Last Price$7.317.5%
Market Cap$138.4M
LTM Gross margin
11.9%
5Y avg
2.1%
Railroads industry
median
30.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
10.0% undervalued
FreightCar America, Inc. Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 11.5% | 16.2% | 12.7% | 7.5% | 14.7% | 1.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 7.7% | 0.8% | (1.1%) | (6.2%) | (12.5%) | 5.6% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 12.0% |
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FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
11.9%
56.2%
109.3%
(13.6%)
Median Peer Set
33.6%
(0.3%)
78.2%
15.9%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
52.0%
(66.3%)
482.4%
(7,850.7%)
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
45.5%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
45.5%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
42.1%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
CSX CorporationCSX
36.8%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
30.5%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
30.4%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
21.8%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
21.6%
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
16.8%
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
RAIL key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 927.2 92.3% | 1,444.8 55.8% | 817.0 (43.5%) | 746.4 (8.6%) | 248.5 (66.7%) | 142.9 (42.5%) | 487.0 240.8% | 677.4 39.1% | 290.4 (57.1%) | 598.5 106.1% | 772.9 29.1% | 523.7 (32.2%) | 409.5 (21.8%) | 316.5 (22.7%) | 230.0 (27.3%) | 108.4 (52.8%) | 203.1 87.2% | 364.8 79.6% | 358.1 (1.8%) | 559.4 56.2% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 820.6 | 1,211.3 | 713.7 | 690.7 | 211.9 | 140.2 | 455.0 | 612.5 | 277.2 | 556.2 | 690.2 | 483.6 | 406.1 | 320.1 | 244.3 | 121.9 | 191.6 | 338.9 | 316.3 | 492.4 |
% margin | 106.5 11.5% | 233.5 16.2% | 103.4 12.7% | 55.7 7.5% | 36.5 14.7% | 2.7 1.9% | 31.9 6.6% | 65.0 9.6% | 13.2 4.6% | 42.3 7.1% | 82.7 10.7% | 40.2 7.7% | 3.3 0.8% | (3.6) (1.1%) | (14.3) (6.2%) | (13.5) (12.5%) | 11.5 5.6% | 25.8 7.1% | 41.8 11.7% | 67.0 12.0% |
| Operating Expenses | 28.5 | 34.4 | 69.8 | 51.8 | (30.8) | 24.6 | 26.4 | 32.7 | 27.5 | 35.3 | 41.7 | 36.4 | 32.9 | 29.1 | 38.3 | 29.8 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 32.9 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 28.1 | 34.4 | 38.9 | 31.7 | (30.8) | 24.6 | 28.7 | 32.7 | 27.5 | 35.3 | 41.7 | 36.4 | 32.9 | 29.1 | 38.3 | 29.8 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 32.9 |
% margin | 78.1 8.4% | 199.1 13.8% | 33.6 4.1% | 3.9 0.5% | 5.7 2.3% | (21.5) (15.0%) | 5.5 1.1% | 33.2 4.9% | (24.1) (8.3%) | 9.5 1.6% | 46.8 6.1% | 15.8 3.0% | (31.8) (7.8%) | (32.1) (10.1%) | (75.6) (32.9%) | (80.6) (74.3%) | (16.1) (7.9%) | 0.0 0.0% | 10.5 2.9% | 37.3 6.7% |
| Interest Income | 1.2 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 25.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 11.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 25.4 | 15.0 | (6.9) |
| Pre-tax Income | 67.5 | 204.3 | 41.3 | 7.1 | 5.0 | (22.4) | 5.3 | 32.9 | (24.8) | 8.5 | 46.6 | 15.8 | (31.4) | (30.4) | (75.4) | (85.9) | (40.0) | (36.5) | (22.1) | (70.0) |
% effective tax rate | 21.8 32.3% | 75.5 37.0% | 14.8 35.9% | 2.5 34.7% | 0.2 4.9% | (9.5) 42.5% | 0.4 6.7% | 13.8 41.9% | (5.5) 22.3% | 2.6 30.3% | 14.8 31.8% | 3.5 21.9% | (8.8) 28.2% | 10.2 (33.4%) | (0.1) 0.2% | 0.2 (0.2%) | 1.4 (3.5%) | 2.3 (6.3%) | 1.5 (6.8%) | 5.8 (8.3%) |
% margin | 45.7 4.9% | 128.7 8.9% | 26.5 3.2% | 4.6 0.6% | 4.8 1.9% | (12.8) (8.9%) | 4.9 1.0% | 19.1 2.8% | (19.3) (6.6%) | 5.9 1.0% | 31.8 4.1% | 12.3 2.4% | (22.6) (5.5%) | (40.6) (12.8%) | (75.2) (32.7%) | (86.1) (79.4%) | (41.4) (20.4%) | (38.8) (10.7%) | (23.6) (6.6%) | (75.8) (13.6%) |
| EPS | 4.08 | 10.23 | 2.18 | 0.97 | 0.42 | (1.07) | 0.41 | 1.60 | (1.61) | 0.49 | 2.59 | 1.00 | (1.84) | (3.29) | (6.09) | (6.41) | (2.00) | (1.56) | (1.18) | (2.47) |
| Diluted EPS | 4.04 | 10.07 | 2.17 | 0.97 | 0.42 | (1.07) | 0.41 | 1.60 | (1.61) | 0.49 | 2.58 | 1.00 | (1.84) | (3.29) | (6.09) | (6.41) | (2.00) | (1.56) | (1.18) | (2.47) |
% margin | 78.1 8.4% | 204.5 14.2% | 37.5 4.6% | 12.1 1.6% | 11.5 4.6% | (14.4) (10.1%) | 14.1 2.9% | 41.6 6.1% | (14.8) (5.1%) | 17.1 2.9% | 51.0 6.6% | 13.5 2.6% | (22.0) (5.4%) | (18.4) (5.8%) | (51.8) (22.5%) | (67.4) (62.2%) | (20.9) (10.3%) | (4.7) (1.3%) | (2.5) (0.7%) | 37.3 6.7% |
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FAQ
1) What is FreightCar America, Inc.'s Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 11.9%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for FreightCar America, Inc. have been 8.6% over the past three years, and 2.2% over the past five years.
2) Is FreightCar America, Inc.'s Gross margin Good?
As of today, FreightCar America, Inc.'s Gross margin is 11.9%, which is lower than industry median of 30.4%. It indicates that FreightCar America, Inc.'s Gross margin is Bad.