Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX): Price and Financial Metrics

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Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) Company Bio

Quanex Building Products is a manufacturer of engineered materials and components for building products sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Quanex designs and produces energy-efficient window and door products, systems and solutions. The company was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.

NX Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for NX, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Quanex Building Products CORP ranked in the 78th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 248.5%. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Quanex Building Products CORP ended up being:

• The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 14.85 -- which is good for besting 80.3% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Basic Materials sector with positive cash flow).
• Quanex Building Products CORP's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 9%; for context, that number is higher than merely 20.58% of tickers in our DCF set.
• NX's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than merely 20.58% of tickers in our DCF set.

For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as NX, try USAP, GMS, SUM, CMT, and NTR.