Kadant (NYSE:KAI) reported quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.08 by 8.17 percent. This is a 6.64 percent decrease over earnings of $2.41 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $258.030 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $257.849 million by 0.07 percent. This is a 8.11 percent increase over sales of $238.679 million the same period last year.