Quanex Building Products CORP - Quarter Report: 2016 July (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

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FORM 10-Q

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x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2016



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Commission File Number 1-33913

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QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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DELAWARE		26-1561397
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1800 West Loop South, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77027

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 961-4600

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Class		Outstanding at September 2, 2016
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		34,220,496

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1

Item 1:	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015	1

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) – Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016 and 2015	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016 and 2015	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow – Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016 and 2015	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity – Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016	5

	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6

Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30

Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43

Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	44

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	45

Item 1A:	Risk Factors	45

Item 6:	Exhibits	45

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)



	July 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
	(In thousands, except share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,183		$	23,125
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $528 and $673	83,089			64,080
Inventories, net (Note 3)	92,251			63,029
Prepaid and other current assets	11,900			7,992
Total current assets	219,423			158,226
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $239,236 and $217,512	198,213			140,672
Deferred income taxes (Note 8)	—			8,783
Goodwill (Note 4)	234,522			129,770
Intangible assets, net (Note 4)	162,471			120,810
Other assets	6,865			7,989
Total assets	$	821,494		$	566,250
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	48,816		$	47,778
Accrued liabilities	52,961			37,364
Income taxes payable (Note 8)	912			747
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 5)	24,387			2,359
Total current liabilities	127,076			88,248
Long-term debt (Note 5)	277,680			54,501
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits (Note 6)	8,186			5,701
Deferred income taxes (Note 8)	21,758			—
Other liabilities	13,727			22,505
Total liabilities	448,427			170,955
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, shares authorized 1,000,000; issued and outstanding - none	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares authorized 125,000,000; issued 37,560,249 and 37,609,563, respectively; outstanding 34,218,246 and 33,962,460, respectively	376			376
Additional paid-in-capital	253,039			250,937
Retained earnings	209,993			222,138
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,932		)	(10,049		)
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 3,342,003 and 3,647,103 shares, respectively	(62,409		)	(68,107		)
Total stockholders’ equity	373,067			395,295
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	821,494		$	566,250

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,						July 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	248,085		$	180,206		$	679,013		$	450,069
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	186,631			136,853			522,476			353,469
Selling, general and administrative	28,551			25,023			88,430			64,157
Depreciation and amortization	12,973			8,502			39,759			24,541
Operating income	19,930			9,828			28,348			7,902
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense	(22,200		)	(338		)	(34,324		)	(624		)
Other, net	(2,523		)	566			(4,036		)	300
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(4,793		)	10,056			(10,012		)	7,578
Income tax benefit (expense)	817			(3,585		)	2,722			(1,907		)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(3,976		)	6,471			(7,290		)	5,671
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0, $284, $0 and $299, respectively	—			456			—			479
Net (loss) income	$	(3,976	)	$	6,927		$	(7,290	)	$	6,150

Basic (loss) income per common share:
From continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.20		$	(0.22	)	$	0.17
From discontinued operations	—			0.01			—			0.01
(Loss) income per share, basic	$	(0.12	)	$	0.21		$	(0.22	)	$	0.18

Diluted (loss) income per common share:
From continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.19		$	(0.22	)	$	0.17
From discontinued operations	—			0.01			—			0.01
(Loss) income per share, diluted	$	(0.12	)	$	0.20		$	(0.22	)	$	0.18

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	33,916			33,618			33,850			34,111
Diluted	33,916			34,142			33,850			34,626

Cash dividends per share	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.12		$	0.12

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 31,					July 31,
	2016			2015		2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Net (loss) income	$	(3,976	)	$	6,927	$	(7,290	)	$	6,150
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (loss) gain (pretax)	(12,161		)	35		(17,883		)	(2,537		)
Change in pension from net unamortized gain tax benefit	—			—		—			70
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(12,161		)	35		(17,883		)	(2,467		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(16,137	)	$	6,962	$	(25,173	)	$	3,683

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31,
	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(7,290	)	$	6,150
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	39,759			24,541
Stock-based compensation	4,587			3,391
Deferred income tax	(6,370		)	1,576
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(134		)	(60		)
Noncash charge for deferred loan costs and debt discount	15,883			—
Gain on involuntary conversion	—			(1,263		)
Other, net	543			655
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	2,035			4,328
Increase in inventory	(1,530		)	(51		)
Increase in other current assets	(1,239		)	(1,568		)
Decrease in accounts payable	(2,092		)	(5,236		)
Decrease in accrued liabilities	(2,139		)	(5,606		)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	2,990			(817		)
Increase in deferred pension and postretirement benefits	2,485			1,873
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities	894			(162		)
Other, net	676			(202		)
Cash provided by operating activities	49,058			27,549
Investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(245,904		)	(131,689		)
Capital expenditures	(25,938		)	(21,918		)
Proceeds from property insurance claim	—			1,263
Proceeds from disposition of capital assets	984			207
Cash used for investing activities	(270,858		)	(152,137		)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under credit facilities	632,800			92,000
Repayments of credit facility borrowings	(389,000		)	(8,000		)
Debt issuance costs	(11,795		)	—
Repayments of other long-term debt	(1,825		)	(411		)
Common stock dividends paid	(4,101		)	(4,158		)
Issuance of common stock	3,368			4,309
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	134			60
Purchase of treasury stock	—			(52,719		)
Cash provided by financing activities	229,581			31,081
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,277			134
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	9,058			(93,373		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	23,125			120,384
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	32,183		$	27,011

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)



Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Treasury Stock			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	(In thousands, no per share amounts shown except in verbiage)
Balance at October 31, 2015	$	376	$	250,937		$	222,138		$	(10,049	)	$	(68,107	)	$	395,295
Net loss	—		—			(7,290		)	—			—			(7,290		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—			—			(17,883		)	—			(17,883		)
Common dividends ($0.12 per share)	—		—			(4,101		)	—			—			(4,101		)
Stock-based compensation activity:
Expense related to stock-based compensation	—		4,587			—			—			—			4,587
Stock options exercised	—		(105		)	(628		)	—			4,101			3,368
Tax effect from share-based compensation	—		(146		)	—			—			—			(146		)
Restricted stock awards granted	—		(1,591		)	(6		)	—			1,597			—
Other	—		(643		)	(120		)	—			—			(763		)
Balance at July 31, 2016	$	376	$	253,039		$	209,993		$	(27,932	)	$	(62,409	)	$	373,067

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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1. Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Quanex Building Products Corporation is a component supplier to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the building products industry. These components can be categorized as window and door (fenestration) components and kitchen and bath cabinet components. Examples of fenestration components include: (1) energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, (2) extruded vinyl profiles, (3) window and door screens, and (4) precision-formed metal and wood products. We also manufacture cabinet doors and other components for OEMs in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. In addition, we provide certain other non-fenestration components and products, which include solar panel sealants, wood flooring, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. We have organized our business into three reportable operating segments. For additional discussion of our reportable operating segments, see Note 14, "Segment Information." We use low-cost production processes and engineering expertise to provide our customers with specialized products for their specific window, door, and cabinet applications. We believe these capabilities provide us with unique competitive advantages. We serve a primary customer base in North America and the United Kingdom, and also serve customers in international markets through our operating plants in the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as through sales and marketing efforts in other countries.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to "Quanex", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to the consolidated business operations of Quanex Building Products Corporation and its subsidiaries.

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Quanex Building Products Corporation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These financial statements have been prepared by us, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2015 was derived from audited financial information, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. In addition, we have adjusted the condensed consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2015 to reflect retrospective application of new accounting pronouncements adopted, more fully described in Note 16, "New Accounting Guidance Adopted." The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (which consist of normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed herein) necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any future periods.

In preparing financial statements, we make informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We review our estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to impairment of long lived assets and goodwill, contingencies and income taxes. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates and actual results may differ from these estimates.

Discontinued Operations

On April 1, 2014, we sold our interest in a limited liability company which held the assets of the Nichols Aluminum business (Nichols) to Aleris International, Inc. (Aleris), as further discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of October 31, 2015. We accounted for this sale as a discontinued operation.

We have historically purchased rolled aluminum product from Nichols. We expect to continue to purchase aluminum from Nichols in the normal course of business. Our purchases of aluminum product from Nichols for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 were $0.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and $3.7 million and $8.2 million, respectively.

We recorded income from discontinued operations of approximately $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015, which included a gain on involuntary conversion associated with property insurance proceeds of $1.3 million, less an expense of approximately $0.5 million associated with a stop-loss health insurance claim reimbursement.

2. Acquisitions

Woodcraft

On November 2, 2015, we completed a merger of QWMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation which was a newly-formed and wholly-owned Quanex subsidiary, and WII Holding, Inc. (WII), a Delaware corporation. Upon satisfaction or waiver of conditions

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set forth in the merger agreement, QWMS, Inc. merged with and into WII, and WII became our wholly-owned subsidiary, and, as a result, we acquired all the subsidiaries of WII (referred to collectively as Woodcraft). Woodcraft is a manufacturer of cabinet doors and other components to OEMs in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. Woodcraft operates 12 plants within the United States and one in Mexico. We paid $245.9 million in cash, net of cash acquired and including certain holdbacks with regard to potential indemnity claims, and received less than $0.1 million from the sellers as a working capital true-up, resulting in a preliminary estimate of goodwill totaling $114.3 million. For the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016, our consolidated operating results include revenues of $58.8 million and $166.9 million, respectively, and net income of $1.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively, associated with Woodcraft. We believe this acquisition expands our business into a new segment of the building products industry, which is experiencing favorable growth and which is less susceptible to the impact of seasonality due to inclement weather.

We have not yet finalized the purchase price allocation for Woodcraft. A preliminary purchase price allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is included in the table below. These estimates are subject to change and may result in an increase or decrease in goodwill, particularly with regard to third-party valuations and our estimates of fixed assets and deferred taxes, during the measurement period, which may extend up to one year from the acquisition date. During the nine months ended July 31, 2016, we increased goodwill as of November 2, 2015 by $1.0 million, reflecting valuation estimates of inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable and the related current and deferred tax effects, which included a value-added tax receivable adjustment associated with our Mexican operations.



	As of Date of Opening Balance Sheet
	(In thousands)
Net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$	23,427
Inventory	29,552
Prepaid and other current assets	4,395
Property, plant and equipment	63,313
Goodwill	114,277
Intangible assets	62,900
Other non-current assets	24
Accounts payable	(4,619		)
Accrued expenses	(9,491		)
Other non-current liabilities	(343		)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	(37,531		)
Net assets acquired	$	245,904
Consideration:
Cash, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and working-capital true-up received	$	245,904

We used recognized valuation techniques to determine the preliminary fair value of the assets and liabilities, including the income approach for customer relationships, with a discount rate that reflects the risk of the expected future cash flows. Intangible assets related to the Woodcraft acquisition as of November 2, 2015 included $62.8 million of customer relationships and other intangibles of less than $0.1 million, with original estimated useful lives of 12 years and 1 year, respectively. These intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis. The goodwill balance is not deductible for tax purposes. Woodcraft is allocated entirely to our North American Cabinet Components reportable operating segment.

HLP

On June 15, 2015, we acquired the outstanding ownership shares of Flamstead Holdings Limited, an extruder of vinyl lineal products and manufacturer of other plastic products incorporated and registered in England and Wales, for $131.7 million in cash, net of cash acquired, debt assumed of $7.7 million and contingent consideration of $10.3 million, resulting in preliminary goodwill on the transaction of approximately $61.3 million. Following a pre-sale reorganization and purchase, Flamstead Holdings Limited owned 100% of the ownership shares of the following subsidiaries: HL Plastics Limited, Vintage Windows Limited, Wegoma Machinery Sales Limited (recently renamed Avantek Machinery Limited), and Liniar Limited (collectively referred to as “HLP”), each registered in England and Wales. The agreement contains an earn-out provision which is calculated as a percentage of earnings

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before interest, tax and depreciation and amortization for a specified period, as defined in the purchase agreement. Pursuant to this earn-out provision, the former owner can select a base year upon which to calculate the earn-out (one of the next three succeeding twelve-month periods ended July 31). The earn-out has been calculated using a probability weighting and has been adjusted for the time-value of money, with greater weight given to the third (and final) twelve-month period (when the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is expected to be greatest). In August 2016, the former owner selected the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2016 as the measurement period for the earn-out calculation. The final earn-out liability calculation has not been finalized, but the liability is not expected to change materially as a result of this calculation. We expect to settle this liability during the fourth quarter of 2016. The liability totals $9.2 million and is recorded at July 31, 2016 under the caption "Accrued Liabilities" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

We assumed operating leases associated with the HLP acquisition for which our lessors are entities that were either wholly-owned subsidiaries or affiliates of Flamstead Holdings Limited prior to the pre-acquisition reorganization, and in which a former owner, who is now our employee, has an ownership interest. These leases include our primary operating facilities, a finished goods warehouse and a mixing plant. The lease for the manufacturing plant has a 20-year term which began in 2007, the lease for the warehouse has a 15-year term which began in 2012, and the lease for the mixing plant has a 13.5-year term which began in 2013. We have recorded rent expense pursuant to these agreements of approximately $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016. Commitments under these lease arrangements are included in our operating lease commitments as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of October 31, 2015.

We believe the acquisition of HLP: (1) expanded our international presence in the global fenestration business, particularly in the United Kingdom housing market; (2) expanded our vinyl extrusion product offerings, including house systems, supplemented with the brand recognition related to Liniar; (3) continues to provide synergies and an opportunity to sell complementary products, while adding new product offerings such as water retention barriers and conservatory roofing products; and (4) aligns well with our strategy to be the preferred supplier of quality products to our customers, while maintaining safe, efficient manufacturing facilities.

Our consolidated operating results include revenues of $26.9 million and $73.6 million, respectively, and net income of $2.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, associated with HLP for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016.

The purchase price has been allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as indicated in the table below. Changes in the contingent consideration due to the passage of time and potential differences between projected and actual operating results for HLP for the earn-out period are recorded as period costs when incurred. We recorded expense related to the change in contingent consideration of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016. In addition, we recorded certain final adjustments related to the fair value of fixed assets and accrued liabilities resulting in a decrease in goodwill of $0.2 million during the nine months ended July 31, 2016.

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	As of Date of Opening Balance Sheet
	(In thousands)
Net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$	12,104
Inventory	16,015
Prepaid and other assets	722
Property, plant and equipment	27,218
Goodwill	61,323
Intangible assets	61,101
Other non-current assets	2,252
Accounts payable	(9,375		)
Income taxes payable	(948		)
Accrued expenses	(6,239		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(14,492		)
Net assets acquired	$	149,681
Consideration:
Cash, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired	$	131,689
Debt assumed in acquisition (capital leases)	7,673
Contingent consideration (earn-out)	10,319
	$	149,681

We used recognized valuation techniques to determine the fair value of the assets and liabilities, including the income approach for customer relationships and trade names, and the cost approach to value patents, with a discount rate that reflects the risk of the expected future cash flows. Net intangible assets resulting from the HLP acquisition as of June 15, 2015 included customer relationships of $45.9 million, trade names of $14.3 million, and patents and other of $0.6 million, with original estimated useful lives of 20 years, 15 years, and approximately 13 years, respectively. The goodwill balance is not deductible for tax purposes. HLP is allocated entirely to our European Engineered Components reportable operating segment.

Pro Forma Results

We calculated the pro forma impact of the HLP and Woodcraft acquisitions and the associated debt financing on our operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2015. The following pro forma results give effect to these acquisitions, assuming the transactions occurred on November 1, 2014.



	Pro Forma Results
	For the Three Months Ended		For the Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2015		July 31, 2015

Net sales	$	250,611	$	681,772
Income from continuing operations	$	10,846	$	14,452
Net income	$	11,302	$	14,931
Basic income per share	$	0.34	$	0.44
Diluted income per share	$	0.33	$	0.43

We derived the pro forma results for the HLP and Woodcraft acquisitions based on historical financial information obtained from the sellers and certain management assumptions. Our pro forma adjustments relate to incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and interest expense associated with borrowings to effect the transactions, assuming a November 1, 2014 effective date. In addition, we calculated the tax impact of these adjustments at a 35% statutory rate in the United States and a 20% statutory rate in the United Kingdom, as applicable.

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These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had the acquisitions of HLP and Woodcraft been completed on November 1, 2014, or that may be obtained in the future.

3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015:



	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	34,143	$	36,865
Finished goods and work in process	60,972		32,206
Supplies and other	2,269		2,064
Total	97,384		71,135
Less: Inventory reserves	5,133		8,106
Inventories, net	$	92,251	$	63,029

Fixed costs related to excess manufacturing capacity, if any, have been expensed in the period they were incurred and, therefore, are not capitalized into inventory.

Our inventories at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 were valued using the following costing methods:



	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
LIFO	$	4,896	$	3,642
FIFO	87,355		59,387
Total	$	92,251	$	63,029

During interim periods, we estimate a LIFO reserve based on our expectations of year-end inventory levels and costs. If our calculations indicate that an adjustment at year-end will be required, we may record a proportionate share of this amount during the period. At year-end, we calculate the actual LIFO reserve and record an adjustment for the difference between the annual calculation and any estimates recognized during the interim periods. Because the interim projections are subject to many factors beyond our control, the results could differ significantly from the year-end LIFO calculation. We recorded no interim LIFO reserve adjustment for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015.

For inventories valued under the LIFO method, replacement cost exceeded the LIFO value by approximately $1.3 million at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015.

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 was as follows:



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2015	129,770
Woodcraft acquisition	114,277
Other	(575		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(8,950		)
Balance as of the end of the period	$	234,522

During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015, we evaluated our goodwill balances for indicators of impairment and performed our annual goodwill impairment test to determine the recoverability of these assets. We determined that our goodwill was not

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impaired and there have been no triggering events to indicate impairment during the nine months ended July 31, 2016, so no additional testing was deemed necessary. For a summary of the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment, see Note 14, "Segment Information", included herewith.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015:



	July 31, 2016				October 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
	(In thousands)
Customer relationships	$	155,019	$	32,913	$	98,750	$	24,628
Trademarks and trade names	56,390		25,472		58,916		23,416
Patents and other technology	24,611		15,369		25,881		15,158
Other	421		216		1,767		1,302
Total	$	236,441	$	73,970	$	185,314	$	64,504

We do not estimate a residual value associated with these intangible assets. Included in net intangible assets as of July 31, 2016 were $58.9 million of customer relationships and other intangibles of less than $0.1 million related to the Woodcraft acquisition. See Note 2, "Acquisitions", included herewith.

For the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, we had aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets of $4.4 million and $13.0 million, respectively, and $2.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively. During 2016, we retired fully amortized intangible assets totaling $3.1 million.

Estimated remaining amortization expense, assuming current intangible balances and no new acquisitions, for each of the fiscal years ending October 31, is as follows (in thousands):



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2016 (remaining three months)	$	4,219
2017	16,649
2018	16,401
2019	15,614
2020	14,554
Thereafter	95,034
Total	$	162,471

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5. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Debt consisted of the following at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015:



	July 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility	$	150,000		$	50,000
Term Loan A	150,000			—
City of Richmond, Kentucky Industrial Building Revenue Bonds	400			500
Capital lease obligations	4,447			6,900
Unamortized deferred financing fees	(2,780		)	(540		)
Total debt	302,067			56,860
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	24,387			2,359
Long-term debt	$	277,680		$	54,501

On January 28, 2013, we entered into a Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (the 2013 Credit Facility) with a five-year term and permitted aggregate borrowings at any time of up to $150.0 million, with a letter of credit sub-facility, a swing line sub-facility and a multi-currency sub-facility. Borrowings denominated in United States dollars bore interest at a spread above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or a base rate derived from the prime rate. Foreign denominated borrowings bore interest at a spread above the LIBOR applicable to such currencies. Subject to customary conditions, we could have requested that the aggregate commitments under the Retired Facility be increased by up to $100.0 million, with total commitments not to exceed $250.0 million.

The 2013 Credit Facility required us to comply with certain financial covenants and limited the amount available for us to borrow based upon consolidated EBITDA, as defined, less the amount of outstanding debt and letters of credit, further subject to our Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio and Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio requirements, as more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2015.

Effective June 15, 2015, in conjunction with the acquisition of HLP, we borrowed $92.0 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 1.28%, under the 2013 Credit Facility and subsequently repaid $42.0 million prior to October 31, 2015. As of October 31, 2015, we had outstanding revolver borrowings of $49.5 million, net of unamortized deferred financing fees of $0.5 million, outstanding letters of credit of $5.9 million, and the remaining amount available to us for use under the 2013 Credit Facility was $86.6 million. Our borrowing rates under the 2013 Credit Facility were 3.50% and 1.45% for the swing-line sub facility and the revolver, respectively, at October 31, 2015.

On November 2, 2015, we refinanced and retired the 2013 Credit Facility by entering into a $310.0 million Term Loan Credit Agreement and a $100.0 million ABL Credit Agreement (collectively the “2015 Credit Facilities”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, and Bank of America, N.A. serving as Syndication Agent. The term loan portion of the 2015 Credit Facilities was to mature on November 2, 2022, and required quarterly principal payments equal to 0.25% of the aggregate borrowings. Interest was computed, at our election, based on a Base Rate plus applicable margin of 4.25%, or LIBOR plus applicable margin of 5.25% (with the stipulation that LIBOR could not be less than 1%). In the event of default, outstanding borrowings would accrue interest at the Default Rate, as defined, whereby the obligations will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2% above the total per annum rate otherwise applicable. The term loan provided for incremental term loan commitments for a minimum principal amount of $25.0 million, up to an aggregate amount of $50.0 million, to the extent that such borrowings did not cause the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 3.00 to 1.00. The term loan agreement permitted prepayment of the term loan of at least an aggregate amount of $5.0 million or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof without penalty, except if such prepayment was made on or before November 2, 2016, we would pay a fee equal to 1% of such prepayment. The ABL portion of the 2015 Credit Facilities was to mature on November 2, 2020 with no stated principal repayment terms prior to maturity. Borrowing capacity and availability was determined based upon the dollar equivalent of certain working capital items including receivables and inventory, subject to eligibility as determined by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, up to the facility maximum of $100.0 million. Interest was computed, at our election, on a grid as the Base Rate plus an Applicable Margin, as defined in the agreement, or LIBOR plus an Applicable Margin.

In addition, the ABL portion of the 2015 Credit Facilities required payment of a commitment fee (unused line fee) ranging from 0.25 to 0.375 percentage points based on a percentage of the maximum revolver usage.

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The 2015 Credit Facilities contained restrictive debt covenants which included financial covenants, restrictions on our ability to enter into certain business activities or to make payments, and required periodic reporting, including monthly borrowing base calculations pursuant to the ABL portion of the facility, as more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2015.

On July 29, 2016, we refinanced and retired the 2015 Credit Facilities and entered into a $450.0 million credit agreement comprised of a $150.0 million Term Loan A and a $300.0 million revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and Bank of America, N.A. serving as Syndication Agent. The Credit Agreement has a five-year term, maturing on July 29, 2021, and requires interest payments calculated, at our election and depending upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, at either a Base Rate plus an applicable margin or the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin. At the time of the initial borrowing, the applicable rate was LIBOR + 2.00%. In addition, we are subject to commitment fees for the unused portion of the Credit Agreement.

The applicable margin and commitment fees are outlined in the following table:



Pricing Level	Consolidated Leverage Ratio	Commitment Fee	LIBOR Rate Loans	Base Rate Loans
I	Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00	0.200%	1.50%	0.50%
II	Greater than 1.50 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00	0.225%	1.75%	0.75%
III	Greater than 2.25 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00	0.250%	2.00%	1.00%
IV	Greater than 3.00 to 1.00	0.300%	2.25%	1.25%

In the event of default, outstanding borrowings would accrue interest at the Default Rate, as defined, whereby the obligations will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2% above the total per annum rate otherwise applicable.

The term loan portion of the Credit Agreement requires quarterly principal payments on the last business day of each fiscal quarter in accordance with a stated repayment schedule. Required aggregate principal repayments totaled $7.5 million for the succeeding twelve-month period, and have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Current Maturities of Long-term Debt.” No stated principal payments are required under the revolving credit portion of the Credit Agreement, except upon maturity. If our Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00, then we are required to make mandatory prepayments of “excess cash flow” as defined in the agreement.

The Credit Agreement provides for incremental term loan or revolving credit commitments for a minimum principal amount of $10.0 million, up to an aggregate amount of $150.0 million, subject to the lender's discretion to elect or decline the incremental increase. We can also borrow up to the lesser of $15.0 million or the revolving credit commitment, as defined, under a Swingline feature of the Credit Agreement. We are permitted to prepay the term loan under the Credit Agreement, without premium or penalty, in aggregate principal amounts of $1.0 million or whole multiples of $0.5 million in excess thereof.

The Credit Agreement contains a: (1) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio requirement whereby we must not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined, to be less than 1.10 to 1.00, and (2) Consolidated Leverage Ratio requirement, as summarized by period in the following table:



Period		Maximum Ratio
Closing Date through January 30, 2017		3.50 to 1.00
January 31, 2017 through January 30, 2018		3.25 to 1.00
January 31, 2018 and thereafter		3.00 to 1.00

In addition to maintaining these financial covenants, the Credit Agreement also limits our ability to enter into certain business transactions, such as to incur indebtedness or liens, to acquire businesses or dispose of material assets, make restricted payments, pay dividends (limited to $10.0 million per year) and other transactions as further defined in the Credit Agreement. Substantially all of our domestic assets, with the exception of real property, are utilized as collateral for the Credit Agreement.

We utilized the funding from the Credit Agreement, along with additional funding of $16.4 million of cash on hand, to repay outstanding borrowings under the 2015 Credit Facilities of $309.2 million, to pay a 1% prepayment call premium under the Term Loan B portion thereof, to settle outstanding interest accrued under the prior facility, and to pay loan fees associated with the Credit

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Agreement which totaled $2.8 million. In addition to the 1% prepayment call premium fee, we expensed $8.1 million to write-off unamortized deferred financing fees and $5.5 million of unamortized original issuer’s discount associated with the 2015 Credit Facilities.

As of July 31, 2016, we had $300.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement (reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.8 million), $5.9 million of outstanding letters of credit and $4.8 million outstanding under capital leases and other debt vehicles. We had $144.1 million available for use under the Credit Agreement at July 31, 2016. The borrowings outstanding as of July 31, 2016 under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at 2.5% per annum, and our weighted average borrowing rate for borrowings outstanding during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 was 5.97% and 6.10%, respectively, and 1.19% for each of the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of July 31, 2016.

On August 30, 2016, we repaid $15.0 million of revolver borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Other Debt Instruments

We maintain certain capital lease obligations related to equipment purchases. In conjunction with the acquisition of HLP, we assumed additional capital lease obligations of approximately $7.7 million. These capital lease obligations relate to equipment purchases and accrue interest at an average rate of 5.3%, and extend through the year 2020. As of July 31, 2016, our obligations under the HLP capital leases total $4.4 million, of which $1.8 million is classified as the current portion of long-term debt and $2.6 million is classified as long-term debt on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

6. Retirement Plans

Pension Plan

Our non-contributory, single employer defined benefit pension plan covers a majority of our employees in the United States excluding employees of recent acquisitions. Employees of acquired companies may be covered after a transitional period. The net periodic pension cost for this plan for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,						July 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	928		$	802		$	2,784		$	2,486
Interest cost	207			257			621			768
Expected return on plan assets	(404		)	(443		)	(1,213		)	(1,347		)
Amortization of net loss	96			40			288			118
Net periodic benefit cost	$	827		$	656		$	2,480		$	2,025

During 2015, we contributed approximately $2.8 million to fund our plan, and we expect to make a contribution to our plan in September 2016 of approximately $3.7 million.

Other Plans

We also have a supplemental benefit plan covering certain executive officers and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan covering members of the Board of Directors and certain key employees. As of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, our liability under the supplemental benefit plan was approximately $2.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, and the liability associated with the deferred compensation plan was approximately $3.7 million and $3.3 million, respectively. We record the current portion of liabilities under these plans under the caption "Accrued Liabilities," and the long-term portion under the caption "Other Liabilities" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

7. Warranty Obligations

We accrue warranty obligations as we recognize revenue associated with certain products. We make provisions for our warranty obligations based upon historical experience of costs incurred for such obligations adjusted, as necessary, for current conditions and factors. There are significant uncertainties and judgments involved in estimating our warranty obligations, including changing product designs, differences in customer installation processes and future claims experience which may vary from

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historical claims experience. Therefore, the ultimate amount we incur as warranty costs in the near and long-term may not be consistent with our current estimate.

A reconciliation of the activity related to our accrued warranty, including both the current and long-term portions (reported in accrued liabilities and other liabilities, respectively, on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet) follows:



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2015	$	535
Provision for warranty expense	188
Change in accrual for preexisting warranties	(193		)
Warranty costs paid	(61		)
Total accrued warranty as of the end of the period	$	469
Less: Current portion of accrued warranty	303
Long-term portion of accrued warranty	$	166

8. Income Taxes

To determine our income tax expense for interim periods, consistent with accounting standards, we apply the estimated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date results. Our estimated annual effective tax rates from continuing operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 were a benefit of 27.2% and an expense of 25.2%, respectively. The 2016 effective rate was impacted by an additional discrete benefit item for the R&D credit which was made permanent in December 2015. Excluding this item, the effective tax rate was 25.8%. The 2015 effective tax rate was impacted by a discrete benefit item resulting from the reassessment of our uncertain tax position related to the 2008 spin-off of Quanex from a predecessor company in January 2015. Excluding this discrete item, the 2015 effective tax rate was 35.7%. The difference in the effective rates between these periods reflects the foreign and U.S. tax rate differential, as the foreign tax rate is generally lower than the United States tax rate, and in 2016 a greater percentage of our taxable income is expected to be generated by the foreign operations.

The acquisition of Woodcraft in November 2015 established a net noncurrent deferred tax liability of $37.5 million primarily reflecting the book to tax basis difference in intangibles, fixed assets and inventory. The acquisition of Flamstead Holdings, Ltd. in June 2015 established a net noncurrent deferred tax liability of $14.5 million primarily reflecting the book to tax basis difference in intangibles, fixed assets and inventory.

As of July 31, 2016, our unrecognized tax benefit (UTB) relates to certain state tax items regarding the interpretation of tax laws and regulations. In January 2015, we reassessed our unrecognized tax benefit related to the 2008 spin-off of Quanex from a predecessor company and recognized the full benefit of the tax positions taken. This reduced the liability for uncertain tax positions by $4.0 million and increased deferred income taxes (non-current assets) by $6.8 million and resulted in a non-cash increase in retained earnings of $10.0 million, with an increase in income tax benefit of $0.8 million. At July 31, 2016, $0.5 million is recorded as a liability for uncertain tax positions. The disallowance of the UTB would not materially affect the annual effective tax rate.

Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. The final outcome of the future tax consequences of legal proceedings, if any, as well as the outcome of competent authority proceedings, changes in regulatory tax laws, or interpretation of those tax laws could impact our financial statements. We are subject to the effect of these matters occurring in various jurisdictions. We do not believe any of the UTB at July 31, 2016 will be recognized within the next twelve months.

We evaluate the likelihood of realization of our deferred tax assets by considering both positive and negative evidence. We believe there is no need for a valuation allowance of the federal net operating losses. We will continue to evaluate our position throughout the year. We maintain a valuation allowance for certain state net operating losses which totaled $1.1 million at July 31, 2016.

9. Contingencies

Environmental

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We are subject to extensive laws and regulations concerning the discharge of materials into the environment and the remediation of chemical contamination. We accrue our best estimates of our remediation obligations and adjust these accruals when further information becomes available or circumstances change. We are currently not subject to any remediation activities.

Spacer Migration

We were notified by certain customers through our German operation that the vapor barrier employed on certain spacer products manufactured prior to March 2014 may permit spacer migration in certain extreme circumstances. This product does not have a specific customer warranty, but we have received claims from customers related to this issue, which we continue to investigate. The balance of the accrual for this matter at October 31, 2015 was $1.1 million. The accrual balance increased to $1.2 million at July 31, 2016, reflecting net claim payments of $1.2 million, additional claims received of $1.2 million, and foreign currency benefits of less than $0.1 million. We cannot estimate any future liability with regard to unasserted claims. However, we have received new claims during fiscal 2016 which we continue to investigate. We evaluate this reserve at each balance sheet date. We will investigate any future claims, but we are not obligated to honor any future claims.

Affordable Care Act

We are subject to the employer-shared responsibility requirements (more commonly referred to as the employer mandate) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The employer mandate requires us to offer health care insurance that meets minimum value and affordability requirements to our full-time employees and certain potential common law employees within a specified coverage threshold. Effective January 1, 2015, and for each calendar year ended December 31, we may be subject to a penalty in the form of an excise tax under the ACA if we do not meet these requirements. Furthermore, we must comply with the annual disclosure and reporting requirements. We have implemented mechanisms to comply with the ACA requirements.

Litigation

From time to time, we, along with our subsidiaries, are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business. Although the ultimate resolution and impact of such litigation is not presently determinable, we believe that the eventual outcome of such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our overall financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

10. Derivative Instruments

Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction, and control of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Certain transactions in excess of specified levels require further approval from the Board of Directors.

The nature of our business activities requires the management of various financial and market risks, including those related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We have historically used foreign currency forwards and options to mitigate or eliminate certain of those risks at our subsidiaries. We use foreign currency contracts to offset fluctuations in the value of accounts receivable and accounts payable balances that are denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar, including the Euro, British Pound and Canadian Dollar. Currently, we do not enter into derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to our derivative transactions. We attempt to mitigate this risk by monitoring the creditworthiness of our counterparties and limiting our exposure to individual counterparties. In addition, we have established master netting agreements in certain cases to facilitate the settlement of gains and losses on specific derivative contracts.

We have not designated any of our derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes in accordance with the provisions under the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" (ASC 815). Therefore, changes in the fair value of these contracts and the realized gains and losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 as follows (in thousands):



		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		July 31,				July 31,
Location of gains (losses):		2016		2015		2016			2015
Cost of sales	Aluminum derivatives	$	14	$	—	$	14		$	—
Other, net	Foreign currency derivatives	252		151		(180		)	764

We have chosen not to offset any of our derivative instruments in accordance with the provisions of ASC 815. Therefore, the assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis on our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Less than

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$0.1 million of fair value related to foreign currency derivatives was included in prepaid and other current assets as of each period ended July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, and approximately $0.1 million of fair value related to foreign currency derivatives was included in accrued liabilities as of July 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair value of outstanding derivative contracts at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 (in thousands):



		Notional as indicated				Fair Value in $
		July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		July 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Foreign currency derivatives:
Sell EUR, buy USD	EUR	$	6,856	$	8,076	$	(133	)	$	37
Sell CAD, buy USD	CAD	188		280		(2		)	1
Sell GBP, buy USD	GBP	219		226		(2		)	3
Buy EUR, sell USD	EUR	—		807		—			3
Buy EUR, sell GBP	EUR	106		2		1			—

For the classification in the fair value hierarchy, see Note 11, "Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities", included herewith. In addition, we have entered into a derivative contract to limit our exposure to changes in the value of aluminum, a commodity used in our screen products. Included in prepaid and other current assets as of July 31, 2016 was less than $0.1 million related to derivatives with a notional amount of approximately 0.8 million pounds.

11. Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to Level 1 and the lowest priority to Level 3. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


•	Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

•

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates) and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.


•	Level 3 - Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

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The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis based on the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):



	July 31, 2016								October 31, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Foreign currency derivatives	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	44	$	—	$	44
Aluminum derivatives	—		38		—		38		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	—	$	39	$	—	$	39	$	—	$	44	$	—	$	44

Liabilities
Foreign currency derivatives	$	—	$	137	$	—	$	137	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Contingent consideration	—		—		9,154		9,154		—		—		10,414		10,414
Total liabilities	$	—	$	137	$	9,154	$	9,291	$	—	$	—	$	10,414	$	10,414

All of our derivative contracts are valued using quoted market prices from brokers or exchanges and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Contingent consideration associated with the HLP acquisition is included above as a Level 3 measurement (see Note 2, "Acquisitions").

We had approximately $2.4 million of certain land that was recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis and classified as Level 3 as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015. The fair value was based on broker opinions.

Carrying amounts reported on the balance sheet for cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Our outstanding debt is variable rate debt that re-prices frequently, thereby limiting our exposure to significant change in interest rate risk. As a result, the fair value of our debt instruments approximates carrying value at July 31, 2016, and October 31, 2015 (Level 3 measurement).

12. Stock-Based Compensation

We have established and maintain an Omnibus Incentive Plan (2008 Plan) that provides for the granting of restricted stock awards, stock options, restricted stock units, performance share awards and other stock-based and cash-based awards. The 2008 Plan is administered by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors.

The aggregate number of shares of common stock originally authorized for grant under the 2008 Plan was 2,900,000. In February 2011 and February 2014, shareholders approved an increase of the aggregate shares available for grant by 2,400,000 shares and 2,350,000 shares, respectively. Any officer, key employee and/or non-employee director is eligible for awards under the 2008 Plan. Historically, our practice has been to grant stock options and restricted stock units to non-employee directors on the last business day of each fiscal year, with an additional grant of options to each director on the date of his or her first anniversary of service. In May 2015, the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors changed the annual grant to our directors to a grant of restricted stock units on the first day of the new fiscal year, November 1, eliminating the grant of stock options to the directors. Once approved by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of our Board of Directors in December, we grant stock options, restricted stock awards, and/or performance shares to officers, management and key employees. Occasionally, we may make additional grants to key employees at other times during the year.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are granted to key employees and officers annually, and typically cliff vest over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the only vesting criteria. The recipient of the restricted stock awards is entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder, except that the awards are nontransferable during the vesting period. The fair value of the restricted stock award is established on the grant date and then expensed over the vesting period resulting in an increase in additional paid-in-capital. Shares are generally issued from treasury stock at the time of grant.

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A summary of non-vested restricted stock awards activity during the nine months ended July 31, 2016 is presented below:



	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested at October 31, 2015	293,000		$	18.70
Granted	85,500		18.87
Cancelled	(9,800	)	18.97
Vested	(102,000	)	17.84
Non-vested at July 31, 2016	266,700		$	19.07

The total weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards that vested during each of the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 was $1.8 million. As of July 31, 2016, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unamortized restricted stock awards was $2.6 million. We expect to recognize this expense over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.9 years.

Stock Options

Historically, stock options have been awarded to key employees, officers and non-employee directors. Effective May 2015, the director compensation structure was revised to eliminate the annual grant of stock options to non-employee directors. Officer stock options typically vest ratably over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the vesting conditions. Our stock options may be exercised up to a maximum of ten years from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options is determined on the grant date and expensed over the vesting period resulting in an increase in additional paid-in-capital. For employees who are nearing retirement-eligibility, we recognize stock option expense ratably over the shorter of the vesting period or the period from the grant-date to the retirement eligibility date.

We use a Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options. A description of the methodology for the valuation assumptions was disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015.

The following table provides a summary of assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our stock options issued during the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015.



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31,
	2016	2015
Weighted-average expected volatility	37.1%	47.7%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.4	5.6
Risk-free interest rate	1.7%	1.6%
Expected dividend yield over expected term	1.0%	1.0%
Weighted average grant date fair value	$6.32	$8.40

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The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2016:



	Stock Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at October 31, 2015	2,352,188		$	16.46
Granted	297,900		19.23
Exercised	(219,600	)	15.44
Forfeited/Expired	(42,018	)	19.78
Outstanding at July 31, 2016	2,388,470		$	16.84	5.4	$	7,918
Vested or expected to vest at July 31, 2016	2,379,504		$	16.83	5.4	$	7,908
Exercisable at July 31, 2016	1,980,263		$	16.34	4.6	$	7,588

Intrinsic value is the amount by which the market price of the common stock on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price of the stock option. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 was $1.0 million and $1.2 million. The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 was $1.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. As of July 31, 2016, total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options was $1.2 million. We expect to recognize this expense over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units may be awarded to key employees and officers from time to time, and annually to non-employee directors. The director restricted stock units vest immediately but are payable only upon the director's cessation of service, whereas restricted stock units awarded to employees and officers typically cliff vest after a three-year period with service and continued employment as the vesting conditions. Restricted stock units are not considered outstanding shares and do not have voting rights, although the holder does receive a cash payment equivalent to the dividend paid, on a one-for-one basis, on our outstanding common shares. Once the criteria is met, each restricted stock unit is payable to the holder in cash based on the market value of one share of our common stock. Accordingly, we record a liability for the restricted stock units on our balance sheet and recognize any changes in the market value during each reporting period as compensation expense.

As of July 31, 2016, there were no non-vested restricted stock units. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2015, we paid $1.7 million to settle certain restricted stock units.

Performance Share Awards

Historically, we granted performance units to key employees and officers annually. These awards cliff vested after a three-year period with service and performance measures such as relative total shareholder return and earnings per share growth as vesting conditions. These awards were treated as a liability and marked to market based upon our assessment of the achievement of the performance measures, with the assistance of third-party compensation consultants.

We have awarded annual grants of performance shares in December 2015, 2014 and 2013. In addition, we awarded performance shares in January 2016 to a new officer. All of these performance share awards are designed with the same performance measures (relative total shareholder return and earnings per share growth). However, the number of shares earned is variable depending on the metrics achieved, and the settlement method is 50% in cash and 50% in our common stock.

To account for these awards, we have bifurcated the portion subject to a market condition (relative total shareholder return) and the portion subject to an internal performance measure (earnings per share growth). We have further bifurcated these awards based on the settlement method, as the portion expected to settle in stock (equity component) and the portion expected to settle in cash (liability component).

To value the shares subject to the market condition, we utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to arrive at a grant-date fair value. This amount will be expensed over the three-year term of the award with a credit to additional paid-in-capital. To value the shares subject to the internal performance measure, we used the value of our common stock on the date of grant as the grant-date fair value per share. This amount is being expensed over the three-year term of the award, with a credit to additional paid-in-capital, and could fluctuate depending on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest based on our assessment of the probability that the performance conditions will be achieved. For both performance conditions, the portion of the award expected

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to settle in cash is recorded as a liability and is being marked to market over the three-year term of the award, and can fluctuate depending on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest, the change in valuation of the Monte Carlo simulation over the vesting period, and the underlying price of our common stock.

In conjunction with the annual grants in December 2015, 2014 and 2013, we awarded 158,100, 137,400 and 155,800 performance shares, respectively. We also awarded 4,300 performance shares in January 2016. Depending on the achievement of the performance conditions, 0% to 200% of the awarded performance shares may ultimately vest. During the nine months ended July 31, 2016, 4,500 of the performance shares issued in December 2013, 3,900 of the performance shares issued in December 2014, and 9,100 of the performance shares issued in 2015 were forfeited. During 2015, 9,200 of the performance shares issued in December 2013 and 8,200 of the performance shares issued in December 2014 were forfeited. During 2014, 7,000 of the performance shares issued in December 2013 were forfeited. For the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, we have recorded $0.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to these performance share awards.

Performance share awards are not considered outstanding shares and do not have voting rights, although dividends are accrued over the performance period and will be payable in cash based upon the number of performance shares ultimately earned.

The performance shares are excluded from the diluted weighted-average shares used to calculate earnings per share until the performance criteria is probable to result in the issuance of contingent shares. As of July 31, 2016, we have deemed 67,550 shares related to the December 2013 grant of performance shares as probable to be issued. The value of the equivalent number of shares is expected to be paid in cash when settled, along with accrued dividends thereon.

Treasury Shares

On September 5, 2014, our Board of Directors cancelled our existing stock repurchase program and approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing us to use up to $75.0 million to repurchase shares of our common stock. For the period from September 5, 2014 through October 31, 2014, we purchased 1,316,326 shares at a cost of $24.2 million under the new program. During the year ended October 31, 2015, we purchased an additional 2,675,903 shares at a cost of $50.8 million. From inception of the program, we purchased 3,992,229 shares at a cost of $75.0 million.

We record treasury stock purchases under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired stock is recorded as treasury stock. Shares are generally issued from treasury stock at the time of grant of restricted stock awards, and upon the exercise of stock options and upon the issuance of performance shares. On the subsequent issuance of treasury shares, we record proceeds in excess of cost as an increase in additional paid in capital. A deficiency of such proceeds relative to costs would be applied to reduce paid-in-capital associated with prior issuances to the extent available, with the remainder recorded as a charge to retained earnings. We recorded a charge to retained earnings of $0.6 million during the nine months ended July 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the treasury stock activity during the nine months ended July 31, 2016:



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2016
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2015	3,647,103
Restricted stock awards granted	(85,500	)
Stock options exercised	(219,600	)
Balance at July 31, 2016	3,342,003

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13. Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) included under the caption "Other, net" on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), consisted of the following for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 31,					July 31,
	2016			2015		2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains	$	(2,491	)	$	341	$	(3,699	)	$	(581	)
Foreign currency derivative gains (losses)	252			151		(180		)	764
Interest income	41			16		79			55
Other	(325		)	58		(236		)	62
Other (expense) income	$	(2,523	)	$	566	$	(4,036	)	$	300

14. Segment Information

In our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of October 31, 2015 we presented two reportable segments in accordance with ASC Topic 280-10-50, “Segment Reporting” (ASC 280): (1) Engineered Products, comprised of four operating segments, focused primarily on North American fenestration, and (2) International Extrusion, comprised solely of HLP that was acquired on June 15, 2015. In addition, we recorded LIFO inventory adjustments, corporate office charges and inter-segment eliminations as Corporate & Other.

With the acquisition of Woodcraft on November 2, 2015, we re-evaluated our reportable operating segment presentation and changed the presentation to have three reportable business segments: (1) North American Engineered Components segment (“NA Engineered Components”), comprised of four operating segments primarily focused on the fenestration market in North America including vinyl profiles, insulating glass (IG) spacers, screens & other fenestration components; (2) European Engineered Components segment (“EU Engineered Components”), comprised of our United Kingdom-based vinyl extrusion business, manufacturing vinyl profiles & conservatories, and the European insulating glass business manufacturing IG spacers; and (3) North American Cabinet Components segment (“NA Cabinet Components”), comprised solely of the North American cabinet door and components business acquired in November 2015. We continue to maintain what was previously called Corporate & Other, now called Unallocated Corporate & Other, but a portion of the general and administrative costs associated with the corporate office have been allocated to the reportable operating segments, based upon a relative measure of profitability in order to more accurately reflect each reportable operating segment's administrative cost. Certain costs were not allocated to the reportable operating segments, but remain in Unallocated Corporate & Other, including transaction expenses, stock-based compensation, long-term incentive awards based on the performance of our common stock and other factors, certain severance and legal costs not deemed to be allocable to all segments, depreciation of corporate assets, interest expense, other, net, income taxes and inter-segment eliminations. This treatment was applied to avoid an asymmetrical allocation amongst the operating segments for the comparative period due to the timing of acquisitions. The accounting policies of our operating segments are the same as those used to prepare the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes corporate general and administrative expense allocated during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
NA Engineered Components	$	2,765	$	2,228	$	7,593	$	7,025
EU Engineered Components	1,005		810		2,761		1,159
NA Cabinet Components	1,257		—		3,452		—
Unallocated Corporate & Other	—		1,013		—		4,588
Allocated general and administrative expense	$	5,027	$	4,051	$	13,806	$	12,772

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differences in the amount of automation amongst operating plants; (3) similar types or classes of customers, namely the primary original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the window and door industry; (4) similar distribution methods for product delivery, although the extent of the use of third-party distributors will vary amongst the businesses; (5) similar regulatory environment; and (6) converging long-term economic similarities.

Segment information for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, and total assets as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 are summarized in the following table (in thousands):



	NA Eng. Comp.		EU Eng. Comp.			NA Cabinet Comp.		Unallocated Corp. & Other			Total
Three Months Ended July 31, 2016
Net sales	$	150,462	$	40,217		$	58,826	$	(1,420	)	$	248,085
Depreciation and amortization	7,063		2,340			3,435		135			12,973
Operating income (loss)	18,478		4,448			980		(3,976		)	19,930
Capital expenditures	5,131		1,002			2,346		40			8,519
Three Months Ended July 31, 2015
Net sales	$	153,508	$	27,997		$	—	$	(1,299	)	$	180,206
Depreciation and amortization	7,141		1,171			—		190			8,502
Operating income (loss)	16,814		(332		)	—		(6,654		)	9,828
Capital expenditures	6,927		1,528			—		82			8,537
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016
Net sales	$	406,029	$	110,250		$	166,906	$	(4,172	)	$	679,013
Depreciation and amortization	21,424		7,191			10,709		435			39,759
Operating income (loss)	33,785		8,991			115		(14,543		)	28,348
Capital expenditures	15,226		4,904			5,688		120			25,938
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2015
Net sales	$	402,249	$	51,304		$	—	$	(3,484	)	$	450,069
Depreciation and amortization	21,690		1,983			—		868			24,541
Operating income (loss)	21,127		380			—		(13,605		)	7,902
Capital expenditures	18,850		2,986			—		82			21,918
As of July 31, 2016
Total assets	$	308,285	$	204,586		$	295,087	$	13,536		$	821,494
As of October 31, 2015
Total assets	$	314,397	$	231,261		$	—	$	20,592		$	566,250

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The following tables reconcile our segment presentation, as previously reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015, to the current presentation (in thousands):



Three months ended July 31, 2015	As Previously Reported		Reclassification			Current Presentation
Engineered Products
Net sales	$	180,206	$	(180,206	)	$	—
Depreciation and amortization	8,502		(8,502		)	—
Operating income (loss)	9,828		(9,828		)	—
Capital expenditures	$	8,537	$	(8,537	)	$	—
NA Engineered Components
Net sales	$	—	$	153,508		$	153,508
Depreciation and amortization	—		7,141			7,141
Operating income (loss)	—		16,814			16,814
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	6,927		$	6,927
EU Engineered Components
Net sales	$	—	$	27,997		$	27,997
Depreciation and amortization	—		1,171			1,171
Operating income (loss)	—		(332		)	(332		)
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	1,528		$	1,528
Unallocated Corporate & Other
Net sales	$	—	$	(1,299	)	$	(1,299	)
Depreciation and amortization	—		190			190
Operating income (loss)	—		(6,654		)	(6,654		)
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	82		$	82

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Nine months ended July 31, 2015	As Previously Reported		Reclassification			Current Presentation
Engineered Products
Net sales	$	450,069	$	(450,069	)	$	—
Depreciation and amortization	24,541		(24,541		)	—
Operating income (loss)	7,902		(7,902		)	—
Capital expenditures	$	21,918	$	(21,918	)	$	—
NA Engineered Components
Net sales	$	—	$	402,249		$	402,249
Depreciation and amortization	—		21,690			21,690
Operating income (loss)	—		21,127			21,127
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	18,850		$	18,850
EU Engineered Components
Net sales	$	—	$	51,304		$	51,304
Depreciation and amortization	—		1,983			1,983
Operating income (loss)	—		380			380
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	2,986		$	2,986
Unallocated Corporate & Other
Net sales	$	—	$	(3,484	)	$	(3,484	)
Depreciation and amortization	—		868			868
Operating income (loss)	—		(13,605		)	(13,605		)
Capital expenditures	$	—	$	82		$	82

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	NA Eng. Comp.		EU Eng. Comp.			NA Cabinet Comp.		Unalloc. Corp. & Other		Total
Balance as of October 31, 2015	$	51,314	$	78,456		$	—	$	—	$	129,770
Woodcraft acquisition	—		—			114,277		—		114,277
Other	—		(575		)	—		—		(575		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(8,950		)	—		—		(8,950		)
Balance as of July 31, 2016	$	51,314	$	68,931		$	114,277	$	—	$	234,522

For further details of Goodwill, see Note 4, "Goodwill & Intangible Assets", located herewith.

We did not allocate non-operating expense or income tax expense to the reportable segments. The following table reconciles operating income (loss) as reported above to net (loss) income for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015:

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	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,						July 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Operating income (loss)	$	19,930		$	9,828		$	28,348		$	7,902
Interest expense	(22,200		)	(338		)	(34,324		)	(624		)
Other, net	(2,523		)	566			(4,036		)	300
Income tax benefit (expense)	817			(3,585		)	2,722			(1,907		)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	$	(3,976	)	$	6,471		$	(7,290	)	$	5,671

Product Sales

We produce a wide variety of products that are used in the fenestration industry, including: window and door systems design, engineering and fabrication; accessory trim profiles with real wood veneers and wood grain laminate finishes; window spacer systems; extruded vinyl products; metal fabrication; and astragals, thresholds and screens. In addition, we produce certain non-fenestration products, including kitchen and bath cabinet doors and components, flooring and trim moldings, solar edge tape, plastic decking, fencing, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and other products.

The following table summarizes our product sales for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 into general groupings by segment to provide additional information to our shareholders.



	Three months ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,						July 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
NA Engineered Components:
United States - fenestration	$	124,725		$	129,337		$	339,608		$	334,234
International - fenestration	9,530			9,758			23,317			24,517
United States - non-fenestration	11,091			11,218			29,358			32,354
International - non-fenestration	5,116			3,195			13,746			11,144
	$	150,462		$	153,508		$	406,029		$	402,249
EU Engineered Components:
United States - fenestration	$	159		$	—		$	285		$	44
International - fenestration	35,547			25,979			98,744			49,242
International - non-fenestration	4,511			2,018			11,221			2,018
	$	40,217		$	27,997		$	110,250		$	51,304
NA Cabinet Components:
United States	$	58,182		$	—		$	164,781		$	—
International	644			—			2,125			—
	$	58,826		$	—		$	166,906		$	—
Unallocated Corporate & Other
Eliminations	$	(1,420	)	$	(1,299	)	$	(4,172	)	$	(3,484	)
	$	(1,420	)	$	(1,299	)	$	(4,172	)	$	(3,484	)
Net sales	$	248,085		$	180,206		$	679,013		$	450,069

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15. Earnings Per Share

We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common and potential common shares include the weighted average of additional shares associated with the incremental effect of dilutive employee stock options, non-vested restricted stock as determined using the treasury stock method prescribed by U.S. GAAP and contingent shares associated with performance share awards, if dilutive.

Basic and diluted loss per share was $(0.12) and $(0.22) for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016, respectively. The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes outstanding stock options and other common stock equivalents when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. This is always the case when an entity incurs a net loss. During the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016, 334,760 shares and 291,938 shares of common stock equivalents, respectively, and 217,121 shares and 187,873 shares of restricted stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. In addition, 67,550 potentially dilutive contingent shares related to performance share awards for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 were excluded.

Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2015 were calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended July 31, 2015
	Net Income from Continuing Operations		Weighted Average Shares	Per Share
Basic earnings per common share	$	6,471	33,618	$	0.20
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	—		378
Restricted stock awards	—		146
Diluted earnings per common share	$	6,471	34,142	$	0.19



	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2015
	Net Income from Continuing Operations		Weighted Average Shares	Per Share
Basic earnings per common share	$	5,671	34,111	$	0.17
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	—		389
Restricted stock awards	—		126
Diluted earnings per common share	$	5,671	34,626	$	0.17

For the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016, we had 795,972 and 932,972 common stock equivalents, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2015 we had 720,271 and 895,771 common stock equivalents that were potentially dilutive in future earnings per share calculations. Such dilution will be dependent on the excess of the market price of our stock over the exercise price and other components of the treasury stock method.

16. New Accounting Guidance Adopted

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The amendments require deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. We adopted ASU No. 2015-17 as of November 1, 2015 on a retrospective basis. As a result, our presentation of deferred taxes at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 is consistent with this guidance, and therefore the October 31, 2015 presentation reflects a reclassification of current deferred income tax asset of $14.0 million and the noncurrent deferred income tax liability of $5.2 million as a noncurrent deferred income tax asset of $8.8 million.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This amendment requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the treatment of debt discounts. We adopted ASU No. 2015-03 as of July 31, 2016 on a retrospective basis. As a result, our presentation of debt issuance

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costs at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 is consistent with this guidance, and therefore the October 31, 2015 presentation reflects a reclassification of $0.5 million of unamortized deferred financing fees from other assets to long term debt, resulting in other assets of $8.0 million and long-term debt of $54.5 million (see Note 5, "Debt and Capital Lease Obligations").

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained in this document and in documents incorporated by reference herein, including those made under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are “forward-looking” statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, the words “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward looking statements are (1) all statements which address future operating performance, (2) events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including statements relating to volume, sales, operating income and earnings per share, and (3) statements expressing general outlook about future operating results. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our current projections or expectations. As and when made, we believe that these forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements since such statements speak only as of the date when made and there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will occur. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following:


•	changes in market conditions, particularly in the new home construction, and residential remodeling and replacement (R&R) activity markets in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany;


•	changes in non-pass-through raw material costs;


•	changes in domestic and international economic conditions;


•	changes in purchases by our principal customers;


•	fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;


•	our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls;


•	our ability to successfully implement our internal operating plans and acquisition strategies;


•	our ability to successfully implement our plans with respect to information technology (IT) systems and processes;


•	our ability to control costs and increase profitability;


•	changes in environmental laws and regulations;


•	changes in warranty obligations;


•	changes in energy costs;


•	changes in tax laws, and interpretations thereof;


•	changes in interest rates;


•	our ability to service our debt facilities and remain in good standing with our lenders;


•	our ability to maintain a good relationship with our suppliers, subcontractors, and key customers; and


•	the resolution of litigation and other legal proceedings.

For information on additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, and “Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors” included elsewhere within this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q.

About Third-Party Information

In this report, we rely on and refer to information regarding industry data obtained from market research, publicly available information, industry publications, United States government sources and other third parties. Although we believe this information is reliable, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information and have not independently verified it.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes as of July 31, 2016, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, included elsewhere herein. For additional information pertaining to our business, including risk factors which should be considered before investing in our common stock, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, and “Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors” included elsewhere within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Our Business

We manufacture components for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the building products industry. These components can be categorized as window and door (fenestration) components and kitchen and bath cabinet components. Examples of fenestration components include (1) energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, (2) extruded vinyl profiles, (3) window and door screens, and (4) precision-formed metal and wood products. In addition, we provide certain other non-fenestration components and products, which include solar panel sealants, wood flooring, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. We use low-cost production processes and engineering expertise to provide our customers with specialized products for their specific window, door, and cabinet applications. We believe these capabilities provide us with unique competitive advantages. We serve a primary customer base in North America and the United Kingdom, and also serve customers in international markets through our operating plants in the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as through sales and marketing efforts in other countries.

We continue to invest in organic growth initiatives and have completed several targeted business acquisitions. We intend to continue to pursue business acquisitions which may include vertically integrated vinyl extrusion businesses, screen manufacturers, cabinet component manufacturers or businesses in complementary industries that allow us to expand our existing fenestration and cabinet component footprint, enhance our product offerings, provide new complementary technology, enhance our leadership position within the markets we serve, and expand into new markets or service lines. We have disposed of non-core businesses in the past, and continue to evaluate our business portfolio to ensure that we are investing in markets where we believe there is potential future growth.

As of October 31, 2015, we had two reportable business segments: (1) Engineered Products segment, comprised of four operating segments focused on the fenestration market, primarily within North America, and (2) International Extrusion segment, comprised solely of a United Kingdom-based vinyl extrusion business acquired on June 15, 2015. In addition, we recorded corporate office charges, last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory adjustments and inter-segment eliminations as Corporate & Other. With the acquisition of a cabinet component business on November 2, 2015, we evaluated the composition of our reportable operating segments and changed the presentation of our reportable operating segments to reflect management’s current view and to align with management's basis to allocate resources.

We currently have three reportable business segments: (1) North American Engineered Components segment (“NA Engineered Components”), comprised of four operating segments primarily focused on the fenestration market in North America manufacturing vinyl profiles, IG spacers, screens & other fenestration components; (2) European Engineered Components segment (“EU Engineered Components”), comprised of our United Kingdom-based vinyl extrusion business, manufacturing vinyl profiles and conservatories, and the European insulating glass business manufacturing IG spacers; and (3) North American Cabinet Components segment (“NA Cabinet Components”), comprised solely of the North American cabinet door and components business acquired in November 2015. We continue to maintain the grouping previously called Corporate & Other, now called Unallocated Corporate & Other, but a portion of the general and administrative costs associated with the corporate office have been allocated to the reportable operating segments, based upon a relative measure of profitability in order to more accurately reflect each reportable operating segment's administrative costs. Certain costs were not allocated to the reportable operating segments, but remain in Unallocated Corporate & Other, including transaction expenses, stock-based compensation, long-term incentive awards based on the performance of our common stock and other factors, certain severance and legal costs not deemed to be allocable to all segments, depreciation of corporate assets, interest expense, other, net, income taxes and inter-segment eliminations. This treatment was applied to avoid an asymmetrical allocation amongst the operating segments for the comparative period due to the timing of acquisitions. The accounting policies of our operating segments are the same as those used to prepare our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes corporate general and administrative expense allocated during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015:

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	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
NA Engineered Components	$	2,765	$	2,228	$	7,593	$	7,025
EU Engineered Components	1,005		810		2,761		1,159
NA Cabinet Components	1,257		—		3,452		—
Unallocated Corporate & Other	—		1,013		—		4,588
Allocable general and administrative expense	$	5,027	$	4,051	$	13,806	$	12,772

Recent Transactions and Events

On November 2, 2015, we acquired Woodcraft, a manufacturer of cabinet doors and other components to OEMs in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. We paid $245.9 million in cash, resulting in a preliminary estimate of goodwill totaling $114.3 million. On June 15, 2015, we acquired HLP, an extruder of vinyl lineal products and manufacturer of other plastic products incorporated and registered in England and Wales, for $131.7 million in cash, net of cash acquired, $7.7 million of debt assumed and contingent consideration of $10.3 million, resulting in goodwill of approximately $61.3 million. For additional details of these acquisitions, see Note 2, "Acquisitions," to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere herein.

On April 1, 2014, we sold our interest in a limited liability company which held the assets of an aluminum sheet products business, Nichols Aluminum (Nichols), to Aleris International, Inc. (Aleris), a privately held Delaware corporation which provides aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification aluminum alloy production. We do not expect to have results of operations associated with this discontinued operation during fiscal 2016.

Market Overview and Outlook

We believe the primary drivers of our operating results continue to be North American new home construction and residential remodeling and replacement (R&R) activity. We believe that housing starts and window shipments are indicators of activity levels in the home building and window industries, and we use this data, as published by or derived from third-party sources, to evaluate the market. We have historically evaluated the domestic market using data from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) with regard to housing starts, and published reports by Ducker Worldwide, LLC (Ducker), a consulting and research firm, with regard to window shipments. The NAHB has forecasted increases in calendar-year housing starts from 1.1 million units in 2015 to 1.2 million units in 2016, 1.3 million units in 2017, and 1.4 million units in 2018. These forecasts reflect increasing consumer confidence and a healthier economy, although the forecast for 2017 was tempered somewhat with potential increases in interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve, and some instability of markets in other countries. Ducker indicated that window shipments by calendar year are expected to increase from 47.6 million units in 2015 to 50.5 million units in 2016, 53.7 million units in 2017 and 55.2 million units in 2018, with new construction window shipments forecasted to continue to outpace the R&R window shipments. Although these forecasts indicate positive growth in the near-term, the rate of growth of window shipments for 2016 and 2017 has declined compared to estimates published earlier in 2016. Derived from reports published by Ducker, the overall growth in window shipments for the trailing twelve-month period ended June 30, 2016 was 4.5%. During this period, growth in new construction increased 8.8%, driven in part by an increase in multi-family housing, although there are recent indicators of a forecasted shift of some new construction growth to single-family homes, and growth in R&R activity increased 1.3%.

We have expanded our international presence with the acquisition of HLP in June 2015. This business is largely focused on the sale of vinyl systems under the trade name “Liniar” to smaller window manufacturers in the United Kingdom. To evaluate this market relative to housing starts, we use published reports from D&G Consulting (D&G), a consulting and research firm. D&G forecasts an increase in housing starts for private housing in the United Kingdom through 2018, while housing starts for public housing are forecasted to decline slightly beyond 2016, but thereafter remain relatively stable for 2017 and 2018.

Woodcraft manufactures kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors and components using a variety of woods from traditional hardwoods to engineered wood products. Currently, Woodcraft sells all of its products in North America, predominantly in the United States, so domestic housing starts and R&R activity constitute the primary drivers of this business as well. Although NAHB forecasts indicate expected continued growth in the United States housing market, much of this anticipated growth is in new construction for multi-family dwellings, or rental properties, which tends to drive demand for stock cabinets as compared to the semi-custom cabinets Woodcraft is best suited to produce.

Our business is seasonal, particularly our fenestration business, as inclement weather during the winter months tends to slow down construction, particularly as related to “outside of the house” construction. To some extent, we believe our acquisition of

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Woodcraft will lessen the impact of seasonality on our operating results, as the cabinet business is “inside of the house” and less susceptible to weather.

We are impacted by regulation of energy standards. The United States government has been less aggressively pursuing higher energy efficiency standards in recent years. Higher energy efficiency standards are being implemented in Europe, which should bode well for our fenestration-related business in the European markets that we serve. In addition to the HLP vinyl extrusion business, we operate warm-edge spacer plants in the United Kingdom and in Germany. Our warm-edge spacer products are more energy efficient than older technology cold-edge spacers that are predominantly used in the European markets we serve.

We utilize several commodities in our business for which pricing can fluctuate, including polyvinyl resin (PVC), petroleum products, aluminum and wood. For the majority of our customers and critical suppliers, we have price adjusters in place which effectively share the base pass-through price changes for these commodities with our customers commensurate with the market at large. Our long-term exposure to these price fluctuations is somewhat mitigated due to the contractual component of the adjuster program. However, these adjusters are not in place with all customers, and there is a level of exposure to such volatility due to the lag associated with the timing of price updates in accordance with our customer agreements.

In July 2016, the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union (commonly referred to as “Brexit”), which has impacted the valuation of the British pound sterling relative to other currencies used in our business, including our reporting currency, the United States dollar. Although we do not know the long-term effects of this change, there has not been a material effect on our results of operations to date. We continue to monitor our exposure to changes in exchange rates.

We are optimistic about our growth prospects in the near-term. We believe the recent acquisitions of HLP and Woodcraft diversify our product offerings and provide new avenues to grow our business, while we continue to focus on enhancing manufacturing efficiencies and customer service in order to provide a quality, value-added product to our North American fenestration customers.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended July 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2015



	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			Change $			% Variance
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	248.1		$	180.2		$	67.9		38	%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	186.6			136.9			49.7			(36	)%
Selling, general and administrative	28.6			25.0			3.6			(14	)%
Depreciation and amortization	13.0			8.5			4.5			(53	)%
Operating income	$	19.9		$	9.8		$	10.1		103	%
Interest expense	(22.2		)	(0.3		)	(21.9		)	(7,300	)%
Other, net	(2.5		)	0.5			(3.0		)	600	%
Income tax benefit (expense)	0.8			(3.6		)	4.4			122	%
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(4.0	)	$	6.4		$	(10.4	)	(163	)%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.5			(0.5		)	(100	)%
Net (loss) income	$	(4.0	)	$	6.9		$	(10.9	)	(158	)%

Our operating results include the contributions of HLP, acquired on June 15, 2015, and Woodcraft, acquired on November 2, 2015. Therefore, for the three months ended July 31, 2016, a full three-month contribution is included in the results, whereas for the three months ended July 31, 2015, HLP’s contribution is limited to the six-week period from June 15, 2016 to July 31, 2015, and no activity is included for Woodcraft. We experienced a decline in sales of approximately 3.4% for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, excluding these acquisitions and certain foreign and other results.

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Changes Related to Operating Income (Loss) by Reportable Segment:

NA Engineered Components



	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change			% Variance
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	150.5		$	153.5		$	(3.0	)	(2)%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	109.5			114.7			(5.2		)	5%
Selling, general and administrative	15.4			14.8			0.6			(4)%
Depreciation and amortization	7.1			7.2			(0.1		)	1%
Operating income	$	18.5		$	16.8		$	1.7		10%
Operating income margin	12		%	11		%

Net Sales. Net sales decreased $3.0 million, or 2%, for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. On a year-over-year basis, we experienced a $1.4 million decrease in sales attributable to volume, a decrease of $0.6 million in revenues associated with pricing and a decrease of $0.9 million related to reduced surcharges for commodities such as aluminum and oil for our butyl-based products, partially offset by an increase in surcharge revenue for resin used in our vinyl business. The overall decrease of revenue associated with these surcharges is significantly offset by decreases in the cost of the raw materials used in our manufacturing process, resulting in minimal impact on operating margins.

Cost of Sales. The cost of sales decreased $5.2 million, or 5%, when comparing the three months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015. Corresponding with the net sales discussion above, cost of sales was impacted by changes in sales volume and the resulting impact on product mix. In addition, margins improved year-over-year due to reduced material costs attributable to lower commodity prices and renegotiated supplier agreements, lower repair and maintenance costs and some labor efficiencies, partially offset by normal wage inflation, and higher workers’ compensation insurance costs and utilities.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.6 million, or 4% when comparing the three months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015. This increase was due to normal inflationary impacts on wages and benefit costs and higher incentive accruals based on operating results, partially offset by lower professional fees and a net gain on the sale of fixed assets of $0.2 million.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $0.1 million, or 1% when comparing the three-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. The incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, plant and equipment and intangible assets placed into service during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016, was more than offset by the run-off of depreciation expense associated with existing assets and disposals during this period.

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European Engineered Components



	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change		Variance %
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	40.2		$	28.0		$	12.2	44%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	27.5			22.7			4.8		(21)%
Selling, general and administrative	5.9			4.5			1.4		(31)%
Depreciation and amortization	2.3			1.1			1.2		(109)%
Operating income (loss)	$	4.5		$	(0.3	)	$	4.8	1,600%
Operating income (loss) margin	11		%	(1		)%

Net Sales. Net sales increased $12.2 million, or 44%, primarily due to an additional $12.6 million contribution from HLP during the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. For the insulating glass spacer plants in the United Kingdom and Germany, sales increased $0.6 million associated with higher volume, but was more than offset by a decrease in revenue of $0.4 million related to price and a $0.6 million decrease related to the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates.

Cost of Sales. The cost of sales increased $4.8 million, or 21%, primarily due to a $5.2 million contribution from HLP during the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. The remaining decline in cost of goods sold of $0.4 million, or 2%, for the three months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, related primarily to lower material costs in Germany, as a new mixing plant was installed in 2015, which eliminated the cost associated with processing by outside vendors.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.4 million, of which $1.1 million of expense was attributable to additional expense provided by HLP during the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015, with the remainder associated with the European insulating glass plants primarily attributable to normal inflationary impact on salaries.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.2 million, reflecting the $1.1 million contribution from HLP during the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. The incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, plant and equipment placed into service during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016, was offset by the run-off of depreciation expense associated with existing assets and disposals during this period.

NA Cabinet Components



	Three months ended
	July 31, 2016
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	58.8
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	50.4
Selling, general and administrative	4.0
Depreciation and amortization	3.4
Operating income	$	1.0
Operating income margin	2		%

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Unallocated Corporate & Other



	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change			Variance %
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	(1.4	)	$	(1.3	)	$	(0.1	)	(8)%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(0.8		)	(0.5		)	(0.3		)	(60)%
Selling, general and administrative	3.3			5.7			(2.4		)	42%
Depreciation and amortization	0.2			0.2			—			—%
Operating loss	$	(4.1	)	$	(6.7	)	$	2.6		39%

Net Sales. Net sales for Unallocated Corporate & Other represents the elimination of inter-segment sales for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. The change between periods reflects the amount of inter-segment sales (between NA Engineered Components and EU Engineered Components).

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for Unallocated Corporate & Other consists of the elimination of inter-segment sales, profit in inventory, LIFO reserve adjustments and other costs. For the three months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, the change of $0.3 million was primarily related to the elimination of inter-segment sales and the profit in inventory elimination.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $2.4 million for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, reflecting an increase in the amount of corporate expense allocated to the reportable operating segments of $1.0 million (based on the timing of the Woodcraft acquisition, as no expense was allocated related to NA Cabinet Components for the three months ended July 31, 2015). The results for the three months ended July 31, 2015 included transaction costs associated with the HLP acquisition which totaled $3.6 million, which did not recur during the three months ended July 31, 2016. Partially offsetting this decrease in expense was an increase in year-over-year stock-based compensation and long-term incentive accruals in 2016, as well as incremental severance and legal costs.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was consistent at $0.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Relatively few new assets were placed in service at corporate during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016.

Changes related to Non-Operating Items:

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $21.9 million for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Of this amount, $16.7 million was attributable to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees, original issuer’s discount and 1% prepayment penalty associated with the refinance and retirement of our Term Loan B and asset-based lending facilities on July 29, 2016. This retired facility was entered into on November 2, 2015 in conjunction with the acquisition of Woodcraft, under which we initially borrowed $320.5 million at variable interest rates. Our borrowings outstanding as of July 31, 2015 under a predecessor credit facility totaled $84.0 million. Under the Term Loan B and ABL facilities, we maintained a higher outstanding debt balance, paid higher interest rates and incurred commitment fees. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense year-over-year is the expense associated with finance leases assumed with the acquisition of HLP in June 2015. The interest expense incurred during the three months ended July 31, 2015 was significantly less due to the timing of the HLP acquisition.

Other, net. We recorded a loss of $2.5 million related to other, net for the three months ended July 31, 2016 compared to a gain of $0.5 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to net foreign exchange transaction losses and gains.

Income Taxes. We recorded an income tax benefit of $0.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2016, an effective rate of 17.0%, and income tax expense of $3.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015, an effective rate of 35.7%. The difference in the effective rates between these periods reflects the foreign and U.S. tax rate differential, as the foreign tax rate is generally lower than the United States tax rate, and in 2016 a greater percentage of our taxable income is expected to be generated by the foreign operations.

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. During the three months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded a gain on involuntary conversion, net of tax, of $0.5 million associated with insurance proceeds received in connection with a fire experienced by a Nichols facility in 2013.

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Nine Months Ended July 31, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended July 31, 2015



	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			Change $			% Variance
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	679.0		$	450.1		$	228.9		51	%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	522.5			353.5			169.0			(48	)%
Selling, general and administrative	88.4			64.2			24.2			(38	)%
Depreciation and amortization	39.8			24.5			15.3			(62	)%
Operating income	$	28.3		$	7.9		$	20.4		258	%
Interest expense	(34.3		)	(0.6		)	(33.7		)	(5,617	)%
Other, net	(4.0		)	0.3			(4.3		)	(1,433	)%
Income tax benefit (expense)	2.7			(1.9		)	4.6			242	%
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(7.3	)	$	5.7		$	(13.0	)	(228	)%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—		$	0.5		(0.5		)	(100	)%
Net (loss) income	$	(7.3	)	$	6.2		$	(13.5	)	(218	)%

Our operating results for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 include the contributions of HLP acquired on June 15, 2015, and Woodcraft, acquired on November 2, 2015. Our operating results for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 reflect the contribution of HLP for the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015, and no contribution from Woodcraft. Our sales were flat year-over-year when comparing the nine months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015, excluding these acquisitions and certain foreign and other results.

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Changes Related to Operating Income (Loss) by Reportable Segment:

NA Engineered Components



	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change			% Variance
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	406.0		$	402.2		$	3.8		1%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	304.5			315.0			(10.5		)	3%
Selling, general and administrative	46.3			44.5			1.8			(4)%
Depreciation and amortization	21.4			21.6			(0.2		)	1%
Operating income	$	33.8		$	21.1		$	12.7		60%
Operating income margin	8		%	5		%

Net Sales. Net sales increased $3.8 million, or 1%, for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Our business was impacted in the prior year by lost volume in our vinyl profile business, as well as a decrease in revenue from oil surcharges year-over-year. On a year-over-year basis, we experienced a $10.2 million increase in sales attributable to higher volume, partially offset by a decrease of $1.4 million in revenues associated with pricing and a decline of $5.0 million associated with reduced surcharges for commodities used in our business, primarily oil. To a large extent, the increased volume at lower pricing was related to our vinyl extrusion business, as we had lost volume during the first quarter of 2015 with certain profiles for a large customer, and although this volume was replaced during the first nine months of 2016, the mix of earnings was at a lower average price. Our results continue to be impacted by reduced oil surcharges on our butyl-based products due to a dramatic decline in oil prices throughout 2015, remaining relatively low during the first half of 2016, but rebounding somewhat during the three months ended July 31, 2016, as well as reduced surcharges for other materials used in our business including aluminum and wood. The decrease of revenue associated with these surcharges is significantly offset by the decrease in the cost of the raw material used in our manufacturing process, resulting in minimal impact on operating margins.

Cost of Sales. The cost of sales decreased $10.5 million, or 3%, when comparing the nine months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015. Despite an increase in net sales for these periods, largely due to increased volume as discussed above, cost of sales decreased, as the effect of the volume increase was more than offset by the following: lower year-over-year repair and maintenance costs for our vinyl extrusion business; reduced material costs attributable to lower commodity prices and renegotiated supplier agreements; more favorable inventory turn; and reduced freight cost. Labor costs were relatively flat on higher volume, reflecting some labor efficiencies, partially offset by higher medical insurance costs.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.8 million, or 4% when comparing the nine months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015. This increase was largely due to higher incentive accruals based on earnings and normal salary inflation partially offset by a net gain on the sale of fixed assets of $0.7 million.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $0.2 million, or 1% for the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. The incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, plant and equipment and intangible assets placed into service during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016, was more than offset by the run-off of depreciation expense associated with existing assets and disposals during this period.

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European Engineered Components



	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change		Variance %
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	110.3		$	51.3		$	59.0	115%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	76.7			40.2			36.5		(91)%
Selling, general and administrative	17.4			8.7			8.7		(100)%
Depreciation and amortization	7.2			2.0			5.2		(260)%
Operating income	$	9.0		$	0.4		$	8.6	2,150%
Operating income margin	8		%	1		%

Net Sales. Net sales increased $59.0 million, or 115%, primarily due to an additional $59.4 million contribution from HLP in 2016 when compared with the contribution during the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. Sales for the British and German plants declined $0.3 million for the respective periods, as an increase in sales of $2.4 million associated with higher volume was more than offset by a decrease in sales of $1.0 million related to price and a decrease in sales of $1.7 million related to foreign exchange impact.

Cost of Sales. The cost of sales increased $36.5 million, or 91%, primarily due to an incremental $37.5 million contribution from HLP in 2016 when compared with the contribution during the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. Partially offsetting this increase in cost of sales was a decrease of $1.0 million for the British and German plants for the respective periods related to lower material costs in Germany, as a new mixing plant was installed in 2015, which eliminated the cost associated with processing by outside vendors. Otherwise, consistent with the revenue discussion, cost of sales was impacted by the increase in volume in the United Kingdom and Germany, but was offset by lower pricing and the effect of exchange rate changes.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expense increased $8.7 million, reflecting an additional $6.4 million contribution from HLP in 2016 when compared with the contribution during the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015, with an increase of $0.7 million at the insulating glass plants associated with labor inflation and other expenses, and an incremental corporate allocation of $1.6 million, reflecting a full nine-months allocation for 2016 compared to a six-week allocation for 2015.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $5.2 million, reflecting the $5.1 million additional contribution from HLP in 2016 when compared with the contribution during the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015. The incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with property, plant and equipment placed into service during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016, was offset by the run-off of depreciation expense associated with existing assets and disposals during this period.

NA Cabinet Components

The NA Cabinet Components reportable segment is comprised solely of Woodcraft, which was acquired on November 2, 2015, and allocated corporate costs. The results of operations of Woodcraft for the period November 2, 2015 through July 31, 2016 are summarized in the following table (including corporate allocation of $3.5 million, and the effect of the step-up of inventory of $2.3 million, for which no margin was earned during the nine months ended July 31, 2016):



	Nine months ended
	July 31, 2016
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	166.9
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	143.7
Selling, general and administrative	12.3
Depreciation and amortization	10.8
Operating income	$	0.1
Operating income margin	—		%

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Unallocated Corporate & Other



	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			$ Change			Variance %
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	(4.2	)	$	(3.4	)	$	(0.8	)	(24)%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(2.4		)	(1.7		)	(0.7		)	(41)%
Selling, general and administrative	12.4			11.0			1.4			(13)%
Depreciation and amortization	0.4			0.9			(0.5		)	56%
Operating loss	$	(14.6	)	$	(13.6	)	$	(1.0	)	(7)%

Net Sales. Net sales for Unallocated Corporate & Other represents the elimination of inter-segment sales for the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. The change between periods reflects the amount of inter-segment sales (between NA Engineered Components and EU Engineered Components).

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for Unallocated Corporate & Other consists of the elimination of inter-segment sales, profit in inventory, LIFO reserve adjustments and other costs. The change for the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 of $0.7 million was primarily related to the elimination of inter-segment sales and the change in the profit in inventory elimination.

Selling, General and Administrative. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.4 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. The amount of corporate expense allocated to the divisions for the respective periods was $5.6 million (based on the timing of the HLP and Woodcraft acquisitions, as expense related to HLP was only allocated for the six-week period from June 15, 2015 to July 31, 2015, and no expense was allocated related to Woodcraft for the nine-months ended July 31, 2015). Adjusting for the incremental allocation, selling, general and administrative expense increased $7.0 million when comparing the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. Of this change, $1.1 million related to incremental transaction costs associated with acquisitions, $2.0 million related to other professional fees, $3.3 million related to stock-based compensation and long-term incentive accruals (primarily related to compensation expense recognized pursuant to performance share awards) and the remainder was largely attributable to severance costs.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $0.5 million, or 56%, for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, reflecting the run-off of depreciation during 2015 primarily related to computer software, hardware and licensing. Relatively few new assets were placed in service at corporate during the trailing twelve months ended July 31, 2016.

Changes related to Non-Operating Items:

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $33.7 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 due to an increase in borrowings outstanding and fees associated with the refinancing of our debt. In conjunction with the acquisition of Woodcraft on November 2, 2015, we entered into a credit facility which contained a Term Loan B facility and an asset-based lending facility, each at variable interest rates. We borrowed $320.5 million to acquire Woodcraft and to retire then-outstanding borrowings under a predecessor credit facility of $50.0 million. The new credit facilities had higher interest rates, required loan commitment fees and were issued at a discount (resulting in additional interest expense as the discount is accreted over the term of the facilities). On July 29, 2016, we refinanced and retired this debt with a new Term Loan A and revolving credit facility. We incurred a one-time charge of $16.7 million associated with this refinancing which included the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees of $8.1 million, unamortized debt discount of $5.5 million and a prepayment call premium of $3.1 million. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense year-over-year is the expense associated with finance leases assumed with the acquisition of HLP in June 2015. The interest expense incurred during the nine months ended July 31, 2015 was significantly less due to the timing of debt incurred to acquire HLP in June 2015. Prior to the HLP acquisition, our debt outstanding was less than $1.0 million.

Other, net. The increase in other net expense of $4.3 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 was primarily due to net foreign exchange transaction losses associated with an unhedged foreign currency position with regard to the borrowings to fund the HLP transaction, as well as net foreign exchange losses associated with our other foreign operations.

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Income Taxes. We recorded an income tax benefit of $2.7 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2016, an effective rate of 27.2%, and an income tax expense of $1.9 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2015, which included a discrete benefit of $0.8 million associated with the reversal of a liability for the tax benefit associated with an uncertain tax position that stemmed from the 2008 spin-off of Quanex from a predecessor company. Excluding this discrete item, the effective tax rate would have been 35.7% for the nine months ended July 31, 2015. The difference in the effective rates between these periods reflects the foreign and U.S. tax rate differential, as the foreign tax rate is generally lower than the United States tax rate, and in 2016 a greater percentage of our taxable income is expected to be generated by the foreign operations.

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. During the nine months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded a gain on involuntary conversion, net of tax, of $0.5 million associated with insurance proceeds received in connection with a fire experienced by a Nichols facility in November 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Historically, our principal sources of funds have been cash on hand, cash flow from operations, and borrowings under our credit facilities. As of October 31, 2015, we had $23.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and $86.6 million available under our then-existing credit facilities, reduced by outstanding letters of credit of $5.9 million, and $50.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities. We also had $6.9 million outstanding under capital leases and other debt vehicles.

On November 2, 2015, we acquired Woodcraft for $245.9 million in cash, net of cash acquired, subject to a working capital true-up and including certain holdbacks with regard to potential indemnity claims, as more fully described in the accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (Note 2, “Acquisitions”).

In order to fund this acquisition, we entered into senior secured credit facilities of $410.0 million consisting of an asset-based lending (ABL) revolving credit facility of $100.0 million (for which the borrowing base is determined monthly) and a term loan facility of $310.0 million. On November 2, 2015, we borrowed $310.0 million under the term loan facility and $10.5 million under the ABL facility to fund the Woodcraft acquisition, to refinance and retire outstanding debt of $50.0 million under a predecessor credit facility and to pay fees associated with these borrowings. The proceeds were reduced by a debt discount of $6.2 million, which was being recognized on the effective interest method over the term of the facility. We recorded expense of $0.5 million in November 2015 to write off the unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the predecessor facility.

On July 29, 2016, we refinanced and retired our Term Loan B and ABL credit facilities and entered into a $450.0 million credit agreement comprised of a $150.0 million Term Loan A and a $300.0 million revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), under which we borrowed $150.0 million and $150.0 million, respectively. The proceeds from the Credit Agreement, along with additional funding of $16.4 million of cash on hand, were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan B and ABL credit facilities of $309.2 million, to pay a 1% prepayment call premium under the Term Loan B facility, to settle outstanding interest accrued under the prior facility, and to pay loan fees which totaled $2.8 million. The Credit Agreement matures in 2021 (5-year term) and requires interest payments calculated, at our election and depending upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, at either a Base Rate plus an applicable margin (0.50% to 1.25%) or the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin (1.50% to 2.25%). At the time of the initial borrowing, the applicable rate was LIBOR + 2.00%. In addition to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant, we are required to meet a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant, and there are limitations on certain transactions including our ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of material assets, acquire businesses, make restricted payments and pay dividends (limited to $10.0 million per year). We will amortize deferred financing fees of $2.8 million straight-line over the term of the facility.

In addition to the 1% prepayment call premium fee, we expensed $8.1 million to write-off unamortized deferred financing fees and $5.5 million of unamortized original issuer’s discount associated with the Term Loan B and ABL credit facilities. The weighted average interest rate of borrowings outstanding for the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 was 6.10% and 1.19%, respectively. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of July 31, 2016. We expect to realize annual cash interest savings of approximately $11.0 million as a result of the refinancing under the Credit Agreement. For additional details of the Credit Agreement, see "Item 1A. Risk Factors" included elsewhere within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of July 31, 2016, we had $32.2 million of cash and equivalents, $300.0 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement, $5.9 million of outstanding letters of credit and $4.8 million outstanding under capital leases and other debt vehicles. We had $144.1 million available for use under the Credit Agreement at July 31, 2016.

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Analysis of Cash Flow

The following table summarizes our cash flow results for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Nine Months Ended
	July 31,
	2016			2015
	(In millions)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	49.1		$	27.5
Cash used for investing activities	$	(270.9	)	$	(152.1	)
Cash provided by financing activities	$	229.6		$	31.1

Operating Activities. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2016 improved by approximately $21.6 million compared to the nine-month period ended July 31, 2015. A portion of this increase is attributable to the activities of HLP and Woodcraft, acquired in June 2015 and November 2015, respectively. Excluding these acquisitions, our cash receipts increased due to an increase in sales, year-over-year, and more timely collection of receivables. In addition, our inventory levels are down year-over-year, as we invested more in an inventory build in 2015 than in 2016 and we are managing our inventory levels more efficiently in 2016. Partially offsetting the favorable operating cash flow derived from these items is a cash outflow to service our debt. Working capital was $92.3 million, $70.0 million and $95.4 million at July 31, 2016, October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015, respectively.

Investing Activities. Cash used for investing activities increased $118.8 million when comparing the nine months ended July 31, 2016 to the same period in 2015. Of the increase, $245.9 million was used to purchase Woodcraft on November 2, 2015, partially offset by $131.7 million which was used to purchase HLP on June 15, 2015 and an incremental $4.0 million invested in capital expenditures, largely associated with HLP and Woodcraft projects.

Financing Activities. Cash provided by financing activities was $229.6 million for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2016, primarily attributable to net borrowings under our credit facilities during 2016 totaling $243.8 million and $3.4 million of proceeds received from stock option exercises, partially offset by funds used to pay debt issuance costs of $11.8 million and to pay dividends to our shareholders totaling $4.1 million. For the nine months ended July 31, 2015, cash provided by financing activities was $31.1 million, primarily attributed to net credit facility borrowings of $84.0 million and $4.3 million of proceeds received from stock option exercises, partially offset by purchases of treasury stock totaling $52.7 million and dividends paid to our shareholders totaling $4.2 million.

Liquidity Requirements

Our strategy for deploying cash is to invest in organic growth opportunities, develop our infrastructure and make strategic acquisitions. Other uses of cash have included paying cash dividends to our shareholders, opportunistically repurchasing our common stock (to the extent authorized through an established program by our Board of Directors) and servicing our debt commitments. We have historically invested cash and cash equivalents in commercial paper with terms of three months or less. Our investments are diversified across multiple institutions that we believe are financially sound. To the extent we have excess cash which has not been applied to reduce our outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities, we intend to remain in commercial paper, highly rated money market funds, financial institutions and treasuries following a prudent investment philosophy. From time to time, to prepare for potential disruption in the money markets, we may temporarily move funds into operating bank accounts of highly-rated financial institutions to meet on-going operational liquidity requirements. We did not experience any material losses on our cash and marketable securities investments during the nine-month periods ended July 31, 2016 and 2015. We maintain cash balances in foreign countries which total $16.3 million as of July 31, 2016. We do not intend to repatriate earnings of our foreign subsidiaries. However, we capitalized HLP with funds on hand and borrowings under our prior credit facility. We anticipate that we will utilize cash flow from HLP to fund the operation in the United Kingdom, and to repay a note arrangement implemented as part of the capitalization of the acquisition.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be perceived with certainty. Estimates may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired,

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as additional information becomes available and as our operating environment changes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, and that we believe provide a basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily available through open market quotes. We must use our judgment with regard to uncertainties in order to make these estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially during the nine months ended July 31, 2016.

New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or other standards setting bodies that we adopt as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe the impact of any recently issued standards that are not yet effective are either not applicable to us at this time or will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption. During the nine months ended July 31, 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes and ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. See Note 16, "New Accounting Guidance Adopted," to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere herein, for further details.

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. This ASU is an update to ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This update does not change the core revenue recognition principle included within ASU 2014-09, but rather provides clarifying guidance in certain narrow areas and adds some practical expedients. We anticipate adopting ASU 2016-12 concurrently with ASU 2014-09 in fiscal 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. This amendment is intended to clarify the identification of performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance included within ASU No. 2014-09. We anticipate adopting ASU 2016-10 concurrently with ASU 2014-09 in fiscal 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This amendment simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This guidance becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and, therefore, we will adopt this pronouncement in fiscal 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations. This amendment is intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations included within ASU No. 2014-09. We anticipate adopting ASU 2016-08 concurrently with ASU 2014-09 in fiscal 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to the Accounting Standards Codification. These amendments replace current guidance and require the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous U.S. GAAP. The amendments apply to any entity that enters into leasing arrangements. This guidance becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and, therefore, we will adopt this pronouncement in fiscal 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2015 for additional standards we are currently evaluating.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The following discussion of our exposure to various market risks contains “forward looking statements” regarding our estimates, assumptions and beliefs concerning our exposure. Although we believe these estimates and assumptions are reasonable in light of information currently available to us, we cannot provide assurance that these estimates will not materially differ from actual results due to the inherent unpredictability of interest rates, foreign currency rates and commodity prices as well as other factors. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

Our outstanding debt bears interest at variable rates and accordingly is sensitive to changes in interest rates. Based upon the balances of the variable rate debt at July 31, 2016, a hypothetical 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates could result in approximately $3.0 million of additional pretax charges or credit to our operating results per year. This sensitivity is impacted by the amount of borrowings under our credit facilities, and amounts outstanding under finance leases at HLP.

Foreign Currency Rate Risk

Our international operations have exposure to foreign currency rate risks, primarily due to fluctuations in the Euro, the British pound sterling, the Mexican peso and the Canadian dollar. From time to time, we enter into foreign exchange contracts associated with our operations to manage a portion of the foreign currency rate risk.

The notional and fair market values of these positions at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, were as follows (in thousands):



		Notional as indicated				Fair Value in $
		July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		July 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Foreign currency derivatives:
Sell EUR, buy USD	EUR	$	6,856	$	8,076	$	(133	)	$	37
Sell CAD, buy USD	CAD	188		280		(2		)	1
Sell GBP, buy USD	GBP	219		226		(2		)	3
Buy EUR, sell USD	EUR	—		807		—			3
Buy EUR, sell GBP	EUR	106		2		1			—

At July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, we held foreign currency derivative contracts hedging cross-border intercompany and commercial activity for our insulating glass spacer business. Although these derivatives hedge our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency rates, we do not apply hedge accounting and therefore, the change in the fair value of these foreign currency derivatives is recorded directly to other income and expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). To the extent the gain or loss on the derivative instrument offsets the gain or loss from the remeasurement of the underlying foreign currency balance, changes in exchange rates should have no effect. See Note 10, "Derivative Instruments," to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere herein.

We currently have an unhedged foreign currency position associated with the debt borrowed to facilitate the HLP acquisition. We are evaluating our options with regard to hedging our exposure. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016, we recorded an unrealized loss of $2.2 million and an unrealized loss of $3.7 million, respectively, and for the period from June 16, 2015 through July 31, 2015, we recorded an unrealized gain of $0.6 million associated with this foreign currency exposure.

In addition, our functional currency in Mexico is the United States dollar. As such, changes in the value of the Mexican peso relative to the United States dollar will result in foreign currency gains and losses. We have recorded a loss of $0.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2016, as well as for the period November 2, 2015 to July 31, 2016, related to this operation.

Commodity Price Risk

We purchase polyvinyl resin (PVC) as the significant raw material consumed in the manufacture of vinyl extrusions. We have a monthly resin adjuster in place with a majority of our customers and our resin supplier that is adjusted based upon published industry indices for resin prices for the prior month. This adjuster effectively shares the base pass-through price changes of PVC with our customers commensurate with the market at large. Our long-term exposure to changes in PVC prices is somewhat mitigated due to the contractual component of the resin adjuster program. In addition, there is a level of exposure to short-term volatility due to the one month lag.

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We also charge our customers a surcharge related to petroleum-based raw materials. The surcharge is intended to offset the rising cost of products which are highly correlated to the price of oil including butyl and other oil-based raw materials. The surcharge is in place with the majority of our customers who purchase these products and is adjusted monthly based upon the 90-day average published price for Brent crude. The oil-based raw materials that we purchase are subject to similar pricing schemes. As such, our long-term exposure to changes in oil-based raw material prices is significantly reduced under this surcharge program.

Similarly, Woodcraft includes a surcharge provision in the majority of its customer contracts to insulate against significant fluctuations in the price for various hardwood products used as the primary raw material for kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Like our vinyl extrusion business, we are exposed to short-term volatility in wood prices due to a lag in the timing of price updates which generally could extend for up to three months.

From time to time, in the normal course of business, we may enter into firm price sales commitments with customers in which aluminum is an integral fabrication input. In an effort to protect cost of sales from the effects of changing prices of aluminum, we enter into firm price raw material purchase commitments, which are designated as "normal purchases" under ASU Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging." As a result, firm price sales commitments are matched with firm price raw material purchase commitments so that changes in aluminum prices should have no effect. While we consider the derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge against changes in aluminum prices, the derivatives have not been designated as hedges in accordance with ASC 815 for accounting purposes. As such, any mark-to-market net gain or loss is recorded as a period cost with the offsetting amount reflected as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. As of July 31, 2016, we had a forward purchase contract with a notional amount of approximately 0.8 million pounds of aluminum with a fair value of less than $0.1 million. There were no such contracts utilized during the year ended October 31, 2015. For additional details, see Note 10, "Derivative Instruments," to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere herein.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1934 Act) as of July 31, 2016. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of July 31, 2016, the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 1934 Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting, except with regard to the internal controls of HLP and Woodcraft which were acquired by us on June 15, 2015 and November 2, 2015, respectively. Prior to the acquisition, HLP was a privately-held company incorporated in the United Kingdom, which reported financial results pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom, and Woodcraft was a privately-held company incorporated in the United States, reporting financial results pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Therefore, neither HLP nor Woodcraft were previously required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Management is currently evaluating internal control procedures and implementing changes in internal control over financial reporting with regard to HLP and Woodcraft, in order to fully comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as of October 31, 2016.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Company Risks

Our credit facility contains certain operational restrictions, reporting requirements, and financial covenants that limit the aggregate availability of funds.

Our credit facility is comprised of a revolving credit facility and a term loan, each of which contains certain financial covenants and other operating and reporting requirements that could present risk to our operating results or limit our ability to access capital for use in the business. For a full discussion of the various covenants and operating requirements imposed by our new credit facility and information related to the potential limitations on our ability to access capital, see Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Credit Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2016.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required to be furnished pursuant to Item 6 are listed in the Exhibit Index filed herewith, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Date:	September 7, 2016	/s/ Brent L. Korb
		Brent L. Korb
		Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits



3.1		Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated as of March 4, 2016, filed as Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33913) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.

*3.2		Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated as of March 4, 2016.**

4.1		Form of Registrant’s Common Stock certificate, filed as Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (Reg. No. 001-33913) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

4.2		Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2016, among the Company; certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent; Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent; Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers; and the lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33913) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.1		Amended and Completely Restated Lease Agreement dated as of August 25, 2016, between Lauren Real Estate Holdings LLC and Quanex IG Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33913) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.

*31.1		Certification by chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

*31.2		Certification by chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

*32.1		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

*101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

*101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

*101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

*101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

*101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith

** The Registrant's Third Amended and Restated Bylaws filed as Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K on

March 7, 2016 contained a typographical error in Section 4.3. The Registrant is thus re-filing the Bylaws as an exhibit to this

Form 10-Q.

As permitted by Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant has not filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant and its subsidiaries because the total amount of securities authorized under any of such instruments does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of any such agreements to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.