Quanex Building Products Corporation

DB:4Q2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.1b

Quanex Building Products Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Quanex Building Products has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 34.2%, while the Building industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.9% per year. Quanex Building Products's return on equity is 3.3%, and it has net margins of 2.6%.

Key information

34.2%

Earnings growth rate

34.0%

EPS growth rate

Building Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate6.9%
Return on equity3.3%
Net Margin2.6%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Quanex Building Products makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:4Q2 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 241,278331900
31 Jul 241,081741380
30 Apr 241,100811320
31 Jan 241,108871250
31 Oct 231,131831300
31 Jul 231,143801230
30 Apr 231,167741210
31 Jan 231,216791230
31 Oct 221,222881160
31 Jul 221,206851150
30 Apr 221,162721140
31 Jan 221,109601150
31 Oct 211,072571150
31 Jul 211,036581150
30 Apr 21968551090
31 Jan 2188546960
31 Oct 2085238890
31 Jul 20837-15860
30 Apr 20863-14900
31 Jan 20894-43970
31 Oct 19894-471010
31 Jul 19898-91080
30 Apr 19899-101070
31 Jan 19895181070
31 Oct 18890271030
31 Jul 1887831970
30 Apr 1886830950
31 Jan 1886327990
31 Oct 1786719980
31 Jul 1788413980
30 Apr 17901-11040
31 Jan 1792221110
31 Oct 16928-21100
31 Jul 1687431110
30 Apr 16807131070
31 Jan 1671911930
31 Oct 1564616870
31 Jul 156149850
30 Apr 1560411780
31 Jan 155976790
31 Oct 145958820
31 Jul 145980840
30 Apr 14585-4890
31 Jan 14575-8970

Quality Earnings: 4Q2 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 4Q2's current net profit margins (2.6%) are lower than last year (7.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4Q2 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 34.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 4Q2's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 4Q2 had negative earnings growth (-59.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Building industry average (-9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 4Q2's Return on Equity (3.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/06 00:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/06 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Quanex Building Products Corporation is covered by 12 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter LisnicBaird
Paul BetzBB&T Capital Markets
Reuben GarnerBenchmark Company