L.B. Foster Company

NasdaqGS:FSTR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$285.8m

L.B. Foster Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

L.B. Foster's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.7% per year. L.B. Foster's return on equity is 23.4%, and it has net margins of 8%.

Key information

-34.5%

Earnings growth rate

-34.7%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.8%
Revenue growth rate-1.7%
Return on equity23.4%
Net Margin8.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Why L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

Nov 14
Why L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

Recent updates

Further Upside For L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 43% Bounce

Nov 27
Further Upside For L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 43% Bounce

Why L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

Nov 14
Why L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

L.B. Foster: Strong Headwinds In Domestic Rail Market, But I Wouldn't Sell Yet

Aug 21

Some Investors May Be Worried About L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Returns On Capital

Jul 18
Some Investors May Be Worried About L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Returns On Capital

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Jul 03
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

We Think L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Mar 13
We Think L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

These Return Metrics Don't Make L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Look Too Strong

Nov 06
These Return Metrics Don't Make L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Look Too Strong

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 19
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Health Check: How Prudently Does L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Use Debt?

Jan 16
Health Check: How Prudently Does L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Use Debt?

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?

Sep 23
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?

Here's Why L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Sep 02
Here's Why L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

L.B. Foster GAAP EPS of $0.18, revenue of $131.5M

Aug 09

Should You Think About Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Now?

May 11
Should You Think About Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Now?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Sep 10
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

L.B. Foster provided 3,000 tons of steel piling for the Sabine Pass LNG export facility expansion contract

Jun 04

Returns On Capital At L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Have Stalled

May 30
Returns On Capital At L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Have Stalled

We Think L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

May 15
We Think L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

L.B. Foster Company 2021 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

May 09

L.B. Foster trades lower on Q1 estimates miss

May 04

When Should You Buy L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?

Apr 30
When Should You Buy L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?

Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In L.B. Foster Company's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock?

Mar 09
Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In L.B. Foster Company's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How L.B. Foster makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:FSTR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2453743980
30 Jun 245457990
31 Mar 245538990
31 Dec 235441970
30 Sep 23546-42910
30 Jun 23531-45890
31 Mar 23514-46840
31 Dec 22497-46800
30 Sep 22473-2770
30 Jun 224732750
31 Mar 224963750
31 Dec 215144760
30 Sep 215166750
30 Jun 2150520720
31 Mar 2149225710
31 Dec 2049726740
30 Sep 2052354780
30 Jun 2055041820
31 Mar 2058844830
31 Dec 1961648850
30 Sep 19640-23850
30 Jun 19662-21860
31 Mar 19655-26890
31 Dec 18581-31830
30 Sep 1860412880
30 Jun 185688850
31 Mar 185406820
31 Dec 175365810
30 Sep 17502-37780
30 Jun 17485-46790
31 Mar 17476-141810
31 Dec 16484-142850
30 Sep 16516-97900
30 Jun 16578-149910
31 Mar 16613-52920
31 Dec 15625-44910
30 Sep 15647-42870
30 Jun 1563825860
31 Mar 1563426820
31 Dec 1460726780
30 Sep 1460327770
30 Jun 1459728740
31 Mar 1458028720
31 Dec 1359829710

Quality Earnings: FSTR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FSTR became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FSTR has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -34.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: FSTR has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FSTR has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (14.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FSTR's Return on Equity (23.4%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

L.B. Foster Company is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark Zinski21st Century Equity Research
Alexander RygielB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Brent ThielmanD.A. Davidson & Co.