L.B. Foster Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
L.B. Foster's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -26.3%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.7% per year. L.B. Foster's return on equity is 0.9%, and it has net margins of 0.3%.
Key information
-26.3%
Earnings growth rate
-25.7%
EPS growth rate
| Machinery Industry Growth | 10.7% |
| Revenue growth rate | -4.7% |
| Return on equity | 0.9% |
| Net Margin | 0.3% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How L.B. Foster makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 544 | 1 | 97 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 546 | -42 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 531 | -45 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 514 | -46 | 84 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 497 | -46 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 473 | -2 | 77 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 473 | 2 | 75 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 496 | 3 | 75 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 514 | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 516 | 6 | 75 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 505 | 20 | 72 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 492 | 25 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 497 | 26 | 74 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 523 | 54 | 78 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 550 | 41 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 588 | 44 | 83 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 616 | 48 | 85 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 640 | -23 | 85 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 662 | -21 | 86 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 655 | -26 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 581 | -31 | 83 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 604 | 12 | 88 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 568 | 8 | 85 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 540 | 6 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 536 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 502 | -37 | 78 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 485 | -46 | 79 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 476 | -141 | 81 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 484 | -142 | 85 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 516 | -97 | 90 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 578 | -149 | 91 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 613 | -52 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 625 | -44 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 647 | -42 | 87 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 638 | 25 | 86 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 634 | 26 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 607 | 26 | 78 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 603 | 27 | 77 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 597 | 28 | 74 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 580 | 28 | 72 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 598 | 29 | 71 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 582 | 29 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 590 | 27 | 68 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: LB1A has a large one-off loss of $4.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: LB1A became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LB1A has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -26.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: LB1A has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: LB1A has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (7.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LB1A's Return on Equity (0.9%) is considered low.