Quanex Building Products Corporation · NYSE:NX

Quanex Building Products — Investor Presentation (September 2019)

15 slides from Quanex Building Products's investor presentation, September 2019

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation

    Investor Presentation September 2019

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement Note on Forward Looking Statements: Statements that use the words “estimated,” “expect,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “will,” “might,” or similar words reflecting future expectations or beliefs are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include, but are not

  3. Slide 3: Evolution of Quanex

    Evolution of Quanex SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PROFITABILITY Quanex Corporation 2Q14: Divested Nichols Aluminum 3Q15: Acquired HL Plastics $2,500 Pre 2008 16.0% Spin/Sale 1Q16: Acquired Woodcraft ~14% Acquired 14.0% Aluminite 1Q13 $2,000 Acquired ~11.5% 12.0% Edgetech 2Q11 ~10% Net Sales ($ in Milli

  4. Slide 4: Quanex At-A-Glance

    Quanex At-A-Glance INDUSTRY-LEADING, “PURE PLAY” BUILDING PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER Quanex is the largest supplier of components to IG SPACERS SCREENS & OTHER OEMs in the building products sector. OEMs’ customer ~55% NA FENESTRATION 15% base predominately focused on serving new construction and R&R mark

  5. Slide 5: Geographic Footprint

    Geographic Footprint FACILITIES STRATEGICALLY LOCATED TO BETTER SERVE CUSTOMERS • Facilities feature efficient plant design and flexible manufacturing processes, enabling Quanex to produce a wide variety of custom engineered products and components with 31 U.S. 2 U.K. 1 Germany • short lead times Qu

  6. Slide 6: Outsourcing Trends to Benefit Quanex

    Outsourcing Trends to Benefit Quanex DOMESTIC WINDOW OEMs ANTICIPATED TO FAVOR COMPONENT OUTSOURCING GOING FORWARD Rationale for Expected Growth in Outsourcing Includes: Current Market Conditions Impact on Outsourcing Trends Outsourcing Allows OEM Labor Labor Continues To Be A Major Force To Focus O

  7. Slide 7: Favorable Free Cash Flow Trend – 2H Weighted

    Favorable Free Cash Flow Trend – 2H Weighted FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION IS TOP PRIORITY FREE CASH FLOW HISTORY (1) $70 $50 ($ in Millions) $30 $10 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD 2019 ($10) ($30) ($50) 1st Half 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Fiscal Year Note: Please reference slide 14 in the Appendix for

  8. Slide 8: Q3 2019 Earnings & 2019 Guidance

    Q3 2019 Earnings & 2019 Guidance Q3 2019 Earnings Highlights 2019 Guidance • Above market sales growth in NA & EU ~$890M Topline Flat Y/Y Fenestration segments Net Sales • Consolidated margin expansion of ~100 basis points ~$100 - $105M Margin Expansion ~130bps Y/Y to the Midpoint of • Free Cash Flo

  9. Slide 9: Quanex: A Compelling Investment Opportunity

    Quanex: A Compelling Investment Opportunity EXECUTING ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TO DRIVE SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION  Favorable components outsourcing trend supports opportunity to drive above market growth in key categories  Solid balance sheet…expect to exit FY 2019 with Leverage Ratio(1) of ~1.5x

  10. Slide 10: Appendix

    APPENDIX building products

  11. Slide 11: Solid Balance Sheet with Flexible Capital Structure

    Solid Balance Sheet with Flexible Capital Structure RENEWED FOCUS ON RETURNING CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS NX Capitalization ($ in thousands) 7.31.19 Cash & Cash Equivalents $10,651 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 (1) 177,500 Capital Leases and Other 15,742 Total Debt $193,242 Net Debt

  12. Slide 12: End Market Dynamics

    End Market Dynamics EXPECT LOW-SINGLE DIGIT CONSOLIDATED MARKET GROWTH FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE U.S. HOUSING STARTS U.S. R&R SPENDING 2,500 CAGR $250 ~5% 2,000 $225 CAGR $200 # Starts in Thousands $ in Billions ~3% $175 1,500 $150 $125 1,000 $100 $75 500 $50 $25 0 $0 Source: NAHB - Jun 2019 Source: Me

  13. Slide 13: Executive Compensation

    Executive Compensation Aligned with Shareholders Performance-based compensation philosophy (~73% variable) at target • Base salary targeted at market 50th percentile (~27% of Total Direct Compensation (TDC)) • Annual incentive award based on specific metrics (~21% of TDC) • Long-term incentives (~53

  14. Slide 14: GAAP/Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)

    GAAP/Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) FREE CASH FLOW ($ in thousands) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Fiscal 2013 Cash provided by operating activities ($30,340) $9,557 $27,360 $36,942 $43,519 Capital expenditures ($11,500) ($10,596) ($12,421) ($3,414) ($37,931) Free Cash Flow ($41,840) ($1,039) $14,939 $33,528 $5,5

  15. Slide 15: Investor Contact

    Investor Contact: Scott Zuehlke VP, Investor Relations & Treasurer 1800 West Loop South, Suite 1500 Houston, TX 77027 (713) 877-5327 scott.zuehlke@quanex.com WWW.QUANEX.COM

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