FreightCar America's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.24.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.19.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 47.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 31.30% per year.
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During the past 13 years, FreightCar America's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 54.40% per year. The lowest was -80.50% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.
FreightCar America EPS (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for FreightCar America's EPS (Diluted) 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.
Competitive Comparison of FreightCar America's EPS (Diluted)
For the Railroads subindustry, FreightCar America's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE 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 PE Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, FreightCar America's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FreightCar America's PE Ratio falls into.
FreightCar America EPS (Diluted) Calculation
EPS (Diluted) is a rough measurement of the amount of a company's profit that can be allocated to one share of its stock. Diluted EPS takes into account all of the outstanding dilutive securities that could potentially be exercised (such as stock options and convertible preferred stock) and shows how such an action would impact earnings per share.
FreightCar America's Diluted EPS for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
EPS (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.19
* 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 (NAS:RAIL) EPS (Diluted) Explanation
EPS is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
Be Aware
Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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FreightCar America (FreightCar America) Business Description
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.
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