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FreightCar America, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 12 Aug 2024 16:15:00 America/New_York
Company delivers 66% year-over-year revenue growth with record profitability at new plant, raises full year guidance
Secured ~3,000 orders, including first tank car conversion order
CHICAGO, Aug. 12, 2024 (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 second quarter ended June 30, 2024.
Second Quarter 2024 Highlights
- Revenues of $147.4 million on 1,159 railcar deliveries, an increase of 66% compared to revenues of $88.6 million on 760 railcar deliveries in the second quarter of 2023
- Gross margin of 12.5% with gross profit of $18.4 million, compared to gross margin of 14.6% with gross profit of $13.0 million in the second quarter of 2023
- Net Income of $8.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share and Adjusted net income of $6.3 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, accounting primarily for a non-cash item associated with a change in fair market value of warrant liability and a cash item associated with a litigation settlement
- Adjusted EBITDA of $12.1 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $8.0 million in the second quarter of 2023
- Delivered its 10,000th railcar manufactured at the Castaños facility
- Received net orders for approximately 3,000 railcars within the quarter, including a multi-year order to convert over 1,000 tanks cars
“We are very pleased to report our strongest performance yet for revenue, gross profit and Adjusted EBITDA since opening our state-of-the-art facility in 2020. Importantly, these results follow the previously reported 99% growth in revenue and 192% growth in Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter,” commented Nick Randall, President and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “Our multiyear turnaround has been a tremendous success, and our focus is on driving growth across our diversified product portfolio as we continue to maximize efficiencies across our value streams.”
Randall continued, “We built a world-class manufacturing campus that is both efficient and flexible. Our customers see this as evidenced by our largest order intake since starting the facility and our recently announced milestone of shipping our 10,000th railcar manufactured at the campus. Furthermore, and consistent with our growth plans, we are pleased to also announce that our order backlog now includes tank cars. Tank cars represent a very important part of the market and are fully aligned with our growth strategy. In summary, we are pleased with the quarter, the year-to-date, and especially with where we see ourselves headed.”
Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook
The Company has updated its outlook for fiscal year 2024 as follows:
Fiscal 2024 Outlook Year-over-Year Growth at Midpoint Revenue $560 - $600 million 62.0% Adjusted EBITDA $35 - $39 million 84.1% Railcar Deliveries 4,300 – 4,700 Railcars 48.9%
Mike Riordan, Chief Financial Officer of FreightCar America, commented, “With our facility complete and all production lines fully operational, we are well on track to achieve the operating performance we envisioned. Given this, combined with the significant order activity in the second quarter, we are raising our full year revenue and delivery guidance to between $560 million and $600 million and 4,300 to 4,700 railcars, respectively. Further, we are increasing our full year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to between $35 million and $39 million. With a strong pipeline of orders, we are well-positioned to leverage our operational efficiencies and cash flow generation to deliver profitable growth for our shareholders.”Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call & Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, August 13 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2024 financial results. FreightCar America invites shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call via the following live and recorded methods:
Live Webcast: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1678919&tp_key=7f0a694b35
Recorded Webcast: A recorded webcast will be available until Tuesday, August 27, 2024, on FreightCar America’s website following the conference call date at: https://investors.freightcaramerica.com/news-events/event-calendar/
Teleconference: Dial-in numbers for the live Conference Call are (877) 407-0789 or (201) 689-8562. Please call in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time of the call. An audio replay may be accessed at (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671; Passcode: 13747591.
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 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, 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 loss and Adjusted EPS. 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.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except for share data)June 30,
2024December 31,
2023Assets Current assets Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents $ 39,370 $ 40,560 Accounts receivable, net 12,815 6,408 VAT receivable 2,895 2,926 Inventories, net 64,479 125,022 Assets held for sale 629 — Related party asset 1,010 638 Prepaid expenses 5,915 4,867 Total current assets 127,113 180,421 Property, plant and equipment, net 30,489 31,258 Railcars available for lease, net — 2,842 Right of use asset operating lease 2,620 2,826 Right of use asset finance lease 44,507 40,277 Other long-term assets 2,492 1,835 Total assets $ 207,221 $ 259,459 Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit Current liabilities Accounts and contractual payables $ 45,102 $ 84,417 Related party accounts payable 1,083 2,478 Accrued payroll and other employee costs 5,255 5,738 Accrued warranty 1,361 1,602 Customer deposits 8,709 — Current portion of long-term debt — 29,415 Other current liabilities 6,616 13,711 Total current liabilities 68,126 137,361 Warrant liability 52,342 36,801 Accrued pension costs 1,165 1,046 Lease liability operating lease, long-term 2,909 3,164 Lease liability finance lease, long-term 45,747 41,273 Other long-term liabilities 2,016 2,562 Total liabilities 172,305 222,207 Commitments and contingencies Mezzanine equity Series C Preferred stock 83,745 83,458 Stockholders’ deficit Preferred stock — — Common stock 220 210 Additional paid-in capital 96,312 94,067 Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,168 2,365 Accumulated deficit (146,529 ) (142,848 ) Total stockholders' deficit (48,829 ) (46,206 ) Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ deficit $ 207,221 $ 259,459 FreightCar America, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues $ 147,416 $ 88,596 $ 308,474 $ 169,595 Cost of sales 128,986 75,641 278,641 149,155 Gross profit 18,430 12,955 29,833 20,440 Selling, general and administrative expenses 8,510 5,851 16,003 12,239 Gain on sale of railcars available for lease — (622 ) — (622 ) Litigation settlement (3,214 ) — (3,214 ) — Operating income 13,134 7,726 17,044 8,823 Interest expense (1,847 ) (4,351 ) (4,238 ) (10,951 ) Gain (loss) on change in fair market value of Warrant liability 112 (6,755 ) (15,541 ) (6,142 ) Loss on extinguishment of debt — (14,880 ) — (14,880 ) Other expense (725 ) (69 ) (739 ) (105 ) Income (loss) before income taxes 10,674 (18,329 ) (3,474 ) (23,255 ) Income tax provision (benefit) 2,497 560 (80 ) 671 Net income (loss) $ 8,177 $ (18,889 ) $ (3,394 ) $ (23,926 ) Net income (loss) per common share – basic $ 0.12 $ (0.73 ) $ (0.41 ) $ (0.93 ) Net income (loss) per common share – diluted $ 0.11 $ (0.73 ) $ (0.41 ) $ (0.93 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 30,641,193 28,113,825 30,235,876 27,552,297 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted 32,277,506 28,113,825 30,235,876 27,552,297 FreightCar America, Inc.
Segment Data
(In thousands)Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues: Manufacturing $ 142,528 $ 85,724 $ 298,256 $ 163,323 Corporate and Other 4,888 2,872 10,218 6,272 Consolidated revenues $ 147,416 $ 88,596 $ 308,474 $ 169,595 Operating income (loss): Manufacturing $ 18,714 $ 11,769 $ 26,993 $ 17,397 Corporate and Other (5,580 ) (4,043 ) (9,949 ) (8,574 ) Consolidated operating income $ 13,134 $ 7,726 $ 17,044 $ 8,823 FreightCar America, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Cash flows from operating activities Net loss $ (3,394 ) $ (23,926 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 2,810 2,105 Non-cash lease expense on right-of-use assets 1,436 1,307 Loss on change in fair market value for Warrant liability 15,541 6,142 Stock-based compensation recognized 1,526 (191 ) Non-cash interest expense 2,315 7,593 Loss on extinguishment of debt — 14,880 Other non-cash items, net (480 ) (472 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (6,407 ) (11,922 ) Inventories 63,723 (25,110 ) Accounts and contractual payables (40,066 ) (6,050 ) Income taxes payable, net (4,949 ) (1,456 ) Lease liability (1,790 ) (1,991 ) Customer deposits 8,709 19,644 Other assets and liabilities (7,099 ) (6,129 ) Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 31,875 (25,576 ) Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment (2,269 ) (4,954 ) Proceeds from sale of railcars available for lease, net of selling costs — 8,356 Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities (2,269 ) 3,402 Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net of issuance costs — 13,339 Borrowings on revolving line of credit 26,595 89,223 Repayments on revolving line of credit (56,010 ) (105,882 ) Employee stock settlement (40 ) (106 ) Payment for stock appreciation rights exercised — (6 ) Financing lease payments (1,341 ) (307 ) Net cash flows used in financing activities (30,796 ) (3,739 ) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1,190 ) (25,913 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period 40,560 37,912 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of period $ 39,370 $ 11,999 Supplemental cash flow information Interest paid $ 1,930 $ 3,319 Income taxes paid $ 4,207 $ 1,516 Non-cash transactions Change in unpaid construction in process $ (210 ) $ 332 Accrued PIK interest paid through issuance of PIK Note $ — $ 3,161 Issuance of preferred shares in exchange of term loan $ — $ 72,607 Issuance of warrants $ — $ 3,010 Issuance of equity fee $ — $ 685 Non-GAAP Financial Measures
FreightCar America, Inc.
Reconciliation of income (loss) before taxes to EBITDA(1) and Adjusted EBITDA(2)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)Three Months Ended
June 30,Six Months Ended
June 30,2024 2023 2024 2023 Income (Loss) before income taxes $ 10,674 $ (18,329 ) $ (3,474 ) $ (23,255 ) Depreciation & Amortization 1,414 1,033 2,810 2,105 Interest Expense, net 1,847 4,351 4,238 10,951 EBITDA 13,935 (12,945 ) 3,574 (10,199 ) Change in Fair Value of Warrant(a) (112 ) 6,755 15,541 6,142 Loss on Debt Extinguishment(b) - 14,880 - 14,880 Litigation Settlement(c) (3,214 ) - (3,214 ) - Gain on Sale of Railcars Available for Lease(d) - (622 ) - (622 ) Stock Based Compensation 766 (100 ) 1,526 (191 ) Other, net 725 69 739 105 Adjusted EBITDA $ 12,100 $ 8,037 $ 18,166 $ 10,115 (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 overall business performance. 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, 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 EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly 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 2023, the Company recorded a non-cash loss on debt extinguishment of its term loan. (c) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. (d) During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a gain on sale of railcars available for lease related to its leased railcar fleet.
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, 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 Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.FreightCar America, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net income (loss) and Adjusted Net income (loss)(1)
(Unaudited)Three Months Ended
June 30,Six Months Ended
June 30,2024 2023 2024 2023 Net income (loss) $ 8,177 $ (18,889 ) $ (3,394 ) $ (23,926 ) Change in Fair Value of Warrant(a) (112 ) 6,755 15,541 6,142 Loss on Debt Extinguishment(b) - 14,880 - 14,880 Litigation Settlement(c) (3,214 ) - (3,214 ) - Gain on Sale of Railcars Available for Lease(d) - (622 ) - (622 ) Stock Based Compensation 766 (100 ) 1,526 (191 ) Other, net 725 69 739 105 Total non-GAAP adjustments (1,835 ) 20,982 14,592 20,314 Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments(e) - - - - Adjusted net income (loss) $ 6,342 $ 2,093 $ 11,198 $ (3,612 ) (1) Adjusted net income (loss) represents net 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 2023, the Company recorded a non-cash loss on debt extinguishment of its term loan. c) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. d) During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a gain on sale of railcars available for lease related to its leased railcar fleet. e) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of adjustments specific to Mexico using the effective tax rate. Given the Company’s US based NOLs and Valuation Allowances, all US based adjustments above are not tax affected.
We believe that Adjusted net income (loss) 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 (loss) 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 (loss) in isolation or as a substitute for net income, 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 Adjusted net income (loss) is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.FreightCar America, Inc.
Reconciliation of EPS and Adjusted EPS(1)
(Unaudited)Three Months Ended
June 30,Six Months Ended
June 30,2024 2023 2024 2023 Diluted EPS $ 0.11 $ (0.73 ) $ (0.41 ) $ (0.93 ) Change in Fair Value of Warrant(a) $ - $ 0.24 $ 0.51 $ 0.22 Loss on Debt Extinguishment(b) - 0.54 - 0.54 Litigation Settlement(c) (0.10 ) - (0.11 ) - Gain on Sale of Railcars Available for Lease(d) - (0.02 ) - (0.02 ) Stock Based Compensation 0.02 (0.01 ) 0.05 (0.01 ) Other, net 0.02 - 0.02 - Total non-GAAP adjustments pre-tax per-share (0.06 ) 0.75 0.47 0.73 Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share(e) - - - - Adjusted Diluted EPS $ 0.05 $ 0.02 $ 0.06 $ (0.20 ) (1) Adjusted EPS represents basic and 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 2023, the Company recorded a non-cash loss on debt extinguishment of its term loan. c) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. d) During the second quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a gain on sale of railcars available for lease related to its leased railcar fleet. e) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of adjustments specific to Mexico using the effective tax rate. Given the Company’s US based NOLs and Valuation Allowances, all US based adjustments above are not tax affected.
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, 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 Adjusted EPS is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
