Quanex Build Financials
Quanex Build (NX) reported $1.8B in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 43.8% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
Revenue scale-up improved gross margin, but heavier operating, financing, and balance-sheet burdens displaced accounting profit.
In FY2025, gross margin reached27.2% while operating margin fell to-10.6% , showing that added sales improved product-level economics but were overwhelmed by costs below gross profit. The balance sheet also became more debt-dependent: debt-to-equity rose to 0.9x from72.9% in FY2024, even as total assets edged down to$2.0B .
Accounting profit and cash flow sharply diverged: FY2025 net income was
The company funded a much larger operating footprint without proportionally preserving profitability: capital expenditures increased to
Financial Health Signals
Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →
Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Quanex Build's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.
Quanex Build has an operating margin of -10.5%, meaning the company loses $11 on every $100 of revenue. This results in a profitability score of 29/100. This is down from 4.3% the prior year.
Quanex Build's revenue surged 43.8% year-over-year to $1.8B, reflecting rapid business expansion. This strong growth earns a score of 88/100.
Quanex Build has a moderate D/E ratio of 0.92. This balance of debt and equity financing earns a leverage score of 48/100.
Quanex Build's current ratio of 2.04 indicates adequate short-term liquidity, earning a score of 58/100. The company can meet its near-term obligations, though with limited headroom.
Quanex Build has a free cash flow margin of 5.6%, earning a moderate score of 52/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.
Quanex Build posts a -34.5% return on equity (ROE), meaning it loses $35 for every $100 of shareholders' equity. This results in a returns score of 31/100. This is down from 3.3% the prior year.
Quanex Build scores 1.35, below the 1.81 distress threshold. This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.
Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.
Quanex Build passes 5 of 9 financial strength tests. 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.
Quanex Build reported a net loss of $250.8M while generating $164.9M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.
Quanex Build reported an operating loss of $194.0M against $55.8M in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
Quanex Build generated $1.8B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 43.8% from the prior year.
Quanex Build's EBITDA was -$90.5M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 178.6% from the prior year.
Quanex Build reported -$250.8M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 858.7% from the prior year.
Quanex Build earned -$5.43 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 703.3% from the prior year.
Cash & Balance Sheet
Quanex Build generated $102.3M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 97.7% from the prior year.
Quanex Build held $76.0M in cash against $665.3M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.
Quanex Build paid $0.32 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. That is unchanged from the prior year.
Margins & Returns
Quanex Build's gross margin was 27.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 3.3 percentage points from the prior year.
Quanex Build's operating margin was -10.5% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 14.8 percentage points from the prior year.
Quanex Build's net profit margin was -13.7% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 16.2 percentage points from the prior year.
Quanex Build's ROE was -34.5% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 37.8 percentage points from the prior year.
Capital Allocation
Quanex Build spent $32.4M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.
Quanex Build invested $62.6M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 68.9% from the prior year.
Not reported for fiscal year 2025.
NX Income Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.
| Metric | TTM | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 | FY15 | FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.8B+43.8% | $1.3B+13.0% | $1.1B-7.4% | $1.2B+13.9% | $1.1B+25.9% | $851.6M-4.7% | $893.8M+0.5% | $889.8M+2.7% | $866.6M-6.6% | $928.2M+43.8% | $645.5M+8.4% | $595.4M+7.3% | $554.9M+15.9% | $478.6M-43.6% | $848.3M |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.4B | $1.3B+37.7% | $972.2M+14.0% | $853.1M-10.5% | $953.0M+14.6% | $831.5M+26.2% | $658.8M-5.1% | $694.4M-0.4% | $697.0M+3.6% | $672.5M-5.4% | $710.6M+42.4% | $499.1M+7.4% | $464.6M+10.7% | $419.7M+18.0% | $355.7M-50.1% | $712.1M |
| Gross Profit | $491.8M | $499.2M+63.3% | $305.6M+10.1% | $277.5M+3.4% | $268.5M+11.6% | $240.6M+24.8% | $192.8M-3.3% | $199.4M+3.5% | $192.8M-0.7% | $194.1M-10.8% | $217.5M+48.6% | $146.4M+12.0% | $130.8M-3.2% | $135.1M+9.9% | $122.9M-9.8% | $136.2M |
| SG&A Expenses | $286.1M | $277.3M+45.6% | $190.5M+53.7% | $124.0M+5.8% | $117.1M+1.0% | $116.0M+29.3% | $89.7M-11.4% | $101.3M-2.4% | $103.8M+5.8% | $98.1M-14.6% | $114.9M+32.8% | $86.5M+5.3% | $82.2M-17.0% | $99.0M-1.9% | $100.9M+20.1% | $84.0M |
| Operating Income | -$206.3M | -$194.0M-453.8% | $54.8M-50.5% | $110.7M-0.5% | $111.3M+35.9% | $81.9M+48.1% | $55.3M+309.1% | -$26.4M-174.0% | $35.7M+5.2% | $33.9M-6.6% | $36.4M+47.3% | $24.7M+72.8% | $14.3M+175.9% | -$18.8M-112.4% | -$8.9M-153.8% | $16.5M |
| Interest Expense | $52.1M | $55.8M+171.0% | $20.6M+153.1% | $8.1M+217.9% | $2.6M+1.1% | $2.5M-51.8% | $5.2M-45.6% | $9.6M-13.1% | $11.1M+15.7% | $9.6M-73.7% | $36.5M+3582.9% | $991K+76.3% | $562K-9.5% | $621K+44.1% | $431K-4.0% | $449K |
| Income Tax | $10.9M | $8.2M-9.0% | $9.0M-38.0% | $14.5M-32.1% | $21.4M-7.3% | $23.1M+95.8% | $11.8M+9.5% | $10.8M+1447.0% | -$800K-111.7% | $6.8M+281.1% | -$3.8M-149.9% | $7.5M+37.9% | $5.5M+179.4% | -$6.9M-174.8% | -$2.5M | N/A |
| Net Income | -$257.2M | -$250.8M-858.7% | $33.1M-59.9% | $82.5M-6.6% | $88.3M+55.0% | $57.0M+48.0% | $38.5M+182.4% | -$46.7M-276.0% | $26.6M+42.1% | $18.7M+1105.0% | -$1.9M-111.6% | $16.1M-45.0% | $29.2M+349.8% | -$11.7M+29.2% | -$16.5M-282.4% | $9.1M |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | -$5.43-703.3% | $0.90-64.0% | $2.50-6.0% | $2.66+56.5% | $1.70+45.3% | $1.17+182.4% | -$1.42-286.8% | $0.76+40.7% | $0.54+1180.0% | -$0.05-110.6% | $0.47-39.7% | $0.78+343.8% | -$0.32+28.9% | -$0.45-287.5% | $0.24 |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: R&D Expenses.
TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q3 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.
NX Balance Sheet
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.
| Metric | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 | FY15 | FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2.0B-15.2% | $2.3B+179.1% | $831.1M+14.7% | $724.6M+1.0% | $717.3M+3.7% | $691.6M+7.2% | $645.1M-13.2% | $743.2M-4.0% | $773.9M-0.8% | $780.4M+38.0% | $565.5M+9.4% | $517.1M-9.6% | $571.8M-3.0% | $589.5M+0.8% | $584.9M |
| Current Assets | $573.8M-6.1% | $611.3M+123.4% | $273.6M-2.5% | $280.7M+12.7% | $249.0M+20.1% | $207.3M+8.9% | $190.3M-0.4% | $191.0M-0.4% | $191.8M-6.0% | $204.0M+28.9% | $158.2M-39.2% | $260.4M+10.2% | $236.3M-5.8% | $250.9M+2.4% | $245.1M |
| Cash & Equivalents | $76.0M-22.2% | $97.7M+67.2% | $58.5M+6.1% | $55.1M+37.5% | $40.1M-22.4% | $51.6M+67.2% | $30.9M+6.4% | $29.0M+66.2% | $17.5M-31.6% | $25.5M+10.4% | $23.1M-80.8% | $120.4M+420.6% | $23.1M-67.5% | $71.3M-20.5% | $89.6M |
| Inventory | $254.1M-7.8% | $275.6M+181.3% | $98.0M-19.0% | $120.9M+30.7% | $92.5M+51.2% | $61.2M-8.9% | $67.2M-5.0% | $70.7M-19.2% | $87.5M+3.8% | $84.3M+33.8% | $63.0M+9.9% | $57.4M+37.6% | $41.7M-36.8% | $65.9M+18.0% | $55.8M |
| Accounts Receivable | $205.4M+3.9% | $197.7M+103.2% | $97.3M+1.3% | $96.0M-11.3% | $108.3M+22.7% | $88.3M+6.4% | $82.9M-1.3% | $84.0M+5.8% | $79.4M-5.0% | $83.6M+30.5% | $64.1M+16.1% | $55.2M-7.2% | $59.5M-30.6% | $85.6M+4.5% | $82.0M |
| Goodwill | $271.3M-52.8% | $574.7M+214.1% | $183.0M+32.7% | $137.9M-7.6% | $149.2M+2.1% | $146.2M+0.4% | $145.6M-33.7% | $219.6M-1.2% | $222.2M+2.4% | $217.0M+67.2% | $129.8M+84.0% | $70.5M-1.8% | $71.9M+5.2% | $68.3M-1.6% | $69.4M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.2B-5.1% | $1.3B+358.4% | $285.6M+9.9% | $259.8M-12.7% | $297.5M-11.4% | $335.8M+6.6% | $314.9M-9.5% | $348.0M-5.2% | $367.0M-11.0% | $412.5M+142.3% | $170.2M+77.0% | $96.2M-38.2% | $155.6M-7.2% | $167.7M+13.5% | $147.7M |
| Current Liabilities | $281.5M+3.2% | $272.9M+102.6% | $134.7M-3.7% | $139.8M-11.5% | $158.0M+21.3% | $130.2M+18.7% | $109.8M+7.2% | $102.4M-3.8% | $106.5M-6.7% | $114.1M+29.3% | $88.2M+18.8% | $74.3M-39.1% | $121.9M-4.7% | $127.8M+22.0% | $104.7M |
| Long-Term Debt | $665.3M-9.8% | $737.2M+1009.7% | $66.4M+124.2% | $29.6M-43.1% | $52.1M-55.4% | $116.7M-25.4% | $156.4M-25.3% | $209.3M-4.1% | $218.2M-15.8% | $259.0M+381.7% | $53.8M+9075.3% | $586K-16.4% | $701K-32.1% | $1.0M-21.4% | $1.3M |
| Total Equity | $726.2M-28.2% | $1.0B+85.3% | $545.6M+17.4% | $464.8M+10.7% | $419.8M+18.0% | $355.8M+7.7% | $330.2M-16.5% | $395.2M-3.1% | $407.7M+10.6% | $368.7M-6.7% | $395.3M-6.1% | $420.9M+1.1% | $416.2M-1.3% | $421.8M-3.5% | $437.2M |
| Retained Earnings | $164.7M-61.7% | $430.4M+5.2% | $409.3M+21.3% | $337.5M+29.9% | $259.7M+21.6% | $213.5M+15.0% | $185.7M-23.9% | $243.9M+8.1% | $225.7M+5.4% | $214.0M-3.6% | $222.1M+9.8% | $202.3M+14.0% | $177.5M-8.1% | $193.1M-9.4% | $213.1M |
NX Cash Flow Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.
| Metric | TTM | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 | FY15 | FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $147.6M | $164.9M+85.7% | $88.8M-39.6% | $147.1M+50.1% | $98.0M+24.7% | $78.6M-22.0% | $100.8M+4.6% | $96.4M-7.9% | $104.6M+31.1% | $79.8M-8.7% | $87.3M+30.2% | $67.1M+222.9% | $20.8M-52.3% | $43.5M+64.4% | $26.5M-50.0% | $52.9M |
| Capital Expenditures | $58.4M | $62.6M+68.9% | $37.1M-0.8% | $37.4M+12.9% | $33.1M+38.0% | $24.0M-6.7% | $25.7M+3.4% | $24.9M-6.0% | $26.5M-23.4% | $34.6M-7.2% | $37.2M+24.2% | $30.0M-11.2% | $33.8M-10.9% | $37.9M-11.5% | $42.9M+69.4% | $25.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | $89.2M | $102.3M+97.7% | $51.7M-52.8% | $109.7M+69.1% | $64.8M+18.8% | $54.6M-27.3% | $75.1M+5.0% | $71.5M-8.5% | $78.1M+72.8% | $45.2M-9.7% | $50.1M+35.0% | $37.1M+385.4% | -$13.0M-332.6% | $5.6M+134.1% | -$16.4M-159.3% | $27.6M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$58.1M | -$62.0M+85.3% | -$420.6M-227.5% | -$128.4M-289.7% | -$33.0M-76.2% | -$18.7M+25.8% | -$25.2M-7.1% | -$23.6M+9.6% | -$26.1M+20.2% | -$32.6M | N/A | N/A | N/A | -$59.7M-43.1% | -$41.7M+69.2% | -$135.4M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$87.4M | -$127.5M-133.1% | $385.2M+2484.7% | -$16.2M+64.8% | -$45.9M+36.2% | -$71.9M-30.4% | -$55.1M+22.7% | -$71.3M-8.3% | -$65.8M-19.4% | -$55.1M | N/A | N/A | N/A | -$4.9M-24.0% | -$3.9M+73.7% | -$14.9M |
| Dividends Paid | $14.6M | $14.9M+24.4% | $12.0M+12.5% | $10.6M+0.4% | $10.6M-1.7% | $10.8M+2.3% | $10.5M-1.0% | $10.6M+51.6% | $7.0M+27.3% | $5.5M+0.8% | $5.5M-0.8% | $5.5M-8.0% | $6.0M+1.0% | $5.9M+0.7% | $5.9M-1.5% | $6.0M |
| Share Buybacks | $5.2M | $32.4M | $0-100.0% | $5.6M-15.3% | $6.6M-41.0% | $11.2M+54.6% | $7.2M-24.3% | $9.6M-70.2% | $32.0M | $0 | $0-100.0% | $52.7M+136.6% | $22.3M | $0-100.0% | $1.3M-87.3% | $10.1M |
TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q3 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.
NX Financial Ratios
Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.
| Metric | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 | FY15 | FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.2%+3.3pp | 23.9%-0.6pp | 24.6%+2.6pp | 22.0%-0.5pp | 22.4%-0.2pp | 22.6%+0.3pp | 22.3%+0.7pp | 21.7%-0.7pp | 22.4%-1.0pp | 23.4%+0.8pp | 22.7%+0.7pp | 22.0%-2.4pp | 24.3%-1.3pp | 25.7%+9.6pp | 16.1% |
| Operating Margin | -10.5%-14.8pp | 4.3%-5.5pp | 9.8%+0.7pp | 9.1%+1.5pp | 7.6%+1.1pp | 6.5%+9.4pp | -3.0%-7.0pp | 4.0%+0.1pp | 3.9%0.0pp | 3.9%+0.1pp | 3.8%+1.4pp | 2.4%+5.8pp | -3.4%-1.5pp | -1.8%-3.8pp | 1.9% |
| Net Margin | -13.7%-16.2pp | 2.6%-4.7pp | 7.3%+0.1pp | 7.2%+1.9pp | 5.3%+0.8pp | 4.5%+9.8pp | -5.2%-8.2pp | 3.0%+0.8pp | 2.2%+2.4pp | -0.2%-2.7pp | 2.5%-2.4pp | 4.9%+7.0pp | -2.1%+1.3pp | -3.5%-4.5pp | 1.1% |
| Return on Equity | -34.5%-37.8pp | 3.3%-11.8pp | 15.1%-3.9pp | 19.0%+5.4pp | 13.6%+2.7pp | 10.8%+25.0pp | -14.1%-20.9pp | 6.7%+2.1pp | 4.6%+5.1pp | -0.5%-4.6pp | 4.1%-2.9pp | 7.0%+9.8pp | -2.8%+1.1pp | -3.9%-6.0pp | 2.1% |
| Return on Assets | -12.7%-14.2pp | 1.4%-8.5pp | 9.9%-2.3pp | 12.2%+4.3pp | 7.9%+2.4pp | 5.6%+12.8pp | -7.2%-10.8pp | 3.6%+1.2pp | 2.4%+2.6pp | -0.2%-3.1pp | 2.9%-2.8pp | 5.7%+7.7pp | -2.1%+0.8pp | -2.8%-4.3pp | 1.6% |
| Current Ratio | 2.04-0.2x | 2.24+0.2x | 2.030.0x | 2.01+0.4x | 1.580.0x | 1.59-0.1x | 1.73-0.1x | 1.87+0.1x | 1.800.0x | 1.790.0x | 1.79-1.7x | 3.51+1.6x | 1.940.0x | 1.96-0.4x | 2.34 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.92+0.2x | 0.73+0.6x | 0.12+0.1x | 0.06-0.1x | 0.12-0.2x | 0.33-0.1x | 0.47-0.1x | 0.530.0x | 0.54-0.2x | 0.70+0.6x | 0.14+0.1x | 0.000.0x | 0.000.0x | 0.000.0x | 0.00 |
| FCF Margin | 5.6%+1.5pp | 4.0%-5.7pp | 9.7%+4.4pp | 5.3%+0.2pp | 5.1%-3.7pp | 8.8%+0.8pp | 8.0%-0.8pp | 8.8%+3.6pp | 5.2%-0.2pp | 5.4%-0.4pp | 5.8%+7.9pp | -2.2%-3.2pp | 1.0%+4.4pp | -3.4%-6.7pp | 3.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Quanex Build's annual revenue?
Quanex Build (NX) reported $1.8B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 43.8% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is Quanex Build's revenue growing?
Quanex Build (NX) revenue grew by 43.8% year-over-year, from $1.3B to $1.8B in fiscal year 2025.
Is Quanex Build profitable?
No, Quanex Build (NX) reported a net income of -$250.8M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -13.7%.
What is Quanex Build's EBITDA?
Quanex Build (NX) had EBITDA of -$90.5M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
How much debt does Quanex Build have?
As of fiscal year 2025, Quanex Build (NX) had $76.0M in cash and equivalents against $665.3M in long-term debt.
What is Quanex Build's gross margin?
Quanex Build (NX) had a gross margin of 27.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is Quanex Build's operating margin?
Quanex Build (NX) had an operating margin of -10.5% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is Quanex Build's net profit margin?
Quanex Build (NX) had a net profit margin of -13.7% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
Does Quanex Build pay dividends?
Yes, Quanex Build (NX) paid $0.32 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.
What is Quanex Build's return on equity (ROE)?
Quanex Build (NX) has a return on equity of -34.5% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is Quanex Build's free cash flow?
Quanex Build (NX) generated $102.3M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 97.7% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is Quanex Build's operating cash flow?
Quanex Build (NX) generated $164.9M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are Quanex Build's total assets?
Quanex Build (NX) had $2.0B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.
What are Quanex Build's capital expenditures?
Quanex Build (NX) invested $62.6M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
What is Quanex Build's current ratio?
Quanex Build (NX) had a current ratio of 2.04 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.
What is Quanex Build's debt-to-equity ratio?
Quanex Build (NX) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is Quanex Build's return on assets (ROA)?
Quanex Build (NX) had a return on assets of -12.7% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is Quanex Build's Altman Z-Score?
Quanex Build (NX) has an Altman Z-Score of 1.35, placing it in the Distress Zone (elevated bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is Quanex Build's Piotroski F-Score?
Quanex Build (NX) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are Quanex Build's earnings high quality?
Quanex Build (NX) reported a net loss of $250.8M while generating $164.9M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Can Quanex Build cover its interest payments?
Quanex Build (NX) reported an operating loss of $194.0M against $55.8M in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is Quanex Build?
Quanex Build (NX) scores 51 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its operating companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, Returns), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.