FSTR Foster L B Co

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Price (delayed)

$41.13

Market cap

$430.17M

P/E Ratio

37.73

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$1.09

Enterprise value

$509.12M

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L. B. Foster Company is engaged in the manufacture, fabrication and distribution of rail, construction and tubular products. It operates in three business segments: Rail products, Construction products, and Tubular ...

Highlights
The company's quick ratio rose by 19% YoY and by 11% QoQ
FSTR's revenue is up by 12% year-on-year and by 4.3% since the previous quarter
FSTR's net income has dropped by 69% year-on-year but it is up by 48% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's EPS has shrunk by 68% YoY but it has increased by 49% QoQ
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 23% more than its last 4 quarters average of 30.7
The company's gross margin fell by 4.5% YoY
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Railroads
Website: http://www.lbfoster.com
Peers: WAB STLD RS RAIL

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of FSTR

FSTR stock price

How has the Foster L B stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.15%
1 week
-3%
1 month
-8.94%
1 year
75.02%
YTD
52.62%
QTD
-8.94%

Financial performance

How have Foster L B's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$563.36M
Gross profit
$119.3M
Operating income
$25.85M
Net income
$11.16M
Gross margin
21.2%
Net margin
2%
Foster L B's operating income has soared by 99% YoY and by 18% from the previous quarter
FSTR's operating margin has soared by 77% year-on-year and by 12% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's net margin has shrunk by 72% YoY but it has increased by 43% QoQ
FSTR's net income has dropped by 69% year-on-year but it is up by 48% since the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does FSTR's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Foster L B's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Foster L B stock price valuation
FSTR P/E details
P/E
37.73
P/B
2.44
P/S
0.74
EV/EBIT
19.36
EV/EBITDA
13.32
EV/Sales
0.9
Foster L B's EPS has shrunk by 68% YoY but it has increased by 49% QoQ
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 23% more than its last 4 quarters average of 30.7
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 88% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3 and 53% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
FSTR's P/S is 85% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.4 and 48% above its last 4 quarters average of 0.5
FSTR's revenue is up by 12% year-on-year and by 4.3% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Foster L B business performance
FSTR's return on invested capital has surged by 115% year-on-year and by 21% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's return on sales has surged by 96% YoY and by 12% QoQ
FSTR's ROE has shrunk by 70% YoY but it is up by 49% QoQ
FSTR's return on assets has dropped by 69% year-on-year but it has surged by 50% 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 110% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 19% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 14% YoY
The company's quick ratio rose by 19% YoY and by 11% QoQ
Foster L B's debt is 52% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has grown by 26% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 20% YoY
Foster L B's debt has increased by 24% QoQ but it has decreased by 19% YoY

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.