Motorcar Parts of America vs FreightCar America
MPAA and RAIL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MPAA and RAIL compare
FreightCar America is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Motorcar Parts of America ($176M against $144M).
Motorcar Parts of America grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−9.1% versus −26.0% for FreightCar America).
Motorcar Parts of America scores higher on the StockData Score (11 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 | MPAA | RAIL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $144M | $176M |
| Share price | $7.62 | $5.38 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.7% | −43.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −59.7% | 42.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.50 |
| Employees | 5,600 | 1,986 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | 0.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.8× (better) | 27.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 4.3× |
| FCF yield | −22.1% | 23.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $15.78 | $2.83 |
| Margin of safety | 51.7% (better) | −89.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −9.1% (better) | −26.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.9% | 35.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −123% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −236% | −110% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −11.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.1% (better) | 10.7% |
| Operating margin | 6.0% (better) | −0.04% |
| Net margin | −0.08% | – |
| FCF margin | −4.4% | 10.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −0.22% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.94 |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 1.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.18 (better) | 1.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 6.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.2% | 29.8% |
| Held by insiders | 13.2% | 66.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$202K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.5% | 9.5% |
Go deeper
- MPAA stock overview
- MPAA income statement
- MPAA 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.