Share tips: The new American railways boom

This maker of freight carriages is on course to profit from the growth of American railways, says Paul Hill.

Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX), rated a BUY by KeyBanc Capital

The $60bn American rail industry is on a roll and Greenbrier, its largest manufacturer of freight carriages for shipping goods, is the lucky beneficiary. Trains are around 75% cheaper for bulk deliveries than trucks, they're environmentally friendly and reduce congestion on highways.

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Paul gained a degree in electrical engineering and went on to qualify as a chartered management accountant. He has extensive corporate finance and investment experience and is a member of the Securities Institute.

Over the past 16 years Paul has held top-level financial management and M&A roles for blue-chip companies such as O2, GKN and Unilever. He is now director of his own capital investment and consultancy firm, PMH Capital Limited.

Paul is an expert at analysing companies in new, fast-growing markets, and is an extremely shrewd stock-picker.