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Stock Expert AI presents
NX
Quanex Building Products Corporation
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Quanex Building Products Corporation. What it actually does.

Provides flexible insulating glass spacers for windows and doors. Manufactures extruded vinyl profiles for fenestration applications. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1980
7,071 employees
$990.7M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
60%NA Engineered Components
NA Engineered ComponentsEU Engineered Components 21%NA Cabinet Components 18%
60% of all revenue comes from a single line: NA Engineered Components.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$1.8B
The loss that same year:
$250.8M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.1.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 14% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$1.1B
2021
2022
2023
2024
$1.8B
2025
In the vault right now:
$76M
DEBT: $853.7M
At this pace, that money lasts less than a year.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
0.5×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.5× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 85% of them.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
36 buy8 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 44% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 14% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Sales are holding up

The company sells $1.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Lost money last year

A loss of $250.8M against $1.8B in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
66 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, NX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.

The takeaway: NX has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film