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Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components. It offers flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, and precision-formed metal and wood products, as well as cabinet doors and other components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. In addition, the company provides various non-fenestration components and products, including solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. It sells its products to OEMs in the building products industry through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Quanex Building Products Corp
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g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
+1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
+2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
+3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
+4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
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FCF | $192.8M | $207.3M | $222.3M | $237.8M | $253.7M | $269.9M | $286.5M | $303.2M | $320.1M | $337M | $353.8M | $3.538B |
DCF | $180.3M | $168.1M | $156.4M | $145.1M | $134.2M | $123.8M | $114M | $104.6M | $95.78M | $87.45M | $874.5M | |
Value | $2.184B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 10-2015 | 10-2016 | 10-2017 | 10-2018 | 10-2019 | 10-2020 | 10-2021 | 10-2022 | 10-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 2.5% | -0.2% | 2.2% | 3% | -5.2% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.8% |
ROA | 4.3% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 4.9% | -4.1% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 14% |
ROE | 4.1% | -0.51% | 4.6% | 6.7% | -14% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 16% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +3.68%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.71%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +8.15%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +2.96%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +8.51%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +4.13%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 10-2015 | 10-2016 | 10-2017 | 10-2018 | 10-2019 | 10-2020 | 10-2021 | 10-2022 | 10-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | 1.55 | 5.62 | 5.35 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 1.56 | 0.97 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.33 |
Debt Equity | 0.15 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | -320% | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | -320% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 0.33.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.46.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -3.25.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 10-2016 | 10-2018 | 10-2020 | 10-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 2.9% | 4.9% | 9.9% | -7.4% | -1.6% |
Net Income | - | 26% | 29% | -6.6% | 7% |
Stockholders Equity | 5.8% | 6.7% | 15% | 17% | 2.9% |
FCF | 12% | 7% | 13% | 69% | 1.2% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +4.91%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -1.59%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +25.66%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +7%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +6.72%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +2.87%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +7.02%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.23%.