NX Relative Valuation
NX's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, NX is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) is now in the Undervalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 7.41 is considered Undervalued compared with the five-year average of 11.82. The fair price of Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) is between 31.25 to 42.37 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 19.76 USD , Quanex Building Products Corp is Undervalued By 36.77%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
31.25-42.37
Current Price：19.76
36.77%
Undervalued
7.41
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
6.41
EV/EBITDA
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) has a current EV/EBITDA of 6.41. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 6.31. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.27, Undervalued between 4.27 and 5.29, Fairly Valued between 7.33 and 5.29, Overvalued between 7.33 and 8.35, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.35. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 6.41 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
8.93
EV/EBIT
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) has a current EV/EBIT of 8.93. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 9.37. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 5.24, Undervalued between 5.24 and 7.31, Fairly Valued between 11.44 and 7.31, Overvalued between 11.44 and 13.50, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.50. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 8.93 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.48
PS
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) has a current PS of 0.48. The 5-year average PS is 0.69. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.42, Undervalued between 0.42 and 0.55, Fairly Valued between 0.82 and 0.55, Overvalued between 0.82 and 0.95, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.95. The current Forward PS of 0.48 falls within the Undervalued range.
4.93
P/OCF
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) has a current P/OCF of 4.93. The 5-year average P/OCF is 7.73. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.88, Undervalued between 2.88 and 5.30, Fairly Valued between 10.16 and 5.30, Overvalued between 10.16 and 12.59, and Strongly Overvalued above 12.59. The current Forward P/OCF of 4.93 falls within the Undervalued range.
8.55
P/FCF
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) has a current P/FCF of 8.55. The 5-year average P/FCF is 14.57. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -13.65, Undervalued between -13.65 and 0.46, Fairly Valued between 28.68 and 0.46, Overvalued between 28.68 and 42.78, and Strongly Overvalued above 42.78. The current Forward P/FCF of 8.55 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 0.89. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.55 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -42.24% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.69, the current P/B ratio is about -47.09% higher. Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 2.39%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 8.67%, the current FCF yield is approximately -72.41% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 8.82% , the current FCF yield is about -72.89% lower.
0.89
P/B
Median3y
1.55
Median5y
1.69
2.39
FCF Yield
Median3y
8.67
Median5y
8.82
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for NX's competitors is 1.31, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Quanex Building Products Corp Corp (NX) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.48, which is -63.30% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 69.98%, this premium appears sustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of NX decreased by 28.76% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 266.20M to 452.48M.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed -21.63%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of NX in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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