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FreightCar America (FreightCar America) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.10 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), FreightCar America's current share price is $3.49. FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.31. FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RAIL' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.24   Max: 0.6
Current: 0.1

During the past years, FreightCar America's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.60. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.24.

RAIL's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
94.01% of 735 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs RAIL: 0.10

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

FreightCar America's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.325. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $34.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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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FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

FreightCar America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.06 0.10 0.09 0.08

FreightCar America Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08

Competitive Comparison of FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.


FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=3.49/34.31
=0.10

* 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.

FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, FreightCar America's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=4.325/129.4194*129.4194
=4.325

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

FreightCar America Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 4.678 99.695 6.073
201406 11.553 100.560 14.869
201409 15.715 100.428 20.252
201412 17.490 99.070 22.848
201503 7.720 99.621 10.029
201506 19.245 100.684 24.738
201509 19.697 100.392 25.392
201512 16.597 99.792 21.524
201603 12.128 100.470 15.622
201606 10.289 101.688 13.095
201609 9.249 101.861 11.751
201612 11.047 101.863 14.036
201703 11.372 102.862 14.308
201706 9.661 103.349 12.098
201709 5.859 104.136 7.282
201712 6.445 104.011 8.019
201803 6.742 105.290 8.287
201806 5.418 106.317 6.595
201809 6.407 106.507 7.785
201812 7.126 105.998 8.701
201903 5.731 107.251 6.916
201906 5.963 108.070 7.141
201909 3.289 108.329 3.929
201912 3.636 108.420 4.340
202003 0.420 108.902 0.499
202006 1.407 108.767 1.674
202009 2.028 109.815 2.390
202012 3.665 109.897 4.316
202103 1.618 111.754 1.874
202106 1.853 114.631 2.092
202109 2.637 115.734 2.949
202112 3.351 117.630 3.687
202203 4.016 121.301 4.285
202206 2.318 125.017 2.400
202209 3.334 125.227 3.446
202212 4.972 125.222 5.139
202303 3.051 127.348 3.101
202306 3.151 128.729 3.168
202309 2.095 129.860 2.088
202312 4.325 129.419 4.325

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


FreightCar America  (NAS:RAIL) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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FreightCar America (FreightCar America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
FreightCar America Inc is a diversified manufacturer of railcars and railcar components in North America. The company design and manufacture a broad variety of freight cars including covered hoppers, open-top hoppers, gondolas, intermodal, and non-intermodal flat cars that transport numerous types of dry bulk and containerized freight products. Its Manufacturing segment includes new railcar manufacturing, used railcar sales, railcar leasing, and major railcar rebuilds and generates revenue from the same.
Executives
Benavides Alejandro Gil 10 percent owner BARRANQUILLA 404 COLONIA GRADALUPE, MONCLOVA N9 25750
Nicholas J Randall officer: Chief Operating Officer 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
De Nigris Felan Jose director 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
James R Meyer director, officer: President and CEO TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1300, CHICAGO IL 60606
W Matthew Tonn officer: Chief Commercial Officer 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1300, CHICAGO IL 60606
Fuentes Sierra Juan Carlos officer: Corporate Controller & CAO 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Celia Perez officer: GC and Corp Secretary 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Travis D Kelly director 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael Anthony Riordan officer: Corporate Controller and CAO 125 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Rodger L Boehm director 165 WESTVIEW ROAD, WINNETKA IL 60093
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Terence R Rogers officer: Vice Pres, CFO and Treasurer RYERSON INC, 2621 W. 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60608
Gil Benavides Jesus Salvador director 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500, C/O FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC., CHICAGO IL 60606
Fabricaciones Y Servicios De Mexico, S.a. De C.v. 10 percent owner CARRETARA 57 KM 178, CASTANOS O5 25870
Elizabeth K Arnold director 8310 S. VALLEY HWY, SUITE 350, DENVER CO 80112