The excitement of investing in a company that can reverse its fortunes is a big draw for some speculators, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of falling short, can manage to find investors. Unfortunately, these high risk investments often have little probability of ever paying off, and many investors pay a price to learn their lesson. Loss-making companies are always racing against time to reach financial sustainability, so investors in these companies may be taking on more risk than they should.
If this kind of company isn't your style, you like companies that generate revenue, and even earn profits, then you may well be interested in Kadant (NYSE:KAI). Now this is not to say that the company presents the best investment opportunity around, but profitability is a key component to success in business.
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How Quickly Is Kadant Increasing Earnings Per Share?
Generally, companies experiencing growth in earnings per share (EPS) should see similar trends in share price. So it makes sense that experienced investors pay close attention to company EPS when undertaking investment research. It certainly is nice to see that Kadant has managed to grow EPS by 18% per year over three years. As a general rule, we'd say that if a company can keep up that sort of growth, shareholders will be beaming.
It's often helpful to take a look at earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins, as well as revenue growth, to get another take on the quality of the company's growth. EBIT margins for Kadant remained fairly unchanged over the last year, however the company should be pleased to report its revenue growth for the period of 25% to US$866m. That's encouraging news for the company!
You can take a look at the company's revenue and earnings growth trend, in the chart below. To see the actual numbers, click on the chart.
NYSE:KAI Earnings and Revenue History October 5th 2022
While we live in the present moment, there's little doubt that the future matters most in the investment decision process. So why not check this interactive chart depicting future EPS estimates, for Kadant?
Are Kadant Insiders Aligned With All Shareholders?
It should give investors a sense of security owning shares in a company if insiders also own shares, creating a close alignment their interests. Shareholders will be pleased by the fact that insiders own Kadant shares worth a considerable sum. To be specific, they have US$29m worth of shares. That shows significant buy-in, and may indicate conviction in the business strategy. Even though that's only about 1.4% of the company, it's enough money to indicate alignment between the leaders of the business and ordinary shareholders.
Is Kadant Worth Keeping An Eye On?
For growth investors, Kadant's raw rate of earnings growth is a beacon in the night. This EPS growth rate is something the company should be proud of, and so it's no surprise that insiders are holding on to a considerable chunk of shares. Fast growth and confident insiders should be enough to warrant further research, so it would seem that it's a good stock to follow. We should say that we've discovered 1 warning sign for Kadant that you should be aware of before investing here.
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投資一家能夠扭轉命運的公司所帶來的興奮,對一些投機者來説是一個巨大的吸引力,因此,即使是沒有收入、沒有利潤、業績不佳的公司,也能設法找到投資者。不幸的是,這些高風險的投資往往不太可能獲得回報,許多投資者為此付出了代價。虧損的公司總是在爭分奪秒地實現財務可持續性,因此這些公司的投資者可能承擔了比他們應該承擔的更多的風險。
如果這種公司不是你的風格,你喜歡能產生收入,甚至能賺錢的公司,那麼你很可能會對卡丹特(紐約證券交易所代碼:KAI)。現在,這並不是説該公司提供了最好的投資機會,但盈利能力是商業成功的關鍵組成部分。
查看我們對卡丹特的最新分析
卡丹特的每股收益增長速度有多快?
一般來説,經歷每股收益(EPS)增長的公司應該會看到類似的股價趨勢。因此,有經驗的投資者在進行投資研究時密切關注公司每股收益是合理的。看到卡丹特在過去三年裏以每年18%的速度增長每股收益,這當然是件令人高興的事情。一般來説,我們會説,如果一家公司能夠跟上那在某種程度上的增長,股東們將喜氣洋洋。
看一看息税前利潤(EBIT)利潤率和收入增長,對了解公司增長的質量通常是有幫助的。與去年相比,Kadant的EBIT利潤率基本保持不變,但該公司應該很高興地報告其收入增長25%至8.66億美元。這對公司來説是個鼓舞人心的消息!
你可以在下面的圖表中看到該公司的收入和收益增長趨勢。要查看實際數字,請點擊圖表。
紐約證券交易所:KAI收益和收入歷史2022年10月5日
雖然我們活在當下,但毫無疑問,在投資決策過程中,未來是最重要的。那麼,為什麼不看看這張描繪了卡丹特未來每股收益估計的互動圖表呢?
卡丹特的內部人士是否與所有股東一致?
如果內部人士也持有一家公司的股票,這應該會給投資者帶來一種安全感,使他們的利益緊密一致。股東將對內部人士持有價值相當大的卡丹特股票感到高興。具體地説,他們擁有價值2900萬美元的股票。這顯示出大量買入,並可能表明對商業戰略的信心。儘管這隻佔公司的1.4%左右,但這筆錢足以表明企業領導人和普通股東之間的關係。
卡丹特值得被盯着嗎?
對於成長型投資者來説,卡丹特的原始盈利增長率是夜間的燈塔。這樣的每股收益增長率是該公司應該感到自豪的,因此,內部人士持有相當大一部分股票也就不足為奇了。快速的增長和自信的內部人士應該足以證明有必要進行進一步的研究,因此它似乎是一隻值得追隨的好股票。我們應該説我們已經發現了卡丹特的1個警告標誌在這裏投資之前你應該意識到這一點。
投資的美妙之處在於,你幾乎可以投資任何你想投資的公司。但如果你更願意關注那些表現出內幕收購的股票,這裏有一份過去三個月內有內幕收購的公司名單。
請注意,本文中討論的內幕交易指的是相關司法管轄區內的應報告交易。
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本文由Simply Wall St.撰寫,具有概括性。我們僅使用不偏不倚的方法提供基於歷史數據和分析師預測的評論,我們的文章並不打算作為財務建議。它不構成買賣任何股票的建議,也沒有考慮你的目標或你的財務狀況。我們的目標是為您帶來由基本面數據驅動的長期重點分析。請注意,我們的分析可能不會將最新的對價格敏感的公司公告或定性材料考慮在內。Simply Wall St.對上述任何一隻股票都沒有持倉。