Quanex Building Products Corporation NX R2K
Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes components for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the building products industry in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, and internationally. It offers 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. The company also solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and commercial access solutions. It sells its products through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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PROS
- Compounding revenue at 14.6% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -128.0% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NX Quanex Building Products Corporation R2K | 18.61 | - | $854.91M | 1.72% | -11.07% | -28.19% | 14.58% | -127.97% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 214.21M | 239.82M | - | 196.81M | 218.20M | 238.46M | - | 196.60M | 187.47M | 212.10M | - | 230.15M | 270.36M | 279.88M | - | 267.04M | 322.89M | 324.04M | - | 261.92M | 273.54M | 299.64M | 239.16M | 266.20M | 280.35M | 400.04M | 452.48M | 495.27M | 489.85M | 409.09M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 307.73M | 321.10M | 357.31M | 352.28M | 310.56M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.32M | 131.38M | 137.97M | 137.56M | 98.53M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91.39M | 89.53M | 105.15M | 94.64M | 95.67M |
| Operating Income | 16.77M | -2.14M | 10.56M | 19.93M | 8.01M | -3.84M | 4.62M | 17.35M | 16.23M | -596.00K | 7.77M | 16.83M | 11.70M | -2.45M | -19.36M | 19.11M | -23.72M | 1.98M | 8.89M | 16.56M | 27.83M | 11.84M | 21.38M | 21.56M | 27.09M | 14.13M | 34.55M | 34.03M | 28.57M | 4.40M | 29.34M | 37.46M | 7.92M | 20.64M | 23.44M | 926.00K | 41.86M | 32.82M | 42.92M | 2.85M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.99M | 59.95M | -236.10M | 73.82M | 32.72M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.19M | 13.94M | 14.22M | 13.47M | 12.37M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -19.93M | 26.82M | -284.20M | 34.72M | -3.90M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -5.05M | 6.31M | -8.19M | 15.15M | 173.00K |
| Net Income | - | -7.25M | - | - | - | -3.73M | - | - | - | 4.95M | 4.14M | 10.75M | 6.72M | -3.65M | -23.97M | 11.84M | - | 10.00K | 5.50M | 10.83M | - | 7.85M | 14.55M | 13.68M | - | 11.24M | 26.52M | 25.91M | - | 1.91M | 21.51M | 31.70M | 6.25M | 15.38M | 25.35M | -14.88M | 20.52M | -276.01M | 19.57M | -4.07M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.29 | -0.21 | 0.11 | -0.12 | 0.16 | -0.11 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.19 | -0.11 | -0.73 | 0.36 | -0.94 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.06 | 0.65 | 0.96 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.77 | -0.32 | 0.44 | -6.04 | 0.43 | -0.09 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.22B | 1.13B | 1.28B | 1.84B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 953.00M | 853.06M | 972.24M | 1.34B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 268.50M | 277.52M | 305.62M | 499.23M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 157.22M | 166.82M | 250.80M | 380.70M |
| Operating Income | -179.10M | 37.30M | 16.48M | -8.86M | -18.82M | 14.28M | 24.68M | 36.35M | 33.94M | 35.70M | -26.43M | 55.27M | - | 111.28M | 110.70M | 54.83M | 118.52M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 152.43M | 148.05M | 123.00M | -83.34M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.56M | 8.14M | 20.59M | 55.81M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.76M | 97.05M | 42.08M | -242.59M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.43M | 14.54M | 9.02M | 8.21M |
| Net Income | -137.09M | 23.10M | 9.07M | -16.53M | -11.70M | 29.23M | 16.09M | -1.86M | 18.68M | 26.55M | -46.73M | 38.50M | - | 88.34M | 82.50M | 33.06M | -250.81M |
| Diluted EPS | -3.67 | 0.61 | 0.24 | -0.45 | -0.32 | 0.78 | 0.47 | -0.05 | 0.54 | 0.76 | -1.42 | 1.17 | - | 2.66 | 2.50 | 0.90 | -5.43 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 14.58% |
| 1 Year: | 2.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -127.97% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +13.37% |
| 6 Months: | +49.94% |
| 3 Months: | -8.93% |
| 1 Month: | -4.52% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 543.60M | 591.25M | 584.93M | 589.54M | 571.82M | 517.11M | 565.52M | 780.35M | 773.88M | 743.21M | 645.11M | 691.59M | - | 724.62M | 831.14M | 2.32B | 1.97B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 280.67M | 273.60M | 611.27M | 573.77M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 66.87M | 123.50M | 187.18M | 89.62M | 71.25M | 49.73M | 120.38M | 23.12M | 25.53M | 17.45M | 29.00M | 30.87M | 51.62M | - | 55.09M | 58.47M | 97.74M | 76.02M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120.89M | 97.96M | 275.55M | 254.12M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95.85M | 97.87M | 191.98M | 202.55M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 149.82M | 147.70M | 167.71M | 155.62M | 96.19M | 170.22M | 412.52M | 367.03M | 347.99M | 314.92M | 335.83M | - | 259.78M | 285.59M | 1.31B | 1.24B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 114.79M | 104.75M | 127.81M | 121.87M | 74.28M | 88.25M | 114.13M | 106.45M | 102.36M | 109.75M | 130.24M | - | 139.84M | 134.66M | 272.87M | 281.55M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 1.67M | 1.40M | - | 785.00K | 50.50M | 265.85M | 220.66M | 195.00M | 142.50M | - | - | 29.63M | 66.44M | 737.20M | 665.27M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87.69M | 116.39M | 892.98M | 853.73M |
| Total Equity | 547.83M | 422.53M | 441.43M | 437.23M | 421.83M | 416.19M | 420.92M | 395.30M | 368.68M | 407.69M | 395.22M | 330.19M | 355.76M | - | 464.83M | 545.55M | 1.01B | 726.18M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.21M | 37.18M | 51.27M | 51.21M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 60.49M | 89.13M | 52.94M | 26.48M | 43.52M | - | - | - | 79.78M | 104.61M | 96.37M | 100.80M | - | 97.97M | 147.05M | 88.81M | 164.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -14.81M | -15.79M | -135.37M | -41.70M | -59.69M | - | - | - | -32.63M | -26.05M | -23.56M | -25.22M | - | -32.96M | -128.44M | -420.59M | -62.01M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 10.51M | -9.37M | -14.91M | -3.93M | -4.87M | - | - | - | -55.13M | -65.82M | -71.26M | -55.12M | - | -45.88M | -16.15M | 385.16M | -127.48M |
| Capital Expenditure | -15.70M | -14.72M | -25.31M | -42.87M | -37.93M | -33.78M | -29.98M | -37.24M | -34.56M | -26.48M | -24.88M | -25.73M | - | -33.12M | -37.39M | -37.09M | -62.64M |
| Free Cash Flow | 44.80M | 74.41M | 27.63M | -16.39M | 5.59M | - | - | - | 45.21M | 78.13M | 71.49M | 75.07M | - | 64.84M | 109.66M | 51.73M | 102.25M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.12M | 2.46M | 53.37M | -24.59M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 4.27M | 10.08M | 1.28M | 0 | 22.28M | 52.72M | 0 | 0 | 32.03M | 9.55M | 7.23M | 11.18M | 6.60M | 5.59M | 0 | 32.36M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0% | 24.5% | 23.9% | 27.2% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.1% | 9.8% | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2% | 7.3% | 2.6% | -13.6% |
| ROE % | -32.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% | -3.9% | -2.8% | 6.9% | 4.1% | -0.5% | 4.6% | 6.7% | -14.2% | 10.8% | - | 19.0% | 15.1% | 3.3% | -34.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 7.8% | 3.4% | -1.9% | -4.2% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% | -4.9% | 9.8% | - | 19.0% | 15.9% | 2.7% | 7.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.72% | 7.22M | $134.40M |
| 2 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 5.89% | 2.71M | $50.39M |
| 3 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 5.87% | 2.70M | $50.22M |
| 4 | TPG GP A, LLC | 4.47% | 2.05M | $38.24M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.39% | 2.02M | $37.50M |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.11% | 1.89M | $35.15M |
| 7 | Deprince, Race & Zollo, Inc. | 4.02% | 1.84M | $34.32M |
| 8 | Systematic Financial Management, L.P. | 3.87% | 1.78M | $33.06M |
| 9 | State Street Corporation | 3.82% | 1.76M | $32.68M |
| 10 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.79% | 1.74M | $32.41M |
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