Kadant Reports Results for Third Quarter 2009

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Increases Full Year 2009 Revenue and EPS Guidance
WESTFORD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) reported revenues from continuing operations of $53.7
million in the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of $30.0 million, or 36
percent, compared to $83.7 million in the third quarter of 2008. Revenues in the
third quarter of 2009 increased 7 percent compared to revenues of $50.1 million
in the second quarter of 2009. Revenues in the third quarter of 2009 included a
$2.4 million, or 3 percent, decrease from foreign currency translation.
Operating income in the third quarter of 2009 was $0.8 million, an $8.2 million,
or 91 percent, decrease compared to $9.0 million in the third quarter of 2008.
Operating income included $0.5 million in restructuring costs in the third
quarter of 2009 compared to a net gain of $0.6 million in the third quarter of
2008. Net loss in the third quarter of 2009 was $0.1 million, or $.01 per
diluted share, versus net income of $6.9 million, or $.50 per diluted share, in
the third quarter of 2008. Net loss in the third quarter of 2009 included an
incremental tax provision of $0.4 million, or $.03 per diluted share, and an
after-tax restructuring charge of $0.3 million, or $.03 per diluted share.
Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, in the third quarter of 2009 was $0.6
million, or $.05 per diluted share, compared to $6.3 million, or $.47 per
diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
Share (EPS) Reconciliation (non-GAAP) October 3, 2009 September 27, 2008
($ in millions) Diluted EPS ($ in millions) Diluted EPS
Net (Loss) Income and Diluted EPS Attributable to $ (0.1 ) $ (.01 ) $ 6.9 $ .50
Kadant, as reported
Less: Incremental tax provision 0.4 .03 - -
Less: Net restructuring costs and other income, net of tax 0.3 .03 (0.6 ) (.03 )
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS $ 0.6 $ .05 $ 6.3 $ .47

"We were very encouraged with our overall performance in the third quarter,"
said William A. Rainville, chairman and chief executive officer of Kadant. "We
exceeded our revenue, operating income, and EPS guidance, largely due to
stronger than anticipated results in our stock preparation product line.
Consolidated bookings of $62.4 million increased by 32 percent compared to the
second quarter of 2009, representing our first quarterly sequential increase in
two years.

"We also had one of the best quarters for operating cash flows in our history.
Cash flows from operations were $13.2 million in the third quarter of 2009, more
than doubling over a solid performance last year. Due to this outstanding cash
flow performance, we moved into a net cash position for the first time in over a
year. Net cash, that is, cash in excess of debt, was $11 million at the end of
the third quarter of 2009, an improvement of $13 million compared to net debt of
$2 million in the second quarter of 2009. We were also comfortably in compliance
with the financial covenants in our credit facility at the end of the quarter.

"We were pleased to see increased activity in the capital side of our stock
preparation business due to several large systems orders in the third quarter.
We booked an order from a major tissue producer in Latin America for
approximately $8 million for a stock preparation system, which we noted was
pending in our second quarter 2009 earnings release, and two other stock
preparation system orders with a total value of $6 million from linerboard
producers in China. In addition, we booked two orders in our fluid-handling
product line with a total value of over $1 million from mills in Russia and
Brazil. Our parts and consumables business, however, remains relatively weak in
all of our product lines in all geographic regions.

"While we were pleased with our third quarter results, we remain cautious about
the timing and strength of a market recovery. Declines in demand within the
paper industry are moderating in the U.S. and Asia, while European demand
remains weak.

"We expect to report GAAP diluted EPS of $.02 to $.04 from continuing operations
in the fourth quarter of 2009 on revenues of $55 to $57 million. This includes
$.03 of incremental tax provision and $.01 of estimated restructuring costs. For
the full year, we expect to report a GAAP diluted loss per share of $.30 to $.32
from continuing operations on revenues of $224 to $226 million, revised from our
previous guidance of GAAP diluted loss per share of $.60 to $.65, on revenues of
$210 to $220 million. The full year guidance includes $.28 of incremental tax
provision and $.13 of estimated restructuring costs."

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 adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share,
revenues excluding the effect of currency translation, and earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).

We believe that 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 to gain a better
understanding of our underlying operations and future prospects, consistent with
how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing
such results to previous periods or forecasts. We also believe this information
is responsive to investors' requests and gives them an additional measure of our
performance.

We use non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as
the basis for measuring our underlying operating performance and comparing such
performance to that of prior 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.

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.

Adjusted diluted EPS in the three-month periods ended October 3, 2009 and
September 27, 2008 was calculated using the reported weighted average diluted
shares for each period.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS exclude:

* incremental tax provision of $0.4 million, or $.03 per diluted share, in the
third quarter of 2009. This incremental tax provision is primarily due to the
ongoing effect of the full valuation allowance we established for certain
foreign and U.S. deferred tax assets. We believe that this incremental tax
provision is not comparable to prior periods.
* restructuring costs, net of tax, of $0.3 million, or $.03 per diluted share,
in the third quarter of 2009 and net restructuring costs and other income, net
of tax, of ($0.6) million, or ($.03) per diluted share, in the third quarter of
2008. We believe that these incremental costs and other income are not
indicative of our core operating costs and not comparable to other periods,
which have differing levels of incremental costs and other income or none at
all.

We present the change in revenues by product line excluding the effect of
currency translation for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 3,
2009. We believe that the effect of currency translation associated with our
foreign operations is not indicative of our core operating results and not
comparable to other periods.

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

Conference Call

Kadant will hold its earnings conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at
11 a.m. Eastern time. To listen, call 800-709-2159 within the U.S., or
973-582-2810 outside the U.S. Please reference Event ID number 31354802. You can
also listen to the call live on the Web by visiting www.kadant.com and clicking
on "Investors." An audio archive of the call will be available on our Web site
until December 4, 2009.

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

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Operations (a) Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008

Revenues $ 53,716 $ 83,734 $ 168,805 $ 262,004

Costs and Operating Expenses:
Cost of revenues 31,776 49,467 101,441 155,114
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 19,557 24,411 61,010 76,704
Research and development expenses 1,059 1,520 4,251 4,625
Restructuring costs and other income, net (b) 513 (622 ) 2,283 (1,095 )
52,905 74,776 168,985 235,348

Operating Income (Loss) 811 8,958 (180 ) 26,656
Interest Income 49 485 348 1,537
Interest Expense (473 ) (670 ) (1,793 ) (1,905 )

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Provision for Income Taxes 387 8,773 (1,625 ) 26,288
Provision for Income Taxes 530 1,892 2,596 7,157

(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations (143 ) 6,881 (4,221 ) 19,131

(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax (5 ) 23 (14 ) 14

Net (Loss) Income (148 ) 6,904 (4,235 ) 19,145

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 29 (46 ) 32 (286 )

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Kadant $ (119 ) $ 6,858 $ (4,203 ) $ 18,859

Amounts Attributable to Kadant:
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations $ (114 ) $ 6,835 $ (4,189 ) $ 18,845
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax (5 ) 23 (14 ) 14
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Kadant $ (119 ) $ 6,858 $ (4,203 ) $ 18,859

(Loss) Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations
Attributable to Kadant:
Basic $ (.01 ) $ .51 $ (.34 ) $ 1.37
Diluted $ (.01 ) $ .50 $ (.34 ) $ 1.36

(Loss) Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:
Basic $ (.01 ) $ .51 $ (.34 ) $ 1.37
Diluted $ (.01 ) $ .50 $ (.34 ) $ 1.36

Weighted Average Shares
Basic 12,270 13,506 12,347 13,792

Diluted 12,270 13,614 12,347 13,903

Decrease
Excluding Effect
Three Months Ended of Currency
Revenues by Product Line (c) Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 Decrease Translation

Stock-Preparation Equipment $ 19,672 $ 30,343 $ (10,671 ) $ (10,254 )
Fluid-Handling 15,794 27,320 (11,526 ) (10,768 )
Accessories 11,917 15,190 (3,273 ) (2,459 )
Water-Management 4,486 8,518 (4,032 ) (3,788 )
Other 487 678 (191 ) (51 )
Pulp and Papermaking Systems Segment 52,356 82,049 (29,693 ) (27,320 )
Other (d) 1,360 1,685 (325 ) (325 )

$ 53,716 $ 83,734 $ (30,018 ) $ (27,645 )

Increase
(Decrease)
Excluding Effect
Nine Months Ended Increase of Currency
Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 (Decrease) Translation

Stock-Preparation Equipment $ 65,291 $ 103,893 $ (38,602 ) $ (34,555 )
Fluid-Handling 46,634 77,893 (31,259 ) (27,068 )
Accessories 34,319 47,796 (13,477 ) (9,613 )
Water-Management 14,772 24,233 (9,461 ) (8,413 )
Other 1,322 1,945 (623 ) (232 )
Pulp and Papermaking Systems Segment 162,338 255,760 (93,422 ) (79,881 )
Other (d) 6,467 6,244 223 223

$ 168,805 $ 262,004 $ (93,199 ) $ (79,658 )

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Business Segment Information (d) Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008

Gross Profit Margin:
Pulp and Papermaking Systems 41 % 42 % 40 % 41 %
Other 25 % 13 % 36 % 29 %

41 % 41 % 40 % 41 %

Operating Income (Loss):
Pulp and Papermaking Systems $ 3,898 $ 12,134 $ 7,480 $ 37,752
Corporate and Other (3,087 ) (3,176 ) (7,660 ) (11,096 )

$ 811 $ 8,958 $ (180 ) $ 26,656

Bookings from Continuing Operations:
Pulp and Papermaking Systems $ 60,626 $ 62,632 $ 151,478 $ 232,005
Other 1,806 1,545 6,632 5,544

$ 62,432 $ 64,177 $ 158,110 $ 237,549

Capital Expenditures from Continuing Operations:
Pulp and Papermaking Systems $ 306 $ 948 $ 2,161 $ 3,655
Corporate and Other 33 101 218 543

$ 339 $ 1,049 $ 2,379 $ 4,198

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data from Continuing Operations Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008

Cash Provided by Operations $ 13,177 $ 6,172 $ 31,764 $ 17,115
Depreciation and Amortization Expense 1,876 1,841 5,595 5,617

Balance Sheet Data (a) Oct. 3, 2009 Jan. 3, 2009

Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 34,091 $ 40,139
Accounts Receivable, net 38,472 54,517
Inventories 39,000 55,762
Other Current Assets 15,026 26,589
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 40,731 41,638
Intangible Assets 28,688 30,115
Goodwill 97,857 95,030
Other Assets 14,380 13,127

$ 308,245 $ 356,917
Liabilities and Shareholders' Investment
Accounts Payable $ 15,791 $ 24,212
Short- and Long-term Debt 23,375 55,411
Other Liabilities 73,489 82,901

Total Liabilities $ 112,655 $ 162,524
Shareholders' Investment $ 195,590 $ 194,393

$ 308,245 $ 356,917

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
EBITDA Data (c) Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 3, 2009 Sept. 27, 2008

Consolidated
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Kadant $ (119 ) $ 6,858 $ (4,203 ) $ 18,859
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (29 ) 46 (32 ) 286
Loss (Income) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax 5 (23 ) 14 (14 )
Provision for Income Taxes 530 1,892 2,596 7,157
Interest Expense, net 424 185 1,445 368

Operating Income (Loss) 811 8,958 (180 ) 26,656
Depreciation and Amortization 1,876 1,841 5,595 5,617

EBITDA (b) $ 2,687 $ 10,799 $ 5,415 $ 32,273

Pulp and Papermaking Systems
GAAP Operating Income $ 3,898 $ 12,134 $ 7,480 $ 37,752
Depreciation and Amortization 1,764 1,729 5,252 5,245

EBITDA (b) $ 5,662 $ 13,863 $ 12,732 $ 42,997

Corporate and Other (d)
GAAP Operating Loss $ (3,087 ) $ (3,176 ) $ (7,660 ) $ (11,096 )
Depreciation and Amortization 112 112 343 372

EBITDA $ (2,975 ) $ (3,064 ) $ (7,317 ) $ (10,724 )

(a) On January 4, 2009, the Company adopted the FASB Accounting Standard Codification 810, Consolidation, (formerly SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an Amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51"). Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

(b) Includes restructuring costs of $513 and $2,283 in the three- and nine-month periods ended October 3, 2009, respectively. Includes gains on the sales of assets of $1,093 and $1,687, net of restructuring costs of $471 and $592, in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2008, respectively.

(c) The presentation of the changes in revenues by product line excluding the effect of currency translation and EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures.

(d) "Other" includes the results from the Fiber-based Products business.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc. is a leading supplier to the global pulp and paper industry, with a
range of products and services for improving efficiency and quality in pulp and
paper production, including paper machine accessories and systems for stock
preparation, fluid handling, and water management. Our fluid-handling products
are also used to optimize production in the steel, rubber, plastics, food, and
textile industries. In addition, we produce granules from papermaking byproducts
for agricultural and lawn and garden applications. Kadant is based in Westford,
Massachusetts, with revenues of $329 million in 2008 and 1,600 employees in 16
countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.kadant.com.

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 expected future financial and operating
performance, demand for our products, and industry outlook. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
such statements are set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Kadant`s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 4, 2009. These include
risks and uncertainties relating to worldwide and local economic conditions as
well as the pulp and paper industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our
credit agreement and compliance with covenants; future restructurings;
significance of sales and operation of manufacturing facilities in China;
international sales and operations; competition; soundness of suppliers and
customers; soundness of financial institutions; litigation and warranty costs
related to our discontinued operation; our acquisition strategy; factors
influencing our fiber-based products business; protection of patents and
proprietary rights; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover
provisions. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Kadant Inc.
Investor contact:
Thomas M. O`Brien, 978-776-2000
or
Media contact:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715

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