FSTR Foster L B Co
Price (delayed)
$20.49
Market cap
$220.32M
P/E Ratio
5.11
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$4.01
Enterprise value
$279.52M
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 stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 75% less than its last 4 quarters average of 20.1
Foster L B's equity has increased by 25% YoY
The company's quick ratio rose by 29% YoY but it fell by 16% QoQ
FSTR's revenue is down by 2.4% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of FSTR
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
10.75M
Market cap
$220.32M
Enterprise value
$279.52M
Price to earnings (P/E)
5.11
Price to book (P/B)
1.24
Price to sales (P/S)
0.41
EV/EBIT
14.3
EV/EBITDA
8.31
EV/Sales
0.53
Revenue
$530.77M
Gross profit
$118.06M
Operating income
$19.44M
Net income
$42.95M
EBIT
$19.54M
EBITDA
$33.62M
Free cash flow
$16.74M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$4.01
EPS diluted
$3.89
Free cash flow per share
$1.56
Book value per share
$16.46
Revenue per share
$49.51
TBVPS
$26.85
Total assets
$334.55M
Total liabilities
$155.54M
Debt
$61.65M
Equity
$178.32M
Working capital
$73.31M
Debt to equity
0.35
Current ratio
1.83
Quick ratio
0.76
Net debt/EBITDA
1.76
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
6.3%
Gross margin
22.2%
Net margin
8.1%
Operating margin
3.7%
Return on assets
12.8%
Return on equity
26.4%
Return on invested capital
6.9%
Return on capital employed
7.9%
Return on sales
3.7%
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
2.55%
1 week
-1.59%
1 month
-25.36%
1 year
-23.52%
YTD
-23.83%
QTD
4.12%
Financial performance
How have Foster L B's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$530.77M
Gross profit
$118.06M
Operating income
$19.44M
Net income
$42.95M
Gross margin
22.2%
Net margin
8.1%
FSTR's operating margin is up by 32% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's operating income has increased by 29% from the previous quarter
The company's gross margin rose by 8% YoY
FSTR's gross profit is up by 5% year-on-year
Growth
What is Foster L B's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Foster L B stock price valuation
P/E
5.11
P/B
1.24
P/S
0.41
EV/EBIT
14.3
EV/EBITDA
8.31
EV/Sales
0.53
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 75% less than its last 4 quarters average of 20.1
Foster L B's equity has increased by 25% YoY
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 24% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6 but 10% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1
FSTR's P/S is 33% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.3 but 20% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.5
FSTR's revenue is down by 2.4% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Foster L B business performance
FSTR's return on invested capital has surged by 188% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's return on sales has increased by 9% QoQ
FSTR's ROE is down by 5% QoQ
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 115% greater than its total liabilities
The company's quick ratio rose by 29% YoY but it fell by 16% QoQ
The current ratio has contracted by 19% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 3.4% YoY
Foster L B's debt is 65% lower than its equity
The debt to equity has contracted by 26% YoY and by 19% from the previous quarter
Foster L B's equity has increased by 25% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.