Freightcar Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow Analysis

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Freightcar America financial indicator trend analysis is much more than just examining Freightcar America latest accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether Freightcar America is a good investment. Please check the relationship between Freightcar America Begin Period Cash Flow and its Free Cash Flow accounts. Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Freightcar America. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

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Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow

Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of Freightcar America Begin Period Cash Flow account and Free Cash Flow. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have weak contrarian relationship.

The correlation between Freightcar America's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow is -0.07. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Begin Period Cash Flow that can explain the historical movement of Free Cash Flow in the same time period over historical financial statements of Freightcar America, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of Freightcar America's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Begin Period Cash Flow of Freightcar America are associated (or correlated) with its Free Cash Flow. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Free Cash Flow has no effect on the direction of Begin Period Cash Flow i.e., Freightcar America's Begin Period Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

-0.07

Relationship Direction	Negative
Relationship Strength	Insignificant

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Begin Period Cash Flow

The amount of cash a company has at the beginning of a financial reporting period. It serves as the starting point for calculating the period's cash flow from operations, investing, and financing activities.

Free Cash Flow

The amount of cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets.

Most indicators from Freightcar America's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into Freightcar America current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Freightcar America. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

For more information on how to buy Freightcar Stock please use our How to buy in Freightcar Stock guide.At this time, Freightcar America's Selling General Administrative is quite stable compared to the past year. Tax Provision is expected to rise to about 2.2 M this year, although Enterprise Value Over EBITDA is projected to rise to (42.96).

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Revenue	203.1M	364.8M	358.1M	376.7M
Interest Expense	13.3M	25.4M	15.0M	15.8M

Total Revenue Interest Expense

Freightcar America fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Cash	Other Assets	Cash And Short Term Investments	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Other Liab	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Current Deferred Revenue	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Property Plant And Equipment Gross
Total Assets		0.81	-0.84	0.87	-0.14	0.88	-0.29	0.28	0.03	0.92	-0.07	-0.37	0.2	0.69	0.16	0.54	0.79	-0.2	0.71	-0.44	-0.78	0.1	-0.37	0.59	-0.55	0.1
Total Stockholder Equity	0.81		-0.88	0.74	-0.03	0.75	-0.59	0.51	-0.43	0.63	-0.14	-0.66	-0.36	0.41	0.18	0.25	0.99	-0.58	0.74	-0.27	-0.94	0.14	-0.64	0.19	-0.55	0.02
Net Debt	-0.84	-0.88		-0.85	-0.21	-0.86	0.65	-0.14	0.26	-0.67	0.4	0.53	0.09	-0.59	0.06	-0.53	-0.91	0.47	-0.69	0.1	0.88	0.12	0.55	-0.26	0.69	0.15
Cash	0.87	0.74	-0.85		-0.15	0.96	-0.44	0.25	-0.04	0.83	-0.11	-0.32	0.23	0.54	0.05	0.7	0.73	-0.34	0.59	-0.41	-0.77	-0.16	-0.41	0.3	-0.46	-0.05
Other Assets	-0.14	-0.03	-0.21	-0.15		-0.11	-0.46	-0.46	0.0	-0.32	-0.58	-0.04	-0.25	0.36	-0.52	0.06	0.11	-0.25	0.01	0.78	-0.02	-0.16	0.27	-0.19	-0.16	-0.54
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.88	0.75	-0.86	0.96	-0.11		-0.44	0.25	-0.04	0.84	-0.12	-0.45	0.22	0.58	0.07	0.7	0.75	-0.33	0.56	-0.37	-0.77	-0.19	-0.41	0.28	-0.4	-0.03
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	-0.29	-0.59	0.65	-0.44	-0.46	-0.44		-0.05	0.58	-0.11	0.59	0.44	0.44	-0.3	0.07	-0.21	-0.67	0.64	-0.5	-0.24	0.63	0.11	0.39	0.38	0.43	0.3
Other Stockholder Equity	0.28	0.51	-0.14	0.25	-0.46	0.25	-0.05		-0.09	0.22	0.67	-0.44	-0.41	-0.04	0.34	-0.01	0.45	-0.58	0.25	-0.34	-0.42	0.3	-0.16	-0.15	0.26	0.12
Total Liab	0.03	-0.43	0.26	-0.04	0.0	-0.04	0.58	-0.09		0.1	0.39	0.43	0.64	0.36	-0.13	0.44	-0.41	0.26	-0.23	0.05	0.39	-0.12	0.76	0.33	0.32	-0.01
Total Current Assets	0.92	0.63	-0.67	0.83	-0.32	0.84	-0.11	0.22	0.1		0.05	-0.28	0.41	0.61	0.08	0.52	0.58	0.06	0.44	-0.55	-0.56	0.21	-0.3	0.69	-0.35	0.07
Short Long Term Debt Total	-0.07	-0.14	0.4	-0.11	-0.58	-0.12	0.59	0.67	0.39	0.05		0.02	0.09	-0.16	0.15	-0.09	-0.21	0.05	-0.23	-0.38	0.19	0.2	0.29	0.04	0.67	0.09
Other Current Liab	-0.37	-0.66	0.53	-0.32	-0.04	-0.45	0.44	-0.44	0.43	-0.28	0.02		0.36	-0.05	-0.23	-0.1	-0.64	0.48	-0.23	0.21	0.65	0.01	0.6	0.02	0.07	-0.08
Total Current Liabilities	0.2	-0.36	0.09	0.23	-0.25	0.22	0.44	-0.41	0.64	0.41	0.09	0.36		0.26	0.0	0.58	-0.39	0.62	-0.15	-0.33	0.29	-0.23	0.27	0.51	0.05	0.16
Other Liab	0.69	0.41	-0.59	0.54	0.36	0.58	-0.3	-0.04	0.36	0.61	-0.16	-0.05	0.26		-0.32	0.47	0.47	-0.07	0.47	0.05	-0.4	0.03	0.25	0.45	-0.32	-0.36
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.16	0.18	0.06	0.05	-0.52	0.07	0.07	0.34	-0.13	0.08	0.15	-0.23	0.0	-0.32		0.0	0.1	-0.08	0.41	-0.58	-0.24	-0.03	-0.31	-0.04	-0.13	0.94
Current Deferred Revenue	0.54	0.25	-0.53	0.7	0.06	0.7	-0.21	-0.01	0.44	0.52	-0.09	-0.1	0.58	0.47	0.0		0.29	-0.23	0.29	-0.06	-0.32	-0.4	0.01	0.16	-0.22	-0.04
Retained Earnings	0.79	0.99	-0.91	0.73	0.11	0.75	-0.67	0.45	-0.41	0.58	-0.21	-0.64	-0.39	0.47	0.1	0.29		-0.64	0.75	-0.15	-0.95	0.09	-0.58	0.14	-0.57	-0.07
Accounts Payable	-0.2	-0.58	0.47	-0.34	-0.25	-0.33	0.64	-0.58	0.26	0.06	0.05	0.48	0.62	-0.07	-0.08	-0.23	-0.64		-0.39	-0.22	0.61	0.13	0.23	0.51	0.11	0.15
Non Current Assets Total	0.71	0.74	-0.69	0.59	0.01	0.56	-0.5	0.25	-0.23	0.44	-0.23	-0.23	-0.15	0.47	0.41	0.29	0.75	-0.39		-0.29	-0.8	-0.12	-0.39	0.14	-0.72	0.29
Non Currrent Assets Other	-0.44	-0.27	0.1	-0.41	0.78	-0.37	-0.24	-0.34	0.05	-0.55	-0.38	0.21	-0.33	0.05	-0.58	-0.06	-0.15	-0.22	-0.29		0.35	0.0	0.4	-0.42	0.05	-0.6
Long Term Debt	-0.78	-0.94	0.88	-0.77	-0.02	-0.77	0.63	-0.42	0.39	-0.56	0.19	0.65	0.29	-0.4	-0.24	-0.32	-0.95	0.61	-0.8	0.35		0.13	0.63	-0.12	0.57	-0.09
Net Receivables	0.1	0.14	0.12	-0.16	-0.16	-0.19	0.11	0.3	-0.12	0.21	0.2	0.01	-0.23	0.03	-0.03	-0.4	0.09	0.13	-0.12	0.0	0.13		0.06	0.37	0.12	-0.07
Non Current Liabilities Total	-0.37	-0.64	0.55	-0.41	0.27	-0.41	0.39	-0.16	0.76	-0.3	0.29	0.6	0.27	0.25	-0.31	0.01	-0.58	0.23	-0.39	0.4	0.63	0.06		-0.06	0.52	-0.26
Inventory	0.59	0.19	-0.26	0.3	-0.19	0.28	0.38	-0.15	0.33	0.69	0.04	0.02	0.51	0.45	-0.04	0.16	0.14	0.51	0.14	-0.42	-0.12	0.37	-0.06		-0.31	0.15
Other Current Assets	-0.55	-0.55	0.69	-0.46	-0.16	-0.4	0.43	0.26	0.32	-0.35	0.67	0.07	0.05	-0.32	-0.13	-0.22	-0.57	0.11	-0.72	0.05	0.57	0.12	0.52	-0.31		-0.18
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.1	0.02	0.15	-0.05	-0.54	-0.03	0.3	0.12	-0.01	0.07	0.09	-0.08	0.16	-0.36	0.94	-0.04	-0.07	0.15	0.29	-0.6	-0.09	-0.07	-0.26	0.15	-0.18

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Freightcar America Account Relationship Matchups

Freightcar America fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	245.2M	182.7M	200.7M	199.7M	259.5M	235.4M
Total Stockholder Equity	117.2M	30.5M	(1.7M)	(28.6M)	(46.2M)	(43.9M)
Net Debt	12.7M	31.4M	71.8M	89.3M	34.3M	36.0M
Cash	66.3M	54.0M	26.2M	37.9M	39.6M	65.8M
Other Assets	1.6M	42.1K	8.9M	1.6M	1.4M	1.4M
Cash And Short Term Investments	66.3M	54.0M	26.2M	37.9M	39.6M	75.1M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	12.4M	13.4M	20.8M	24.8M	28.4M	14.2M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	245.2M	182.7M	200.7M	199.7M	259.5M	235.4M
Other Stockholder Equity	82.0M	80.7M	83.7M	89.1M	10.6M	10.1M
Total Liab	128.0M	152.2M	202.3M	228.3M	222.2M	129.3M
Total Current Assets	109.7M	121.0M	136.7M	128.9M	180.4M	208.9M
Other Current Liab	15.4M	9.4M	22.6M	11.9M	21.1M	22.1M
Total Current Liabilities	49.4M	71.1M	69.3M	106.0M	137.4M	144.2M
Other Liab	14.7M	24.9M	36.9M	35.8M	32.2M	45.5M
Property Plant And Equipment Net	134.0M	58.7M	55.1M	69.3M	77.2M	65.6M
Current Deferred Revenue	7.3M	6.6M	4.6M	9.8M	8.8M	14.5M
Retained Earnings	45.8M	(38.6M)	(80.1M)	(118.9M)	(142.8M)	(135.7M)
Accounts Payable	11.7M	18.7M	41.5M	51.8M	86.9M	91.2M
Non Current Assets Total	135.5M	61.8M	63.9M	70.9M	79.0M	82.7M
Non Currrent Assets Other	1.6M	3.0M	8.9M	1.6M	1.8M	1.7M
Net Receivables	7.0M	13.9M	40.7M	9.6M	10.0M	17.4M
Non Current Liabilities Total	78.6M	81.1M	133M	122.3M	84.8M	86.0M
Inventory	25.1M	38.8M	56.0M	64.3M	125.0M	73.8M
Other Current Assets	7.6M	14.2M	13.8M	19.2M	5.8M	10.1M
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	134.0M	58.7M	55.1M	69.3M	113.6M	70.6M
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(10.8M)	(11.8M)	(5.5M)	1.0M	2.4M	2.5M
Short Term Debt	15.0M	40.9M	3.9M	42.2M	29.4M	17.5M
Property Plant Equipment	38.6M	58.7M	55.1M	23.2M	26.7M	52.4M
Short Term Investments	42.9M	18.0M	3.8M	182K	163.8K	155.6K
Treasury Stock	(12.6M)	(9.7M)	(989K)	(1.3M)	(1.5M)	(1.6M)
Net Tangible Assets	117.2M	30.5M	(1.7M)	(28.6M)	(25.7M)	(24.4M)
Retained Earnings Total Equity	120.8M	45.8M	(38.6M)	(118.9M)	(107.0M)	(101.7M)
Capital Surpluse	90.6M	83.0M	82.1M	89.1M	80.2M	74.3M
Deferred Long Term Liab	9.2M	22.5M	4.7M	2.5M	2.9M	2.7M
Non Current Liabilities Other	63.7M	2.6M	3.1M	70.8M	2.6M	2.4M

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Earnings Share

(4.31)

Revenue Per Share

16.728

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.664

Return On Assets

0.0577

Return On Equity

(0.09)

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Freightcar Begin Period Cash Flow vs Free Cash Flow Analysis

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Retained Earnings	+ 0.99	Total Stockholder Equity
Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 0.96	Cash
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	+ 0.94	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Total Current Assets	+ 0.92	Total Assets
Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 0.88	Total Assets
Long Term Debt	+ 0.88	Net Debt

Long Term Debt	- 0.95	Retained Earnings
Long Term Debt	- 0.94	Total Stockholder Equity
Retained Earnings	- 0.91	Net Debt
Net Debt	- 0.88	Total Stockholder Equity
Cash And Short Term Investments	- 0.86	Net Debt
Cash	- 0.85	Net Debt