FSTR Foster L B Co

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Price (delayed)

$37.27

Market cap

$392.07M

P/E Ratio

33.58

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$1.11

Enterprise value

$456.61M

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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
Foster L B's debt has decreased by 31% YoY and by 15% QoQ
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% less than its last 4 quarters average of 39.3
FSTR's net income has dropped by 69% year-on-year but it is up by 2% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's EPS has shrunk by 68% YoY
The company's quick ratio fell by 10% QoQ and by 8% 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
2.5%
1 week
-0.53%
1 month
0.43%
1 year
41.39%
YTD
38.29%
QTD
3.33%

Financial performance

How have Foster L B's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$558.35M
Gross profit
$119.27M
Operating income
$24.33M
Net income
$11.38M
Gross margin
21.4%
Net margin
2%
Foster L B's net margin has shrunk by 72% YoY
FSTR's net income has dropped by 69% year-on-year but it is up by 2% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's operating income has soared by 51% YoY but it has decreased by 6% from the previous quarter
FSTR's operating margin is up by 38% year-on-year but it is down by 4.3% 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
33.58
P/B
2.19
P/S
0.69
EV/EBIT
18.4
EV/EBITDA
12.55
EV/Sales
0.82
Foster L B's EPS has shrunk by 68% YoY
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% less than its last 4 quarters average of 39.3
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 56% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.4 and 15% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.9
Foster L B's equity has increased by 2.5% from the previous quarter and by 2.1% YoY
FSTR's P/S is 73% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.4 and 15% above its last 4 quarters average of 0.6
FSTR's revenue is up by 10% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Foster L B business performance
FSTR's return on invested capital has surged by 74% year-on-year
FSTR's ROE has shrunk by 69% YoY
FSTR's return on assets has dropped by 68% year-on-year but it is up by 3% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's return on sales has increased by 47% YoY but it has decreased by 6% 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 current ratio has contracted by 21% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
FSTR's total liabilities is down by 11% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
Foster L B's debt is 60% lower than its equity
Foster L B's debt has decreased by 31% YoY and by 15% QoQ
The debt to equity has contracted by 31% YoY and by 17% from the previous quarter

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