What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

FreightCar America RAIL Return on equity

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

Return on equity at other companies

Trinity IndustriesTRN

23.9%+10.9pp

The Greenbrier CompaniesGBX

9.8%-4.9pp

Foster (Lb) Co.FSTR

6.5%-16.8pp

FIP

FTAI Infrastructure Inc.FIP

-135.8%+413pp

Wabash NationalWNC

-17.9%+4.2pp

GATXGATX

12.8%+0.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$64.3M-33.2%

Gross profit$10.8M-24.9%

Operating income-$594.0K-115%

Net income-—

EPS (diluted)$1.15-24.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$52.8M-2.4%

Total debt$145.7M-8.0%

Total equity-$44.3M-135%

Total assets$288.0M+15.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$4.3M-134%

CapEx$147.0K-55.5%

Free cash flow-$4.5M-136%

Valuation

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Market cap$171.66M+0.3%

Enterprise value$264.58M+1.0%

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin14.8%+0.7pp

Operating margin6.3%-1.3pp

Net margin-21%—

FCF margin3.1%-12.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity2.8×—

Current ratio1.8×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from FreightCar America’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=-114.3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: FreightCar America’s 10-K, filed March 27, 2023, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.