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FreightCar America, Inc. RAIL NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Industrials • Railroads • US • USD

SharesGrow Score
45/100
1/7 Pass
SharesGrow Intrinsic Value
$13.43
+42.7%
SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score All 7 criteria scored · valuation-related highlighted on this page

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) trades at a trailing P/E of 7.2, forward P/E of 19.2. Trailing earnings yield is 13.95%, forward earnings yield 5.21%. PEG 0.82 (Peter Lynch undervalued ≤1.0).

Criteria proven by this page:

  • VALUE (100/100, Pass) — P/E is below market average (7.2); PEG ≤ 1.0 — Peter Lynch undervalued (0.82); earnings yield beats bond yields (13.95%).
  • PEG Ratio 0.82 — below 1.0 suggests the stock is undervalued relative to its earnings growth rate (Peter Lynch criterion).
  • Trailing Earnings Yield 13.95% — exceeds typical bond yields (~4.3%), making equity attractive vs fixed income.

Overall SharesGrow Score: 45/100 with 1/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score
45/100
SG Score
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VALUE
100/100
Price-to-Earnings & upside
Proven by this page
FUTURE
20/100
Analyst consensus
→ Forecast
PAST
25/100
→ Income
~
HEALTH
50/100
Debt-to-Equity & liquidity
→ Health
MOAT
30/100
→ Income
~
GROWTH
48/100
→ Income
~
INCOME
45/100
→ Income

Valuation Snapshot — RAIL

Valuation Multiples
P/E (TTM)7.2
Forward P/E19.2
PEG Ratio0.82
Forward PEG0.82
P/B Ratio-2.54
P/S Ratio0.33
EV/EBITDA56.9
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)$1.20
Forward EPS (Est.)$0.49
Book Value / Share$-3.37
Revenue / Share$15.71
FCF / Share$0.98
Yields & Fair Value
Earnings Yield13.95%
Forward Earnings Yield5.21%
Dividend Yield0.00%
SharesGrow IV$13.43 (+42.7%)

Historical Valuation

Year P/E (TTM) PEG Ratio P/B Ratio P/S Ratio Dividend Yield
2016 14.9 -0.24 0.71 0.35 2.43%
2017 -9.3 0.03 0.91 0.51 1.60%
2018 -2.0 -0.03 0.43 0.26 -
2019 -0.3 0.00 0.22 0.11 -
2020 -0.4 -0.12 1.06 0.30 -
2021 -1.8 0.03 -46.27 0.38 -
2022 -2.0 0.09 -2.78 0.22 -
2023 -3.2 0.13 -1.66 0.21 -
2024 -3.6 -0.02 -1.83 0.49 10.12%
2025 9.2 -0.07 -3.28 0.70 -

EPS: Actual vs Estimates

P/E Ratio & Earnings Yield

Earnings Per Share (EPS) History

Year EPS (Diluted) Revenue Net Income Net Margin
2016 $1.00 $523.73M $12.32M 2.4%
2017 $-1.84 $409.47M $-22.56M -5.5%
2018 $-3.29 $316.52M $-40.58M -12.8%
2019 $-6.09 $229.96M $-75.24M -32.7%
2020 $-6.41 $108.45M $-86.1M -79.4%
2021 $-2.00 $203.05M $-41.45M -20.4%
2022 $-1.56 $364.75M $-38.85M -10.7%
2023 $-1.18 $358.09M $-23.59M -6.6%
2024 $-3.12 $559.43M $-75.82M -13.6%
2025 $1.09 $500.99M $38.1M 7.6%

Analyst Estimates

Year EPS (Avg) EPS Range Revenue (Avg) Revenue Range Analysts
2026 $0.53 $0.49 – $0.57 $523.28M $515.92M – $530.64M 2
2027 $0.90 $0.83 – $0.97 $675.96M $614.02M – $737.9M 2
2028 $0.92 $0.85 – $0.99 $766.46M $766.41M – $766.5M 1
2029 $1.03 $0.95 – $1.11 $817.01M $768.96M – $867.47M 1
2030 $1.14 $1.05 – $1.23 $868.85M $817.75M – $922.5M 1
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