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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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 -47.75%, 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 -47.75% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Quanex Building Products Corp. should be less than 10%
- 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.
-11.74%
-0.91
54.85%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.63%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.21
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.62
Tax Ratio
20.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
16.62%
ROE (avg)
12.40%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.19
EV to EBIT
12.06
EV to EBITDA
6.44
EV to Capital Employed
1.11
EV to Sales
0.78
PEG Ratio
0.12
Dividend Yield
122.32%
ROCE (Latest)
9.16%
ROE (Latest)
8.46%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend28What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 509.01
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 164.9 MM
NET SALES(9M)
At USD 1,437.6 MM has Grown at 38.4%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 19.75 MM has Grown at 156.68%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 18.64%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -26.81% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 68.55 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 14 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 35.03 MM
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 27.69 MM has Grown at 49.05%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -28.88%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 106.81 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.44 times
Here's what is working for Quanex Building Products Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 509.01 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 35.03 MM has Grown at 589.47%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 5.08 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 19.75 MM has Grown at 156.68%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 7.69 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 1,437.6 MM has Grown at 38.4%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 164.9 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 68.55 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 14 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 35.03 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 18.64%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -26.81% (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
Here's what is not working for Quanex Building Products Corp.
Interest
At USD 27.69 MM has Grown at 49.05%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 106.81 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.44 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
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