Building materials firm Quanex's Q4 adjusted EPS beats estimates

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Building materials firm Quanex's Q4 adjusted EPS beats estimates

Overview

  • Building products firm's fiscal Q4 net sales grew 44% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company repaid $75 mln in debt during fiscal 2025

Outlook

  • Quanex anticipates fiscal 2026 revenue and EBITDA to be flat compared to fiscal 2025

  • Company plans to revisit 2026 guidance after first quarter results

  • Quanex focuses on generating cash to pay down debt and repurchase stock

Result Drivers

  • TYMAN ACQUISITION - Full-year sales growth driven by Tyman acquisition and related cost synergies

  • MACROECONOMIC CHALLENGES - Lower volumes due to inflation, geopolitical tensions, and low consumer confidence

  • HARDWARE SOLUTIONS - Foreign exchange and tariff pass-throughs boosted Q4 sales in Hardware Solutions

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Sales

Beat

$489.80 mln

$470.74 mln (4 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.83

$0.52 (4 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$38 mln

$24.07 mln (1 Analyst)

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$70.90 mln

$59.39 mln (3 Analysts)

Q4 Gross Margin

28.10%

Q4 Free Cash Flow

$66.60 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the construction supplies & fixtures peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Quanex Building Products Corp is $29.50, about 103.4% above its December 10 closing price of $14.50

  • The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nGNX6RsckP

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