Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide management's perspective on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and certain other factors that may affect our future results. Our MD&A should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This MD&A includes financial measures compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and certain non-GAAP measures. Please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section herein for information on the non-GAAP measures included in the MD&A, reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and the reasons why management believes each measure is useful to management and investors.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q (or statements otherwise made by the Company or on the Company’s behalf from time to time in other reports, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), news releases, conferences, website postings, or otherwise) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, future financial performances, estimates, projections, goals, and forecasts. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Potential factors, which could cause our actual results of operations to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include, among others:
• market conditions and customer demand for our business products and services;
• the cyclical nature of the industries in which we compete;
• actions by U.S. and/or foreign governments (particularly Mexico and Canada) relative to tariffs, trade policies, federal government budgeting, taxation policies, government expenditures, and borrowing/debt ceiling limits;
• variations in weather in areas where our products are manufactured, delivered, or used;
• naturally-occurring events, pandemics, fires, and/or disasters causing disruption to our facilities, manufacturing, product deliveries, and production capacity, thereby giving rise to an increase in expenses, loss of revenue, and property losses;
• disruptions in the transportation network used to transport parts and components to our production facilities and to deliver products to our customers, particularly with respect to the delivery of finished railcars from Mexico to the U.S., which may impact our ability to manufacture and timely deliver railcars to our customers;
• shortages of labor;
• impacts from asset impairments and related charges;
• the timing of introduction of new products;
• the inability to effectively integrate acquired businesses;
• the timing and delivery of customer orders, lease portfolio sales, or a breach of customer contracts;
• the creditworthiness of customers and their access to capital;
• product price changes;
• changes in mix of products sold;
• the costs incurred to align manufacturing capacity with demand and the extent of its utilization;
• the operating leverage and efficiencies that can be achieved by our manufacturing businesses;
• availability and costs of steel, component parts, supplies, and other raw materials;
• competition and other competitive factors;
• changing technologies;
• material failure, interruption of service, compromised data security, phishing emails, or cybersecurity breaches in our information technology (or that of the third-party vendors who provide information technology or other services);
• surcharges and other fees added to fixed pricing agreements for steel, component parts, supplies, and other raw materials;
• inflation, interest rates, and capital costs;
• counter-party risks for financial instruments;
• long-term funding of our operations;
• taxes;
• the stability of the governments and political and business conditions in certain foreign countries, particularly Mexico;
• fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly the Mexican peso;
• geopolitical events, including armed conflicts, and their impact on supply chains, pricing, and the global economy;
• changes in import and export quotas and regulations;
• business conditions in emerging economies;
• costs and results of litigation, including trial and appellate costs;
• changes in accounting standards or inaccurate estimates or assumptions in the application of accounting policies;
• changes in laws and regulations that may have an adverse effect on demand for our products and services, our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows;
• legal, regulatory, and environmental issues, including compliance of our products with mandated specifications, standards, or testing criteria and obligations to remove and replace our products following installation or to recall our products and install different products;
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• the use of social or digital media to disseminate false, misleading and/or unreliable or inaccurate information; and
• the inability to sufficiently protect our intellectual property rights.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. Except as required by federal securities laws, Trinity undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, this Form 10-Q, and future Forms 10-Q and Current Reports on Forms 8-K.
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Company Overview
Trinity Industries, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries own businesses that are leading providers of railcar products and services in North America. We market our railcar products and services under the trade name TrinityRail ® . Our platform also includes the brands of RSI Logistics, a provider of software and logistics solutions, and Holden America, a supplier of railcar parts and components. Our platform provides railcar leasing and management services; railcar manufacturing; railcar maintenance and modifications; and other railcar logistics products and services.
We report our operating results in two reportable segments: (1) the Railcar Leasing and Services Group (the "Leasing Group"), which owns and operates a fleet of railcars and provides third-party fleet leasing, management, and administrative services; railcar maintenance and modification services; and other railcar logistics products and services; and (2) the Rail Products Group, which manufactures and sells railcars and related parts and components.
Executive Summary
Cyclical, Seasonal and Other Trends Impacting Our Business
General Business Trends
Demand for many of our railcar products and services is correlated to changes in North American industrial production. We are actively monitoring trade policy and tariff announcements and the potential impacts to our business. Uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting our results of operations and demand for our products and services, and is likely to continue. We remain focused on minimizing impacts to our supply chain resulting from these announcements and any future developments.
The industries in which our customers operate are cyclical in nature. Although lease rates and lease fleet utilization remain strong, weaknesses in certain sectors of the North American and global economy may make it more difficult to sell or lease certain types of railcars. Additionally, changes in certain commodity prices, or changes in demand for certain commodities, could impact customer demand for various types of railcars. Further, disruptions in the global supply chain have impacted demand for, and the costs of, certain of our products and services.
We continuously assess demand for our products and services and take steps to rationalize and diversify our leased railcar portfolio and align our operating capacity appropriately. We evaluate the creditworthiness of our customers and monitor performance of relevant market sectors; however, weaknesses in any of these market sectors could affect the financial viability of our customers, which could negatively impact our revenues, credit loss expense, and operating profits. We continue to believe that our rail platform is able to respond to cyclical changes in demand and perform throughout the railcar cycle.
We believe that our leasing business provides a natural hedge against inflation and changes in interest rates; however, like many leasing companies, the debt component of our capital structure exposes us to changes in the interest rate environment. A significant portion of the earnings from our leasing business is derived from multi-year full-service leases. We consider changes in interest rates, inflation, and other relevant factors in the pricing of new and renewing leases; however, only a portion of our leased railcar portfolio is repriced each year. Consequently, our earnings could be impacted by timing differences between when interest rate changes and changes in the inflationary environment occur and when we are able to factor these changes into our lease rates.
Due to their transactional nature, lease portfolio sales are the primary driver of fluctuations in results in the Leasing Group.
Input Costs
We periodically experience volatility in the costs of steel, components, and certain other inputs that represent a substantial portion of our cost of revenues. We typically use contract-specific purchasing practices, existing supplier commitments, contractual price escalation provisions, and other arrangements with our customers to reduce the impact of the volatility of certain input costs on our operating profit. Further, the cost and volume of lease fleet maintenance and compliance events remain elevated, which we expect to continue in the near term. We continually assess the impact of input costs on our operational efficiency, margins, and overall profitability.
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Supply Chain and Transportation Network Disruptions
As a result of disruptions in the global supply chain, we have, from time to time, experienced shortages of materials used to manufacture or repair certain railcar types. We are also subject to disruptions in the rail transportation network, including potential rail traffic closures or congestion in Eagle Pass, Texas, the primary border crossing used for railcar deliveries from our manufacturing facilities in Mexico. We continuously monitor rail and truck traffic at the U.S.-Mexico border and continue to evaluate available alternatives for rail and truck transportation between Mexico and the U.S. Additionally, we actively monitor our supply chain and take appropriate steps within our control to mitigate the potential impacts on our production schedules and delivery timelines. However, challenges related to supply chain and transportation network disruptions could negatively impact our operations or our ability to timely deliver railcars to our customers.
Financial and Operational Highlights
• Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $585.4 million, representing a decrease of 27.7%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Our operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $99.8 million, representing a decrease of 13.4%, compared to $115.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
• The Leasing Group's lease fleet of 110,150 company-owned railcars was 96.8% utilized as of March 31, 2025, compared to a lease fleet utilization of 97.5% on 110,205 company-owned railcars as of March 31, 2024. Our company-owned lease fleet includes wholly-owned railcars, partially-owned railcars, and railcars under leased-in arrangements.
• For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we made a net fleet investment of approximately $86.5 million, which primarily includes new railcar additions, railcar modifications, and other betterments, net of deferred profit, as well as secondary market purchases; and is net of proceeds from lease portfolio sales.
• The total value of the new railcar backlog at March 31, 2025 was $1.9 billion, compared to $2.9 billion at March 31, 2024. The Rail Products Group received orders for 695 railcars and delivered 3,060 railcars in the three months ended March 31, 2025, in comparison to orders for 1,880 railcars and deliveries of 4,695 railcars in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
◦ Deliveries in 2024 included approximately 1,200 railcar shipments that were delayed at the end of 2023 due to the U.S.-Mexico border closure and delivered during the first quarter of 2024.
See "Consolidated Results of Operations" and "Segment Discussion" below for additional information regarding our operating results.
(1) Dividend yield is calculated as dividends declared for the four previous quarters divided by the closing stock price on the last trading day of each respective quarter.
(2) Non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section within this Form 10-Q for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure and why management believes this measure is useful to management and investors. Dollar amounts are presented for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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Litigation Updates
See Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for an update on the status of certain litigation.
Subsequent Events
On April 30, 2025, Trinity Rail Leasing 2023 LLC (“TRL-2023”), a limited purpose, indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company owned through Trinity Industries Leasing Company (“TILC”), entered into an amended and restated term loan agreement to (i) increase the aggregate amount of the term loan from $320.7 million as of March 31, 2025 to $1.05 billion; (ii) extend the maturity date to April 30, 2030; and (iii) reduce the applicable interest rate to daily simple SOFR plus a facility margin of 1.50%. Net proceeds received from the transaction were used to redeem in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $616.0 million under Trinity Rail Leasing 2017, LLC (“TRL-2017”); to repay approximately $75.8 million of borrowings under TILC's warehouse loan facility; and for general corporate purposes. The interest rate for the TRL-2017 promissory notes was at one-month term SOFR plus (1) a benchmark adjustment of 11 basis points and (2) a facility margin of 1.50%.
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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Revenues $ 585.4 $ 809.6
Cost of revenues 443.2 644.9
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses 50.0 52.3
Gains on dispositions of property 7.6 2.8
Total operating profit 99.8 115.2
Interest expense, net 66.1 69.1
Other, net (2.7) 3.4
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 36.4 42.7
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 7.4 11.0
Income from continuing operations $ 29.0 $ 31.7
Revenues
The tables below present revenues by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenues Percent
External Intersegment Total Change
(in millions)
Railcar Leasing and Services Group $ 287.2 $ 0.2 $ 287.4 0.8 %
Rail Products Group 298.2 122.3 420.5 (37.0) %
Segment Totals 585.4 122.5 707.9 (25.7) %
Eliminations — (122.5) (122.5)
Consolidated Total $ 585.4 $ — $ 585.4 (27.7) %
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenues
External Intersegment Total
(in millions)
Railcar Leasing and Services Group $ 284.3 $ 0.9 $ 285.2
Rail Products Group 525.3 142.1 667.4
Segment Totals 809.6 143.0 952.6
Eliminations — (143.0) (143.0)
Consolidated Total $ 809.6 $ — $ 809.6
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Operating Costs
Operating costs are comprised of cost of revenues; selling, engineering, and administrative costs; and gains or losses on property disposals. Operating costs by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Railcar Leasing and Services Group (1)
$ 182.9 $ 184.9
Rail Products Group 394.6 623.6
Segment Totals 577.5 808.5
Corporate and other 24.4 26.5
Eliminations (116.3) (140.6)
Consolidated Total $ 485.6 $ 694.4
(1) Includes gains on lease portfolio sales of $5.9 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Operating Profit
Operating profit by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Railcar Leasing and Services Group $ 104.5 $ 100.3
Rail Products Group 25.9 43.8
Segment Totals 130.4 144.1
Corporate and other (24.4) (26.5)
Eliminations (6.2) (2.4)
Consolidated Total $ 99.8 $ 115.2
Discussion of Consolidated Results
Revenues – Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $585.4 million, representing a decrease of $224.2 million, or 27.7%, over the prior year period primarily due to lower external deliveries, including sustainable railcar conversions, in the Rail Products Group.
Cost of revenues – Our cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $443.2 million, representing a decrease of $201.7 million, or 31.3%, over the prior year period primarily due to lower external deliveries, including sustainable railcar conversions, in the Rail Products Group.
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses – Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $50.0 million, representing a decrease of $2.3 million, or 4.4%, when compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower employee-related costs, including incentive-based compensation, and lower consulting costs.
Gains on dispositions of property – Gains on dispositions of property increased by $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, when compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher gains on lease portfolio sales.
Operating profit – Operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $99.8 million, representing a decrease of $15.4 million, or 13.4%, from the prior year period primarily due to lower external deliveries and costs associated with workforce reductions in the Rail Products Group, partially offset by higher lease rates and higher gains on lease portfolio sales.
For further information regarding the operating results of individual segments, see "Segment Discussion" below.
Interest expense, net – Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2025 totaled $66.1 million, compared to $69.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily driven by lower average debt and lower interest rates in 2025.
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Other, net – Other, net for the three months ended March 31, 2025 resulted in income of $2.7 million, compared to expense of $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Other, net for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes a fee related to the execution of back-to-back interest rate caps associated with the TILC warehouse loan facility. The changes in other, net (income) expense also include the remeasurement impact of foreign currency fluctuations related to the Mexican peso.
Income taxes – The effective tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was an expense of 20.3%, which differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the benefit of noncontrolling interest for which we do not provide income taxes and foreign tax true-ups, partially offset by state income taxes and other permanent differences.
The effective tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was an expense of 25.8%, which differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state income taxes and foreign income taxes, partially offset by the benefit of noncontrolling interest for which we do not provide income taxes.
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Segment Discussion
Railcar Leasing and Services Group
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024 Percent
($ in millions) Change
Revenues:
Leasing and management $ 219.0 $ 209.0 4.8 %
Maintenance services (1)
59.2 65.2 (9.2) %
Digital and logistics services 9.2 11.0 (16.4) %
Total revenues $ 287.4 $ 285.2 0.8 %
Cost of revenues (2)
171.8 169.6 1.3 %
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses 18.7 18.1 3.3 %
Gains on dispositions of property:
Lease portfolio sales 5.9 2.1 *
Other 1.7 0.7 *
Total operating profit $ 104.5 $ 100.3 4.2 %
Total operating profit margin 36.4 % 35.2 %
Total operating profit margin, excluding lease portfolio sales 34.3 % 34.4 %
Selected expense information for Company-owned railcars (3) :
Depreciation and amortization expense (4)
$ 61.1 $ 59.9 2.0 %
Maintenance and compliance expense (5)
$ 38.0 $ 30.4 25.0 %
Other fleet operating costs (6)
$ 8.0 $ 7.7 3.9 %
Interest expense (7)
$ 56.4 $ 57.4 (1.7) %
* Not meaningful
(1) Revenues related to services performed by the maintenance services business on Company-owned railcars under full-service lease agreements are eliminated within the Railcar Leasing and Services Group and are excluded from the totals reported on this line.
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense, maintenance and compliance expense, and other fleet operating costs related to our lease fleet, as well as operating costs for our maintenance services and digital and logistics services businesses.
(3) Includes wholly-owned railcars, partially-owned railcars, and railcars under leased-in arrangements.
(4) Depreciation and amortization expense includes deferred profit related to new railcar additions, sustainable railcar conversions, railcar modifications, and other betterments, resulting in the recognition of depreciation expense based on the original cost of the railcars and services.
(5) Maintenance and compliance expense is reported at cost with respect to the services performed by our maintenance services business to support the railcars in our lease fleet.
(6) Other fleet operating costs include freight, storage, rent, and ad valorem taxes.
(7) Interest expense is not a component of operating profit and includes the effect of hedges.
Information related to lease portfolio sales is as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
($ in millions)
Lease portfolio sales $ 33.7 $ 24.2
Operating profit on lease portfolio sales $ 5.9 $ 2.1
Operating profit margin on lease portfolio sales 17.5 % 8.7 %
Total revenues for the Railcar Leasing and Services Group were relatively flat for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period. Leasing and management revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were favorably impacted primarily by higher lease rates, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Our maintenance services business is primarily dedicated to servicing our lease fleet. Revenues related to maintenance services performed on Company-owned railcars under full-service lease agreements are eliminated within the Railcar Leasing and Services Group. Services that are not included in the full-service lease agreement, such as repairs of railcar damage or other customer-specific requirements, as well as maintenance and repair activities on railcars owned by third parties, including our investor-owned fleet, are reflected in the maintenance services revenues line above and are not eliminated in consolidation. Revenues in our maintenance services business decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the prior year period as a result of a lower volume of repairs completed for third parties.
Cost of revenues for the Railcar Leasing and Services Group increased by 1.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher maintenance and compliance costs for the lease fleet, partially offset by a lower volume of external repairs, including the impact of weather disruptions, in our maintenance services business.
Leasing Group operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by 4.2% when compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher lease rates and higher gains on lease portfolio sales, partially offset by a lower volume of external repairs in the maintenance services business.
The Leasing Group generally uses its non-recourse warehouse loan facility or cash to provide initial funding for a portion of the purchase price of the railcars. After initial funding, the Leasing Group may obtain long-term financing for the railcars in the lease fleet through non-recourse asset-backed securities; long-term recourse debt; long-term non-recourse promissory notes; or third-party equity.
Information regarding the Leasing Group’s lease fleet is as follows:
March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024
Number of railcars:
Wholly-owned (1)
86,885 86,655
Partially-owned 23,265 23,550
110,150 110,205
Investor-owned 34,215 32,995
144,365 143,200
Company-owned railcars (2) :
Average age in years 13.9 13.2
Average remaining lease term in years 2.9 2.9
Fleet utilization 96.8 % 97.5 %
(1) Includes 2,240 railcars and 2,490 railcars under leased-in arrangements as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(2) Includes wholly-owned railcars, partially-owned railcars, and railcars under leased-in arrangements.
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Rail Products Group
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024 Percent
($ in millions) Change
Revenues:
Rail products (1)
$ 387.8 $ 639.2 (39.3) %
Parts & components 32.7 28.2 16.0 %
Total revenues $ 420.5 $ 667.4 (37.0) %
Operating costs:
Cost of revenues 387.7 615.9 (37.1) %
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses
6.9 7.7 (10.4) %
Operating profit $ 25.9 $ 43.8 (40.9) %
Operating profit margin 6.2 % 6.6 %
(1) Includes sustainable railcar conversion revenues of $50.2 million, representing 675 railcars, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. There were no sustainable railcar conversion revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Revenues and cost of revenues for the Rail Products Group decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2025 by 37.0% and 37.1%, respectively, when compared to the prior year period primarily as a result of lower deliveries, including sustainable railcar conversions.
Operating profit for the Rail Products Group decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2025 by 40.9% when compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower deliveries and costs associated with workforce reductions.
Information related to our Rail Products Group backlog of new railcars is set forth below.
March 31,
2025 2024 Percent
(in millions) Change
External customers $ 1,702.2 $ 2,626.3
Leasing Group
184.4 312.6
Total $ 1,886.6 $ 2,938.9 (35.8) %
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024 Percent
(in units, $ in whole dollars) Change
Beginning balance 16,005 25,890
Orders received 695 1,880 (63.0) %
Deliveries (1)
(3,060) (4,695) (34.8) %
Ending balance 13,640 23,075 (40.9) %
Average selling price in ending backlog $ 138,314 $ 127,363 8.6 %
(1) Deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2024 included approximately 1,200 railcar shipments that were delayed at the end of 2023 due to the U.S.-Mexico border closure and delivered during the first quarter of 2024.
Total backlog dollars decreased by 35.8% when compared to the prior year period. We expect to deliver approximately 40.3% of our railcar backlog value during the remaining nine months of 2025 and 19.7% during 2026, with the remainder to be delivered through 2028. The orders in our backlog from the Leasing Group are fully supported by lease commitments with external customers. The final amount of backlog attributable to the Leasing Group may vary by the time of delivery as customers may elect to change their procurement decision.
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Transactions between the Rail Products Group and the Leasing Group are as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
($ in millions)
Revenues:
New railcars $ 113.8 $ 135.2
Sustainable railcar conversions $ — $ 0.4
Parts & components $ 8.5 $ 6.5
Deferred profit (loss) $ 6.2 $ 2.1
Number of new railcars (in units) 830 1,095
Number of sustainable railcar conversions (in units) — 5
Corporate and other
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024 Percent
(in millions) Change
Operating costs:
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses
$ 24.4 $ 26.5 (7.9) %
Operating loss $ (24.4) $ (26.5) (7.9) %
Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by 7.9% when compared to the prior year period primarily from lower consulting costs and lower employee-related costs, including incentive-based compensation.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We expect to finance future operating requirements with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term marketable securities; cash flows from operations; and short-term debt, long-term debt, and equity. Debt instruments that we have utilized include the TILC warehouse loan facility, senior notes, convertible subordinated notes, asset-backed securities, non-recourse promissory notes, and our revolving credit facility.
As of March 31, 2025, we have total committed liquidity of $920.2 million. Our total available liquidity includes: $94.9 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents; $591.3 million unused and available under our revolving credit facility; and $234.0 million unused and available under the TILC warehouse loan facility based on the amount of warehouse-eligible, unpledged equipment. We believe we have access to adequate capital resources to fund operating requirements and are an active participant in the capital markets.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Net cash flows from continuing operations:
Operating activities $ 78.4 $ 56.5
Investing activities (91.6) (124.0)
Financing activities (124.2) 71.8
Net cash flows from discontinued operations (1.9) (4.3)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ (139.3) $ —
Operating Activities . Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $78.4 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations of $56.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The changes in our operating assets and liabilities are as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
(Increase) decrease in receivables, inventories, and other assets $ 44.8 $ (82.0)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities (64.3) 29.7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities $ (19.5) $ (52.3)
The changes in our operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net use of $19.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to a net use of $52.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The changes in operating assets and liabilities were impacted primarily by higher receivables balances associated with higher deliveries in the prior year period and by payments of incentive-based compensation during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that were accrued as of December 31, 2024.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $91.6 million compared to $124.0 million of net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Significant investing activities are as follows:
• We made a net fleet investment of $86.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $123.3 million in the prior year period primarily due to the timing of fleet additions. Our investment in the lease fleet primarily includes new railcar additions, sustainable railcar conversions, railcar modifications, and other betterments, net of deferred profit, as well as secondary market purchases; and is net of proceeds from lease portfolio sales.
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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $124.2 million compared to $71.8 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Significant financing activities are as follows:
• During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had total debt repayments of $77.3 million related to normal amortization activity. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had total borrowings of $909.9 million and total repayments of $803.8 million, for net proceeds of $106.1 million, primarily from debt proceeds to support our investment in the lease fleet and for general corporate purposes.
• We paid $24.6 million and $23.0 million in dividends to our common stockholders during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
• During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repurchased common stock totaling $8.2 million, resulting in a remaining authorization to repurchase up to $220.8 million of our common stock under the share repurchase program as of March 31, 2025. There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Current Debt Obligations
The revolving credit facility contains several financial covenants that require the maintenance of ratios related to minimum interest coverage for the leasing and manufacturing operations and maximum leverage. A summary of our financial covenants is detailed below:
Ratio Covenant Actual at
March 31, 2025
Maximum leverage (1)
No greater than 3.75 to 1.00 1.36
Minimum interest coverage (2)
No less than 2.25 to 1.00 7.22
(1) Defined as the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive quarters ending with March 31, 2025.
(2) Defined as the ratio of the difference of (A) consolidated EBITDA less (B) consolidated capital expenditures – operating and administrative to consolidated interest expense to the extent paid in cash, in each case for the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive quarters ending with March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all such financial covenants. Please refer to Note 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our current debt obligations.
Capital Expenditures
For the full year 2025, we anticipate a net fleet investment of between $300 million and $400 million. Capital expenditures related to operating and administrative activities, including supporting automation, technology, and modernization of our facilities and processes, are projected to range between $45 million and $55 million for the full year 2025.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2025, we had outstanding letters of credit issued under our revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $8.7 million, which support performance bonds related to certain railcar orders. See Note 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about our corporate revolving credit facility. Additionally, we had a letter of credit issued outside our revolving credit facility for $8.5 million to satisfy a liquidity reserve requirement associated with our TILC warehouse loan facility, which renews by its terms each year.
Derivative Instruments
We use derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk, including risks associated with the impact of changes in interest rates in anticipation of future debt issuances and to offset interest rate variability of certain floating rate debt issuances outstanding. We also use derivative instruments to mitigate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Derivative instruments are accounted for in accordance with applicable accounting standards. See Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of how we utilize our derivative instruments.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have included financial measures compiled in accordance with GAAP and certain non-GAAP measures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to provide management and investors with additional information regarding our financial results. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. For each non-GAAP financial measure, we provide a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.
Cash Flow from Operations with Net Gains on Lease Portfolio Sales
Cash flow from operations with net gains on lease portfolio sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this measure is useful to both management and investors as it provides a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the breadth of the cash flow generation capabilities across our operating platform, as well as our ability to fund our operations and repay our debt. This measure is defined as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations as computed in accordance with GAAP, plus net gains on lease portfolio sales and is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in the following table.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations $ 78.4 $ 56.5
Net gains on lease portfolio sales 5.9 2.1
Cash flow from operations with net gains on lease portfolio sales
$ 84.3 $ 58.6
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
As of March 31, 2025, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from December 31, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for information about recent accounting pronouncements.
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