Quanex Building Products Corporation
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PositoAI's own ratios from Quanex Building Products Corporation's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Industrials companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Growth Efficiency Ratio: Sales grew 50% in 3 years, but profit fell: $55 less profit per $100 of extra sales. Lower than 90% of Industrials companies in United States.
- Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 82% of its market value (net debt). Lower than 86% of Industrials companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Oct 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
2.9×Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 2.9 times.
Higher than 55% of Industrials companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$17For every $100 of sales, $17 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $11 tied up three years earlier.
Less money tied up than 68% of Industrials companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
2/3 · 0/3Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 0 of 3.
Less steady than 79% of Industrials companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
−$55Sales grew 50% in 3 years, but profit fell: $55 less profit per $100 of extra sales.
Lower than 90% of Industrials companies in United States.
Asset Productivity Ratio
+50% / +172%In 3 years sales changed by +50% while total assets changed by +172%. Assets grew faster than sales.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
6.0×Debt due within a year is covered 6.0 times by its yearly operating cash.
Higher than 60% of Industrials companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−82%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 82% of its market value (net debt).
Lower than 86% of Industrials companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
58%Of every $100 the company owns, $58 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
Less tangible than 75% of Industrials companies in United States.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
NegativeGoodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.
Less tangible than 77% of Industrials companies in United States.
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)
Quanex Building Products Corporation owes $0.62 for every $1 it owns. Quanex Building Products Corporation made a loss in the year to Oct 2025, after a profit the year before.
Compared with Industrials companies in United States · latest annual results Oct 2025.
P/E ratio
21.3Investors pay $21.3 for every $1 of Quanex Building Products Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 65% of Industrials companies in United States.
P/B ratio
1.27The share price is 1.27 times Quanex Building Products Corporation's book value per share, lower than 76% of Industrials companies in United States.
Market cap
$946 MThe total market value of all of Quanex Building Products Corporation's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 57% of Industrials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$745 MWhat Quanex Building Products Corporation would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (31 Jul 2026).
Book value per share
$16.27Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $20.65 is 1.3 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
6.2%Quanex Building Products Corporation earned 6.2% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 54% of Industrials companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.62×Quanex Building Products Corporation owes $0.62 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 60% of Industrials companies in United States.
Dividend yield
1.60%Quanex Building Products Corporation pays 1.60% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 59% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in United States.
Revenue growth
+44%Revenue rose 44% in the year to Oct 2025, and grew 15% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
LossQuanex Building Products Corporation made a loss in the year to Oct 2025, after a profit the year before.
Profit margin
-13.6%Quanex Building Products Corporation lost $14 for every $100 of revenue.
Interest cover
2.1×Quanex Building Products Corporation's operating profit covered its interest costs 2.1 times in the year to Oct 2025.
Cash vs debt
Net debtQuanex Building Products Corporation had $778 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Oct 2025.
Questions
What is Quanex Building Products Corporation's P/E ratio?
Investors pay $21.3 for every $1 of Quanex Building Products Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 65% of Industrials companies in United States.
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Quanex Building Products Corporation: $946 M ÷ $745 M (31 Jul 2026) = 1.3.
What is Quanex Building Products Corporation's return on equity?
Quanex Building Products Corporation earned 6.2% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 54% of Industrials companies in United States.
How much does Quanex Building Products Corporation owe compared with what it owns?
Quanex Building Products Corporation owes $0.62 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 60% of Industrials companies in United States.
Does Quanex Building Products Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. Quanex Building Products Corporation pays 1.60% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 59% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in United States.
Is Quanex Building Products Corporation's revenue growing?
Revenue rose 44% in the year to Oct 2025, and grew 15% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.