Quanex Building Products (NYSE: NX) reported earnings on June 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended April 30 (Q2), Quanex Building Products beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly. GAAP loss per share dropped.

Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
 Quanex Building Products reported revenue of $232.5 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $224.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 20% higher than the prior-year quarter's $194.4 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at -$0.20. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.08 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.20 for Q2 against -$0.34 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 14.4%, 280 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -4.0%, 260 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -3.2%, 310 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $268.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.15.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $954.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.01.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 137 members out of 164 rating the stock outperform, and 27 members rating it underperform. Among 41 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 37 give Quanex Building Products a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Quanex Building Products is hold, with an average price target of $18.50.

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