Quanex Building Products Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Building Products
  • ISIN: US7476191041
USD
13.66
-0.04 (-0.29%)
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Quanex Building Products Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 12.40%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.21 times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 17.08% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jul 25
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 28.16 MM has Grown at 1,440.37%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 82.13 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -43.35%
5
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -52.81%, its profits have fallen by -74%
6
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 1.22% over the previous quarter.
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -52.81% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Quanex Building Products Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Quanex Building Products Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Quanex Building Products Corp.
-53.82%
-1.01
54.32%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.21
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.69
Tax Ratio
20.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
35.47%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
16.62%
ROE (avg)
12.40%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
46
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.97
EV to EBIT
24.48
EV to EBITDA
11.17
EV to Capital Employed
0.98
EV to Sales
1.04
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
81.72%
ROCE (Latest)
4.01%
ROE (Latest)
2.10%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

23What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 20 MM has Grown at 245.41%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.77% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 495.27 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 66.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 28.19 MM

-18What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At USD 28.16 MM has Grown at 1,440.37%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 82.13 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -43.35%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 112.56 %

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -6.04

Here's what is working for Quanex Building Products Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 20 MM has Grown at 245.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 5.79 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 28.19 MM has Grown at 446.03%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 5.16 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 495.27 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 495.27 MM has Grown at 21.91%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 406.26 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 66.7 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 28.19 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.77% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 33.88 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Depreciation
At USD 33.88 MM has Grown at 76.54%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Quanex Building Products Corp.
Interest
At USD 28.16 MM has Grown at 1,440.37%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 82.13 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD -6.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 112.56 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)