• Net Income (Q3 2024): $89 million or $2.43 per diluted share.

• Net Income (Q3 2023): $52.5 million or $1.44 per diluted share.

• Year-to-Date Net Income (2024): $207.7 million or $5.68 per diluted share.

• Year-to-Date Net Income (2023): $193.2 million or $5.30 per diluted share.

• Rail North America Fleet Utilization: 99.3% at the end of the quarter.

• Rail North America Renewal Success Rate: 82% in the quarter.

• Rail North America Lease Price Index Change: Positive 26.6% for the quarter.

• Rail North America Remarketing Income (Q3 2024): Over $43 million.

• Rail North America Year-to-Date Investment Volume: Over $955 million.

• Rail International Year-to-Date Investment Volume: Over $190 million.

• Engine Leasing Year-to-Date Investment Volume (RRPF): Approximately $500 million.

• Engine Leasing Year-to-Date Direct-to-Engine Investment Volume: Over $166 million.

• 2024 Full-Year Earnings Guidance: $7.50 to $7.70 per diluted share, excluding Tax Adjustments and Other Items.

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Release Date: October 22, 2024

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Positive Points

• GATX Corp (NYSE:GATX) reported a significant increase in third-quarter net income for 2024, reaching $89 million compared to $52.5 million in the same quarter of 2023.

• Fleet utilization at Rail North America was exceptionally high at 99.3%, with a strong renewal success rate of 82%.

• Remarketing income for Rail North America was robust, totaling over $43 million for the quarter and $96 million year-to-date, meeting full-year expectations.

• GATX Rail Europe and GATX Rail India performed well, with increases in renewal lease rates and the addition of nearly 900 new cars during the third quarter.

• The Engine Leasing segment, including joint ventures with Rolls-Royce, showed strong performance, driven by high demand for global passenger air travel, with significant investment in new aircraft spare engines.

Negative Points

• The 2024 third-quarter results included a net negative impact of $2.5 million from Tax Adjustments and Other Items.

• There is concern about the sustainability of high remarketing gains in the long term, despite current robust market conditions.

• The secondary market activity for railcars is expected to be modest in size for the fourth quarter, indicating a potential slowdown.

• Intermodal utilization in Europe remains a challenge, affecting overall fleet utilization.

• There was a slight downtick in absolute lease rates from the second to the third quarter, although rates remain at high levels.