Quanex Building Products Corporation

$18.76

-0.90%

N/A-$0.17

Basic Materials

Construction Materials

NYSE

Active Trading

Quanex Building Products Corporation, along with its various subsidiaries, operates as a comprehensive global supplier specializing in components for the fenestration sector ...

Key Metrics of NX

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$861.61M

ROCE

6.5%

EV / EBITDA

9.07x

+18.0% YoY

FCF Yield

10.5%

-5.0% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

93.7d

Current Ratio

2.23

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Key Metrics

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Valuation trend

Valuation trend table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Market CapTotal market value of all shares outstanding.	$713.65M	$732.34M	$881.19M	$1.06B	$656.08M	$861.61M
Enterprise ValueCompany value including debt and cash adjustments.	$780.09M	$764.94M	$939.10M	$1.85B	$1.43B	$1.64B
EV / SalesHow many dollars investors pay per dollar of sales.	0.73x	0.63x	0.83x	1.45x	0.78x	0.88x
EV / EBITDAValuation multiple versus operating earnings before non-cash charges.	6.22x	5.02x	6.34x	15.07x	-17.20x	9.07x
Net Debt / EBITDALeverage ratio using net debt divided by EBITDA.	0.53	0.21	0.39	6.47	-9.33	4.31

Returns + ROCE gauge

ROCE latest

6.5%

Prev year -11.5%

Returns + ROCE gauge table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
ROEProfit generated from shareholders' equity.	13.6%	19.0%	15.1%	3.3%	-34.5%	6.2%
ROAProfit generated from total assets.	7.9%	12.2%	9.9%	1.4%	-12.7%	2.3%
ROICReturn generated on invested operating capital.	10.6%	15.6%	12.9%	2.4%	-11.5%	3.8%
ROCEOperating return on long-term capital used.	14.6%	19.0%	15.9%	2.7%	-11.5%	6.5%
Earnings YieldEarnings as a percentage of market value.	8.0%	12.1%	9.4%	3.1%	-38.2%	5.3%

Cash flow quality

Cash flow quality table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FCFFCash flow available to all capital providers.	$56.38M	$66.90M	$116.58M	$67.90M	$159.96M	$112.71M
FCFECash flow available to equity holders after debt flows.	$-11.10M	$36.89M	$109.09M	$456.77M	$23.21M	$75.22M
FCF YieldFree cash flow divided by market capitalization.	7.6%	8.9%	12.4%	4.9%	15.6%	10.5%
Income QualityHow well accounting earnings are backed by cash flow.	1.38	1.11	1.78	2.69	-0.66	3.21
Capex / OCFShare of operating cash flow spent on capital expenditures.	30.5%	33.8%	25.4%	41.8%	38.0%	37.6%

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
DSOAverage days to collect cash from customers.	36.9d	28.7d	34.1d	58.2d	40.8d	42.1d
DIOAverage days inventory stays before being sold.	40.6d	46.3d	41.9d	103.4d	69.3d	95.5d
DPOAverage days the company takes to pay suppliers.	38.1d	29.8d	31.8d	46.7d	35.8d	43.9d
Operating CycleTime from buying inventory to collecting receivables.	77.5d	75.0d	76.0d	161.6d	110.1d	137.6d
Cash Conversion CycleNet days cash is tied in operations.	39.4d	45.2d	44.2d	114.9d	74.3d	93.7d

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: —

Market Cap

$861.61M

ROE

6.2%

FCF Yield

10.5%

Current Ratio

2.23

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