L.B. Foster Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
L.B. Foster has a total shareholder equity of $142.8M and total debt of $55.1M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 38.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $313.2M and $170.4M respectively. L.B. Foster's EBIT is $10.1M making its interest coverage ratio 1.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $3.8M.
Key information
38.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$55.06m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 1.8x |
| Cash | US$3.79m |
| Equity | US$142.84m |
| Total liabilities | US$170.37m |
| Total assets | US$313.21m |
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 10We Think L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
May 15These 4 Measures Indicate That L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Is Using Debt Extensively
Feb 05
Recent updates
We 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 10L.B. Foster provided 3,000 tons of steel piling for the Sabine Pass LNG export facility expansion contract
Jun 04Returns 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 15L.B. Foster Company 2021 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
May 09L.B. Foster trades lower on Q1 estimates miss
May 04When 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 05Is 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 26L.B. Foster Company 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
Nov 05Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($168.0M) exceed its short term liabilities ($95.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: FSTR's short term assets ($168.0M) exceed its long term liabilities ($75.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FSTR's net debt to equity ratio (35.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: FSTR's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 60.6% to 38.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FSTR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (67.9%).
Interest Coverage: FSTR's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).