FreightCar America RAIL
NASDAQ RAIL
$4.30 +0.18 (+4.37%)
At close: Oct 22, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

FreightCar America (RAIL) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2021)

Updated

FreightCar America's Short-term Investments was $182,000 in Q1 2021, unchanged from the prior quarter.

Analysis

FreightCar America (RAIL) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

From Q4 2012 onward, FreightCar America has reported Short-term Investments for 32 quarters.

  • Short-term Investments has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -63.2% (FY2015 to FY2020).
  • In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $3.77 million in FY2019 (-79.1%), $18.02 million in FY2018 (-58.0%) and $42.92 million in FY2017.
  • Quarterly Short-term Investments has moved between $182,000 (Q3 2020) and $56.35 million (Q2 2018) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 50.4%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q1 2018 (growth of 375.5%); the worst was Q3 2019 (a decline of 98.1%).
  • Per Business Quant data, RAIL's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q1 2021 was $182,000 (Q4 2020), $182,000 (Q3 2020) and $3.86 million (Q2 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 323.56 Bn 295.25 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 180.19 Bn 174.89 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 173.53 Bn 182.29 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 143.22 Bn 140.45 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 112.51 Bn 110.65 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 3M 90.71 Bn 73.12 Bn 2.78 Bn
7 Emerson Electric 89.39 Bn 82.15 Bn 2.66 Bn
8 Illinois Tool Works 79.53 Bn 76.09 Bn 1.90 Bn
9 Vertiv Holdings 75.29 Bn 65.91 Bn 1.23 Bn
10 FreightCar America 137.12 Mn -105.36 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2021 182,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 182,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 182,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 3.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 3.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 506,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 1.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 18.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 27.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 56.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 52.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 42.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 51.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 30.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 14.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 20.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 26.95 Mn
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