RAIL Relative Valuation
RAIL's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, RAIL is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of -0.41. The fair price of FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) is between NaN to NaN according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：8.42
Fair
13.04
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
4.72
EV/EBITDA
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has a current EV/EBITDA of 4.72. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is -5.60. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -113.25, Undervalued between -113.25 and -59.43, Fairly Valued between 48.22 and -59.43, Overvalued between 48.22 and 102.05, and Strongly Overvalued above 102.05. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 4.72 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
5.56
EV/EBIT
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has a current EV/EBIT of 5.56. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 8.80. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -16.69, Undervalued between -16.69 and -3.94, Fairly Valued between 21.55 and -3.94, Overvalued between 21.55 and 34.29, and Strongly Overvalued above 34.29. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 5.56 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.27
PS
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has a current PS of 0.27. The 5-year average PS is 0.22. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.01, Undervalued between 0.01 and 0.11, Fairly Valued between 0.32 and 0.11, Overvalued between 0.32 and 0.42, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.42. The current Forward PS of 0.27 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
4.85
P/OCF
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has a current P/OCF of 4.85. The 5-year average P/OCF is 7.82. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -44.20, Undervalued between -44.20 and -18.19, Fairly Valued between 33.84 and -18.19, Overvalued between 33.84 and 59.85, and Strongly Overvalued above 59.85. The current Forward P/OCF of 4.85 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
6.87
P/FCF
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has a current P/FCF of 6.87. The 5-year average P/FCF is 2.48. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -5.39, Undervalued between -5.39 and -1.45, Fairly Valued between 6.41 and -1.45, Overvalued between 6.41 and 10.35, and Strongly Overvalued above 10.35. The current Forward P/FCF of 6.87 falls within the Overvalued range.
FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of -1.76. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of -1.66 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 6.37% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of -4.87, the current P/B ratio is about -63.75% higher. FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 4.04%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -29.78% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
-1.78
P/B
Median3y
-1.66
Median5y
-4.87
16.99
FCF Yield
Median3y
4.04
Median5y
-29.78
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for RAIL's competitors is 0.00, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. FreightCar America Inc Corp (RAIL) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 41.73%, this premium appears sustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of RAIL decreased by 5.13% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 2.34 to 3.46.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 41.73%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of RAIL in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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