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Kadant Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/2/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 8/10/22, at 2:14pm ET · For: 7/2/22 · Accession #: 886346-22-125 · File #: 1-11406

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/10/22  Kadant Inc.                       10-Q        7/02/22   67:7.4M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Kai Form 10Q Q2 2022                                HTML   1.67M 
 2: EX-10.1     Kai Form 10Q Q2 2022 Exhibit 10.1                   HTML     57K 
 3: EX-31.1     Kai Form 10Q Q2 2022 Exhibit 31.1                   HTML     24K 
 4: EX-31.2     Kai Form 10Q Q2 2022 Exhibit 31.2                   HTML     24K 
 5: EX-32       Kai Form 10Q Q2 2022 Exhibit 32                     HTML     22K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     73K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)    HTML    140K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)    HTML     41K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income          HTML    109K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive   HTML     60K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive   HTML     25K 
                Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows      HTML    116K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'   HTML     90K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
19: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'   HTML     22K 
                Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
20: R10         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML    150K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
21: R11         Gain on Sale and Other Expense, Net                 HTML     24K 
22: R12         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     42K 
23: R13         Provision for Income Taxes                          HTML     25K 
24: R14         Short- and Long-Term Obligations                    HTML     45K 
25: R15         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     25K 
26: R16         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items               HTML     67K 
27: R17         Derivatives                                         HTML     63K 
28: R18         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     75K 
                Financial Instruments                                            
29: R19         Business Segment Information                        HTML     83K 
30: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     25K 
31: R21         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     66K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
32: R22         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML    161K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
33: R23         Earnings per Share (Tables)                         HTML     41K 
34: R24         Short- and Long-Term Obligations (Tables)           HTML     32K 
35: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items (Tables)      HTML     68K 
36: R26         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML     61K 
37: R27         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     73K 
                Financial Instruments (Tables)                                   
38: R28         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML     76K 
39: R29         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     53K 
                Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)                        
40: R30         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies - Supplemental Cash Flow                     
                Information (Details)                                            
41: R31         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     30K 
                Accounting Policies - Cash, Cash Equivalents, and                
                Restricted Cash (Details)                                        
42: R32         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     30K 
                Accounting Policies - Inventories (Details)                      
43: R33         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     50K 
                Accounting Policies - Goodwill (Details)                         
44: R34         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     29K 
                Accounting Policies - Warranty Obligations                       
                (Details)                                                        
45: R35         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition Method                 
                and Disaggregation of Revenue by Product Type and                
                Geography (Details)                                              
46: R36         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     25K 
                Accounting Policies - Revenue from Contract with                 
                Customers (Details)                                              
47: R37         Gain on Sale and Other Expense, Net (Details)       HTML     44K 
48: R38         Earnings per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings     HTML     54K 
                Per Share (Details)                                              
49: R39         Earnings per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     25K 
50: R40         Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                HTML     26K 
51: R41         Short- and Long-Term Obligations - Schedule of      HTML     39K 
                Short- and Long-Term Obligations (Details)                       
52: R42         Short- and Long-Term Obligations - Narrative        HTML     84K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R43         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     41K 
54: R44         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items - Components  HTML     60K 
                of AOCI (Details)                                                
55: R45         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items -             HTML     63K 
                Reclassification Out of AOCI (Details)                           
56: R46         Derivatives - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     38K 
57: R47         Derivatives - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R48         Derivatives - Activity in Accumulated Other         HTML     47K 
                Comprehensive Items (Oci) (Details)                              
59: R49         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     54K 
                Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Assets and                 
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
60: R50         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     36K 
                Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and Fair                  
                Value of Debt Obligations (Details)                              
61: R51         Business Segment Information (Details)              HTML     94K 
62: R52         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     23K 
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