Quanex Building Products

US · NX #3378 by market cap

18.39 -0.46 -2.44%

Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 516s ago · 2026-10-08 07:22

Pre-market 18.06 -1.79%

After-hours 18.39 0.00%

Market cap: 842.74M
P/E (TTM): 18.96
P/B: 1.13
EPS: -5.43
Div yield: 1.74%
52W pos: 61%

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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed

Fair

Altman Z-Score is 1.83, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.

Revenue annual, last 8 years

Latest year +43.81% YoY

Margins

Gross margin: 27.17%
Operating margin: 6.45%
Net margin: -13.65%

Key ratios & quality

Enterprise value: 1.48B
Altman Z-Score: 1.83

Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.

Income statement

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	889.79M	893.84M	851.57M	1.07B	1.22B	1.13B	1.28B	1.84B
Gross profit	192.76M	199.42M	192.82M	240.61M	268.50M	277.52M	305.62M	499.23M
Selling & admin expenses	103.76M	101.29M	89.71M	115.97M	117.11M	123.96M	190.47M	277.26M
Research & development	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating profit	37.18M	48.54M	55.89M	81.91M	111.28M	110.70M	54.83M	118.52M
Pretax profit	25.75M	-35.95M	50.30M	80.09M	109.76M	97.05M	42.08M	-242.59M
Tax	-800.00K	10.78M	11.80M	23.11M	21.43M	14.55M	9.02M	8.21M
Net profit	26.55M	-46.73M	38.50M	56.98M	88.34M	82.50M	33.06M	-250.81M
Basic EPS	1	-1	1	2	3	3	1	-5
Diluted EPS	0.76	-1.42	1.17	1.70	2.66	2.50	0.90	-5.43

Line item	2025-04	2025-07	2025-10	2026-01	2026-04	2026-07
Revenue	452.48M	495.27M	489.85M	409.09M	462.37M	501.85M
Gross profit	131.38M	137.97M	137.56M	98.53M	117.79M	141.47M
Selling & admin expenses	70.33M	71.27M	69.01M	71.43M	74.43M	70.84M
Research & development	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating profit	41.86M	32.82M	42.92M	2.85M	18.71M	46.49M
Pretax profit	26.82M	-284.20M	34.72M	-3.90M	7.12M	34.42M
Tax	6.31M	-8.19M	15.15M	173.00K	3.77M	7.92M
Net profit	20.52M	-276.01M	19.57M	-4.07M	3.35M	26.50M
Basic EPS	0	-6	0	0	0	1
Diluted EPS	0.44	-6.04	0.43	-0.09	0.07	0.58

Balance sheet

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total current assets	191.04M	190.33M	207.31M	249.05M	280.67M	273.60M	611.27M	573.78M
Cash & ST investments	29.00M	30.87M	51.62M	40.06M	55.09M	58.47M	97.74M	76.02M
Inventory	70.73M	67.16M	61.18M	92.53M	120.89M	97.96M	275.55M	254.12M
Total assets	743.21M	645.11M	691.59M	717.32M	724.62M	831.14M	2.32B	1.97B
Total current liabilities	102.36M	109.75M	130.24M	158.00M	139.84M	134.66M	272.87M	281.55M
Short-term debt	1.22M	746.00K	8.15M	9.04M	8.77M	9.59M	38.22M	43.01M
Long-term debt	209.33M	156.41M	116.73M	52.09M	29.63M	66.44M	737.20M	665.27M
Total liabilities	347,992,000.00	314,923,000.00	335,826,000.00	297,541,000.00	259,782,000.00	285,589,000.00	1,309,042,000.00	1,242,054,000.00
Total equity	395.22M	330.19M	355.76M	419.78M	464.84M	545.55M	1.01B	726.18M
Retained earnings	243.90M	185.70M	213.52M	259.72M	337.46M	409.32M	430.41M	164.71M

Line item	2025-04	2025-07	2025-10	2026-01	2026-04	2026-07
Total current assets	588.48M	583.32M	573.78M	568.67M	604.43M	602.28M
Cash & ST investments	62.63M	66.27M	76.02M	62.31M	63.67M	62.09M
Inventory	279.48M	272.22M	254.12M	270.60M	278.05M	276.40M
Total assets	2.31B	1.97B	1.97B	1.98B	1.99B	1.97B
Total current liabilities	244.37M	264.69M	281.55M	245.84M	265.12M	269.91M
Short-term debt	40.31M	41.56M	43.01M	45.32M	45.46M	45.37M
Long-term debt	746.39M	695.61M	665.27M	678.64M	678.93M	636.81M
Total liabilities	1,306,603,000.00	1,255,286,000.00	1,242,054,000.00	1,247,809,000.00	1,265,817,000.00	1,223,247,000.00
Total equity	1.00B	717.39M	726.18M	730.35M	727.36M	745.44M
Retained earnings	428.48M	148.80M	164.71M	156.96M	156.64M	179.47M

Cash flow

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	104.61M	96.37M	100.80M	78.59M	97.97M	147.05M	88.81M	164.90M
Depreciation & amortization	51.82M	49.59M	47.23M	42.73M	40.11M	42.87M	60.33M	103.44M
Free cash flow	78.13M	71.49M	75.07M	54.58M	64.84M	109.66M	51.73M	102.26M
Dividends paid	-7.02M	-10.64M	-10.53M	-10.78M	-10.60M	-10.64M	-11.97M	-14.89M
Stock buybacks / issuance	-27.29M	-6.26M	-3.61M	5.09M	-5.91M	-4.38M	573.00K	-32.15M
Ending cash balance	29.00M	30.87M	51.62M	40.06M	55.09M	58.47M	103.00M	78.12M

Line item	2025-04	2025-07	2025-10	2026-01	2026-04	2026-07
Operating cash flow	28.50M	60.66M	88.25M	-20.21M	18.92M	58.55M
Depreciation & amortization	19.19M	33.88M	25.63M	24.25M	24.65M	24.14M
Free cash flow	13.58M	46.20M	66.61M	-31.50M	7.89M	47.81M
Dividends paid	-3.74M	-3.68M	-3.66M	-3.64M	-3.64M	-3.64M
Stock buybacks / issuance	-23.71M	-2.05M	-2.90M	0	0	-1.71M
Ending cash balance	64.80M	67.93M	78.12M	64.64M	65.98M	64.22M

Returns & efficiency

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROE %	6.57	-12.90	11.22	14.69	19.97	16.33	4.25	-28.88
ROA %	3.47	-6.74	5.76	8.09	12.25	10.61	2.10	-11.70
ROIC %	5.50	-7.28	8.39	11.18	16.76	14.69	3.74	-12.10
5-year avg ROE %	4.38	0.40	1.86	4.90	7.93	9.87	13.29	5.27
EBIT margin %	4.11	-2.94	6.52	7.71	9.20	9.30	4.90	-10.16
FCF / sales %	8.78	8.00	8.82	5.09	5.31	9.70	4.05	5.56
Current ratio	1.87	1.73	1.59	1.58	2.01	2.03	2.24	2.04
Quick ratio	1.10	1.04	1.07	0.94	1.08	1.22	1.10	1.00
Debt / assets	28.33	24.36	24.55	14.85	12.10	14.00	38.49	43.38
LT debt / equity	52.97	47.37	45.42	23.22	16.98	19.58	84.57	111.64
Interest coverage	3.29	-2.73	10.59	32.66	43.89	12.93	3.04	-3.35
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	11.29	-1.25	-0.58	6.41	10.97	9.91	6.03	14.58
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	18.17	--	27.25	28.98	--	28.93	-16.60	--
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	28.17	12.58	18.41	-11.27	-3.20	13.47	-1.77	16.40

Line item	2025-04	2025-07	2025-10	2026-01	2026-04	2026-07
ROE %	2.18	-43.35	-28.88	-28.19	-29.75	6.20
ROA %	1.08	-19.98	-11.70	-11.43	-11.96	2.30
ROIC %	4.01	-19.85	-12.10	-12.01	-12.80	4.77
5-year avg ROE %	--	--	--	--	--	--
EBIT margin %	4.19	-12.76	-10.16	-9.34	-10.46	6.56
FCF / sales %	1.32	1.49	5.56	5.14	4.80	4.87
Current ratio	2.41	2.20	2.04	2.31	2.28	2.23
Quick ratio	1.08	1.01	1.00	1.02	1.06	1.05
Debt / assets	40.14	44.38	43.38	45.12	44.62	42.79
LT debt / equity	88.49	116.23	111.64	116.01	116.02	106.93
Interest coverage	1.46	-3.91	-3.35	-3.20	-3.73	2.45
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--

✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed

Diversified

Hardware Solutions is the largest reported line at 44.02% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
No single line clears half of revenue; Extruded Solutions is next at 35.73%, spreading the business across more than one real driver.

Revenue breakdown most recent period

Business

Hardware Solutions44.02%

Extruded Solutions35.73%

Custom Solutions22.12%

Quote time 2026-10-08 07:22:15 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.