Quanex Building Products (NX) Peer Comparison

$21.91

$1.24 (6.00%)

As on 02-Nov-2026 14:42EST

Market cap

$947 Mln

Revenue (TTM)

$1,863 Mln

P/E Ratio

21.3

P/B Ratio

1.3

Div. Yield

1.5 %

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	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Market cap ($ Mln)	947	9,524	7,228	5,007	1,221
Revenue ($ Mln)	1,863	4,642	6,880	1,188	1,635
Net Profit ($ Mln)	45.35	531.30	329.58	179.31	142.60
Net Margin (%)	2.43	11.45	4.79	15.09	8.72
RoE (%)	6.15	18.64	16.80	37.01	7.74
Price to Earnings	21.31	18.66	21.89	27.88	7.19
Price-To-Book	1.28	3.29	3.42	9.76	0.69

Income Statement ($ Mln)

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Operating Revenue	1,837.64	4,345.60	4,702.01	874.18	1,635.10
Cost of Revenue	1,338.41	2,267.10	3,968.45	733.19	1,312.70
Gross Profit	499.23	2,078.50	733.57	140.99	363.50
Operating Expenses	693.18	1,484.90	393.03	52.79	151.10
Operating Profit (EBIT)	-193.95	593.60	340.54	88.20	171.30
Other Income	--	--	--	--	0.00
Profit before Tax	-242.59	500.20	307.79	111.20	192.00
Provision for Tax	8.21	103.60	74.38	25.75	49.00
Profit after Tax (Net Income)	-250.81	396.60	233.41	85.46	142.60
Minority Interest	--	--	--	--	-0.20
Consolidated Profit	-250.81	396.60	233.41	85.46	15.40

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Shareholder's Funds	726.18	2,724.90	1,239.10	351.86	1,916.20
Minority Interest	--	--	--	--	-0.20
Non-Current Liabilities	960.51	1,184.50	1,119.12	4.51	894.30
Current Liabilities	281.55	845.80	587.15	479.86	498.00
Total Liabilities	1,968.23	4,755.20	2,945.37	836.23	3,137.00

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Non-Current Assets	1,394.46	3,103.70	1,250.74	54.93	122.10
Current Assets	573.78	1,651.50	1,694.63	781.30	3,187.80
Total Assets	1,968.23	4,755.20	2,945.37	836.23	3,137.00
Total Debt*	853.73	1,004.40	1,055.96	2.71	794.20
Net Current Assets	292.23	805.70	1,107.48	301.44	0.00

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Cash From Operating Activities	164.90	601.40	349.10	167.58	-197.70
Cash Flow from Investing Activities	-62.01	-1,280.70	-395.20	-193.62	3.20
Cash from Financing Activities	-127.48	255.40	37.69	-26.06	92.50
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow	--	--	--	--	--

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
ROCE (%)	-14.40	11.87	11.02	26.37	6.86
ROE (%)	-28.88	15.54	20.35	26.59	7.62
ROA (%)	-11.70	9.26	8.55	11.92	2.83
EBIT Margin (%)	--	--	--	--	6.52
Net Margin (%)	-13.65	9.13	4.96	9.78	8.72
Cash Profit Margin (%)	--	--	--	--	0.00

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Revenue Growth (%)	0.44	0.13	0.13	0.52	-1.64
EBIT Growth (%)	--	--	--	--	-51.39
Net Profit Growth (%)	-858.66	-6.15	6.62	164.10	-15.12
EPS Growth (%)	--	--	--	--	-15.40
Book Value Growth (%)	--	--	--	--	7.54

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Price / Earnings	--	--	--	--	8.06
Price / Book Value	--	--	--	--	0.77
Dividend Yield (%)	--	--	--	--	--
EV/EBITDA	-9.33	0.89	1.68	-4.47	8.04
Market Cap ($ Cr)	--	--	--	--	--

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Debt to Equity	1.18	0.37	0.85	0.01	0.00
Short term debt to equity ratio	0.06	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.00
Current Ratio	2.04	1.95	2.89	1.63	6.40
Quick Ratio	1.14	1.33	2.67	1.63	1.32
Interest Coverage	-3.35	12.29	6.05	--	--

	Quanex Building Products (NX)	Acuity Brands (AYI)	Dycom (DY)	Argan (AGX)	Forestar Group (FOR)
Debtors to sales (%)	11.18	13.67	30.65	27.47	0.00
Asset Turnover	0.86	1.01	1.72	1.22	0.32
Receivable days	40.65	48.62	106.42	73.94	6.47
Inventory Days	72.27	73.65	10.85	2.57	--
Payable days	34.89	64.99	20.51	34.07	22.06
Cash Conversion Cycle	78.03	57.28	96.77	42.44	--

*TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) data based on income statement of last 4 quarters and interim half yearly balance sheet.