FreightCar America Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
FreightCar America's CEO is Nicholas Randall, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 1.04% of the company’s shares, worth $2.41M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Nicholas Randall
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 1.0% |
| Management average tenure | 2.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
FreightCar 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 22
Not 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 07If You Had Bought FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 119% Gain Today
Jan 25
CEO
Nicholas Randall (50 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board | 7.6yrs | US$2.11m | 4.53% $ 10.4m | |
| VP of Finance | 2.9yrs | US$759.17k | 0.98% $ 2.3m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 5.4yrs | US$826.69k | 1.33% $ 3.1m | |
| President | less than a year | no data | 1.04% $ 2.4m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.9yrs | no data | 0.27% $ 621.6k | |
| VP of Human Resources | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.27% $ 619.4k | |
| Senior Vice President of Railcar Sales & Marketing | 5.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 1.7yrs | no data | 1.94% $ 4.5m | |
| Investor | no data | no data | no data |
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RAIL's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board | 7.6yrs | US$2.11m | 4.53% $ 10.4m | |
| President | less than a year | no data | 1.04% $ 2.4m | |
| Director | 4.3yrs | no data | 1.94% $ 4.5m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 17.8yrs | US$189.00k | 0.78% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$133.00k | 0.73% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$130.00k | 0.33% $ 760.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$111.00k | 0.31% $ 722.2k | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$138.00k | 0.61% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$114.00k | 0.39% $ 893.1k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RAIL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 03:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| 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 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kristine Kubacki | Avondale Partners |
| Matthew Brooklier | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |
| Michael Gallo | CL King & Associates, Inc. |