Kadant (NYSE:KAI) reported quarterly earnings of $2.84 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.09 by 35.89 percent. This is a 35.24 percent increase over earnings of $2.10 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $282.000 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $274.895 million by 2.58 percent. This is a 17.89 percent increase over sales of $239.210 million the same period last year.