FreightCar America vs Wabash National
RAIL and WNC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RAIL and WNC compare
Wabash National is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as FreightCar America ($471M against $162M).
Wabash National grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−7.3% versus −26.0% for FreightCar America).
Wabash National pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; FreightCar America does not pay one.
Wabash National scores higher on the StockData Score (6 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 | RAIL | WNC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $162M | $471M |
| Share price | $4.95 | $11.55 |
| Change, 1 year | −42.8% | 50.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 30.6% | −36.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.49 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 1,986 | 1,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.4× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 25.1% (better) | −29.1% |
| Fair value | $2.79 | $20.79 |
| Margin of safety | −77.5% | 44.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −26.0% | −7.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 35.8% (better) | 0.81% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −153% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −110% (better) | −156% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.7% (better) | 0.88% |
| Operating margin | −0.04% (better) | −10.4% |
| Net margin | – | −9.1% |
| FCF margin | 10.7% (better) | −9.0% |
| Return on equity | – | −40.2% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −16.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.99 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −6.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.44 (better) | 1.38 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.98 | 1.47 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.14% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 29.8% | 92.5% |
| Held by insiders | 66.2% | 5.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$123K |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.5% | 16.6% |
Go deeper
- RAIL stock overview
- RAIL income statement
- RAIL valuation and score
- WNC stock overview
- WNC income statement
- WNC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.