American Railcar Industries (ARII)

21.36 -0.65  -2.95%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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American Railcar Industries Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -45.86%
Total Returns -44.83%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are American Railcar Industries's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • ARII Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • RAIL Total Returns
  • GBX Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
ARII -20.77% -10.74% -10.63% 164.8%
^SPXTR -5.66% 5.70% 1.62% 54.07%
RAIL -7.45% -1.41% -24.06% 35.48%
GBX -21.34% -41.56% -43.19% 103.0%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -45.86%
Earnings Per Share TTM -48.47%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 4.73%
Dividend Yield 0.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 616.14M
Net Income TTM 21.67M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 6.61%
Asset Utilization 0.8883

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0211
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.0548
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ARII News

Transportation Sector Wrap
May 25, 4:44PM Fox Business
@howardlindzon - what is your thought on $ARII? had great earnings and charts looks good. thank you in advance.
about 4 days ago by Thinkb4trading
Long $GCO, $INVN, $KRO and $SVVC. watching $WIBC, $ARII for possible long position.
about 4 days ago by Thinkb4trading
$ARII - over $22.45 could move to $23.90 resistance for nice gain. if the market is good tomorrow
about 4 days ago by Thinkb4trading
Transportation Sector Wrap
May 22, 4:46PM Fox Business
SECTOR WATCH - Rails: TA @ $RA screams 'must hold 20' & FA @ $TRN right NOW is cheap. Eye SWING L: $CP @ 65-, $WAB @ 61- & fave $ARII < 20.
about 6 days ago by Legacy_Trades
SECTOR WATCH - Rails: $ARII, $CP, $RA, $TRN & $WAB all have recently raised fwd Q, FY12 + FY13 guidance. $CNI, $KSU & $UNP raised FY12 + 13.
about 6 days ago by Legacy_Trades
$ARII http://stks.co/3oTO Daily, right now on the neck line & on green fork median line lower parallel support. monitoring NP
about 13 days ago by locatellichartsyahoocom
Transportation Sector Wrap
May 09, 4:49PM Fox Business
Transportation Sector Wrap
May 04, 4:34PM Fox Business
@hoping4more need to get back over the 50d MA imo. $ARII
about 23 days ago by 1nvestor
RT @1nvestor $ARII trying to fill the Gap below to 24.78/ what do you think about it now. do you think it is a buy it bounced nicely so far
about 23 days ago by hoping4more
$ARII is 6.8% up since open on unusual high volume and 7.7% up since close.
about 30 days ago by TradeBot
$ARII trying to fill the Gap below to 24.78
about 31 days ago by 1nvestor
If L $ARII here you need to mind your stop. Vulnerable here at 26. no pos now.
about 31 days ago by 1nvestor
RT @1nvestor “@Benzinga: $ARII American Railcar Industries Reports Q1 EPS $0.56 vs $0.27 Est; Revenues $181.6M vs $161.45M Est” <low volume
about 32 days ago by hertcapital
$ARII American Railcar Industries Reports Q1 EPS $0.56 vs $0.27 Est; Revenues $181.6M vs $161.45M Est
about 32 days ago by Benzinga
$ARII halted
about 32 days ago by epime7heus
$ARII forms bearish "Megaphone Top" chart pattern. http://stks.co/2o1j
about 76 days ago by RecogniaEvents
$ARII forms bearish "Head and Shoulders Top" chart pattern. http://stks.co/2o1h
about 76 days ago by RecogniaEvents
Terrible price action in $ARII lately for having a good ER and guidance.
about 88 days ago by LukeKramer
Who says there's no money in railcars anymore? Big growth expectations for $ARII.
about 90 days ago by DarvasTrader
Hedge Fund faves w/ ownership >40%: $LIZ $DYN $MUSA $LEAP $VVUS $NOR $MX $ARII $NDZ $FRP http://stks.co/2YQZ
about 93 days ago by abubnic
Strong move in $ARII in AH.Up 4 percent. Big time investor Carl Icahn has been scooping up shares lately so I guess he likes their prospects
about 94 days ago by LukeKramer
$ARII is -5.9% down since open on unusual high volume and -11.1% down since close.
about 94 days ago by TradeBot
$ARII http://stks.co/2WLm Updated chart
about 95 days ago by Nootch
More numbers coming out on $ARII. Missed on revs.Car shipments look strong.
about 95 days ago by LukeKramer

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