Quanex Building Products Q1 Loss Narrows - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX), a supplier of window and door components, reported that its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2014 net loss narrowed to $3.90 million or $0.11 per share, from $8.12 million or $0.22 per share in the same quarter last year.

Adjusted net loss narrowed to $5.1 million or $0.14 per share from $6.6 million or $0.17 per share in the year ago quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report a loss of $0.09 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Net sales for the quarter rose to $202.36 million from $185.71 million in the prior year quarter. Six analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $201.57 million for the quarter.