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Ticker
FSTR

Price
19.63
Stock movement down
-0.32 (-1.41%)
Company name
LB Foster Company
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Railroads
Market cap
236.65M
Ent value
395.62M
Price/Sales
0.44
Price/Book
1.30
Div yield
0.72%
Div growth
-
Growth years
3
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
5.53
Forward P/E
11.91
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return
19.03%
3 year return
15.01%
5 year return
8.00%
10 year return
1.44%
Last updated: 2025-09-12

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.16
Dividend yield0.72%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.77%
Average yield0.98%
Minimum yield0.54%
Discount to avg yield-37.12%
Upside potential-27.07%
Yield as % of max yield40.53%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.72%
Current yield distribution81.35%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.54%
Yield at 90%0.66%
Yield at 80%0.73%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.94%
Yield at 20%1.19%
Yield at 10%1.35%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.77%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth3 years
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.16
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date7 Sep 2016
EPS (TTM)3.89
EPS (1y forward)1.88
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FSTRS&P500
DGR MR33.33%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years16.96%5.24%
DGR 5 years-5.40%
DGR 10 years-7.07%
DGR 15 years-6.12%
Time since last change announced4016 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM--
Average--
Forward8.53%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E5.53
Price to OCF11.59
Price to FCF24.72
Price to EBITDA8.17
EV to EBITDA13.66

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.44
Price to Book1.30
EV to Sales0.74

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count10.60M
EPS (TTM)3.89
FCF per share (TTM)0.87

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)537.46M
Gross profit (TTM)116.23M
Operating income (TTM)14.71M
Net income (TTM)42.76M
EPS (TTM)3.89
EPS (1y forward)1.88

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)21.63%
Operating margin (TTM)2.74%
Profit margin (TTM)7.96%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash3.13M
Net receivables86.90M
Total current assets173.45M
Goodwill32.88M
Intangible assets16.02M
Property, plant and equipment88.34M
Total assets344.54M
Accounts payable40.01M
Short/Current long term debt78.47M
Total current liabilities76.39M
Total liabilities162.11M
Shareholder's equity182.44M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)20.41M
Capital expenditures (TTM)10.84M
Free cash flow (TTM)9.57M
Dividends paid (TTM)0.00

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity23.44%
Return on Assets12.41%
Return on Invested Capital17.04%
Cash Return on Invested Capital3.81%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open22.71
Daily high22.72
Daily low22.32
Daily Volume28K
All-time high57.97
1y analyst estimate28.00
Beta0.98
EPS (TTM)3.89
Dividend per share0.16
Ex-div date7 Sep 2016
Next earnings date11 Nov 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FSTRS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-61.48%-1.46%
Highest price drop-84.91%-56.47%
Date of highest drop18 Mar 20209 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-42.03%-10.99%
Avg time to new high75 days12 days
Max time to new high4453 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FSTR (LB Foster Company) company logo
Marketcap
236.65M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for building and supporting infrastructure in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions. The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors, as well as used rails; rail accessories, such as track spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products. This segment also provides engineered concrete railroad ties, friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment, including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and manufactures sounds walls, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed and precast concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; cuts, threads, and paints pipes; threading services for oil and gas production; and protective pipeline coating services. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Employees
1057
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Robert P. Bauer
Country
USA
City
Pittsburgh
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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