Manufactures freight and tank railcars for transporting various goods. Leases railcars to industrial shippers and railroad companies. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 9% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $5.2B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 28% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 29 buys and 14 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.23 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 18/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 43/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 43/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, TRN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: TRN 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.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.