FreightCar America Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Nicholas Randall
Chief executive officer
US$2.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.48% |
| CEO tenure | 1yr |
| CEO ownership | 1.0% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency
May 13
Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 37%
Apr 09
ALL ABOARD THE VALUE TRAIN: WHY $RAIL MIGHT BE HEADED NORTH - FREIGHTCAR AMERICA - Long term price target of $25
Long term price target of $25Originally published on 3/31/25 in The Millegan Memohttps://www.woodworth.fund/news/the-millegan-memo-march-2025ALL ABOARD THE VALUE TRAIN: WHY $RAIL MIGHT BE HEADED NORTHSlammed 33% FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Feb 23FreightCar America: Mexico Tariffs Likely To Harm Bottom Line
Jan 26FreightCar America's Preferred Share Redemption: Simplification And Lower Cost Of Capital At The Expense Of 2025 Capex Growth
Jan 14There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For FreightCar America's (NASDAQ:RAIL) Returns On Capital
Dec 22Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 27%
Dec 07Holding, But Not Buying, FreightCar America Stock
Nov 27FreightCar America: Market Overreacted To Missing Revenues And Tariff Risks
Nov 13Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?
Nov 05RAIL's Soaring Potential Chained By Dilution Risk
Oct 23The Market Lifts FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Shares 32% But It Can Do More
Oct 19Adding To My FreightCar America Investment
Sep 04Results: FreightCar America, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 16FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Jul 03FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
May 09FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
Mar 27FreightCar 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 07CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$2m | US$517k | -US$96m |
Compensation vs Market: Nicholas's total compensation ($USD2.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD655.68K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Nicholas's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Nicholas Randall (50 yo)
Mr. Nicholas J. Randall is President, CEO & Director of FreightCar America, Inc. since May 1, 2024 and had been its Chief Operating Officer from June 26, 2023 until 2024. He has global exposure working in...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1yr | US$2.30m | 1.04% $ 1.5m | |
| VP of Finance | 3.2yrs | US$1.02m | 0.87% $ 1.3m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 5.7yrs | US$1.03m | 1.32% $ 1.9m | |
| Director | 1.9yrs | US$122.54k | 1.98% $ 2.9m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.24% $ 360.6k | |
| VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.27% $ 392.1k | |
| Senior Vice President of Railcar Sales & Marketing | 5.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Investor | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: RAIL's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1yr | US$2.30m | 1.04% $ 1.5m | |
| Director | 4.6yrs | US$122.54k | 1.98% $ 2.9m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$141.29k | 0.77% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$130.00k | 0.38% $ 562.2k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 7.8yrs | US$1.73m | 4.54% $ 6.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$111.00k | 0.37% $ 538.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$138.00k | 0.66% $ 977.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$127.29k | 0.44% $ 646.3k |
Experienced Board: RAIL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/19 11:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
FreightCar America, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kristine Kubacki | Avondale Partners |
| Matthew Brooklier | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |
| Michael Gallo | CL King & Associates, Inc. |