L.B. Foster Company FSTR
37.47
(0.05)
(0.13%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $394.7M
- P/E
- 33.8×
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
36.42 | 6.73 | 171.46 | 0.00 | 40.44 | 20.90 | 4.74 | 0.00 | 51.22 | 0.00 |
P/S ratio |
0.52 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.30 |
P/FCF ratio |
11.07 | 17.23 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.45 | 8.34 | 6.69 | 7.93 | 12.55 |
P/Operating CF |
12.61 | 11.88 | 11.12 | 12.71 | 24.34 | 43.60 | 12.60 | 46.55 | 23.19 | 22.50 |
P/B ratio |
1.59 | 1.61 | 1.69 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 1.78 | 1.10 |
Price to Tangible BV |
2.13 | 2.18 | 2.64 | 1.26 | 1.10 | 1.33 | 1.86 | 3.11 | 3.56 | 2.89 |
EV/Sales |
0.59 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 0.57 |
EV/EBITDA |
9.26 | 9.62 | 12.04 | 25.61 | 9.09 | 6.71 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 9.77 | 15.09 |
EV/Operating CF |
8.93 | 14.71 | 7.94 | (18.34) | (157.05) | 11.59 | 8.39 | 8.84 | 9.33 | 15.00 |
EV/FCF |
12.60 | 19.89 | 8.90 | (10.81) | (29.53) | 25.29 | 10.15 | 9.32 | 10.59 | 23.58 |
Quick Ratio |
1.01 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 1.22 | 1.18 |
Current Ratio |
1.87 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 2.42 | 2.42 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.12 | 1.29 | 2.16 | 11.75 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 0.95 | (14.03) | 2.46 | 7.06 |
Debt/Assets |
12.94% | 14.03% | 17.69% | 25.15% | 9.12% | 12.16% | 14.35% | 19.56% | 32.35% | 40.60% |
Debt/Equity |
0.24 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.84 | 1.20 |
Asset Turnover |
1.62 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.01 |
Operating CF/Net income |
4.72 | 0.53 | 25.24 | 0.23 | (0.29) | 2.23 | 0.69 | (0.83) | 7.34 | (0.13) |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.83) | (0.42) | (0.26) | (0.50) | (0.33) | (0.67) | (0.35) | (0.09) | (0.24) | (0.28) |
Interest Coverage |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4.25% | 26.69% | 1.04% | (28.37%) | 2.01% | 4.37% | 29.16% | (22.54%) | 3.73% | (68.09%) | |
| 2.27% | 13.28% | 0.43% | (12.87%) | 1.02% | 1.96% | 10.80% | (7.94%) | 1.35% | (29.52%) | |
ROIC |
6.38% | 5.74% | 2.91% | (1.99%) | 1.37% | 4.56% | 9.34% | (6.57%) | 4.49% | (1.24%) |
Return on Tangible Assets |
5.03% | 28.88% | 0.99% | (24.24%) | 2.39% | 4.68% | 26.55% | (16.46%) | 2.34% | (64.03%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
54.45 | 44.68 | 35.90 | 60.50 | 39.73 | 42.78 | 43.59 | 54.10 | 52.11 | 50.30 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
16.40% | 18.16% | 17.95% | 16.61% | 14.80% | 14.81% | 13.39% | 14.24% | 15.01% | 17.78% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.94% | 0.72% | 0.77% | 0.48% | 0.38% | 0.23% | 0.51% | 0.66% | 0.32% | 0.28% |
Graham Net Nets |
0.01 | 0.02 | (0.01) | (0.21) | 0.14 | 0.01 | (0.09) | (0.21) | (0.08) | (0.41) |
Graham Number |
16.81 | 38.77 | 6.22 | 0.00 | 11.50 | 16.49 | 38.75 | 0.00 | 13.22 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
2.75% | 14.87% | 0.58% | (43.51%) | 2.47% | 4.78% | 21.10% | (20.19%) | 1.95% | (96.43%) |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
9.03% | 5.80% | 13.70% | (17.10%) | (3.87%) | 4.89% | 12.00% | 14.94% | 12.62% | 7.97% |
Revenue per Share |
52.05 | 49.51 | 50.35 | 46.41 | 48.35 | 47.19 | 59.22 | 56.08 | 51.90 | 47.07 |
Operating CF per Share |
3.43 | 2.11 | 3.42 | (0.99) | (0.10) | 1.61 | 2.81 | 2.51 | 3.81 | 1.79 |
Capex per Share |
(1.00) | (0.55) | (0.37) | (0.69) | (0.43) | (0.87) | (0.49) | (0.13) | (0.45) | (0.65) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
2.43 | 1.56 | 3.05 | (1.67) | (0.53) | 0.74 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 3.36 | 1.14 |
Cash per Share |
0.42 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.36 | 0.99 | 3.65 | 2.96 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
16.97 | 16.70 | 13.23 | 12.84 | 17.28 | 16.78 | 16.32 | 11.79 | 14.95 | 12.97 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
16.97 | 16.70 | 13.23 | 12.84 | 17.28 | 16.78 | 16.32 | 11.79 | 14.95 | 12.97 |
Free Cash Flow |
25.25 | 16.74 | 32.98 | (17.94) | (5.65) | 7.76 | 24.20 | 24.62 | 34.69 | 11.71 |
Working Capital |
72.95 | 73.31 | 72.85 | 102.62 | 93.29 | 100.02 | 99.92 | 102.48 | 132.77 | 117.27 |
Capital Expenditures |
(10.37) | (5.90) | (3.97) | (7.37) | (4.59) | (9.16) | (5.10) | (1.35) | (4.69) | (6.69) |
Net Current Asset Value |
2.50 | 6.07 | (2.21) | (21.98) | 20.49 | 1.75 | (18.64) | (34.46) | (20.95) | (60.17) |
EV/EBIT |
14.53 | 16.23 | 32.22 | 0.00 | 37.34 | 12.54 | 7.69 | 0.00 | 20.69 | 0.00 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Net Profit Margin |
1.40% | 8.09% | 0.27% | (9.16%) | 0.71% | 1.52% | 6.91% | (5.36%) | 1.00% | (29.30%) |
Price to Operating Income |
12.77 | 14.06 | 26.43 | 0.00 | 32.67 | 10.15 | 6.31 | 0.00 | 15.49 | 0.00 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.16 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
Cash ROIC |
(18.63%) | (23.09%) | (19.25%) | (41.28%) | (26.32%) | (19.69%) | (12.86%) | (29.36%) | (17.61%) | (26.48%) |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
7.42 | 8.96 | 8.00 | 7.19 | 8.99 | 7.54 | 7.72 | 7.14 | 7.49 | 6.66 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
8.31 | 9.21 | 9.78 | 9.04 | 8.88 | 6.83 | 7.01 | 7.16 | 9.56 | 8.41 |
Inventory Turnover |
6.52 | 5.75 | 5.80 | 5.89 | 6.04 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.12 | 4.64 | 4.38 |
Average Days of Payables |
44.97 | 44.29 | 33.40 | 43.65 | 35.37 | 49.69 | 46.43 | 61.10 | 44.37 | 35.04 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
51.57 | 62.36 | 61.82 | 67.76 | 53.70 | 71.31 | 87.26 | 97.19 | 86.98 | 77.28 |
Average Receivables |
72.76 | 59.23 | 67.97 | 69.18 | 57.10 | 65.96 | 79.87 | 81.35 | 71.61 | 72.56 |
Average Payables |
51.30 | 44.79 | 44.14 | 45.10 | 48.10 | 58.91 | 70.65 | 65.34 | 45.07 | 46.77 |
Average Inventory |
65.36 | 71.81 | 74.42 | 69.30 | 70.74 | 98.54 | 121.48 | 113.62 | 92.99 | 89.82 |
Average Assets |
332.46 | 323.48 | 338.86 | 353.95 | 356.50 | 387.78 | 394.21 | 392.50 | 397.38 | 479.84 |
Average Common Equity |
177.51 | 160.92 | 140.22 | 160.60 | 180.22 | 173.35 | 145.99 | 138.31 | 143.87 | 208.04 |
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