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NX (Quanex Building Products) Days Inventory : 82.45 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Quanex Building Products Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Quanex Building Products's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $278 Mil. Quanex Building Products's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $308 Mil. Hence, Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was 82.45.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

NX' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.74   Med: 41.16   Max: 70.11
Current: 57.76

During the past 13 years, Quanex Building Products's highest Days Inventory was 70.11. The lowest was 33.74. And the median was 41.16.

NX's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
54.69% of 1450 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 47.97 vs NX: 57.76

Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory increased from Jan. 2024 (49.93) to Jan. 2025 (82.45). It might indicate that Quanex Building Products's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Quanex Building Products's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was 1.11.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Quanex Building Products's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.70.


Quanex Building Products Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Quanex Building Products Days Inventory Chart

Quanex Building Products Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.56 33.74 40.87 46.82 70.11

Quanex Building Products Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 49.93 47.67 43.69 45.57 82.45

Competitive Comparison of Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory falls into.


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Quanex Building Products Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Oct. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Oct. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Oct. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (97.959 + 275.55) / 2 ) / 972.238*365
=186.7545 / 972.238*365
=70.11

Quanex Building Products's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Oct. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jan. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (275.55 + 280.58) / 2 ) / 307.728*365 / 4
=278.065 / 307.728*365 / 4
=82.45

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Quanex Building Products  (NYSE:NX) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Quanex Building Products's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Quanex Building Products's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


Quanex Building Products Days Inventory Related Terms

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Quanex Building Products Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
945 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 900, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Quanex Building Products Corp is a manufacturer of components sold to original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry. It manufactures engineered products like window and door components that include flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, solar panel sealants and precision-formed metal and wood products among others. Its four operating segments are North American Fenestration being the key revenue driver, European Fenestration, North American Cabinet Components, and Tyman. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
George Laverne Wilson officer: Chief Operating Officer 1800 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Scott M. Zuehlke officer: VP, IR & Treasurer 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Paul Cornett officer: SVP General Counsel, Secretary 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Curtis M Stevens director LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 1910, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Susan F Davis director
William C Griffiths director C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Karen Ettredge officer: VP, Controller 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Bradley E. Hughes director 2420 BRADWAY BOULEVARD, BLOOMFIELD VILLAGE MI 48301
Jason Lippert director C/O LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC, 2375 TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH STE 11, NAPLES FL 34103
Kimberley Garcia officer: VP, CHRO 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Meredith W. Mendes director 2901 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Joseph D Rupp director QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Waltz William E Jr. director 16100 SOUTH LATHROP AVENUE, HARVEY IL 60426
Kevin P Delaney officer: SVP-Gen. Counsel & Secretary 1900 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Mark A Livingston officer: VP CAO Controller 2105 CITY WEST BLVD., SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77042