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Quanex Building Products Corporation · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record revenue and earnings driven by strong revenue growth across all operating segments.

Quanex Building Products reported a record quarter with net sales of $322.9 million, a 19.4% increase compared to the same period in 2021. The growth was attributed to higher prices related to the pass-through of raw material cost inflation.

  • Reported a record quarter despite ongoing challenges related to inflation and the supply chain.
  • Demand for products was better than expected, and the company started to see the benefit of its pass-through pricing strategy.
  • Inflationary pressures are ongoing, but the company expects further margin expansion in the second half of the fiscal year.
  • Balance sheet and liquidity remain strong, with a focus on generating cash, paying down debt, and opportunistically repurchasing stock.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$323M

Previous: $270M+19.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.80

Previous: $0.43+86.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$6.42M

Previous: -$4.55M-40.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$8.3M

Previous: $24.4M-134.0%
Net Income

$26.5M

Previous: $14.6M+82.3%
Operating Income

$34.6M

Previous: $21.4M+61.6%
Gross Profit

$73.2M

Previous: $61.9M+18.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$38.9M

Previous: $49.3M-21.0%
Total Assets

$740M

Previous: $716M+3.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$572K

Previous: $447K+28.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Quanex · Revenue · Quarterly

$323M

Q2 2022+19.4%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Quanex is increasing guidance for fiscal 2022 based on strong second-quarter results combined with the successful implementation of the pass-through pricing strategy. Net sales are estimated to be $1.18 billion to $1.2 billion, which is expected to generate approximately $150 million to $155 million in Adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Low double-digit revenue growth is expected in the North American Fenestration segment.
  • Mid-single-digit revenue growth is expected in the North American Cabinet Components segment.
  • Mid-single-digit revenue growth is expected in the European Fenestration segment.
  • Underlying fundamentals for residential housing are positive.
  • Demand for products remains healthy.

Headwinds

  • Current macro-related uncertainties.
  • Ongoing inflation.
  • Supply chain challenges.
  • Inflation and supply chain challenges may worsen materially.
  • Certain items required for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA are outside of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted or estimated, such as the provision for income taxes.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

37 / 66 earnings

Positive

+23.8%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-17.7%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.9%-5.9%-7.1%
Q4 2025+6.5%+5.2%+16.2%
Q3 2025-12.8%-27.3%-29.6%
Q2 2025+0.0%-5.6%-3.1%
Q1 2025-9.2%-3.4%-14.6%
Q4 2024-3.8%-9.9%-25.7%
Q3 2024+19.9%+3.6%+8.0%
Q2 2024+2.8%-4.1%-13.4%
Q1 2024-2.3%+0.6%+10.4%
Q4 2023-7.0%-6.1%-7.6%
Q3 2023+9.0%+5.3%+4.2%
Q2 2023+23.8%+24.3%+27.8%
Q1 2023-17.7%-20.6%-20.7%
Q4 2022-2.1%-2.6%+1.1%
Q3 2022-4.5%-5.2%-18.6%
Q2 2022+13.1%+20.8%+15.4%
Q1 2022+0.9%-2.1%-6.5%
Q4 2021+3.4%+4.0%+6.7%
Q3 2021-6.5%-6.2%-7.0%
Q2 2021+3.5%+5.3%-7.5%
Q1 2021+1.5%+8.8%+9.8%
Q4 2020+1.1%+2.3%+15.6%
Q3 2020+6.4%+6.6%+11.1%
Q2 2020+5.4%+2.3%-4.3%
Q1 2020-0.2%-12.2%-47.0%
Q4 2019+2.9%+1.5%-10.0%
Q3 2019+6.7%+7.3%+9.4%
Q2 2019+6.4%+5.2%+17.4%
Q1 2019-5.2%-14.6%-5.6%
Q4 2018-12.7%-5.7%+9.3%
Q3 2018+19.3%+18.1%+3.9%
Q2 2018+14.3%+12.8%+7.7%
Q1 2018+8.8%+5.3%+5.6%
Q4 2017+6.7%+15.1%+7.2%
Q3 2017-0.3%-0.8%+17.6%
Q2 2017+5.9%+8.7%+7.7%
Q1 2017+1.0%+1.8%+1.3%
Q4 2016+2.0%+5.7%+2.2%
Q3 2016-6.1%-9.2%-9.1%
Q2 2016+1.7%+0.9%-4.4%
Q1 2016-9.6%
Q4 2015+9.1%
Q3 2015+11.7%
Q2 2015+8.6%
Q1 2015+0.6%
Q4 2014-9.2%
Q3 2014+0.0%
Q2 2014+3.9%
Q1 2014-0.3%
Q4 2013+6.8%
Q3 2013+7.4%
Q2 2013-5.5%
Q1 2013-10.6%
Q1 2010+6.0%
Q4 2012-8.6%
Q3 2012-2.7%
Q2 2012-1.6%
Q1 2012-5.8%
Q4 2009+13.4%
Q4 2011+13.4%
Q3 2011-5.2%
Q3 2010-5.2%
Q2 2011-5.7%
Q2 2010+1.5%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q4 2010+1.5%

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