L.B. Foster
Market Cap
US$161.3m
Last Updated
2021/01/15 23:54 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
L.B. Foster Company manufactures and distributes products and services for the transportation and energy infrastructure worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 99.9% per year for the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and undervalued.
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Share Price & News
How has L.B. Foster's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FSTR is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FSTR's weekly volatility has decreased from 11% to 5% over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.6%
FSTR
-0.7%
US Machinery
-0.9%
US Market
1 Year Return
-25.0%
FSTR
21.7%
US Machinery
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: FSTR underperformed the US Machinery industry which returned 24.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FSTR underperformed the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FSTR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.6% | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| 30 Day | -0.6% | 5.9% | 3.0% |
| 90 Day | 1.4% | 15.3% | 11.5% |
| 1 Year | -25.0%-25.0% | 24.7%21.7% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | -40.1%-40.1% | 28.0%19.0% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | 45.8%44.5% | 177.7%147.5% | 124.8%99.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is L.B. Foster's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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If You Had Bought L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 45% Returns3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
How Much Of L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Do Insiders Own?Valuation
Is L.B. Foster undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
39.1%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FSTR ($15.01) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($24.66)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FSTR is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FSTR is good value based on its PE Ratio (3.3x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (34.1x).
PE vs Market: FSTR is good value based on its PE Ratio (3.3x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: FSTR's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FSTR is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.9x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (3.1x).
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Future Growth
How is L.B. Foster forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
-99.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-99.9% per year).
Earnings vs Market: FSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-99.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: FSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: FSTR's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-2.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FSTR's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.7% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if FSTR's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has L.B. Foster performed over the past 5 years?
55.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FSTR has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FSTR became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FSTR has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 55.6% 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 (-15.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FSTR's Return on Equity (27.9%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is L.B. Foster's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($203.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($99.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($203.2M) exceed its long term liabilities ($106.3M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FSTR's debt to equity ratio (28.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: FSTR's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 73.2% to 28.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FSTR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (58.4%).
Interest Coverage: FSTR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is L.B. Foster current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FSTR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FSTR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FSTR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FSTR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: FSTR is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FSTR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.9yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Bauer (62 yo)
8.92yrs
Tenure
US$2,095,889
Compensation
Mr. Robert P. Bauer, also known as Bob, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of LB Foster Co. since February 1, 2012. Mr. Bauer has been with L. B. Foster since 2012 and prior to that was wit...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bob's total compensation ($USD2.10M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.02M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 8.92yrs | US$2.10m | 1.53% $ 2.5m | |
| Senior VP & COO | 1yr | US$888.78k | 0.57% $ 925.3k | |
| Senior VP | 6.92yrs | US$695.90k | 0.35% $ 558.9k | |
| Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | 0.92yr | no data | 0.015% $ 24.0k | |
| Senior VP of Human Resources & Administration | 8.42yrs | US$752.51k | 0.41% $ 666.9k | |
| Manager of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Marketing & Communications Manager | no data | no data | no data |
6.9yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FSTR's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 8.92yrs | US$2.10m | 1.53% $ 2.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 23yrs | US$195.00k | 1.89% $ 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 25yrs | US$141.25k | 0.68% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 12.67yrs | US$141.00k | 0.27% $ 436.3k | |
| Director | 0.42yr | no data | 0.061% $ 98.3k | |
| Independent Director | 18.67yrs | US$145.00k | 0.49% $ 791.5k | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$135.00k | 0.098% $ 157.8k | |
| Independent Director | 6.08yrs | US$141.25k | 0.44% $ 711.3k | |
| Independent Director | 4.92yrs | US$135.00k | 0.095% $ 153.7k |
8.9yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FSTR's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
L.B. Foster Company's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: L.B. Foster Company
- Ticker: FSTR
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1902
- Industry: Industrial Machinery
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: US$161.295m
- Shares outstanding: 10.75m
- Website: https://www.lbfoster.com
Number of Employees
Location
- L.B. Foster Company
- 415 Holiday Drive
- Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania
- 15220
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSTR | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 1981 |
| LB1A | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1981 |
Biography
L.B. Foster Company manufactures and distributes products and services for the transportation and energy infrastructure worldwide. Its Rail Products and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and sh...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 23:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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