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Greenbrier Companies Accrued Expenses Turnover is fairly stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Greenbrier Companies reported Accrued Expenses Turnover of 12.49 in 2020. Operating Margin is likely to rise to 5.85 in 2021, whereas Revenue Per Employee is likely to drop slightly above 217.4 K in 2021. As many of us are excited about industrials space, it is fair to break down Greenbrier Companies. We will check if it is still possible for Greenbrier Companies to minimize net losses this year. This post is to show some fundamental factors affecting Greenbrier Companies' products and services. I will also show how it may impact the investing outlook for Greenbrier Companies in May.

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Should you hold on to your Greenbrier Companies position?

Over 97.0% of Greenbrier Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Institutional ownership of Greenbrier Companies refers to the amount of Greenbrier Companies equity owned by mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, investment firms, foundations, or other large entities that manage money on behalf of others. Check out our latest analysis of Greenbrier, including its current ownership diagnostics.

And What about dividends?

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Greenbrier Companies earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Greenbrier Companies dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Greenbrier one year expected dividend income is about $0.52 per share.

Payment of Dividends and Other Cash Distributions is likely to drop to about (34.2 M) in 2021. Dividend Yield is likely to drop to 0.0373 in 2021.

	Last Reported	Projected for 2021
Payment of Dividends and Other Cash Distributions	-31.7 M	-34.2 M
Dividend Yield	0.0448	0.0373
Dividends per Basic Common Share	1.22	1.11

Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Greenbrier Companies is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Greenbrier Companies must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.

This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Greenbrier Companies. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.

How important is Greenbrier Companies's Liquidity

Greenbrier Companies financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Greenbrier Companies ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Greenbrier Companies financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Please check the breakdown between Greenbrier Companies's total debt and its cash.

How Greenbrier utilizes its cash?

To perform a cash flow analysis of Greenbrier Companies, investors first need to understand how to read the cash flow statement. A cash flow statement shows the amount of cash Greenbrier Companies is receiving and how much cash it distributes out in a given period. The Greenbrier Companies cash flow statement breaks down these inflows and outflows into different buckets, including operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.

Greenbrier Companies Net Cash Flow from Operations is fairly stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Greenbrier Companies reported Net Cash Flow from Operations of 313.1 Million in 2020

What did Greenbrier Companies file with SEC?

The SEC filings are financial statements or other formal documents of Greenbrier Companies that are regularly submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Public companies, certain insiders, and broker-dealers are required to make SEC filings and fintech professionals rely on these filings for information about companies they are evaluating for investment purposes. Please note, most SEC filings are available online through the SEC's EDGAR database.

Please check here for more information.

Please note, although all public domestic companies are required to submit their filings via EDGAR, not all public companies are available through our service. Also, keep in mind that the actual annual reports to Greenbrier shareholders may or may not be submitted as SEC does not always require it.

	6th of April 2021 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Regulation FD Disclosure. Results of Operations and Financial Condition	View
	12th of February 2021 Unclassified Corporate Event	View

Payment of 643 shares by Martin Baker of Greenbrier Companies subject to Rule 16b-3

Legal trades by Greenbrier Companies insiders are very common, as founders, directors, or employees of any publicly traded firm often have stock or stock options. These trades are made public in the United States through the filing of Form 4 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Below entry was recorded recently and is publicly available as an insider trade:

Greenbrier insider trading alert for payment of common stock by Martin Baker, SVP GC & Compliance Officer, on 6th of April 2021. This event was filed by Greenbrier Companies Inc with SEC on 2021-04-06. Statement of changes in beneficial ownership - SEC Form 4. Martin Baker currently serves as senior vice president chief compliance officer, general counsel of Greenbrier Companies [view details]

Note, although insider trading is legal, in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, for mandatory reporting purposes, corporate insiders are defined as a company's officers, directors, and any beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of the company's equity securities.

Breaking down Greenbrier Companies Further

Greenbrier Companies has a total of thirty-two million eight hundred twenty thousand outstanding shares. The majority of Greenbrier Companies outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Greenbrier Companies to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, third-party entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Greenbrier Companies. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Greenbrier Companies as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how much assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.

	2018	2019	2020	2021 (projected)
Interest Expense	30.91 M	43.62 M	39.26 M	32.17 M
Gross Profit	366.49 M	353.13 M	406.1 M	404.44 M

Interest Expense Gross Profit

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions

96.52%

	Retail Investors	0.53
	Insiders	2.95
	Institutions	96.52

Some Greenbrier technical indicators suggest relapse

Current expected short fall is at -2.12. Greenbrier Companies currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.11 and Jensen Alpha of 0.32. However, we advise investors to further question Greenbrier Companies expected returns to ensure all indicators are consistent with the current outlook about its relatively low value at risk. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Greenbrier Companies' stock risk against market volatility during both bullying and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Greenbrier Companies' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.

The Current Takeaway on Greenbrier Companies Investment

While other entities under the railroads industry are still a bit expensive, Greenbrier Companies may offer a potential longer-term growth to investors. All things considered, as of the 5th of April 2021, we believe that Greenbrier Companies is currently overvalued with below average probability of financial unrest in the next two years. However, our primary 30 days buy vs. sell advice on the company is Strong Buy.

About Contributor

Vlad Skutelnik is a Macroaxis Contributor. Vlad covers stocks, funds, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs that are traded in North America, focusing primarily on fundamentals, valuation and market volatility. He has many years of experience in fintech, predictive investment analytics, and risk management. View Profile

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