FreightCar America, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
Delivered Gross Margin of 15%, Expansion of 250 Basis Points
Operating Cash Flow of $8.5 Million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $7.9 Million
Strong Order Intake Driven by Operational Flexibility, Reaffirmed Full Year Guidance
CHICAGO, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) (“FreightCar America” or the “Company”), a diversified manufacturer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Second Quarter 2025 Highlights
- Revenues of $118.6 million, compared to $147.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, with railcar deliveries of 939 units compared to 1,159 units in the prior year period
- Gross margin of 15.0% with gross profit of $17.8 million, compared to gross margin of 12.5% with gross profit of $18.4 million in the second quarter of 2024
- Net income of $11.7 million, or $0.34 per share, and Adjusted net income of $3.8 million, or $0.11 per share, reflecting a $51.9 million benefit from a valuation allowance release, partially offset by a $47.6 million non-cash adjustment from the change in warrant liability due to share price appreciation
- Adjusted EBITDA was $10.0 million, representing a margin of 8.4%, compared to $12.1 million and a margin of 8.2% in the second quarter of 2024
- Received new orders for 1,226 railcars within the quarter valued at $106.9 million
- Ended the quarter with a backlog of 3,624 units valued at $316.9 million, up approximately 300 units from prior quarter, reflecting strong order activity and healthy demand
“In the second fiscal quarter, we delivered on our commercial excellence initiatives across the business, supported by strong order intake and healthy customer demand,” said Nick Randall, President and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “We increased utilization across our four production lines, delivered improved productivity, and benefited from a richer product mix from disciplined pricing. Our ability to remain agile and responsive to customer needs continues to be a key differentiator, particularly in rebuilds and conversions, enabling us to capture meaningful opportunities in a dynamic market.”
Randall continued, “While broader market uncertainty earlier in the year delayed some order activity, we believe the underlying fundamentals point to a meaningful replacement cycle ahead. As that takes shape, our agile manufacturing presence positions us well to capture incremental demand and grow our share. At the same time, we continue to advance our growth strategy by investing in our tank car capabilities, which we expect will strengthen our cost position and support long-term value creation.”
Fiscal Year 2025 Outlook
The Company has reaffirmed outlook for fiscal year 2025 as follows:
| Fiscal 2025 Outlook | Year-over-Year Growth at Midpoint | |
| Railcar Deliveries | 4,500 – 4,900 Railcars | 7.7% |
| Revenue | $530 - $595 million | 0.6% |
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | $43 - $49 million | 7.0% |
1. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA guidance due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying adjustments necessary to calculate such non-GAAP measure without unreasonable effort. Material changes to such adjustments, including warrant liability and non-core operating items, could affect future GAAP results.
Mike Riordan, Chief Financial Officer of FreightCar America, added, “We’re pleased to reaffirm our full-year guidance, supported by strong margin performance and continued commercial execution across the business, with order activity supporting our healthy backlog. In addition, this quarter marked our fifth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow, reflecting the consistency and sustainability of our cash generation engine. Our focus on working capital discipline and operational efficiency has positioned us well to maintain momentum and invest in growth opportunities as we deliver strong performance in the second half of the year.”
Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call & Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, August 5, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results. FreightCar America invites shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call. Teleconference details are as follows:
- August 5, 2025
- 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time
- Phone: 1-877-407-0789 or 1-201-689-8562
- Webcast access:
An audio replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. To access the replay, please dial (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The replay passcode is 13754875. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the FreightCar America Investor Relations website.
About FreightCar America
FreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. We also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars that are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American supply chain. To learn more about FreightCar America, visit .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements relating to our expected financial performance, financial condition, and/or future business prospects, events and/or plans that are “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things, the cyclical nature of our business; adverse geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including inflation; material disruption in the movement of rail traffic for deliveries; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum; delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain relationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion; delivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of our industry; the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings; potential unexpected changes in laws, rules, and regulatory requirements, including tariffs and trade barriers (including recent United States tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada, Mexico and other countries and any retaliatory actions taken by such countries); and other competitive factors. The factors listed above are not exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause our business not to develop as we expect, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes measures not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted EPS, Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure derived in accordance with GAAP and may also be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these measures to the applicable most closely comparable GAAP measures, and reasons for the Company’s use of these measures, are presented in the attached pages.
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| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except for share data) (Unaudited) | |||||||
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents | $ | 61,353 | $ | 44,450 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $131 and $47, respectively | 16,204 | 12,506 | |||||
| VAT receivable | 6,243 | 3,851 | |||||
| Inventories, net | 107,102 | 75,281 | |||||
| Assets held for sale | — | 629 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 13,122 | 8,314 | |||||
| Total current assets | 204,024 | 145,031 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 28,254 | 30,107 | |||||
| Right of use asset operating lease | 2,200 | 2,423 | |||||
| Right of use asset finance lease | 38,675 | 45,081 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 53,671 | 1,024 | |||||
| Other long-term assets | 1,269 | 550 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 328,093 | $ | 224,216 | |||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | $ | 89,404 | $ | 49,574 | |||
| Accrued payroll and other employee costs | 5,955 | 6,286 | |||||
| Accrued warranty | 1,665 | 2,389 | |||||
| Customer deposits | 17,611 | — | |||||
| Deferred revenue | — | 8,556 | |||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,875 | 2,875 | |||||
| Lease liability finance lease, current | 834 | 1,256 | |||||
| Other current liabilities | 11,411 | 9,889 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 129,755 | 80,825 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 104,991 | 105,540 | |||||
| Warrant liability | 131,061 | 136,319 | |||||
| Accrued pension costs | 1,203 | 1,073 | |||||
| Lease liability operating lease, long-term | 2,364 | 2,645 | |||||
| Lease liability finance lease, long-term | 41,233 | 46,678 | |||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 948 | 1,409 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 411,555 | 374,489 | |||||
| Stockholders’ deficit | |||||||
| Common stock | 222 | 221 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 71,572 | 69,404 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,236 | 721 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (158,492 | ) | (220,619 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (83,462 | ) | (150,273 | ) | |||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 328,093 | $ | 224,216 | |||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except for share and per share data) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 118,623 | $ | 147,416 | $ | 214,913 | $ | 308,474 | |||||||
| Cost of sales | 100,802 | 128,986 | 182,698 | 278,641 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 17,821 | 18,430 | 32,215 | 29,833 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 10,114 | 8,510 | 20,637 | 16,003 | |||||||||||
| Litigation settlement | — | (3,214 | ) | — | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||
| Operating income | 7,707 | 13,134 | 11,578 | 17,044 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,382 | ) | (1,847 | ) | (8,718 | ) | (4,238 | ) | |||||||
| (Loss) gain on change in fair market value of Warrant liability | (47,630 | ) | 112 | 5,258 | (15,541 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 3,296 | (725 | ) | 3,157 | (739 | ) | |||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | (41,009 | ) | 10,674 | 11,275 | (3,474 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) provision | (52,688 | ) | 2,497 | (50,852 | ) | (80 | ) | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | 11,679 | $ | 8,177 | $ | 62,127 | $ | (3,394 | ) | ||||||
| Net (loss) earnings per common share - basic | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 1.89 | $ | (0.41 | ) | ||||||
| Net (loss) earnings per common share - diluted | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 1.79 | $ | (0.41 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 31,793,746 | 30,641,193 | 31,727,903 | 30,235,876 | |||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 33,398,330 | 32,277,506 | 33,603,627 | 30,235,876 | |||||||||||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 62,127 | $ | (3,394 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,046 | 2,810 | |||||
| Non-cash lease expense on right of use assets | 1,572 | 1,436 | |||||
| (Gain) loss on change in fair market value for Warrant liability | (5,258 | ) | 15,541 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation recognized | 2,701 | 1,526 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | (52,647 | ) | (823 | ) | |||
| Other non-cash items, net | 5,690 | 1,835 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (3,698 | ) | (6,407 | ) | |||
| VAT receivable | (2,397 | ) | — | ||||
| Inventories | (32,807 | ) | 63,723 | ||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | 41,164 | (40,066 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes payable, net | (665 | ) | (4,949 | ) | |||
| Lease liability | (1,899 | ) | (1,790 | ) | |||
| Customer deposits | 17,611 | 8,709 | |||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (13,218 | ) | (6,276 | ) | |||
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 21,322 | 31,875 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (938 | ) | (2,269 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale, net of selling costs | 585 | — | |||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (353 | ) | (2,269 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
| Deferred financing costs | (1,336 | ) | — | ||||
| Borrowings on revolving line of credit | — | 26,595 | |||||
| Repayments on revolving line of credit | — | (56,010 | ) | ||||
| Repayments on term loan | (1,438 | ) | — | ||||
| Employee stock settlement | (487 | ) | (40 | ) | |||
| Financing lease payments | (805 | ) | (1,341 | ) | |||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | (4,066 | ) | (30,796 | ) | |||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 16,903 | (1,190 | ) | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period | 44,450 | 40,560 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 61,353 | $ | 39,370 | |||
| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||||
| Interest paid | $ | 4,047 | $ | 1,930 | |||
| Income taxes paid | $ | 3,018 | $ | 4,207 | |||
| Change in unpaid construction in process | $ | 295 | $ | (210 | ) | ||
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of (Loss) Income before taxes to EBITDA(1) and Adjusted EBITDA(2) (In thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | $ | (41,009 | ) | $ | 10,674 | $ | 11,275 | $ | (3,474 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1,550 | 1,414 | 3,046 | 2,810 | |||||||||||
| Interest Expense, net | 4,382 | 1,847 | 8,718 | 4,238 | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | (35,077 | ) | 13,935 | 23,039 | 3,574 | ||||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | 47,630 | (112 | ) | $ | (5,258 | ) | 15,541 | ||||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | (3,214 | ) | - | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 761 | 766 | 2,701 | 1,526 | |||||||||||
| Other, net (c) | (3,296 | ) | 725 | (3,157 | ) | 739 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 10,018 | $ | 12,100 | $ | 17,325 | $ | 18,166 | |||||||
| (1) | EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry. In addition, our management uses EBITDA to evaluate our operating performance. The calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending. These items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to the overall performance of the company’s business. EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similar titled measures reported by other companies. |
| (2) | Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA before the following charges: |
| (a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability. (b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. (c) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received. | |
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of Net (loss) income and Adjusted net income(1) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | 11,679 | $ | 8,177 | $ | 62,127 | $ | (3,394 | ) | ||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | 47,630 | (112 | ) | (5,258 | ) | 15,541 | |||||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | (3,214 | ) | - | (3,214 | ) | |||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 761 | 766 | 2,701 | 1,526 | |||||||||||
| Release of Valuation Allowance (c) | (51,872 | ) | - | (51,872 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Accrued Dividends on Series C Preferred Stock (d) | - | (4,427 | ) | - | (8,664 | ) | |||||||||
| Other, net (e) | (3,296 | ) | 725 | (3,157 | ) | 739 | |||||||||
| Total non-GAAP adjustments | (6,777 | ) | (6,261 | ) | (57,586 | ) | 5,928 | ||||||||
| Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments (f) | (1,060 | ) | 1,555 | 905 | (1,890 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 3,842 | $ | 3,471 | $ | 5,446 | $ | 644 | |||||||
| (1) | Adjusted net income represents net income (loss) before the following charges: |
| a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability. b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. c) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company released the majority of the valuation allowance in the United States on federal and state deferred tax assets. d) Represents Series C Preferred stock dividends accrued during the period. All accrued preferred share dividends were paid concurrent with redemption of the preferred shares outstanding on December 31, 2024. e) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received. f) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of the presented adjustments on the Company’s income tax provision calculation. | |
We believe that Adjusted net income is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted net income is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted net income in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted net income is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS(1) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 1.79 | $ | (0.41 | ) | ||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Warrant (a) | $ | 1.43 | $ | - | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 0.51 | ||||||
| Litigation Settlement (b) | - | (0.10 | ) | - | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.05 | |||||||||||
| Release of Valuation Allowance (c) | (1.55 | ) | - | (1.54 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Other, net (d) | (0.10 | ) | 0.02 | (0.09 | ) | 0.02 | |||||||||
| Total non-GAAP adjustments pre-tax per-share | (0.20 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (1.71 | ) | 0.47 | ||||||||
| Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share (e) | (0.03 | ) | 0.05 | 0.03 | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted EPS | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
| (1) | Adjusted EPS represents diluted EPS before the following charges: |
| a) This adjustment removes the non-cash (income) expense associated with the change in fair market value of the Company’s warrant liability. b) During the second quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a litigation settlement related to a dispute with a former lessee of our railcars. c) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company released the majority of the valuation allowance in the United States on federal and state deferred tax assets. d) During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recognized other income related to a tax credit received. e) Income tax impact on non-GAAP adjustments per share represents the tax impact of the presented adjustments on the Company’s income tax provision calculation. | |
We believe that Adjusted EPS is useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Adjusted EPS is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EPS in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EPS is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| FreightCar America, Inc. Reconciliation of Cash flows provided by operating activities, Free cash flow(1) and Adjusted free cash flow(2) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 8,528 | $ | 57,197 | $ | 21,322 | $ | 31,875 | |||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (608 | ) | (1,303 | ) | (938 | ) | (2,269 | ) | |||||||
| Free cash flow | 7,920 | 55,894 | 20,384 | 29,606 | |||||||||||
| Accrued dividends on Series C Preferred stock (a) | - | (4,427 | ) | - | (8,664 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 7,920 | $ | 51,467 | $ | 20,384 | $ | 20,942 | |||||||
| (1) | Free cash flow represents the amount by which Cash flows provided by operating activities exceeds capital expenditures. |
| (2) | Adjusted free cash flow represents the amount by which Free cash flow exceeds the following items: |
| a) Represents Series C Preferred stock dividends accrued during the period. All accrued preferred share dividends were paid concurrent with redemption of the preferred shares outstanding on December 31, 2024. | |
We believe that Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are useful to investors evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because these metrics provide key insights into the potential for growth and ability to generate returns for investors. Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are not financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should not consider Free cash flow or Adjusted free cash flow in isolation or as a substitute for Cash flows from operating activities or other statements of operations or statements of cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculation of Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
