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Quanex Building Products CORP
NX
$859M
Mkt Cap
$18.60
+1.86%
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 8.2%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a market capitalization of $854M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 1.71%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.60%.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) operates in the Rolling Drawing & Extruding Of Nonferrous Metals industry, within the Materials sector.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) reported annual revenue of $1.8 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a net profit margin of -13.6%. The company is currently unprofitable.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) generated $102 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
Table of Contents PART I Our Company Quanex was incorporated in Delaware on December 12, 2007, as Quanex Building Products Corporation. We currently manufacture and distribute components for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the building products industry, including window, door, solar, refrigeration, custom mixing, building access, and cabinetry markets. Examples of components include energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, precision-formed metal and wood products, window and door seals, and window and door hardware. In addition, we provide certain other components and products, which include solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and commercial access solutions. We use cost-effective production processes and engineering expertise to provide our customers with specialized products for their specific applications.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.1B |
| Net Income | -257M | -251M | 33M | 83M | 88M | 57M |
| EPS | $-5.60 | $-5.43 | $0.90 | $2.50 | $2.66 | $1.70 |
| Free Cash Flow | 89M | 102M | 52M | 110M | 65M | 55M |
| ROIC | -10.0% | -16.0% | 3.9% | 18.9% | 20.5% | 13.6% |
| Gross Margin | - | 27.2% | 23.9% | 24.5% | 22.0% | 22.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.33 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| Operating Income | -206M | -194M | 55M | 111M | 111M | 82M |
| Operating Margin | -11.1% | -10.6% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% | 7.6% |
| ROE | -35.4% | -28.9% | 4.2% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 14.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 46M | 46M | 37M | 33M | 33M | 34M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 595M | 646M | 928M | 867M | 890M | 894M | 852M | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.3B | 1.8B | 1.9B |
| Gross Margin | 22.0% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 21.7% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 23.9% | 27.2% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 82M | 87M | 115M | 98M | 104M | 101M | 90M | 116M | 117M | 124M | 190M | 277M | 286M |
| EBIT | 14M | 25M | 36M | 34M | 36M | -26M | 55M | 82M | 111M | 111M | 55M | -194M | -206M |
| Op. Margin | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | -3.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 4.3% | -10.6% | -11.1% |
| Net Income | 29M | 16M | -1.9M | 19M | 27M | -47M | 38M | 57M | 88M | 83M | 33M | -251M | -257M |
| Net Margin | 4.9% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 2.2% | 3.0% | -5.2% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 2.6% | -13.6% | -13.9% |
| Non-Recurring | -81K | -495K | 13M | 3.0M | 1.6M | 74M | 622K | -3.0M | -109K | -278K | 5.2M | 312M | 1.4M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 2.6% | 4.6% | 7.0% | 4.6% | 6.1% | -8.8% | 9.8% | 13.6% | 20.5% | 18.9% | 3.9% | -16.0% | -10.0% |
| ROE | 7.0% | 3.9% | -0.5% | 4.8% | 6.6% | -12.9% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 20.0% | 16.3% | 4.2% | -28.9% | -35.4% |
| ROA | 5.4% | 3.0% | -0.3% | 2.4% | 3.5% | -6.7% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 2.1% | -11.7% | -12.9% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 21M | 67M | 87M | 80M | 105M | 96M | 101M | 79M | 98M | 147M | 89M | 165M | 148M |
| Free Cash Flow | -13M | 37M | 50M | 45M | 78M | 71M | 75M | 55M | 65M | 110M | 52M | 102M | 89M |
| Owner Earnings | -17M | 28M | 28M | 17M | 51M | 45M | 53M | 34M | 56M | 102M | 26M | 58M | 35M |
| CapEx | 34M | 30M | 37M | 35M | 26M | 25M | 26M | 24M | 33M | 37M | 37M | 63M | 58M |
| Maint. CapEx | 34M | 35M | 53M | 57M | 52M | 50M | 47M | 43M | 40M | 43M | 60M | 103M | 108M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 34M | 35M | 53M | 57M | 52M | 50M | 47M | 43M | 40M | 43M | 60M | 103M | 108M |
| CapEx/OCF | 162.6% | 44.7% | 43.1% | 43.3% | 25.3% | 25.8% | 25.5% | 30.5% | 33.8% | 25.4% | 41.8% | 38.0% | 39.6% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 6.0M | 5.5M | 5.5M | 5.5M | 7.0M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 12M | 15M | 15M |
| Dividend Yield | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Share Buybacks | 22M | 53M | 0 | 0 | 32M | 9.6M | 7.2M | 11M | 6.6M | 5.6M | 0 | 32M | 5.2M |
| Buyback Yield | 3.5% | 9.1% | N/A | N/A | 6.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.7% | N/A | 4.7% | 0.6% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 3.9M | 4.3M | 6.1M | 5.2M | 1.9M | 2.0M | 879K | 2.0M | 2.3M | 2.5M | 3.0M | 3.7M | 4.3M |
| Debt Repayment | 175K | 1.0M | 2.2M | 2.7M | 1.8M | 1.5M | 1.0M | 680K | 1.7M | 2.6M | 296M | 4.0M | 4.0M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -119M | 30M | 251M | 224M | 167M | 112M | 66M | 13M | -24M | 10M | 665M | 617M | 907M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 120M | 23M | 26M | 17M | 29M | 31M | 52M | 40M | 55M | 58M | 98M | 76M | 64M |
| Long-Term Debt | 785K | 51M | 266M | 221M | 195M | 143M | 117M | 52M | 30M | 66M | 737M | 665M | 679M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 1.33 |
| Interest Coverage | 25.4 | 24.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | -2.7 | 10.5 | 32.4 | 43.5 | 13.6 | 2.7 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| Equity | 421M | 395M | 369M | 408M | 395M | 330M | 356M | 420M | 465M | 546M | 1.0B | 726M | 727M |
| Total Assets | 517M | 566M | 780M | 774M | 743M | 645M | 692M | 717M | 725M | 831M | 2.3B | 2.0B | 2.0B |
| Total Liabilities | 96M | 170M | 413M | 367M | 348M | 315M | 336M | 298M | 260M | 286M | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.3B |
| Intangibles | 70M | 121M | 154M | 140M | 122M | 107M | 93M | 82M | 65M | 74M | 598M | 549M | 533M |
| Retained Earnings | 202M | 222M | 214M | 226M | 244M | 186M | 214M | 260M | 337M | 409M | 430M | 165M | 157M |
| Working Capital | 186M | 70M | 90M | 85M | 89M | 81M | 77M | 91M | 141M | 139M | 338M | 292M | 339M |
| Current Assets | 260M | 158M | 204M | 192M | 191M | 190M | 207M | 249M | 281M | 274M | 611M | 574M | 604M |
| Current Liabilities | 74M | 88M | 114M | 106M | 102M | 110M | 130M | 158M | 140M | 135M | 273M | 282M | 265M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.78 | 0.47 | -0.05 | 0.54 | 0.76 | -1.42 | 1.17 | 1.70 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 0.90 | -5.43 | -5.60 |
| Owner EPS | -0.45 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.60 | 1.01 | 1.67 | 3.08 | 0.70 | 1.25 | 0.76 |
| Book Value | 11.23 | 11.54 | 9.92 | 11.78 | 11.31 | 10.03 | 10.81 | 12.52 | 14.00 | 16.53 | 27.52 | 15.72 | 15.84 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.55 | 1.96 | 2.35 | 2.31 | 2.99 | 2.93 | 3.06 | 2.34 | 2.95 | 4.46 | 2.42 | 3.57 | -3.24 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Shares Out. | 37.5M | 34.2M | 37.2M | 34.6M | 34.9M | 32.9M | 32.9M | 33.5M | 33.2M | 33.0M | 36.7M | 46.2M | 45.9M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 21.6 | 36.1 | N/A | 36.4 | 17.8 | N/A | 14.7 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 32.8 | N/A | -3.3 |
| P/FCF | N/A | 15.6 | 10.3 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 9.6 |
| EV/EBIT | 27.5 | 24.0 | 20.5 | 26.4 | 17.6 | N/A | 10.5 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 30.6 | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Price/Sales | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| FCF Yield | -2.1% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 6.7% | 16.5% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 4.8% | 14.9% | 10.4% |
| Market Cap | 633M | 581M | 516M | 680M | 474M | 569M | 566M | 654M | 707M | 841M | 1.1B | 685M | 854M |
| Avg. Price | 15.96 | 16.82 | 16.15 | 17.86 | 16.65 | 15.01 | 14.46 | 22.43 | 20.94 | 23.67 | 30.35 | 20.20 | 18.60 |
| Year-End Price | 16.88 | 16.95 | 13.89 | 19.65 | 13.55 | 17.29 | 17.21 | 19.51 | 21.28 | 25.50 | 29.51 | 14.83 | 18.60 |
Quanex Building Products CORP passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 8.3x vs a median of 9.1x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 8.2% with a gross margin of 24.0%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 2.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -4.0%.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. This indicates moderate leverage.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-5.43 in its most recent fiscal year.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a return on equity (ROE) of -28.9%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a 5-year average gross margin of 24.0%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for Quanex Building Products CORP (NX), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) has a book value per share of $15.72, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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