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FSTR Foster L B Co
Price (delayed)
$19.76
Market cap
$216.38M
P/E Ratio
29.06
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$0.68
Enterprise value
$310.03M
L.B. Foster Company and its subsidiaries provide products and services for the rail industry, and solutions to support critical infrastructure projects. Its innovative engineering and product development solutions inspire the
Highlights
The company's quick ratio rose by 38% QoQ and by 16% YoY
FSTR's gross profit is up by 8% year-on-year
FSTR's net income has surged by 117% year-on-year but it is down by 8% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's EPS has surged by 116% YoY but it has decreased by 8% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of FSTR
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
10.95M
Market cap
$216.38M
Enterprise value
$310.03M
Price to earnings (P/E)
29.06
Price to book (P/B)
1.47
Price to sales (P/S)
0.39
EV/EBIT
24.2
EV/EBITDA
11.31
EV/Sales
0.57
Revenue
$545.34M
EBIT
$12.81M
EBITDA
$27.42M
Free cash flow
$9.99M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.68
Free cash flow per share
$0.93
Book value per share
$13.41
Revenue per share
$50.53
TBVPS
$26.33
Total assets
$333.26M
Total liabilities
$185.61M
Debt
$97.67M
Equity
$147.08M
Working capital
$111.04M
Debt to equity
0.66
Current ratio
2.38
Quick ratio
0.99
Net debt/EBITDA
3.42
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
5%
Gross margin
20.9%
Net margin
1.4%
Operating margin
1.8%
Return on assets
2.3%
Return on equity
5.1%
Return on invested capital
4.8%
Return on capital employed
5.1%
Return on sales
2.3%
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
FSTR stock price
How has the Foster L B stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.97%
1 week
1.86%
1 month
-3.28%
1 year
3.56%
YTD
-10.14%
QTD
-3.28%
Financial performance
How have Foster L B's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$545.34M
Gross profit
$114.04M
Operating income
$10.07M
Net income
$7.37M
Gross margin
20.9%
Net margin
1.4%
FSTR's net income has surged by 117% year-on-year but it is down by 8% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's net margin has surged by 117% YoY but it has decreased by 7% QoQ
FSTR's operating margin is down by 18% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's operating income has decreased by 15% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Foster L B's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Foster L B stock price valuation
P/E
29.06
P/B
1.47
P/S
0.39
EV/EBIT
24.2
EV/EBITDA
11.31
EV/Sales
0.57
Foster L B's EPS has surged by 116% YoY but it has decreased by 8% QoQ
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 33% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 but 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.7
Foster L B's equity has increased by 3.4% YoY
FSTR's P/S is 30% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.3 but 2.5% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.4
FSTR's revenue is up by 2.8% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Foster L B business performance
FSTR's return on assets has surged by 119% year-on-year but it is down by 4.2% since the previous quarter
FSTR's ROE has soared by 117% YoY but it is down by 9% QoQ
Foster L B's return on sales has decreased by 8% QoQ
FSTR's return on invested capital is down by 6% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is FSTR's dividend history
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
Dividend history
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Foster L B financials performed over time
FSTR's total assets is 80% greater than its total liabilities
The company's quick ratio rose by 38% QoQ and by 16% YoY
FSTR's total liabilities is down by 11% year-on-year but it is up by 2.5% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's debt is 34% lower than its equity
Foster L B's debt has increased by 9% QoQ but it has decreased by 4.4% YoY
The debt to equity has contracted by 8% YoY but it has grown by 6% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.