Summary

Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) has announced a $50 million share repurchase program effective from May 19, 2022, to May 19, 2023. The buyback aims to enhance shareholder value and is contingent on market conditions and compliance with credit agreements established on March 1, 2017. This follows the expiration of a $20 million buyback authorization on May 20, 2022, under which no shares were repurchased. Kadant, based in Westford, Massachusetts, provides technologies that promote sustainable industrial processing.

Positive

• Authorization of a $50 million share repurchase program to enhance shareholder value.
• The repurchase may signal management's confidence in the company's future performance.

Negative

• No shares were repurchased under the previous $20 million authorization, indicating potential challenges in execution.
• Market conditions or credit agreement restrictions could limit the effectiveness of the new repurchase program.

WESTFORD, Mass., May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of its equity securities effective May 19, 2022 through May 19, 2023. Repurchases may be made in public or private transactions, including under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b-5-1 trading plans. The timing and amount of any repurchases will be at the discretion of Company management and will be based on market conditions and other considerations, including limitations contained in our credit agreement entered into on March 1, 2017, as amended. The Company has not repurchased any shares of its common stock under the $20 million authorization that will expire on May 20, 2022.

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 3,000 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 regarding any plans to repurchase our equity securities. 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

FAQ

What is the purpose of the $50 million buyback program announced by Kadant (KAI)?

The $50 million buyback program aims to enhance shareholder value and reflects management's confidence in the company's future.

When does Kadant's share repurchase program begin and end?

The share repurchase program is effective from May 19, 2022, to May 19, 2023.

What were the results of Kadant's previous share repurchase program?

Kadant did not repurchase any shares under the previous $20 million buyback authorization that expired on May 20, 2022.

How will Kadant's management decide on the timing and amount of stock repurchases?

The timing and amount of repurchases will be at the discretion of management, based on market conditions and other considerations.