NXQuanex Building Products CORP
Rolling Drawing & Extruding Of Nonferrous Metals · $947M market cap · 7,071 employees
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Less likely than average to be taken private
Top 26% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works
Takeover signals
What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.
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- Low revenue per employeeYes$260K · 8th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AIYes0.2 per 10K words · 12th pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Buyout-sizedYes$947M market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
- Active 13DYes2 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
11 other checks
- TSR below peersNo—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo—Cash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo0% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo29% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo14% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo98% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
- Net cashNo—More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Recurring revenueNo2 of 1010-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
- AI-rollup shapedNo0 of 1010-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
- Net insider sellingNo−$3M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Deal filings
Key numbers
- Revenue
- $1.8B
- 44% YoY
- Operating margin
- -10.6%
- 346% YoY
- EBITDA
- −$91M
- 179% YoY
- Net debt / EBITDA
- —
- $642M net debt
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.8B | 44% |
| Operating income | $82M | $111M | $111M | $55M | −$194M | 454% |
| Net income | $57M | $88M | $83M | $33M | −$251M | 859% |
| Operating cash flow | $79M | $98M | $147M | $89M | $165M | 86% |
| Capex | $24M | $33M | $37M | $37M | $63M | 69% |
| Stock-based comp | $2M | $2M | $3M | $3M | $4M | 25% |
| Buybacks | $11M | $7M | $6M | $0 | $32M | |
| Dividends | $11M | $11M | $11M | $12M | $15M | 24% |
13D filers
| Filed | Filer | Form | Stake | Intent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Teleios Capital Partners GmbH | SCHEDULE 13D/A | 26.2% | Active |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Teleios Capital Partners GmbH | SCHEDULE 13D/A | 29.3% | Active |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Teleios Capital Partners GmbH | SC 13D | 9.8% | Active |
Insider trading
−$3Mnet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $0 · 0 tradesSold $3M · 2 trades
Pay vs performance
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