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FOSTER L B CO
FSTR
$464M
Mkt Cap
$42.40
-0.73%
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a current P/E ratio of 94.2, compared to its historical median P/E of 21.1. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 3.2%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a market capitalization of $438M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 3.26%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) appears expensive. The current P/E of 94.2 is 346% above its historical median of 21.1. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -2.2%.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) operates in the Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Of Fices industry, within the Consumer Cyclical sector.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) reported annual revenue of $540 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Summary Description of Businesses Founded in 1902, L.B. Foster Company is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal office in Pittsburgh, PA. L.B. Foster Company is a global technology solutions provider of engineered, manufactured products and services that builds and supports infrastructure. The Company’s innovative engineering and product development solutions address the safety, reliability, and performance needs of its customers’ most challenging requirements. The Company maintains locations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. As used herein, “L.B. Foster,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” or similar references refer collectively to L.B. Foster Company and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Business Segments The Company operates under two reporting segments (1) Rail, Technologies, and Services (“Rail”) and (2) Infrastructure Solutions (“Infrastructure”), each of which has certain business units, as described below.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 563M | 540M | 531M | 544M | 497M | 514M |
| Net Income | 11M | 7.5M | 43M | 1.5M | -46M | 3.6M |
| EPS | $1.09 | $0.69 | $3.89 | $0.13 | $-4.25 | $0.34 |
| Free Cash Flow | 41M | 25M | 13M | 32M | -18M | -5.4M |
| ROIC | 4.6% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 3.7% | -2.3% | 1.5% |
| Gross Margin | 21.2% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 16.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.78 | 1.34 | 0.34 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 26M | 22M | 20M | 9.1M | -7.2M | 4.5M |
| Operating Margin | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | -1.4% | 0.9% |
| ROE | 6.4% | 4.3% | 24.1% | 1.0% | -33.2% | 2.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | 10M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 11M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 607M | 625M | 484M | 536M | 627M | 616M | 497M | 514M | 497M | 544M | 531M | 540M | 563M |
| Gross Margin | 20.0% | 21.4% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 19.1% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 21.1% | 21.2% |
| R&D | 3.1M | 3.9M | 3.5M | 2.2M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 2.2M | 2.2M | 2.6M | 2.8M | 3.6M | 3.6M |
| SG&A | 80M | 93M | 86M | 81M | 88M | 83M | 74M | 76M | 83M | 98M | 96M | 89M | 91M |
| EBIT | 40M | -41M | -134M | 29M | 39M | 37M | 16M | 4.5M | -7.2M | 9.1M | 20M | 22M | 26M |
| Op. Margin | 6.5% | -6.6% | -27.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 3.1% | 0.9% | -1.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Net Income | 26M | -44M | -142M | 5.4M | -31M | 43M | 7.6M | 3.6M | -46M | 1.5M | 43M | 7.5M | 11M |
| Net Margin | 4.2% | -7.1% | -29.3% | 1.0% | -5.0% | 6.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% | -9.2% | 0.3% | 8.1% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 83M | 61M | -18K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0M | 3.0M | 4.9M | 2.1M | 2.1M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 9.2% | -10.9% | -38.7% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 6.2% | 1.5% | -2.3% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| ROE | 7.9% | -14.4% | -68.1% | 3.7% | -25.5% | 25.1% | 4.3% | 2.0% | -33.2% | 1.0% | 24.1% | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| ROA | 5.7% | -8.4% | -29.5% | 1.3% | -8.1% | 10.5% | 2.0% | 1.1% | -12.5% | 0.5% | 12.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 67M | 56M | 18M | 39M | 26M | 26M | 21M | -810K | -11M | 37M | 23M | 36M | 51M |
| Free Cash Flow | 50M | 41M | 11M | 33M | 21M | 20M | 11M | -5.4M | -18M | 32M | 13M | 25M | 41M |
| Owner Earnings | 56M | 40M | 3.1M | 18M | 11M | 15M | 12M | -11M | -22M | 23M | 9.3M | 21M | 33M |
| CapEx | 17M | 15M | 7.7M | 6.1M | 5.3M | 6.0M | 9.2M | 4.6M | 7.6M | 4.5M | 9.8M | 10M | 11M |
| Maint. CapEx | 7.9M | 14M | 14M | 20M | 11M | 7.9M | 7.8M | 8.1M | 8.6M | 9.9M | 9.5M | 9.1M | 12M |
| Growth CapEx | 9.2M | 484K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339K | 1.3M | 0 |
| D&A | 7.9M | 14M | 14M | 20M | 11M | 7.9M | 7.8M | 8.1M | 8.6M | 9.9M | 9.5M | 9.1M | 12M |
| CapEx/OCF | 25.6% | 26.5% | 41.6% | 15.6% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 44.7% | N/A | N/A | 12.2% | 43.3% | N/A | 21.1% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 1.3M | 1.7M | 1.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 985K | 2.7M | 342K | 103K | 316K | 621K | 1.7M | 732K | 410K | 2.6M | 8.2M | 17M | 14M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 3.0M | 1.5M | 1.3M | 1.7M | 3.8M | 3.2M | 1.1M | 1.9M | 2.4M | 4.2M | 3.8M | 5.1M | 6.1M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 836K | 498K | 406K | 182K | 0 | 0 | 706K | 706K |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -1.4M | 300M | 256M | 221M | 128M | 64M | 75M | 42M | 178M | 105M | 88M | 76M | 115M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 52M | 33M | 30M | 38M | 10M | 14M | 7.6M | 10M | 2.9M | 2.6M | 2.5M | 4.3M | 4.0M |
| Long-Term Debt | 26M | 167M | 149M | 129M | 74M | 55M | 45M | 31M | 92M | 55M | 47M | 43M | 60M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.15 | 1.18 | 2.15 | 1.67 | 1.22 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 1.34 | 0.78 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.68 |
| Interest Coverage | 77.3 | -9.4 | -20.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | -2.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Equity | 336M | 283M | 133M | 154M | 122M | 170M | 177M | 183M | 137M | 142M | 178M | 175M | 174M |
| Total Assets | 492M | 567M | 393M | 402M | 383M | 405M | 370M | 343M | 365M | 312M | 335M | 330M | 334M |
| Total Liabilities | 156M | 284M | 260M | 247M | 261M | 235M | 194M | 159M | 228M | 170M | 156M | 154M | -4.7M |
| Intangibles | 82M | 135M | 64M | 57M | 50M | 42M | 37M | 31M | 24M | 19M | 15M | 12M | 11M |
| Retained Earnings | 323M | 277M | 134M | 146M | 114M | 158M | 165M | 169M | 123M | 125M | 168M | 175M | 177M |
| Working Capital | 135M | 123M | 117M | 133M | 102M | 100M | 100M | 93M | 103M | 73M | 73M | 73M | 89M |
| Current Assets | 244M | 214M | 200M | 226M | 227M | 217M | 195M | 179M | 206M | 167M | 162M | 157M | 162M |
| Current Liabilities | 109M | 92M | 82M | 94M | 124M | 117M | 95M | 86M | 103M | 95M | 88M | 84M | 73M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 2.48 | -4.33 | -13.79 | 0.51 | -3.01 | 4.00 | 0.71 | 0.34 | -4.25 | 0.13 | 3.89 | 0.69 | 1.09 |
| Owner EPS | 5.40 | 3.92 | 0.31 | 1.70 | 1.03 | 1.42 | 1.08 | -1.01 | -2.01 | 2.03 | 0.85 | 1.96 | 3.22 |
| Book Value | 32.47 | 27.55 | 12.97 | 14.70 | 11.79 | 15.96 | 16.56 | 17.17 | 12.80 | 12.62 | 16.15 | 16.03 | 16.81 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 6.45 | 5.47 | 1.79 | 3.75 | 2.51 | 2.47 | 1.92 | -0.08 | -0.99 | 3.28 | 2.05 | 3.26 | 2.23 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 10.3M | 10.3M | 10.3M | 10.5M | 10.4M | 10.6M | 10.7M | 10.7M | 10.7M | 11.3M | 11.0M | 10.9M | 10.3M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 19.7 | N/A | N/A | 52.3 | N/A | 4.9 | 21.1 | 39.2 | N/A | 167.7 | 6.9 | N/A | 39.1 |
| P/FCF | 10.2 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 14.1 | N/A | N/A | 7.6 | 23.0 | N/A | 10.8 |
| EV/EBIT | 11.5 | 19.2 | N/A | 13.4 | N/A | N/A | 9.8 | 29.5 | N/A | 26.7 | 14.3 | N/A | 21.4 |
| Price/Book | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | N/A | 2.5 |
| Price/Sales | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | N/A | 0.8 |
| FCF Yield | 9.8% | 29.7% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 9.7% | 7.1% | -3.8% | -18.6% | 13.2% | 4.4% | N/A | 9.3% |
| Market Cap | 505M | 139M | 145M | 280M | 161M | 209M | 160M | 142M | 98M | 246M | 295M | 0 | 438M |
| Avg. Price | 47.74 | 30.76 | 12.83 | 18.51 | 22.89 | 20.82 | 14.45 | 16.71 | 13.01 | 15.04 | 23.35 | 0.00 | 42.40 |
| Year-End Price | 48.82 | 13.56 | 14.10 | 26.65 | 15.56 | 19.60 | 15.01 | 13.33 | 9.15 | 21.80 | 26.72 | 0.00 | 42.40 |
FOSTER L B CO passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
FOSTER L B CO trades at 94.2x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 21.1x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 15.9x vs a median of 10.3x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 3.2% with a gross margin of 19.7%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 3.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -2.1%.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a net profit margin of 1.4%. This is a modest margin.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) generated $25 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 in its most recent fiscal year.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.3%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a 5-year average gross margin of 19.7%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for FOSTER L B CO (FSTR), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
FOSTER L B CO (FSTR) has a book value per share of $16.03, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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