Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 39 of NX's earnings calls (2015–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.
Previous Call Grade
B
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
39
2015–2025
Avg Candor
7.6/9
evasion 1.8/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call
2025-06-06
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B
Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-03-11
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: raisingHeadcount: cutting 4 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominatesDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q4 2024 earnings call
2024-12-13
Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Demand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stable 4 analysts · 11 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C+
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-09-06
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: stableCapex: flat 4 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-06-07
Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 9 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-03-08
Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Demand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 5 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominates
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q4 2023 earnings call
2023-12-15
Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Demand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 9 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-09-01
Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressure 2 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominates
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q2 2023 |
2023-06-02 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2023 |
2023-03-10 |
B |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2022-12-16 |
C+ |
none | slowing | stable |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-09-02 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-06-03 |
A |
raised | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-03-04 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2021-12-17 |
C |
none | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-09-03 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-06-04 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-03-05 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2020-12-11 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-09-04 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-06-05 |
B |
withdrawn | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-03-06 |
B |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2019-12-12 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-09-06 |
B+ |
maintained | slowing | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-06-05 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-03-06 |
A |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2018-12-11 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-09-07 |
A |
maintained | stable | mixed |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-06-05 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-03-06 |
B |
maintained | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2017-12-13 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-09-07 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-05-31 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-03-07 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2016-12-16 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-09-06 |
C+ |
lowered | slowing | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-06-01 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-03-09 |
C |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2015-12-14 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
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