---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-022634"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RAIL"
cik: "0001320854"
company_name: "FreightCar America, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T05:04:20.562982+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FreightCar America Q3 revenue $85.7M (+47% YoY); net loss $0.69/sh; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $85.7M, up 47% YoY; 783 railcar deliveries, up 55% YoY.
- Net loss ($17.8M) or ($0.69) per share; adjusted net loss ($5.4M) or ($0.21) per share.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.6M vs loss of $3.5M in Q3 2021; first 9 months adj. EBITDA $7.2M.
- Backlog 2,529 railcars (~$276M); FY2022 revenue guidance $340M-$360M reaffirmed.
- Appointed Juan Carlos Fuentes Sierra as principal accounting officer; base salary $200,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-022634
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RAIL
- cik: 0001320854
- company_name: FreightCar America, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017022022634/0000950170-22-022634-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017022022634/rail-20221107.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FreightCar America, Inc. reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue Revenues of $85.7 million, net income Net loss of ($17.8) million, EPS ($0.69) per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: Revenues of $85.7 million
  - Net income: Net loss of ($17.8) million
  - EPS: ($0.69) per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: a diversified manufacturer of railroad freight cars, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Third Quarter 2022 Highlights • Revenues of $85.7 million, up 47.1% year-over-year, with deliveries of 783 railcars, up 55% year-over-year • Gross margin of 5.3% with gross profit of $4.6 million, compared to gross margin of 2.6% with
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017022022634/0000950170-22-022634-index.htm
- Executive change
  Juan Carlos Fuentes Sierra was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at FreightCar America, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective November 7, 2022, Juan Carlos Fuentes Sierra, 45, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017022022634/0000950170-22-022634-index.htm

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