Greenbrier Companies vs FreightCar America
GBX and RAIL side by side, both in transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GBX and RAIL compare
Greenbrier Companies is the larger company, worth 7.9 times as much as FreightCar America ($1.3B against $162M).
Greenbrier Companies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−24.0% versus −26.0% for FreightCar America).
Greenbrier Companies pays a dividend yielding 2.4%; FreightCar America does not pay one.
Greenbrier Companies scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 4 for FreightCar America), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GBX | RAIL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $162M |
| Share price | $41.40 | $4.95 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.8% | −42.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.6% | 30.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 1.49 |
| Employees | 10K | 1,986 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.6× | – |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 0.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.3× (better) | 25.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 4.0× |
| PEG | 1.73 | – |
| FCF yield | −18.7% | 25.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $56.39 | $2.79 |
| Margin of safety | 26.6% (better) | −77.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −24.0% (better) | −26.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.1% | 35.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −61.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −60.8% (better) | −110% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.6% (better) | 10.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% (better) | −0.04% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | – |
| FCF margin | −9.7% | 10.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.94 |
| Current ratio | – | 1.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.33 (better) | 0.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 53.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 29.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.1% | 66.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$493K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.8% | 9.5% |
Go deeper
- GBX stock overview
- GBX income statement
- GBX valuation and score
- RAIL stock overview
- RAIL income statement
- RAIL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.