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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) Tangible Book per Share

: $-8.43 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.43.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Tangible Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Tangible Book per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.08 -11.81 -11.25 -9.98 -8.43

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Tangible Book per Share Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.98 -9.94 -10.21 -8.55 -8.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Tangible Book per Share Calculation

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(10487-0-11985)/177.8
=-8.43

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(10487-0-11985)/177.8
=-8.43

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies  (NYSE:WAB) Tangible Book per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry. It provides its products and services through two main business segments, Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment.
Executives
Kristine Kubacki other: VP, Investor Relations 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Michael Fetsko officer: Pres., Freight Components Grp. 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Alicia Hammersmith officer: President - Services Group 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Albert J Neupaver director
William E Kassling director C/O WASTEC, 10001 AIR BREAK AVE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Mastalerz John A Jr officer: VP Fin., Corp. Controller, CAO 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Linda S Harty director MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE, LC-150, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
David L Deninno officer: Exec VP, General Counsel, Sec. 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Byron S Foster director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Lee C Banks director PARKER HANNIFIN CORP, 6035 PARKLAND BLVD, CLEVELAND OH 44124-4141
Ann R. Klee director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Eric Gebhardt officer: Chief Technology Officer 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Gregory Sbrocco officer: Sr. VP, Global Operations 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Lilian Leroux officer: President, Transit Group 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
John A Olin officer: Executive Vice President & CFO HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC., 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208