L.B. Foster Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
L.B. Foster has a total shareholder equity of $179.0M and total debt of $46.5M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $334.6M and $155.5M respectively. L.B. Foster's EBIT is $18.5M making its interest coverage ratio 3.7. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.9M.
Key information
26.0%
Debt to equity ratio
US$46.47m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.7x |
| Cash | US$2.88m |
| Equity | US$179.01m |
| Total liabilities | US$155.54m |
| Total assets | US$334.55m |
Recent financial health updates
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
May 19
Health Check: How Prudently Does L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Use Debt?
Jan 16Here's Why L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Sep 02L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Sep 10Recent updates
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock's 28% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny
Mar 11L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Consensus Forecasts Have Become A Little Darker Since Its Latest Report
Mar 07Some Investors May Be Worried About L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Returns On Capital
Mar 05Further Upside For L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 43% Bounce
Nov 27Why L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem
Nov 14L.B. Foster: Strong Headwinds In Domestic Rail Market, But I Wouldn't Sell Yet
Aug 21Some Investors May Be Worried About L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Returns On Capital
Jul 18L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny
Jul 03We Think L.B. Foster's (NASDAQ:FSTR) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve
Mar 13These Return Metrics Don't Make L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Look Too Strong
Nov 06L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
May 19Health Check: How Prudently Does L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Use Debt?
Jan 16Is 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 02L.B. Foster GAAP EPS of $0.18, revenue of $131.5M
Aug 09Should 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 10Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($161.6M) exceed its short term liabilities ($88.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($161.6M) exceed its long term liabilities ($67.2M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FSTR's net debt to equity ratio (24.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: FSTR's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 34.2% to 26% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FSTR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (48.7%).
Interest Coverage: FSTR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/03/12 04:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
L.B. Foster Company is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mark Zinski | 21st Century Equity Research |
| Alexander Rygiel | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Brent Thielman | D.A. Davidson & Co. |