FreightCar America Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
FreightCar America's CEO is Jim Meyer, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 6.83 years. total yearly compensation is $2.11M, comprised of 29.6% salary and 70.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 4.43% of the company’s shares, worth $2.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.2 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Jim Meyer
Chief executive officer
US$2.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 29.6% |
| CEO tenure | 6.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 4.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
Mar 27
FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Jan 12Adding To FreightCar America
Oct 11Buying FreightCar America Ahead Of Upcoming Earnings
Jul 26Very Encouraging Results From FreightCar America
May 17New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL)
Mar 24FreightCar America: Stock? Not Yet. Selling Puts? Definitely.
Mar 22Avoid Freight Car America
Dec 17FreightCar America: Let This Train Roll On By
Aug 31Should Shareholders Reconsider FreightCar America, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RAIL) CEO Compensation Package?
May 07If You Had Bought FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 119% Gain Today
Jan 25
Trade Alert: The President Of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL), James Meyer, Has Just Spent US$59k Buying 15% More Shares
Dec 02FreightCar America EPS misses by $2.27, misses on revenue
Nov 09CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$625k | -US$34m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$36m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$53m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$2m | US$565k | -US$39m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$28m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$28m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$3m | US$523k | -US$41m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$57m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$98m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$107m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$500k | -US$84m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$80m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$75m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$78m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$500k | -US$75m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$91m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$62m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$1m | US$500k | -US$41m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$31m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$3m | US$211k | -US$23m |
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD2.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD667.63K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Jim Meyer (61 yo)
6.8yrs
Tenure
US$2,112,624
Compensation
Mr. James R. Meyer, also known as Jim, has been Chief Executive Officer and President at FreightCar America, Inc. since July 31, 2017. Mr. Meyer served as the Chief Operating Officer of REV Group, Inc. (al...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.8yrs | US$2.11m | 4.43% $ 2.8m | |
| VP of Finance | 2.2yrs | US$759.17k | 0.90% $ 574.6k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 4.7yrs | US$826.69k | 1.31% $ 839.6k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.56% $ 359.5k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | 0.24% $ 154.6k | |
| VP of Human Resources | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.23% $ 148.6k | |
| Senior Vice President of Railcar Sales & Marketing | 4.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 1.88% $ 1.2m | |
| Investor | no data | no data | no data |
2.2yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RAIL's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.8yrs | US$2.11m | 4.43% $ 2.8m | |
| Director | 3.6yrs | no data | 1.88% $ 1.2m | |
| Non-Executive Independent Chairman | 17yrs | US$189.00k | 0.82% $ 522.5k | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | US$133.00k | 0.69% $ 442.0k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$130.00k | 0.23% $ 146.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$111.00k | 0.21% $ 135.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$138.00k | 0.60% $ 386.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$114.00k | 0.27% $ 170.1k |
4.2yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RAIL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).