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NX vs NPKI // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE) VS. NPK International Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NX 5
— NPKI 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: NPKI
LAST: $20.76 (+4.85%) • MKT CAP: $951.4M
roic
-22.90%
LAST: $11.20 (-0.88%) • MKT CAP: $951.0M
roic
10.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NX VS. NPKI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NX | NPKI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.20% | 36.40% | -9.20 | NPKI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -22.90% | 10.30% | -33.20 | NPKI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 11.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.75% | 2.77% | +7.98 | NX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -10.60% | 16.90% | -27.50 | NPKI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.60% | 14.10% | -27.70 | NPKI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 43.80% | 27.40% | +16.40 | NX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.57% | 0.00% | +1.57 | NX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.37 | 7.02 | -5.65 | NPKI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | NPKI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.0 | 23.6 | +34.47 | NX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $951.4M | $951.0M | $361.3K | NX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NX REV | NPKI REV | NX GROSS % | NPKI GROSS % | NX FCF | NPKI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.84B | $277.0M | 27.2% | 36.4% | $102.3M | $26.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.28B | $217.5M | 23.9% | 35.5% | $51.7M | -$5.4M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $207.6M | — | — | $147.1M | $100.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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