L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

FSTR • • Industrial / General

IndustrialsRailroadsRail Infrastructure & ServicesRail Infrastructure Products

AboutL.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects worldwide. The company's Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors; used rails; rail accessories, including track spikes and anchors, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; power rail, direct fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products, as well as engineers and manufactures insulated rail joints and related accessories. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment, wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, track fasteners, and engineered concrete railroad ties; and aftermarket services. Its Precast Concrete Products segment offers a range of specialty precast concrete products, such as sound walls, burial vaults, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed products for use in transportation and general infrastructure markets. This segment also manufactures precast concrete buildings for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings in national, state, and municipal parks. The company's Steel Products and Measurement segment provides bridge decking, bridge railing, structural steel fabrications, expansion joints, bridge forms, and other products for highway construction and repair. This segment also produces threaded pipe products for industrial water well, irrigation, and oil and gas markets, as well as offers pipe coatings for oil and gas pipelines and utilities, and precision measurement systems for the oil and gas market. The company markets its products directly, as well as through a network of agents. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Show more

Revenue $531M -2.4%
EBITDA $35M +41.9%
Net Income $43M +2833.5%
EPS (Diluted) 3.89 +2892.3%
Gross Margin 22.24% +7.9%
EBITDA Margin 6.52% +45.4%
Operating Margin 3.86% +130.7%
Net Margin 8.09% +2905.7%
ROE 26.69% +2456.0%
ROIC 6.9% +126.5%
Debt/Equity 0.34 -26.7%
Interest Coverage 4.11 +149.4%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Trading near 52-week high
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.6x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.3%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-1.34%

5Y-2.95%

3Y1.1%

TTM-5.51%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y5.29%

5Y0.18%

3Y127.95%

TTM-88.57%

EPS CAGR

10Y4.6%

5Y-1%

3Y125.33%

TTM-88.43%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.25%

5Y Avg3.42%

3Y Avg3.28%

Latest8.84%

Peer Comparison

Rail Infrastructure Products

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
FSTRL.B. Foster Company	304.52M	29.30	7.53	-2.39%	0.96%	2.78%	4.22%	0.34

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	624.52M	483.51M	536.38M	626.97M	616.43M	497.41M	513.62M	497.5M	543.74M	530.76M
Revenue Growth %	0.03%	-0.23%	0.11%	0.17%	-0.02%	-0.19%	0.03%	-0.03%	0.09%	-0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	490.87M	393.16M	433.13M	509.81M	495.49M	402.4M	427.32M	407.89M	431.7M	412.7M
COGS % of Revenue	0.79%	0.81%	0.81%	0.81%	0.8%	0.81%	0.83%	0.82%	0.79%	0.78%
Gross Profit+	133.65M	90.36M	103.25M	117.16M	120.94M	95.01M	86.3M	89.61M	112.04M	118.06M
Gross Margin %	0.21%	0.19%	0.19%	0.19%	0.2%	0.19%	0.17%	0.18%	0.21%	0.22%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.1%	-0.32%	0.14%	0.13%	0.03%	-0.21%	-0.09%	0.04%	0.25%	0.05%
Operating Expenses+	104.89M	95.55M	87.51M	94.78M	87.35M	79.37M	81.83M	96.82M	102.94M	97.55M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.17%	0.2%	0.16%	0.15%	0.14%	0.16%	0.16%	0.19%	0.19%	0.18%
Selling, General & Admin	92.65M	85.98M	80.52M	87.68M	0	73.64M	76M	82.66M	97.62M	96.4M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.15%	0.18%	0.15%	0.14%	-	0.15%	0.15%	0.17%	0.18%	0.18%
Research & Development	3.94M	3.51M	2.24M	2.65M	2.61M	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	5.58M	1.52M	367K	-42.94M	84.73M	5.73M	5.84M	14.16M	5.31M	1.15M
Operating Income+	28.76M	-5.2M	15.74M	-20.56M	33.59M	15.63M	4.47M	-7.21M	9.11M	20.51M
Operating Margin %	0.05%	-0.01%	0.03%	-0.03%	0.05%	0.03%	0.01%	-0.01%	0.02%	0.04%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.22%	-1.18%	4.03%	-2.31%	2.63%	-0.53%	-0.71%	-2.61%	2.26%	1.25%
EBITDA+	41.01M	18.3M	35.58M	-1.96M	47.98M	29.21M	18.36M	7.57M	24.37M	34.59M
EBITDA Margin %	0.07%	0.04%	0.07%	-0%	0.08%	0.06%	0.04%	0.02%	0.04%	0.07%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.17%	-0.55%	0.94%	-1.06%	25.43%	-0.39%	-0.37%	-0.59%	2.22%	0.42%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	12.24M	23.49M	19.84M	18.59M	14.39M	13.58M	13.89M	14.78M	15.26M	14.08M
EBIT	-46.2M	-140.62M	18.12M	-20.52M	29.76M	17.74M	7.55M	-5.66M	6.47M	19.44M
Net Interest Income+	-4.17M	-6.32M	-8.07M	-6.13M	-4.91M	-3.76M	-2.96M	-3.34M	-5.53M	-4.99M
Interest Income	206K	228K	307K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	4.38M	6.55M	8.38M	6.15M	4.91M	3.76M	2.96M	3.34M	5.53M	4.99M
Other Income/Expense	-79.34M	-141.97M	-5.69M	-50.47M	-9.45M	-1.65M	119K	-1.79M	-8.16M	-6.07M
Pretax Income+	-50.58M	-147.17M	8.04M	-26.71M	24.14M	13.98M	4.59M	-9M	944K	14.45M
Pretax Margin %	-0.08%	-0.3%	0.01%	-0.04%	0.04%	0.03%	0.01%	-0.02%	0%	0.03%
Income Tax+	-6.13M	-5.51M	3.93M	4.46M	-23.84M	-11.84M	1.12M	36.68M	-355K	-28.4M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.88%	0.96%	0.51%	1.17%	1.76%	0.54%	0.79%	5.06%	1.55%	2.97%
Net Income+	-44.45M	-141.66M	4.11M	-31.17M	42.57M	7.58M	3.63M	-45.56M	1.46M	42.95M
Net Margin %	-0.07%	-0.29%	0.01%	-0.05%	0.07%	0.02%	0.01%	-0.09%	0%	0.08%
Net Income Growth %	-2.73%	-2.19%	1.03%	-8.58%	2.37%	-0.82%	-0.52%	-13.57%	1.03%	28.33%
Net Income (Continuing)	-44.45M	-141.66M	5.36M	-30.59M	47.97M	25.82M	3.47M	-45.68M	1.3M	42.84M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	-5.41M	-18.24M	72K	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	518K	420K	724K	698K
EPS (Diluted)+	-4.33	-13.79	0.39	-3.01	4.09	0.71	0.34	-4.25	0.13	3.89
EPS Growth %	-2.75%	-2.18%	1.03%	-8.72%	2.36%	-0.83%	-0.52%	-13.5%	1.03%	28.92%
EPS (Basic)	-4.33	-13.79	0.40	-3.01	4.09	0.72	0.34	-4.25	0.14	4.01
Diluted Shares Outstanding	10.25M	10.27M	10.48M	10.36M	10.64M	10.67M	10.75M	10.72M	10.99M	11.05M
Basic Shares Outstanding	10.25M	10.27M	10.33M	10.36M	10.41M	10.54M	10.62M	10.72M	10.8M	10.72M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	214.47M	199.6M	221.11M	226.67M	216.66M	195.32M	179.48M	205.73M	167.35M	161.6M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	33.31M	30.36M	37.68M	10.28M	14.18M	7.56M	10.37M	2.88M	2.56M	2.45M
Cash Only	33.31M	30.36M	37.68M	10.28M	14.18M	7.56M	10.37M	2.88M	2.56M	2.45M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	78.49M	66.63M	76.58M	86.12M	110.65M	96.14M	92.09M	116.07M	82.97M	81.7M
Days Sales Outstanding	45.87	50.3	52.11	50.14	65.52	70.55	65.44	85.16	55.7	56.18
Inventory	96.4M	83.24M	97.54M	124.5M	81.43M	78.62M	62.87M	75.72M	73.11M	70.51M
Days Inventory Outstanding	71.68	77.28	82.2	89.14	59.98	71.31	53.7	67.76	61.81	62.36
Other Current Assets	5.15M	5.2M	9.12M	5.33M	10.41M	13M	14.15M	11.06M	8.71M	6.95M
Total Non-Current Assets+	352.19M	193.42M	175.44M	156.58M	188.51M	175.08M	163.12M	159.58M	145.05M	172.94M
Property, Plant & Equipment	126.75M	103.97M	96.1M	86.86M	71.72M	78.15M	73.35M	102.64M	90.48M	93.85M
Fixed Asset Turnover	4.93x	4.65x	5.58x	7.22x	8.60x	6.36x	7.00x	4.85x	6.01x	5.66x
Goodwill	81.75M	18.93M	19.79M	19.26M	19.57M	20.34M	20.15M	30.73M	32.59M	31.91M
Intangible Assets	134.93M	63.52M	57.44M	49.84M	42.11M	36.9M	31.02M	23.83M	19.01M	14.8M
Long-Term Investments	5.32M	4.03M	162K	155K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	3.21M	2.96M	-8.71M	-8.44M	35.59M	1.2M	1.35M	2.35M	2.96M	3.48M
Total Assets+	566.66M	393.02M	396.56M	383.25M	405.17M	370.39M	342.6M	365.31M	312.4M	334.55M
Asset Turnover	1.10x	1.23x	1.35x	1.64x	1.52x	1.34x	1.50x	1.36x	1.74x	1.59x
Asset Growth %	0.14%	-0.31%	0.01%	-0.03%	0.06%	-0.09%	-0.08%	0.07%	-0.14%	0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	91.65M	82.33M	93.53M	124.19M	116.74M	95.3M	86.19M	103.11M	94.5M	88.3M
Accounts Payable	55.8M	37.74M	52.4M	78.27M	63.03M	54.79M	41.41M	48.78M	39.5M	50.08M
Days Payables Outstanding	41.49	35.04	44.16	56.04	46.43	49.69	35.37	43.65	33.4	44.29
Short-Term Debt	1.33M	10.39M	656K	629K	2.88M	119K	98K	127K	102K	167K
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	17.32M	19.11M	18.45M	25.68M	5.64M	330K	0	0	0	0
Current Ratio	2.34x	2.42x	2.36x	1.83x	1.86x	2.05x	2.08x	2.00x	1.77x	1.83x
Quick Ratio	1.29x	1.41x	1.32x	0.82x	1.16x	1.22x	1.35x	1.26x	1.00x	1.03x
Cash Conversion Cycle	76.05	92.54	90.15	83.24	79.07	92.16	83.77	109.26	84.12	74.25
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	192.18M	177.44M	156.55M	136.94M	118.56M	98.26M	72.79M	124.6M	75.06M	67.24M
Long-Term Debt	167.42M	149.18M	129.31M	74.35M	55.27M	44.91M	31.15M	91.75M	55.17M	46.77M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	1.5M	345K	9.01M	13.52M	12.28M	14.16M	11.87M	14.71M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	8.93M	11.37M	9.74M	5.29M	4.75M	4.08M	3.75M	3.11M	1.23M	1.15M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	15.84M	16.89M	16M	56.95M	49.53M	35.76M	25.61M	15.58M	6.8M	4.61M
Total Liabilities	283.83M	259.77M	250.08M	261.13M	235.31M	193.56M	158.99M	227.71M	169.57M	155.54M
Total Debt+	168.75M	159.56M	129.97M	74.98M	67.16M	58.54M	43.53M	106.04M	67.14M	61.65M
Net Debt	135.44M	129.2M	92.29M	64.7M	52.99M	50.98M	33.16M	103.16M	64.58M	59.2M
Debt / Equity	0.60x	1.20x	0.89x	0.61x	0.40x	0.33x	0.24x	0.77x	0.47x	0.34x
Debt / EBITDA	4.12x	8.72x	3.65x	-	1.40x	2.00x	2.37x	14.00x	2.75x	1.78x
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.30x	7.06x	2.59x	-	1.10x	1.75x	1.81x	13.62x	2.65x	1.71x
Interest Coverage	6.57x	-0.79x	1.88x	-3.34x	6.84x	4.16x	1.51x	-2.16x	1.65x	4.11x
Total Equity+	282.83M	133.25M	146.48M	122.12M	169.86M	176.83M	183.61M	137.6M	142.84M	179.01M
Equity Growth %	-0.16%	-0.53%	0.1%	-0.17%	0.39%	0.04%	0.04%	-0.25%	0.04%	0.25%
Book Value per Share	27.58	12.97	13.97	11.79	15.96	16.57	17.08	12.84	12.99	16.20
Total Shareholders' Equity	282.83M	133.25M	146.48M	122.12M	169.86M	176.83M	183.09M	137.18M	142.11M	178.32M
Common Stock	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K	111K
Retained Earnings	276.57M	133.67M	137.78M	114.32M	157.53M	165.11M	168.73M	123.17M	124.63M	167.58M
Treasury Stock	-22.59M	-19.34M	-18.66M	-18.16M	-16.8M	-12.7M	-10.18M	-6.24M	-6.49M	-11.21M
Accumulated OCI	-17.94M	-25.29M	-17.77M	-22.19M	-20.18M	-20.27M	-18.84M	-21.16M	-19.25M	-21.72M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	518K	420K	724K	698K

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	56.17M	18.41M	39.37M	25.96M	29.3M	16.92M	-1.06M	-10.58M	36.96M	22.63M
Operating CF Margin %	0.09%	0.04%	0.07%	0.04%	0.05%	0.03%	-0%	-0.02%	0.07%	0.04%
Operating CF Growth %	-0.16%	-0.67%	1.14%	-0.34%	0.13%	-0.42%	-1.06%	-8.95%	4.49%	-0.39%
Net Income	-44.45M	-141.66M	4.11M	-31.17M	42.57M	25.82M	-353K	-45.68M	1.3M	42.84M
Depreciation & Amortization	26.67M	23.49M	19.84M	18.59M	17.63M	13.58M	13.89M	14.78M	15.26M	14.08M
Stock-Based Compensation	1.47M	1.35M	1.7M	3.84M	3.16M	1.14M	1.95M	2.38M	4.18M	3.83M
Deferred Taxes	-14.58M	3.38M	-1.98M	-1.6M	-29.51M	-4.32M	139K	35.78M	-1.85M	-29.14M
Other Non-Cash Items	77.94M	137.71M	12K	44.7M	3.38M	-3.33M	874K	7.98M	2.56M	-4.42M
Working Capital Changes	9.11M	-5.86M	15.69M	-8.4M	-7.93M	-15.97M	-17.55M	-25.82M	15.5M	-4.56M
Change in Receivables	31.22M	11.96M	-9.22M	-11.44M	7.93M	15.77M	2.29M	-25.6M	29.16M	171K
Change in Inventory	4.33M	10.48M	-12.65M	-23.4M	6.69M	3.23M	-3.97M	-11.8M	-6.6M	2.38M
Change in Payables	-17.2M	-16M	14.6M	24.21M	-12.69M	-8.95M	-13.64M	10.07M	-4.56M	10.4M
Cash from Investing+	-205.57M	-7.93M	-4.69M	2.25M	-7.68M	-8.04M	17.82M	-56.42M	2.49M	-6.31M
Capital Expenditures	-14.91M	-7.66M	-6.15M	-5.25M	-8.83M	-9.18M	-4.62M	-7.63M	-4.51M	-9.79M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	5.34M	-266K	1.46M	1.24M	221K	2.29M	22.74M	9.07M	8.24M	3.9M
Cash from Financing+	134.29M	-12.52M	-29.7M	-55.3M	-18.25M	-15.3M	-13.9M	60.24M	-39.3M	-16.23M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-1.66M	-1.24M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-1.35M	-1.75M	0	37K	-37K	-517K	563K	-182K	589K	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	41.26M	10.74M	33.22M	20.71M	20.47M	7.74M	-5.68M	-18.21M	32.44M	12.84M
FCF Margin %	0.07%	0.02%	0.06%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	-0.01%	-0.04%	0.06%	0.02%
FCF Growth %	-0.17%	-0.74%	2.09%	-0.38%	-0.01%	-0.62%	-1.73%	-2.2%	2.78%	-0.6%
FCF per Share	4.02	1.05	3.17	2.00	1.92	0.73	-0.53	-1.70	2.95	1.16
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-1.26x	-0.13x	9.57x	-0.83x	0.69x	2.23x	-0.29x	0.23x	25.24x	0.53x
Interest Paid	3.67M	4.86M	7.59M	5.58M	4.59M	3.27M	2.62M	2.7M	5.45M	4.66M
Taxes Paid	7.83M	3.94M	11.19M	4.51M	6.51M	2.63M	1.49M	0	0	1.63M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-14.37%	-68.09%	2.94%	-23.21%	29.16%	4.37%	2.01%	-28.37%	1.04%	26.69%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	5.92%	-1.14%	4.71%	-7.25%	12.3%	5.2%	1.51%	-2.36%	3.05%	6.9%
Gross Margin	21.4%	18.69%	19.25%	18.69%	19.62%	19.1%	16.8%	18.01%	20.61%	22.24%
Net Margin	-7.12%	-29.3%	0.77%	-4.97%	6.91%	1.52%	0.71%	-9.16%	0.27%	8.09%
Debt / Equity	0.60x	1.20x	0.89x	0.61x	0.40x	0.33x	0.24x	0.77x	0.47x	0.34x
Interest Coverage	6.57x	-0.79x	1.88x	-3.34x	6.84x	4.16x	1.51x	-2.16x	1.65x	4.11x
FCF Conversion	-1.26x	-0.13x	9.57x	-0.83x	0.69x	2.23x	-0.29x	0.23x	25.24x	0.53x
Revenue Growth	2.85%	-22.58%	10.93%	16.89%	-1.68%	-19.31%	3.26%	-3.14%	9.3%	-2.39%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Product	-	-	-	463.17M	508.5M	421.31M	450.24M	436.82M	475.35M	462.66M
Product Growth	-	-	-	-	9.79%	-17.15%	6.87%	-2.98%	8.82%	-2.67%
Service	-	-	-	163.8M	146.55M	76.1M	63.38M	60.68M	68.39M	68.11M
Service Growth	-	-	-	-	-10.53%	-48.07%	-16.72%	-4.26%	12.72%	-0.42%
Rail Distribution Products	126.28M	90.47M	90.7M	188.59M	194.46M	-	-	-	-	-
Rail Distribution Products Growth	-	-28.36%	0.25%	107.94%	3.11%	-	-	-	-	-
Rail Technologies Products	98.24M	83.24M	100.26M	130.93M	127.34M	-	-	-	-	-
Rail Technologies Products Growth	-	-15.27%	20.45%	30.60%	-2.74%	-	-	-	-	-
Piling Products	94.85M	70.53M	73.16M	102.25M	114.08M	-	-	-	-	-
Piling Products Growth	-	-25.64%	3.72%	39.76%	11.57%	-	-	-	-	-
Cxt Concrete Building Products	52.04M	54.51M	55.88M	89.03M	99.76M	-	-	-	-	-
Cxt Concrete Building Products Growth	-	4.75%	2.50%	59.32%	12.06%	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Inspection Services	35.91M	42.83M	39.2M	59.77M	68.41M	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Inspection Services Growth	-	19.28%	-8.48%	52.47%	14.46%	-	-	-	-	-
Protective Coating	-	-	38.1M	56.41M	51M	-	-	-	-	-
Protective Coating Growth	-	-	-	48.07%	-9.58%	-	-	-	-	-
Other Products	146.31M	80.78M	76.66M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Products Growth	-	-44.79%	-5.10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fabricated Bridges	-	-	32.77M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fabricated Bridges Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Precision Measurement System	-	-	29.67M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Precision Measurement System Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cxt Concrete Tie Products	35.74M	24.1M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cxt Concrete Tie Products Growth	-	-32.56%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Allegheny Rail Products	35.16M	20.77M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Allegheny Rail Products Growth	-	-40.93%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	-	-	-	484.91M	529.36M	398.29M	391.22M	378.34M	463.94M	454.69M
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	-	-	9.17%	-24.76%	-1.78%	-3.29%	22.62%	-1.99%
CANADA	-	-	-	66.45M	41.88M	34.5M	57.6M	38.49M	24.93M	22.09M
CANADA Growth	-	-	-	-	-36.98%	-17.62%	66.97%	-33.18%	-35.24%	-11.38%
Other Geographical Locations	-	-	-	32.8M	26.24M	19.98M	28.32M	34.08M	13.46M	9.9M
Other Geographical Locations Growth	-	-	-	-	-20.00%	-23.85%	41.75%	20.32%	-60.49%	-26.50%
Canada	-	-	38.86M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canada Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
United States	522.4M	390.93M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
United States Growth	-	-25.17%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canada	40.55M	37.19M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canada Growth	-	-8.28%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.5x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) reported $507.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 14% decrease from $590.9M in 2011.

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) saw revenue decline by 2.4% over the past year.

Yes, L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) is profitable, generating $4.9M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (8.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 26.7%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) generated $27.7M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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