Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)
Find Ratings ReportsGREENBRIER COS INC (THE)'s gross profit margin for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2024 has significantly increased when compared to the same period a year ago. The company has grown sales and net income during the past quarter when compared with the same quarter a year ago, however, it was unable to keep up with the growth of the average competitor within its subsector.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has remained unchanged from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 808.8 | 766.5 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 91.8 | 42.1 |
EBIT ($mil) | 65.0 | 16.1 |
Net Income ($mil) | 31.2 | -16.7 |
Balance Sheet | Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 321.3 | 280.5 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 4014.7 | 3817.1 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 1831.1 | 1646.7 |
Equity ($mil) | 1274.0 | 1265.8 |
Profitability | Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 18.31 | 12.46 |
EBITDA Margin | 11.35 | 5.49 |
Operating Margin | 8.04 | 2.1 |
Sales Turnover | 0.99 | 0.84 |
Return on Assets | 2.74 | 0.5 |
Return on Equity | 8.67 | 1.53 |
Debt | Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.59 | 0.57 |
Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest Coverage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Share Data | Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 31.09 | 32.78 |
Div / share | 0.3 | 0.27 |
EPS | 0.96 | -0.51 |
Book value / share | 40.98 | 38.61 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 308604.0 | 275068.0 |
BUY. This stock's P/E ratio indicates a discount compared to an average of 23.30 for the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing subsector and a significant discount compared to the S&P 500 average of 27.95. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 1.17 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 4.90. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the subsector average, indicating a discount. Upon assessment of these and other key valuation criteria, GREENBRIER COS INC (THE) proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives.
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Price/Cash Flow |
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GBX 14.39 | Peers 23.30 | GBX 5.55 | Peers 20.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower P/E ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower growth expectations. GBX is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. GBX is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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GBX 11.72 | Peers 16.58 | GBX 0.14 | Peers 2.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower future growth expectations. GBX is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Discount. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. GBX trades at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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GBX 1.17 | Peers 4.90 | GBX 496.42 | Peers 54.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. GBX is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Higher. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. GBX is expected to have an earnings growth rate that significantly exceeds its peers. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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GBX 0.37 | Peers 3.84 | GBX 24.82 | Peers 19.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. GBX is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Higher. A sales growth rate that exceeds the subsector implies that a company is gaining market share. GBX has a sales growth rate that significantly exceeds its peers. |
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