O’Bryan to Lead A. Stucki Co.
John O’Bryan has been appointed CEO of A. Stucki Co., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based provider of engineered components, systems and services for the railroad industry and other markets.
American Railcar Industries
Greenbrier Releases 2020 ESG Report
The Greenbrier Companies has published a 52-page Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
Greenbrier Completes ARI Acquisition
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBRX) recently completed its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries (ARI) from ITE Management LP (ITE).
Greenbrier acquiring ARI
In a transaction valued at $400 million, the Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBRX) has entered into an agreement to acquire the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries (ARI) from ITE Management LP (ITE), the hedge fund that bought ARI from investor Carl Icahn in December 2018. GBX said the result will be “a larger U.S. railcar manufacturing footprint, adding ARI’s two manufacturing facilities in Arkansas. It will employ more U.S. workers at cost-competitive and flexible facilities, with a more-efficient delivery model throughout North America, due to lower transportation costs.”
Commentary
Carl Icahn knows rail investing
Financial Edge, December 2018 Railway Age: On Oct. 22, American Railcar Industries Inc. (ARI) announced that it was being acquired by a subsidiary of ITE Rail Fund L.P. (ITE). The acquisition price was $70 per share, for a total purchase price (including debt) of $1.7 billion. That price represented a 51% premium to the previous day’s close (Oct. 19) of $46.29 per share. As ITE is privately held, ARI will become a private company at acquisition.
Hedge fund to acquire carbuilder ARI
Amid a surging market for new railcars, American Railcar Industries agreed to sell itself back to a group led by its former founder and CEO at a premium more than 50% above its share price.
Freight car market: Strength in numbers
Mostly solid quarterly financial results and a spate of new orders for freight car builders show a market that’s stable and growing.
Cowen: Need a DOT-117? It’ll cost you a grand
Analyst Cowen and Co. this week hosted its quarterly rail equipment conference call with expert panelists across the industry spectrum.
Light 1Q revenue growth, but ARI sees railcar market moving
American Railcar Industries reported modest revenue gains but weaker earnings in the first quarter of 2018, but added the railcar market is showing signs of improvement.
New railcar sales off at builder ARI
Weaker demand and lower lease rates weighed on American Railcar Industries results in the fiscal third quarter, as a challenging market hit sales of new cars.