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Spotlight On American Railcar Industries Inc’s (NASDAQ:ARII) Fundamentals

Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I’ve chosen to put the spotlight on American Railcar Industries Inc (NASDAQ:ARII) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. ARII is a notable dividend payer with a a great track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on American Railcar Industries here.

Solid track record average dividend payer

Over the past few years, ARII has more than doubled its earnings, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 21.61%, which is what investors like to see!

NasdaqGS:ARII Income Statement June 22nd 18
NasdaqGS:ARII Income Statement June 22nd 18

ARII’s reputation for being one of the best dividend payers in the market is supported by the fact that it has been steadily growing its dividend payments over the past ten years and currently is one of the top yielding companies on the markets, at 4.12%.

NasdaqGS:ARII Historical Dividend Yield June 22nd 18
NasdaqGS:ARII Historical Dividend Yield June 22nd 18

Next Steps:

For American Railcar Industries, I’ve compiled three important factors you should look at:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ARII’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ARII’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Is ARII’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of ARII? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.