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RAIL vs DE // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RAIL 4
— DE 6
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: DE
LAST: $4.18 (-0.12%) • MKT CAP: $137.1M
piotroski-score
3/9
LAST: $660.00 (+3.02%) • MKT CAP: $177.95B
piotroski-score
6/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RAIL VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RAIL | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 14.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.50% | 9.30% | +18.20 | RAIL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.4x | 27.9x | -21.50 | RAIL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.91% | 3.43% | +19.48 | RAIL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.80% | 13.40% | -6.60 | DE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 11.00% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -10.20% | -11.70% | +1.50 | RAIL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.97% | -0.97 | DE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.75 | 3.00 | -1.25 | DE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 3/9 | 6/9 | -3.00 | DE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 25.1 | 52.5 | -27.40 | DE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.95 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 32.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $137.1M | $177.95B | -$177.82B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RAIL REV | DE REV | RAIL GROSS % | DE GROSS % | RAIL FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $500.7M | $45.68B | 14.6% | — | $31.4M | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $557.7M | $51.72B | 12.0% | — | $39.9M | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $356.8M | $61.25B | — | — | $4.8M | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
RAIL // BETA —
DE // BETA 0.95