FreightCar America, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) reported third quarter 2025 results showing stronger production and profitability. Revenues were $160.5M (Q3 2024: $113.3M) with railcar deliveries of 1,304 units (prior: 961). Gross margin improved to 15.1% (+80 bps) with gross profit of $24.2M. Adjusted EBITDA was $17.0M (margin 10.6%) and adjusted net income was $7.8M ($0.24 per share). Reported GAAP net loss was $7.4M after a $17.6M non-cash share-price adjustment. Quarter-end backlog was 2,750 units valued at $222.0M. Cash was $62.7M with no revolver borrowings. Fiscal 2025 outlook: deliveries 4,500–4,900; revenue $500–530M; Adjusted EBITDA $43–49M.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) ha riportato risultati del terzo trimestre 2025 che mostrano una maggiore produzione e redditività. I ricavi sono stati $160.5M (Q3 2024: $113.3M) con consegne di carri ferroviari di 1,304 unità (precedente: 961). Il margine lordo è migliorato al 15.1% (+80 punti base) con un utile lordo di $24.2M. L'EBITDA rettificato è stato $17.0M (margine 10.6%) e l'utile netto rettificato è stato $7.8M ($0.24 per azione). La perdita netta GAAP riportata è stata $7.4M dopo un adeguamento non monetario di azioni di $17.6M. L'arretrato a fine trimestre è stato 2,750 unità valutate $222.0M. La liquidità era $62.7M senza indebitamenti sul revolver. Obiettivo per l'esercizio 2025: consegne 4,500–4,900; ricavi $500–530M; EBITDA rettificato $43–49M.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) informó resultados del tercer trimestre de 2025 mostrando una mayor producción y rentabilidad. Los ingresos fueron $160.5M (T3 2024: $113.3M) con entregas de vagones de ferrocarril de 1,304 unidades (anterior: 961). El margen bruto creció a 15.1% (+80 pb) con una ganancia bruta de $24.2M. El EBITDA ajustado fue $17.0M (margen 10.6%) y el resultado neto ajustado fue $7.8M ($0.24 por acción). La pérdida neta GAAP reportada fue de $7.4M tras un ajuste no en efectivo de acciones de 17.6M $. El backlog al cierre del trimestre fue de 2,750 unidades valuadas en $222.0M. El efectivo fue de $62.7M sin importes de revolver. Perspectiva para 2025: entregas 4,500–4,900; ingresos $500–530M; EBITDA ajustado $43–49M.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL)는 2025년 3분기 결과를 발표하며 생산과 수익성이 개선되었습니다. 매출은 $160.5M (3분기 2024: $113.3M) 이고 레일카 납품은 1,304대 (이전 961대). 총이익률은 15.1%로 증가(+80bp) 하였고 총이익은 $24.2M입니다. 조정 EBITDA는 $17.0M (마진 10.6%) 이고 조정 순이익은 $7.8M (주당 $0.24) 입니다. GAAP 순손실은 $7.4M로 보고되었으며 이는 주가조정 비현금성 17.6M 달러 때문입니다. 분기말 백로그는 2,750대이며 가치가 $222.0M입니다. 현금은 $62.7M이고 순 revolver 차입은 없습니다. 2025 회계연도 전망: 납품 4,500–4,900; 매출 $500–530M; 조정 EBITDA $43–49M입니다.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) a publié les résultats du troisième trimestre 2025 montrant une production et une rentabilité plus élevées. Les revenus ont été $160.5M (T3 2024: $113.3M) avec 1,304 unités livrées (précédent: 961). La marge brute s’est améliorée à 15.1% (+80 pb) avec un bénéfice brut de $24.2M. L'EBITDA ajusté était $17.0M (marge 10.6%) et le résultat net ajusté était $7.8M (0,24 $ par action). La perte nette GAAP déclarée était de $7.4M après un ajustement non monétaire lié au prix des actions de 17.6M $. L'arriéré de fin de trimestre était de 2,750 unités estimées à $222.0M. La trésorerie s'élevait à $62.7M sans emprunts sur la ligne revolver. Perspective pour 2025: livraisons 4,500–4,900; revenus 500–530M; EBITDA ajusté 43–49M.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) berichtete über die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals 2025, die eine stärkere Produktion und Rentabilität zeigen. Der Umsatz betrug $160.5M (Q3 2024: $113.3M) mit 1,304 Einheiten an Schienenwagen (Vorjahr: 961). Die Bruttomarge verbesserte sich auf 15.1% (+80 Basispunkte) mit einem Bruttogewinn von $24.2M. Das bereinigte EBITDA betrug $17.0M (Marge 10.6%) und der bereinigte Nettogewinn betrug $7.8M ($0.24 je Aktie). Die GAAP-Nettoverlust betrug $7.4M nach einer nicht zahlungswirksamen Anpassung des Aktienkurses in Höhe von 17,6 Mio. $. Die Auftragsbestand zum Quartalsende lag bei 2,750 Einheiten im Wert von $222.0M. Die Liquidität betrug $62.7M ohne Revolver-Kredite. Ausblick für das Geschäftsjahr 2025: Lieferungen 4,500–4,900; Umsatz $500–530M; bereinigtes EBITDA $43–49M.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) أصدرت نتائج الربع الثالث من عام 2025 تُظهر إنتاجية وربحية أقوى. بلغت الإيرادات $160.5M (الربع الثالث 2024: $113.3M) مع تسليم عربات سكك حديدية 1,304 وحدة (سابق: 961). تحسن الهامش الإجمالي إلى 15.1% (+80 نقطة أساسية) مع صافي الربح الإجمالي $24.2M. كان EBITDA المعدل $17.0M (الهامش 10.6%) وصافي الدخل المعدل $7.8M ($0.24 للسهم). بلغت الخسارة الصافية وفق معايير GAAP المعلنة $7.4M بعد تعديل غير نقدي لقيمة الأسهم بقيمة 17.6M $. كان الطلب المتراكم في نهاية الربع 2,750 وحدة بقيمة $222.0M. النقدية كانت $62.7M دون أي اقتراض من خط revolver. الآفاق لسنة 2025: التسليمات 4,500–4,900؛ الإيرادات 500–530M؛ EBITDA المعدل 43–49M.
- Revenue +42% year-over-year to $160.5M
- Railcar deliveries increased to 1,304 units
- Gross margin 15.1%, up 80 basis points
- Adjusted EBITDA $17.0M, margin 10.6%
- Backlog 2,750 units valued at $222.0M
- Cash $62.7M with no revolver borrowings
- GAAP net loss $(7.4)M due to $17.6M non-cash adjustment
- Fiscal 2025 revenue guidance midpoint down ~7.9% year-over-year
- Second-half product mix shifted to conversions, lowering revenue mix
Insights
Strong production and margin gains; cash-rich with sizable backlog support near-term execution.
Production scaled meaningfully with revenues of
Operational risks hinge on sustaining throughput and mix: the company noted a shift toward conversions versus new builds, which reduces near‑term revenue at the midpoint but preserved profitability. Key operational items to watch are quarterly unit deliveries versus the outlook range of
Profitability and liquidity look healthy despite a GAAP loss driven by a non‑cash fair value item.
Financials show stronger underlying cash generation: the company ended the quarter with
Watch near‑term financial execution against the updated fiscal
Delivered
Strong gross margins of
Reaffirming Adjusted EBITDA guidance for full year
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) (“FreightCar America” or the “Company”), a diversified manufacturer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Third Quarter 2025 Highlights
- Revenues of
$160.5 million , compared to$113.3 million in the third quarter of 2024, with railcar deliveries of 1,304 units compared to 961 units in the prior year period - Gross margin of
15.1% with gross profit of$24.2 million , compared to gross margin of14.3% with gross profit of$16.2 million in the third quarter of 2024 - Recorded a
$17.6 million non-cash adjustment due to share price appreciation resulting in a Net loss of$(7.4) million , or$(0.23) per share, and Adjusted net income of$7.8 million , or$0.24 per share - Adjusted EBITDA was
$17.0 million , representing a margin of10.6% , compared to$10.9 million and a margin of9.6% in the third quarter of 2024 - Ended the quarter with a backlog of 2,750 units valued at
$222.0 million , reflecting a diversified mix of railcar conversion programs and new railcar builds - Well-positioned to deploy capital for growth, with
$62.7 million in cash and equivalents and no borrowings under the company’s revolving credit facility
“Our third quarter results highlight the strength of our operating platform and the continued execution of our commercial strategy,” said Nick Randall, President and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “We delivered record third quarter Adjusted EBITDA at our new facility, reflecting the benefits of improved production efficiency and favorable product mix. Our team continues to demonstrate manufacturing flexibility which, coupled with our customer-centric approach, differentiates FreightCar America in the market. While overall industry demand remains subdued, we continue to support customers by leveraging our expertise in conversions and customized solutions to create value for our customers.”
Randall continued, “This quarter’s strong bottom line performance reflects our manufacturing discipline and commercial excellence. By building for value and meeting complex customer requirements instead of commoditized throughput, we delivered exceptional Adjusted EBITDA performance and strengthened the Company’s financial position. With this momentum, we enter the final quarter well-positioned to deliver profitable growth, generate positive free cash flow and advance our long-term growth initiatives.”
Fiscal Year 2025 Outlook
The Company has updated its outlook for fiscal year 2025 as follows:
| Fiscal 2025 Outlook | Year-over-Year Change at Midpoint of Range | ||
| Railcar Deliveries | 4,500 – 4,900 Railcars | 7.7 | % |
| Revenue | (7.9 | )% | |
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | 7.0 | % | |
1. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA guidance due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying adjustments necessary to calculate such non-GAAP measure without unreasonable effort. Material changes to such adjustments, including warrant liability and non-core operating items, could affect future GAAP results.
Mike Riordan, Chief Financial Officer of FreightCar America, added, “We delivered another quarter of solid financial results, including strong deliveries, margin performance and operating cash flow. Looking ahead, while our change in revenue guidance reflects product mix as we saw a larger number of conversion railcars compared to new railcars in the second half of 2025, our profitability and positive cash performance remain on track, underscoring the resilience of our business model, which fuels our capital strength and positions us to drive long-term sustainable growth.”
Third Quarter 2025 Conference Call & Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Monday, November 10, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2025 financial results. FreightCar America invites shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call. Teleconference details are as follows:
- November 10, 2025
- 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Phone: 1-877-407-0789 or 1-201-689-8562
- Webcast access: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1738819&tp_key=ac6dd57ff0
An audio replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, November 10, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, November 24, 2025. To access the replay, please dial (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The replay passcode is 13756539. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the FreightCar America Investor Relations website.
About FreightCar America
FreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. We also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars that are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American supply chain. To learn more about FreightCar America, visit www.freightcaramerica.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements relating to our expected financial performance, financial condition, and/or future business prospects, events and/or plans that are “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things, the cyclical nature of our business; adverse geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including inflation; material disruption in the movement of rail traffic for deliveries; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum; delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain relationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion; delivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of our industry; the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings; potential unexpected changes in laws, rules, and regulatory requirements, including tariffs and trade barriers (including recent United States tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada, Mexico and other countries and any retaliatory actions taken by such countries); the scope and duration of the government shutdown; and other competitive factors. The factors listed above are not exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause our business not to develop as we expect, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes measures not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted EPS, Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure derived in accordance with GAAP and may also be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these measures to the applicable most closely comparable GAAP measures, and reasons for the Company’s use of these measures, are presented in the attached pages.
| Investor Contact: | RAILIR@Riveron.com |
| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except for share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents | $ | 62,743 | $ | 44,450 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 32,514 | 12,506 | ||||||
| VAT receivable | 5,677 | 3,851 | ||||||
| Inventories, net | 104,243 | 75,281 | ||||||
| Assets held for sale | — | 629 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 15,948 | 8,314 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 221,125 | 145,031 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 28,147 | 30,107 | ||||||
| Right of use asset operating lease | 2,086 | 2,423 | ||||||
| Right of use asset finance lease | 38,650 | 45,081 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 49,520 | 1,024 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 1,229 | 550 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 340,757 | $ | 224,216 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | $ | 98,579 | $ | 49,574 | ||||
| Accrued payroll and other employee costs | 9,633 | 6,286 | ||||||
| Accrued warranty | 1,997 | 2,389 | ||||||
| Customer deposits | 8,176 | — | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 506 | 8,556 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,875 | 2,875 | ||||||
| Lease liability finance lease, current | 1,277 | 1,256 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 9,804 | 9,889 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 132,847 | 80,825 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 104,679 | 105,540 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 148,650 | 136,319 | ||||||
| Accrued pension costs | 1,268 | 1,073 | ||||||
| Lease liability operating lease, long-term | 2,220 | 2,645 | ||||||
| Lease liability finance lease, long-term | 41,259 | 46,678 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 708 | 1,409 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 431,631 | 374,489 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
| Preferred stock | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock | 221 | 221 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 72,006 | 69,404 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 2,836 | 721 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (165,937 | ) | (220,619 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (90,874 | ) | (150,273 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 340,757 | $ | 224,216 | ||||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except for share and per share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 160,511 | $ | 113,255 | $ | 375,424 | $ | 421,729 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 136,306 | 97,059 | 319,004 | 375,700 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 24,205 | 16,196 | 56,420 | 46,029 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 9,647 | 7,538 | 30,284 | 23,541 | ||||||||||||
| Litigation settlement | — | — | — | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||||
| Operating income | 14,558 | 8,658 | 26,136 | 25,702 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,638 | ) | (1,577 | ) | (13,356 | ) | (5,815 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on change in fair market value of Warrant liability | (17,589 | ) | (110,040 | ) | (12,331 | ) | (125,581 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 78 | (680 | ) | 3,235 | (1,419 | ) | ||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | (7,591 | ) | (103,639 | ) | 3,684 | (107,113 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) provision | (146 | ) | 3,407 | (50,998 | ) | 3,327 | ||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (7,445 | ) | $ | (107,046 | ) | $ | 54,682 | $ | (110,440 | ) | |||||
| Net (loss) earnings per common share - basic | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | 1.66 | $ | (4.07 | ) | |||||
| Net (loss) earnings per common share - diluted | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | 1.57 | $ | (4.07 | ) | |||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 31,887,926 | 31,353,997 | 31,778,768 | 30,519,545 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 31,887,926 | 31,353,997 | 33,738,478 | 30,519,545 | ||||||||||||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 54,682 | $ | (110,440 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,598 | 4,252 | ||||||
| Non-cash lease expense on right of use assets | 2,320 | 2,226 | ||||||
| Loss on change in fair market value for Warrant liability | 12,331 | 125,581 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation recognized | 3,134 | 2,330 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (48,496 | ) | — | |||||
| Other non-cash items, net | 6,655 | 2,049 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (20,008 | ) | (17,911 | ) | ||||
| VAT receivable | (1,538 | ) | 465 | |||||
| Inventories | (27,906 | ) | 40,859 | |||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | 47,702 | (8,300 | ) | |||||
| Income taxes payable, net | (7,478 | ) | (2,179 | ) | ||||
| Lease liability | (2,572 | ) | (2,802 | ) | ||||
| Customer deposits | 8,176 | 8,865 | ||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (6,868 | ) | (5,948 | ) | ||||
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 24,732 | 39,047 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (2,102 | ) | (3,731 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale, net of selling costs | 585 | — | ||||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (1,517 | ) | (3,731 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Deferred financing costs | (1,336 | ) | — | |||||
| Borrowings on revolving line of credit | — | 26,595 | ||||||
| Repayments on revolving line of credit | — | (56,010 | ) | |||||
| Repayments on term loan | (2,156 | ) | — | |||||
| Employee stock settlement | (487 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||
| Financing lease payments | (943 | ) | (1,591 | ) | ||||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | (4,922 | ) | (31,046 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 18,293 | 4,270 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period | 44,450 | 40,560 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 62,743 | $ | 44,830 | ||||
| Supplemental cash flow information | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | 7,196 | $ | 2,177 | ||||
| Income taxes paid | $ | 5,143 | $ | 5,061 | ||||
| Change in unpaid construction in process | $ | 597 | $ | (226 | ) | |||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of (Loss) Income before taxes to EBITDA(1) and Adjusted EBITDA(2) (In thousands) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | $ | (7,591 | ) | $ | (103,639 | ) | $ | 3,684 | $ | (107,113 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1,552 | 1,442 | 4,598 | 4,252 | ||||||||||||
| Interest Expense, net | 4,638 | 1,577 | 13,356 | 5,815 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA | (1,401 | ) | (100,620 | ) | 21,638 | (97,046 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | 17,589 | 110,040 | $ | 12,331 | 125,581 | |||||||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | - | - | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||||
| Professional Services (c) | 477 | - | 477 | - | ||||||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 433 | 804 | 3,134 | 2,330 | ||||||||||||
| Other, net (d) | (78 | ) | 680 | (3,235 | ) | 1,419 | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 17,020 | $ | 10,904 | $ | 34,345 | $ | 29,070 | ||||||||
(1) EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry. In addition, our management uses EBITDA to evaluate our operating performance. The calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending. These items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to the overall performance of the company’s business. EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similar titled measures reported by other companies.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA before the following charges:
(a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability.
(b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars.
(c) During the third quarter of 2025, the Company incurred certain professional services expenses associated with governance items.
(d) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of Net (loss) income and Adjusted net income (loss)(1) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (7,445 | ) | $ | (107,046 | ) | $ | 54,682 | $ | (110,440 | ) | |||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | 17,589 | 110,040 | 12,331 | 125,581 | ||||||||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | - | - | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||||
| Professional Services (c) | 477 | - | 477 | - | ||||||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 433 | 804 | 3,134 | 2,330 | ||||||||||||
| Release of Valuation Allowance (d) | - | - | (51,872 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Other, net (e) | (78 | ) | 680 | (3,235 | ) | 1,419 | ||||||||||
| Total non-GAAP adjustments | 18,421 | 111,524 | (39,165 | ) | 126,116 | |||||||||||
| Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments (f) | (3,184 | ) | 2,797 | (2,279 | ) | 906 | ||||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 7,792 | $ | 7,275 | $ | 13,238 | $ | 16,582 | ||||||||
(1) Adjusted net income represents net income (loss) before the following charges:
(a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability.
(b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars.
(c) During the third quarter of 2025, the Company incurred certain professional services expenses associated with governance items.
(d) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company released the majority of the valuation allowance in the United States on federal and state deferred tax assets.
(e) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received.
(f) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of the presented adjustments on the Company’s income tax provision calculation.
We believe that Adjusted net income is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted net income is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted net income in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted net income is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS(1) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | 1.57 | $ | (4.07 | ) | |||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | $ | 0.55 | $ | 3.51 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 4.11 | ||||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | - | - | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||
| Professional Services (c) | 0.01 | - | 0.01 | - | ||||||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
| Release of Valuation Allowance (d) | - | - | (1.54 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Other, net (e) | - | 0.02 | (0.10 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||
| Total non-GAAP adjustments pre-tax per-share | 0.57 | 3.56 | (1.17 | ) | 4.13 | |||||||||||
| Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share (f) | (0.10 | ) | 0.09 | (0.07 | ) | 0.03 | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EPS | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||||
(1) Adjusted EPS represents diluted EPS before the following charges:
(a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability.
(b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars.
(c) During the third quarter of 2025, the Company incurred certain professional services expenses associated with governance items.
(d) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company released the majority of the valuation allowance in the United States on federal and state deferred tax assets.
(e) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received.
(f) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of the presented adjustments on the Company’s income tax provision calculation.
We believe that Adjusted EPS is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted EPS is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EPS in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EPS is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of Cash flows provided by operating activities, Free cash flow(1) and Adjusted free cash flow(2) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 3,410 | $ | 7,172 | $ | 24,732 | $ | 39,047 | |||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (1,164 | ) | (1,462 | ) | (2,102 | ) | (3,731 | ) | |||||||
| Free cash flow | 2,246 | 5,710 | 22,630 | 35,316 | |||||||||||
| Accrued dividends on Series C Preferred stock (a) | - | (4,676 | ) | - | (13,340 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 2,246 | $ | 1,034 | $ | 22,630 | $ | 21,976 | |||||||
(1) Free cash flow represents the amount by which Cash flows provided by operating activities exceeds capital expenditures.
(2) Adjusted free cash flow represents the amount by which Free cash flow exceeds the following items:
(a) Represents Series C Preferred stock dividends accrued during the period. All accrued preferred share dividends were paid concurrent with redemption of the preferred shares outstanding on December 31, 2024.
We believe that Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because these metrics provide key insights into the potential for growth and ability to generate returns for investors. Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are not financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Free cash flow or Adjusted free cash flow in isolation or as a substitute for Cash flows from operating activities or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.