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Quanex Building Products Corporation · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record revenue and earnings, driven by higher prices and surcharges related to the pass-through of raw material cost inflation and higher volumes in the North American Fenestration segment.

Quanex reported a successful Q4 and fiscal year 2022, marked by record revenue and earnings. The company's performance was bolstered by its pass-through pricing strategy and increased volumes in the North American Fenestration segment. Quanex also repaid $25 million in bank debt during the quarter, maintaining a strong balance sheet.

  • Reported record revenue and earnings for the year.
  • Free Cash Flow increased significantly during the fourth quarter.
  • Repaid $25 million of bank debt during the quarter.
  • Liquidity increased to $362.0 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$308M

Previous: $292M+5.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.75

Previous: $0.62+21.0%
Capital Expenditures

$13.6M

Previous: $8M+70.4%
Free Cash Flow

$34.5M

Previous: $0.00
Net Income

$6M

Previous: $0.00
Operating Income

$28.6M

Previous: $27.1M+5.5%
Gross Profit

$67.5M

Previous: $65M+3.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$55.1M

Previous: $40.1K+137306.5%
Total Assets

$725M

Previous: $0.00
Stock-Based Comp

$584K

Previous: $500K+16.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Quanex · Revenue · Quarterly

$308M

Q4 2022+5.4%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Due to current macro indicators and recent conversations with customers, the company is taking a measured approach to 2023 guidance and believes it would be premature to give guidance at this time. They intend to revisit guidance when they report earnings for the first quarter.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

37 / 67 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
Q2 2026-13.6%-10.3%
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 2010-5.2%
Q3 2011-5.2%
Q2 2011-5.7%
Q2 2010+1.5%
Q4 2010+1.5%
Q1 2011+1.5%

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