secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Quanex Building Products CORP (NX)
CIK:        0001423221
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-004552
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Quanex dismisses Grant Thornton, appoints KPMG; material weakness in cash-flow controls persists
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- Grant Thornton LLP dismissed as independent auditor; KPMG LLP appointed effective Jan 13, 2026 for FY2026.
- Grant Thornton reports for FY2024 and FY2025 had no adverse opinion but included a material weakness in cash-flow statement controls.
- Material weakness in internal controls over statement of cash flows persists; originally disclosed in Q4 2024.
- Audit Committee selected KPMG after competitive process; no disagreements with Grant Thornton on accounting matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465926004552/0001104659-26-004552-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000110465926004552/tm263337d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-004552

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