Designs and manufactures railcars for transporting bulk commodities and containerized freight. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 25% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 5.9× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 63% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 56% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 25% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 26 buys and 10 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 10/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 25/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit.
On our five-subject report card, RAIL sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: RAIL does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.