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FreightCar America NasdaqGS:RAIL Stock Report

Last Price

US$10.51

Market Cap

US$204.6m

7D

6.6%

1Y

341.6%

Updated

20 Nov, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

FreightCar America, Inc.

NasdaqGS:RAIL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$204.6m

RAIL Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. More details

RAIL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

FreightCar America, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for FreightCar America
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$10.51
52 Week HighUS$16.10
52 Week LowUS$2.25
Beta2.01
11 Month Change-17.24%
3 Month Change83.42%
1 Year Change341.60%
33 Year Change171.58%
5 Year Change430.81%
Change since IPO-50.02%

Recent News & Updates

FreightCar America: Market Overreacted To Missing Revenues And Tariff Risks

Nov 13

Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?

Nov 05
Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?

Recent updates

FreightCar America: Market Overreacted To Missing Revenues And Tariff Risks

Nov 13

Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?

Nov 05
Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?

RAIL's Soaring Potential Chained By Dilution Risk

Oct 23

The Market Lifts FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Shares 32% But It Can Do More

Oct 19
The Market Lifts FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Shares 32% But It Can Do More

Adding To My FreightCar America Investment

Sep 04

Results: FreightCar America, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 16
Results: FreightCar America, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Jul 03
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 09
FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Mar 27
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 12
FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Adding To FreightCar America

Oct 11

Buying FreightCar America Ahead Of Upcoming Earnings

Jul 26

Very Encouraging Results From FreightCar America

May 17

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL)

Mar 24
New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL)

FreightCar America: Stock? Not Yet. Selling Puts? Definitely.

Mar 22

Avoid Freight Car America

Dec 17

FreightCar America: Let This Train Roll On By

Aug 31

Should Shareholders Reconsider FreightCar America, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RAIL) CEO Compensation Package?

May 07
Should Shareholders Reconsider FreightCar America, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RAIL) CEO Compensation Package?

If You Had Bought FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 119% Gain Today

Jan 25
If You Had Bought FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 119% Gain Today

Trade Alert: The President Of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL), James Meyer, Has Just Spent US$59k Buying 15% More Shares

Dec 02
Trade Alert: The President Of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL), James Meyer, Has Just Spent US$59k Buying 15% More Shares

Shareholder Returns

RAILUS MachineryUS Market
7D6.6%-0.8%-1.0%
1Y341.6%28.6%30.3%

Return vs Industry: RAIL exceeded the US Machinery industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: RAIL exceeded the US Market which returned 30.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is RAIL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
RAIL volatility
RAIL Average Weekly Movement17.1%
Machinery Industry Average Movement5.7%
Market Average Movement6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: RAIL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: RAIL's weekly volatility has increased from 11% to 17% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19012,023Nicholas Randallfreightcaramerica.com

FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Parts. The company offers a range of railcars, including open top hoppers, mill gondola cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, coal cars; bulk commodity cars covered hopper cars, coil steel cars, boxcars, woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars.

FreightCar America, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do FreightCar America's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
RAIL fundamental statistics
Market capUS$204.59m
Earnings (TTM)-US$123.28m
Revenue (TTM)US$548.33m

0.4x

P/S Ratio

-1.6x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
RAIL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$548.33m
Cost of RevenueUS$490.21m
Gross ProfitUS$58.13m
Other ExpensesUS$181.41m
Earnings-US$123.28m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-6.53
Gross Margin10.60%
Net Profit Margin-22.48%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did RAIL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison