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L.B. Foster Company FSTR R2K

Industrials · Railroads · United States
https://www.lbfoster.com

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 new and 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; power rail; and trackwork products. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems; mobile and wayside 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, including restrooms, concession stands, and other protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and sound walls, bridge beams, and other wet/dry utilities concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; cuts, threads, and paints pipes; threading services for oil and gas production; fabricated steel and aluminum products; and protective pipeline coating services. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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$41.14
+117.79% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$430.27M
Current Price
$41.14
High / Low (52W)
$42.30 / $18.89
Beta
1.06

Valuation

Stock P/E
39.94
Industry PE
28.38
Forward P/E
22.98
PEG Ratio
0.35
Book Value
$16.81
Price to Book
2.45
P/S
0.76
EV/EBITDA
12.35
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
9.05%
ROE
6.37%
ROA
5.43%
Profit Margin
1.98%
Op Margin
1.69%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.14
EPS (TTM)
$1.03

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.48
Quick Ratio
1.17
Current Ratio
2.22
Debt
$82.94M
Total Assets
$330.37M
Current Assets
$156.87M
Working Capital
$72.95M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
8.07%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
72.34%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$510.10M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$563.36M
EBITDA
$41.31M
Free Cash Flow
$35.13M
Operating Cash Flow
$51.32M
Shares Outstanding
10.46M
Gross Margin
21.54%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
2.77%
Profit 5Y
38.85%
Revenue (YoY)
23.90%
Earnings (YoY)
-

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 38.9% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 FSTR L.B. Foster Company R2K 41.14 39.94 $430.27M - 9.05% 6.37% 2.77% 38.85%
2 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX 875.87 43.66 $403.42B 0.69% 19.42% 51.33% 4.38% 9.83%
3 GE GE Aerospace SPX 323.76 40.17 $338.27B 0.58% 11.89% 45.43% 16.32% 195.89%
4 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI 968.32 28.33 $260.21B 0.21% 6.30% 75.71% 8.68% 92.84%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPX 179.66 33.64 $241.95B 1.54% 9.41% 11.57% 9.72% 9.01%
6 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX 262.64 21.60 $155.93B 2.10% 16.19% 40.69% -0.49% 0.66%
7 ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI 400.60 39.20 $155.55B 1.10% 16.23% 20.84% 9.77% 18.41%
8 HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX 237.86 38.00 $150.72B 2.00% 13.57% 24.26% 1.82% -1.62%
9 DE Deere & Company SPX 542.18 30.67 $146.45B 1.20% 12.82% 18.35% -4.50% -11.00%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 176.06M-126.31M135.99M114.64M-118.70M144.86M131.49M-122.45M172.89M167.09M----------------------97.79M143.56M138.29M160.37M121.14M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------77.64M112.66M107.22M128.74M95.45M
Gross Profit 36.04M29.87M23.96M27.81M19.80M18.78M21.24M27.93M27.92M28.18M22.19M33.06M31.30M30.60M28.16M36.63M27.95M28.20M23.12M28.14M22.06M21.68M18.83M26.16M22.28M16.45M23.29M23.10M23.29M32.25M27.42M26.18M30.51M32.76M-20.15M30.90M31.07M31.64M25.70M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------22.07M23.22M22.77M23.80M23.65M
Operating Income -68.43M--738.00K-124.21M-7.66M-2.20M8.56M9.12M-3.95M12.71M11.18M-9.00M16.35M8.97M-144.00K3.22M6.12M--661.00K4.92M758.00K-2.29M2.48M-1.12M503.00K6.35M1.62M5.57M4.57M7.32M--1.92M7.68M8.29M7.83M2.04M
EBITDA -----------------------------------1.82M10.88M11.36M10.70M5.16M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------1.14M1.49M1.25M1.00M851.00K
Pretax Income ------------------------------------2.75M6.28M7.14M6.74M1.41M
Tax Provision ------------------------------------631.00K3.44M2.81M4.37M-81.00K
Net Income -57.42M3.33M-2.83M-92.00M-5.98M-40.85M-2.43M3.22M4.50M78.00K-1.86M5.43M6.41M-41.15M3.69M9.56M3.06M26.25M-1.87M523.00K6.83M2.10M-1.26M2.88M2.34M-1.57M2.01M-2.08M-2.15M3.53M515.00K4.44M2.85M35.91M--2.11M2.88M4.35M2.42M1.50M
Diluted EPS -5.600.32-0.28-8.96-0.58-3.97-0.240.310.430.01-0.180.520.61-3.970.350.900.292.46-0.180.050.640.20-0.120.270.22-0.150.18-0.20-0.200.320.050.400.263.27--0.200.270.400.220.14

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue ----597.96M607.19M624.52M483.51M536.38M----497.50M543.74M530.76M540.01M
Cost of Revenue -------------407.89M431.70M412.70M426.26M
Gross Profit -72.86M98.41M92.27M115.94M121.59M133.65M90.36M105.26M113.47M120.94M95.01M-89.61M112.04M118.06M113.75M
Operating Expenses -------------88.80M102.94M101.03M91.87M
Operating Income -36.21M41.86M29.79M---41.35M-134.16M28.60M38.91M36.51M15.63M-810.00K9.11M17.04M21.89M
EBITDA -------------9.12M21.73M33.52M34.76M
Interest Expense -------------3.34M5.53M4.99M4.89M
Pretax Income --------------9.00M944.00K14.45M17.42M
Tax Provision -------------36.68M-355.00K-28.40M10.00M
Net Income 15.73M20.49M22.89M16.19M29.29M25.66M-44.45M-141.66M5.36M-31.17M42.57M7.58M--45.56M1.46M42.95M7.54M
Diluted EPS 1.531.982.221.582.852.48-4.33-13.790.51-3.014.000.71--4.250.133.890.69
R&D Expense -273.00K1.90M2.93M3.15M3.10M3.94M3.51M2.24M2.65M2.61M2.64M2.23M2.22M2.56M2.83M3.64M

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:2.77%
1 Year:23.90%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:38.85%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+117.79%
6 Months:+55.42%
3 Months:+33.88%
1 Month:+34.40%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Jan 2017Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --378.40M379.89M406.12M413.19M491.72M566.66M393.02M-401.74M383.25M405.17M370.39M-365.31M312.40M334.55M330.37M
Current Assets ---------------205.73M167.35M161.60M156.87M
Cash & Equivalents 115.07M124.84M74.80M73.73M101.46M64.62M52.02M33.31M30.36M-37.68M10.28M14.18M7.56M-2.88M2.56M2.45M4.35M
Inventory ---------------75.72M73.11M70.51M60.22M
Receivables ---------------82.45M53.48M64.98M80.55M
Total Liabilities ---------------227.71M169.57M155.54M154.37M
Current Liabilities --96.98M84.73M91.97M75.48M108.69M91.65M82.33M-93.53M124.19M116.74M95.30M-103.11M94.50M88.30M83.92M
Long Term Debt ---------------91.75M55.17M46.77M42.60M
Total Debt ---------------106.04M67.14M61.65M67.02M
Total Equity -232.59M255.75M269.81M287.57M316.40M335.89M282.83M133.25M140.02M154.50M122.12M169.86M176.83M-137.18M142.11M178.32M175.28M
Shares Outstanding ---------------11.12M11.12M11.12M11.12M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow --------39.37M25.96M29.30M---10.58M36.96M22.63M35.62M
Investing Cash Flow -5.39M-87.35M-21.44M-7.14M-47.17M-97.75M---4.69M2.25M-7.68M---56.42M2.49M-6.31M-10.37M
Financing Cash Flow -10.58M-21.44M-9.35M-3.75M-1.72M22.05M---29.70M-55.30M-18.25M--60.24M-39.30M-16.23M-23.54M
Capital Expenditure -6.11M-5.92M-11.73M-7.16M-9.67M-17.06M-14.91M-7.66M-6.15M-3.66M-6.03M-9.18M--7.63M-4.51M-9.79M-10.42M
Free Cash Flow --------33.22M22.31M23.27M---18.21M32.44M12.84M25.20M
Net Change in Cash --------------6.75M146.00K89.00K1.71M
Share Buybacks 1.86M17.00K6.59M669.00K708.00K985.00K2.70M342.00K103.00K316.00K621.00K1.67M732.00K410.00K2.62M8.24M16.51M
Dividends Paid ---1.02M--------------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ----19.4%20.0%21.4%18.7%19.6%----18.0%20.6%22.2%21.1%
Operating Margin % -------6.6%-27.7%5.3%----0.2%1.7%3.2%4.1%
Net Margin % ----4.9%4.2%-7.1%-29.3%1.0%-----9.2%0.3%8.1%1.4%
ROE % 6.8%8.0%8.5%5.6%9.3%7.6%-15.7%-106.3%3.5%-25.5%25.1%4.3%--33.2%1.0%24.1%4.3%
ROCE % -12.9%14.2%9.5%---8.7%-43.2%9.3%15.0%12.7%5.7%-0.3%4.2%6.9%8.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
8.07%
Institutions
72.34%
Public Float
78.69%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Brandes Investment Partners L.P. 14.16% 1.48M $60.94M
2 22NW, LP 10.20% 1.07M $43.90M
3 Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL 8.62% 901.44K $37.09M
4 Blackrock Inc. 6.72% 702.86K $28.92M
5 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.63% 693.49K $28.53M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.68% 384.78K $15.83M
7 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 3.03% 316.38K $13.02M
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.19% 228.71K $9.41M
9 State Street Corporation 1.46% 152.55K $6.28M
10 Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC 1.30% 136.10K $5.60M

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