FreightCar America, Inc.

NasdaqGS:RAIL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$230.7m

FreightCar America Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

FreightCar America is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 58.7% and 5% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 60.4% per annum.

Key information

58.7%

Earnings growth rate

60.4%

EPS growth rate

Machinery earnings growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate5.0%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated13 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

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

Recent updates

FreightCar America: Mexico Tariffs Likely To Harm Bottom Line

Jan 26

FreightCar America's Preferred Share Redemption: Simplification And Lower Cost Of Capital At The Expense Of 2025 Capex Growth

Jan 14

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For FreightCar America's (NASDAQ:RAIL) Returns On Capital

Dec 22
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For FreightCar America's (NASDAQ:RAIL) Returns On Capital

Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 27%

Dec 07
Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 27%

Holding, But Not Buying, FreightCar America Stock

Nov 27

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:RAIL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202763932N/AN/A1
12/31/20266103034432
12/31/20256032642432
12/31/2024574-1138112
9/30/2024548-1316370N/A
6/30/2024497-205262N/A
3/31/2024438-44-25-13N/A
12/31/2023358-34-85N/A
9/30/2023360-36-15-1N/A
6/30/2023384-53-22-12N/A
3/31/2023353-18-13-4N/A
12/31/2022365-39412N/A
9/30/2022311-28-16-12N/A
6/30/2022283-9-17-14N/A
3/31/2022264-28-28-25N/A
12/31/2021203-41-58-55N/A
9/30/2021189-57-80-77N/A
6/30/2021156-98-87-82N/A
3/31/2021136-107-82-75N/A
12/31/2020108-84-69-59N/A
9/30/202093-80-43-32N/A
6/30/2020108-75-35-25N/A
3/31/2020164-78-35-27N/A
12/31/2019230-75-25-19N/A
9/30/2019273-91-2610N/A
6/30/2019311-62-382N/A
3/31/2019304-48-57-16N/A
12/31/2018317-41-71-32N/A
9/30/2018308-26-65-58N/A
6/30/2018301-31N/A-49N/A
3/31/2018353-30N/A11N/A
12/31/2017409-23N/A40N/A
9/30/2017466-11N/A86N/A
6/30/20175070N/A63N/A
3/31/20175150N/A33N/A
12/31/201652412N/A0N/A
9/30/201659224N/A-59N/A
6/30/201671939N/A8N/A
3/31/201682947N/A-4N/A
12/31/201577332N/A-66N/A
9/30/201578225N/A41N/A
6/30/201573117N/A-11N/A
3/31/201563511N/A-39N/A
12/31/20145996N/A-6N/A
9/30/2014466-11N/A-16N/A
6/30/2014351-19N/A-1N/A
3/31/2014259-24N/A10N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: RAIL is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: RAIL is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: RAIL is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: RAIL's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: RAIL's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if RAIL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 17:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

FreightCar America, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kristine KubackiAvondale Partners
Matthew BrooklierBuckingham Research Group Inc.
Michael GalloCL King & Associates, Inc.