Quanex Building Products Stock Price To Earning

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USD 28.81 2.06 6.67%

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Quanex Building Products Company Price To Earning Analysis

Quanex Building's Price to Earnings ratio is typically used for current valuation of a company and is one of the most popular ratios that investors monitor daily. Holding a low PE stock is less risky because when a company's profitability falls, it is likely that earnings will also go down as well. In other words, if you start from a lower position, your downside risk is limited. There are also some investors who believe that low Price to Earnings ratio reflects the low pricing because a given company is in trouble. On the other hand, a higher PE ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of profit.

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Current Quanex Building Price To Earning

16.87 X

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Good Will	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Current Deferred Revenue	Intangible Assets	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.67	0.49	0.8	0.03	0.49	0.8	0.51	0.0	0.32	-0.31	-0.32	0.31	0.47	-0.58	0.88	-0.23	0.32	0.77	0.84	0.35	0.63	-0.35	0.69	-0.49
Total Stockholder Equity	0.67		-0.26	0.94	0.07	0.34	0.41	-0.27	0.32	-0.15	-0.57	-0.56	0.11	-0.12	-0.17	0.67	0.33	-0.25	0.67	0.44	0.0	0.65	-0.14	0.82	-0.43
Net Debt	0.49	-0.26		-0.03	-0.29	0.13	0.72	0.95	-0.55	0.47	0.07	0.05	0.55	0.9	-0.57	0.32	-0.82	0.88	0.12	0.61	0.62	-0.08	-0.09	-0.13	0.07
Retained Earnings	0.8	0.94	-0.03		0.09	0.42	0.58	-0.02	0.27	0.01	-0.53	-0.53	0.15	0.05	-0.47	0.77	0.18	-0.09	0.68	0.67	0.02	0.79	-0.29	0.88	-0.38
Accounts Payable	0.03	0.07	-0.29	0.09		0.77	-0.35	-0.04	0.56	0.24	0.19	0.21	-0.59	-0.51	0.02	0.16	0.52	-0.53	-0.09	0.05	-0.53	0.49	-0.43	0.24	-0.02
Net Receivables	0.49	0.34	0.13	0.42	0.77		0.22	0.31	0.41	0.33	-0.06	-0.06	-0.18	-0.04	-0.23	0.54	0.21	-0.11	0.13	0.49	-0.13	0.56	-0.36	0.44	-0.03
Good Will	0.8	0.41	0.72	0.58	-0.35	0.22		0.63	-0.4	0.18	-0.49	-0.51	0.74	0.82	-0.65	0.61	-0.63	0.74	0.48	0.84	0.56	0.27	-0.13	0.3	-0.08
Total Liab	0.51	-0.27	0.95	-0.02	-0.04	0.31	0.63		-0.32	0.6	0.19	0.17	0.34	0.78	-0.58	0.38	-0.66	0.76	0.08	0.64	0.48	0.07	-0.19	-0.05	0.08
Total Current Assets	0.0	0.32	-0.55	0.27	0.56	0.41	-0.4	-0.32		0.2	0.25	0.26	-0.74	-0.65	0.26	0.15	0.85	-0.68	-0.11	-0.1	-0.39	0.44	0.01	0.52	0.05
Short Term Debt	0.32	-0.15	0.47	0.01	0.24	0.33	0.18	0.6	0.2		0.42	0.41	-0.2	0.14	-0.32	0.2	-0.07	0.13	0.02	0.42	0.43	0.23	-0.23	0.15	0.0
Common Stock	-0.31	-0.57	0.07	-0.53	0.19	-0.06	-0.49	0.19	0.25	0.42		1.0	-0.67	-0.27	0.2	-0.11	0.27	-0.24	-0.32	-0.39	-0.14	-0.2	0.24	-0.15	0.12
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.32	-0.56	0.05	-0.53	0.21	-0.06	-0.51	0.17	0.26	0.41	1.0		-0.69	-0.29	0.22	-0.11	0.29	-0.26	-0.32	-0.4	-0.16	-0.2	0.24	-0.14	0.11
Intangible Assets	0.31	0.11	0.55	0.15	-0.59	-0.18	0.74	0.34	-0.74	-0.2	-0.67	-0.69		0.8	-0.29	0.07	-0.82	0.81	0.19	0.4	0.6	-0.25	0.08	-0.22	0.07
Long Term Debt	0.47	-0.12	0.9	0.05	-0.51	-0.04	0.82	0.78	-0.65	0.14	-0.27	-0.29	0.8		-0.47	0.26	-0.91	0.98	0.19	0.58	0.65	-0.17	-0.02	-0.19	0.06
Treasury Stock	-0.58	-0.17	-0.57	-0.47	0.02	-0.23	-0.65	-0.58	0.26	-0.32	0.2	0.22	-0.29	-0.47		-0.42	0.43	-0.41	-0.37	-0.81	-0.05	-0.56	0.6	-0.33	0.16
Property Plant Equipment	0.88	0.67	0.32	0.77	0.16	0.54	0.61	0.38	0.15	0.2	-0.11	-0.11	0.07	0.26	-0.42		0.05	0.1	0.65	0.67	0.16	0.65	-0.14	0.74	-0.34
Net Tangible Assets	-0.23	0.33	-0.82	0.18	0.52	0.21	-0.63	-0.66	0.85	-0.07	0.27	0.29	-0.82	-0.91	0.43	0.05		-0.93	-0.1	-0.4	-0.57	0.34	0.12	0.44	-0.02
Long Term Debt Total	0.32	-0.25	0.88	-0.09	-0.53	-0.11	0.74	0.76	-0.68	0.13	-0.24	-0.26	0.81	0.98	-0.41	0.1	-0.93		0.04	0.49	0.64	-0.28	0.04	-0.33	0.21
Capital Surpluse	0.77	0.67	0.12	0.68	-0.09	0.13	0.48	0.08	-0.11	0.02	-0.32	-0.32	0.19	0.19	-0.37	0.65	-0.1	0.04		0.52	0.11	0.54	-0.45	0.61	-0.81
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.84	0.44	0.61	0.67	0.05	0.49	0.84	0.64	-0.1	0.42	-0.39	-0.4	0.4	0.58	-0.81	0.67	-0.4	0.49	0.52		0.34	0.6	-0.53	0.5	-0.16
Short Long Term Debt	0.35	0.0	0.62	0.02	-0.53	-0.13	0.56	0.48	-0.39	0.43	-0.14	-0.16	0.6	0.65	-0.05	0.16	-0.57	0.64	0.11	0.34		-0.34	0.26	-0.11	0.02
Cash And Equivalents	0.63	0.65	-0.08	0.79	0.49	0.56	0.27	0.07	0.44	0.23	-0.2	-0.2	-0.25	-0.17	-0.56	0.65	0.34	-0.28	0.54	0.6	-0.34		-0.58	0.81	-0.34
Net Invested Capital	-0.35	-0.14	-0.09	-0.29	-0.43	-0.36	-0.13	-0.19	0.01	-0.23	0.24	0.24	0.08	-0.02	0.6	-0.14	0.12	0.04	-0.45	-0.53	0.26	-0.58		-0.24	0.5
Net Working Capital	0.69	0.82	-0.13	0.88	0.24	0.44	0.3	-0.05	0.52	0.15	-0.15	-0.14	-0.22	-0.19	-0.33	0.74	0.44	-0.33	0.61	0.5	-0.11	0.81	-0.24		-0.44
Capital Stock	-0.49	-0.43	0.07	-0.38	-0.02	-0.03	-0.08	0.08	0.05	0.0	0.12	0.11	0.07	0.06	0.16	-0.34	-0.02	0.21	-0.81	-0.16	0.02	-0.34	0.5	-0.44

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Quanex Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings

271.9 Million

At this time, Quanex Building's Retained Earnings are fairly stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Quanex Building Products has a Price To Earning of 16.87 times. This is 14.75% lower than that of the Building Products sector and significantly higher than that of the Industrials industry. The price to earning for all United States stocks is 41.26% higher than that of the company.

Quanex Price To Earning Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Quanex Building's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Earning to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Quanex Building could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Quanex Building by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Quanex Building is currently under evaluation in price to earning category among its peers.

Quanex Building ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Quanex Building's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Quanex Building's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Quanex Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.13
	Return On Asset	0.0627
	Profit Margin	0.07 %
	Operating Margin	0.08 %
	Current Valuation	1.39 B
	Shares Outstanding	47.25 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.81 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	98.02 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.52 M
	Price To Earning	16.87 X
	Price To Book	2.29 X
	Price To Sales	1.26 X
	Revenue	1.13 B
	Gross Profit	277.52 M
	EBITDA	148.05 M
	Net Income	82.5 M
	Cash And Equivalents	55.09 M
	Cash Per Share	1.52 X
	Total Debt	116.39 M
	Debt To Equity	0.23 %
	Current Ratio	1.93 X
	Book Value Per Share	18.07 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	147.05 M
	Short Ratio	4.17 X
	Earnings Per Share	2.25 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	0.78 X
	Target Price	36.67
	Number Of Employees	3.79 K
	Beta	1.26
	Market Capitalization	1.36 B
	Total Asset	831.14 M
	Retained Earnings	409.32 M
	Working Capital	138.94 M
	Current Asset	203.97 M
	Current Liabilities	114.13 M
	Annual Yield	0.01 %
	Five Year Return	1.50 %
	Net Asset	831.14 M
	Last Dividend Paid	0.32

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