FSTR Stock Overview
L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects worldwide.
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
Rewards
Risk Analysis
No risks detected for FSTR from our risk checks.
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L.B. Foster Company Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$11.68 |
| 52 Week High | US$16.15 |
| 52 Week Low | US$9.00 |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| 1 Month Change | 20.66% |
| 3 Month Change | 16.45% |
| 1 Year Change | -25.32% |
| 3 Year Change | -31.66% |
| 5 Year Change | -54.73% |
| Change since IPO | 174.82% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Health Check: How Prudently Does L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Use Debt?
Jan 16
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?
Sep 23Here's Why L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Sep 02Should You Think About Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Now?
May 11L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Sep 10Returns On Capital At L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Have Stalled
May 30We Think L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
May 15When Should You Buy L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?
Apr 30Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In L.B. Foster Company's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock?
Mar 09Is L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Using Capital Effectively?
Feb 22These 4 Measures Indicate That L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Using Debt Extensively
Feb 05
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR)?
Jan 21If You Had Bought L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 45% Returns
Jan 06How Much Of L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Do Insiders Own?
Dec 22Is L.B. Foster Company's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?
Dec 09Does L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?
Nov 26Shareholder Returns
| FSTR | US Machinery | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -5.3% | 0.07% | 0.2% |
| 1Y | -25.3% | 2.8% | -13.6% |
Return vs Industry: FSTR underperformed the US Machinery industry which returned 6.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FSTR underperformed the US Market which returned -9.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| FSTR volatility | |
|---|---|
| FSTR Average Weekly Movement | 6.9% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 5.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: FSTR is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FSTR's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 991 | John Kasel | https://www.lbfoster.com |
L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects worldwide. The company’s Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors; used rails; rail accessories, including track spikes and anchors, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; power rail, direct fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products, as well as engineers and manufactures insulated rail joints and related accessories. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment, wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, track fasteners, and engineered concrete railroad ties; and aftermarket services.
L.B. Foster Company Fundamentals Summary
| FSTR fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$127.65m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$1.97m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$473.29m |
0.3x
P/S Ratio-64.9x
P/E RatioIs FSTR overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| FSTR income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$473.29m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$390.57m |
| Gross Profit | US$82.72m |
| Other Expenses | US$84.69m |
| Earnings | -US$1.97m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.18 |
| Gross Margin | 17.48% |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.42% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 56.2% |
How did FSTR perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison