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FreightCar America (FreightCar America) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.30 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), FreightCar America's current share price is $3.84. FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.62. FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.30.

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

RAIL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.5   Max: 2.31
Current: 0.3

During the past years, FreightCar America's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.31. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.50.

RAIL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
91.03% of 702 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.265 vs RAIL: 0.30

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

FreightCar America's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.105. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $12.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

FreightCar America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 0.14 0.22 0.21 0.20

FreightCar America Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.31

Competitive Comparison of FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, FreightCar America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



FreightCar America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.84/12.62
=0.30

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, FreightCar America's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-3.105/129.4194*129.4194
=-3.105

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

FreightCar America Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 16.328 100.560 21.014
201409 16.854 100.428 21.719
201412 16.468 99.070 21.513
201503 16.198 99.621 21.043
201506 16.801 100.684 21.596
201509 17.975 100.392 23.172
201512 19.069 99.792 24.730
201603 21.023 100.470 27.080
201606 20.891 101.688 26.588
201609 20.745 101.861 26.358
201612 20.753 101.863 26.367
201703 20.665 102.862 26.000
201706 20.540 103.349 25.721
201709 19.585 104.136 24.340
201712 18.696 104.011 23.263
201803 18.168 105.290 22.332
201806 18.028 106.317 21.945
201809 17.597 106.507 21.383
201812 15.539 105.998 18.973
201903 14.326 107.251 17.287
201906 13.002 108.070 15.571
201909 10.166 108.329 12.145
201912 9.239 108.420 11.028
202003 7.642 108.902 9.082
202006 6.589 108.767 7.840
202009 3.604 109.815 4.247
202012 1.963 109.897 2.312
202103 -0.494 111.754 -0.572
202106 -0.608 114.631 -0.686
202109 -0.631 115.734 -0.706
202112 -0.104 117.630 -0.114
202203 -1.575 121.301 -1.680
202206 -0.608 125.017 -0.629
202209 -1.111 125.227 -1.148
202212 -1.660 125.222 -1.716
202303 -1.837 127.348 -1.867
202306 -2.735 128.729 -2.750
202309 -2.473 129.860 -2.465
202312 -2.581 129.419 -2.581
202403 -3.105 129.419 -3.105

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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 PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB 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