FreightCar America, Inc.
Business
FreightCar America, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of railcars and railcar components, designing and producing a variety of freight car types while providing repair, rebody and conversion services. Its products and services include boxcars, covered and open-top hoppers, gondolas, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, specialized coal and aluminum cars, aftermarket parts, and railcar rebuilds and conversions. The company operates certified manufacturing and conversion facilities with vertically integrated fabrication, assembly, finishing and inspection processes and a direct sales organization. It primarily serves North American shippers, railroads and financial institutions and also exports to select international markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-12
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 501 | 559 | 358 | 365 | 203 | |
| Cost of sales | 428 | 492 | 316 | 339 | 192 | |
| Gross profit | 73 | 67 | 42 | 26 | 11 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 39 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
| Litigation settlement | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating income | 34 | 37 | 10 | −15 | −23 | |
| Interest expense | −18 | −7 | −15 | −25 | −13 | |
| Loss on change in fair market value of Warrant Liability | −32 | −100 | −2 | 1 | −15 | |
| Other income (expense) | 5 | −952,000 | −440,000 | 2 | 817,000 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −11 | −70 | −22 | −37 | −40 | |
| Income tax (benefit) provision | −49 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Net income (loss) | 38 | −76 | −24 | −39 | −41 | |
| Net earnings (loss) per common share - basic | 1.16 | −3.12 | −1.18 | −1.56 | −2 | |
| Net earnings (loss) per common share - diluted | 1.09 | −3.12 | −1.18 | −1.56 | −2 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 21 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents | 64 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 26 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $121 and $47, respectively | 12 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| VAT receivable | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 31 | |
| Inventories, net | 68 | 75 | 125 | 64 | 56 | |
| Assets held for sale | 0 | 629,000 | 0 | 4 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 160 | 145 | 180 | 129 | 137 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 31 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 18 | |
| Right of use asset operating lease | 40 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Right of use asset finance lease | 0 | 45 | 40 | 33 | 0 | |
| Intangibles, net | 5 | 300,000 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 53 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other long-term assets | 947,000 | 250,000 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Total assets | 290 | 224 | 259 | 200 | 201 | |
| Accounts and contractual payables | 56 | 50 | 84 | 48 | 41 | |
| Accrued payroll and other employee costs | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| Accrued warranty | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Deferred revenue | 539,000 | 9 | 6 | 219,000 | — | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 10 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 0 | |
| Lease liability Operating lease, Current | 2 | 519,000 | — | — | 2 | |
| Lease liability finance lease, current | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
| Total current liabilities | 86 | 81 | 137 | 106 | 69 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 98 | 106 | 0 | 51 | 79 | |
| Warrant liability | 169 | 136 | 37 | 31 | 33 | |
| Accrued pension costs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35,000 | |
| Lease liability operating lease, long-term | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Lease liability finance lease, long-term | 0 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 0 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total liabilities | 397 | 374 | 222 | 228 | 202 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized (100,000 shares each designated as Series A voting and Series B non-voting, 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 19,091,736 and 18,960,608 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 221,000 | 221,000 | 210,000 | 203,000 | 190,000 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 73 | 69 | 94 | 89 | 84 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 2 | 721,000 | 2 | 1 | −6 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −183 | −221 | −143 | −119 | −80 | |
| Total stockholders' deficit | −107 | −150 | −46 | −29 | −2 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | 290 | 224 | 259 | 200 | 201 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Non-cash lease expense on right of use assets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Stock-based compensation recognized | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Gain on bargain purchase | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | −52 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other non-cash items, net | 4 | 548,000 | 138,000 | 20,000 | 529,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 1 | −6 | 3 | 0 | 150,000 | |
| VAT receivable | −2 | −784,000 | 1 | 25 | 25 | |
| Inventories | 3 | 55 | −61 | −8 | −12 | |
| Accounts and contractual payables | 11 | −38 | 40 | 8 | 8 | |
| Income taxes payable, net | −5 | −359,000 | 245,000 | — | — | |
| Lease liability | −1 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | −5 | 3 | 7 | −5 | −6 | |
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 35 | 45 | 5 | 12 | −55 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −3 | −5 | −13 | −8 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sale of railcars available for lease, net of selling costs | 585,000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 433,000 | |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | −9 | −5 | −4 | −8 | −2 | |
| Redemption of preferred shares | 0 | −85 | 0 | — | — | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | −28 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Deferred financing costs | −1 | −6 | −353,000 | 0 | −2 | |
| Borrowings on revolving line of credit | 15 | 27 | 150 | 134 | 48 | |
| Repayments on revolving line of credit | −15 | −56 | −159 | −125 | −33 | |
| Repayments on term loan | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Employee stock settlement | −487,000 | −40,000 | −106,000 | −57,000 | −12,000 | |
| Financing lease payments | −1 | −2 | −1 | −738,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | −6 | −36 | 2 | 8 | 29 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 20 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −28 | |
| Interest paid | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Income taxes paid | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Change in unpaid construction in process | 13,000 | −264,000 | −438,000 | 715,000 | 122,000 | |
| Contingent consideration recognized in connection with acquisition | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |