(FSTR) LB Foster - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Railroads | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 399m USD | Total Return: 97.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 3.98M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -21.2%
Qual. Beats: 1
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L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) is a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer and distributor of engineered products for global transportation and energy infrastructure. The company operates through two primary divisions: Rail, Technologies, and Services, and Infrastructure Solutions. Its portfolio includes track components, friction management systems, precast concrete structures, and specialized bridge and pipeline coatings.
The business model relies on a mix of consumable rail products and long-cycle infrastructure projects, often tied to government spending and municipal budgets. As an industrial supplier, the company is sensitive to North American freight volumes and the maintenance cycles of Class I and short-line railroads. For a deeper look into these fundamental drivers, consider reviewing the detailed metrics on ValueRay.
In addition to physical hardware, L.B. Foster provides technology-driven monitoring systems that track wheel impacts and environmental hazards like rockfalls or floods. This integration of digital monitoring with traditional steel and concrete fabrication allows the firm to serve both the construction and operational maintenance phases of infrastructure development.
- Infrastructure spending levels dictate demand for precast concrete and bridge products
- Freight and transit rail maintenance cycles drive core rail segment revenue
- Steel price volatility impacts manufacturing input costs and product profit margins
- Expansion of digital rail monitoring technologies improves high-margin services revenue mix
- Energy sector activity influences demand for pipeline coating and threading services
| Net Income: 11.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.08 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 15.84% < 20% (prev 19.92%; Δ -4.08% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 51.3m > Net Income 11.2m |
| Net Debt (102.2m) to EBITDA (37.9m): 2.70 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.22 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (10.6m) vs 12m ago 0.42% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 21.18% > 18% (prev 0.22%; Δ 2.10k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 166.5% > 50% (prev 147.1%; Δ 19.44% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 5.65 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 37.9m / Interest Expense TTM 4.60m) |
| A: 0.27 (Total Current Assets 162.2m - Total Current Liabilities 73.0m) / Total Assets 333.8m |
| B: 0.53 (Retained Earnings 176.6m / Total Assets 333.8m) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 26.0m / Avg Total Assets 338.3m) |
| D: 0.97 (Book Value of Equity 154.7m / Total Liabilities 159.3m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.01 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.04 (Receivables 81.5m/70.5m, Revenue 563.4m/504.2m) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 21.18% / 22.22%) |
| AQI: 0.87 (AQ_t 0.20 / AQ_t-1 0.23) |
| SGI: 1.12 (Revenue 563.4m / 504.2m) |
| TATA: -0.12 (NI 11.2m - CFO 51.3m) / TA 333.8m) |
| Beneish M = -3.07 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 38.11 with a total of 63,987 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.75%,
over one month by +18.98%,
over three months by +22.11% and
over the past year by +97.56%.
LB Foster has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold FSTR.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 36.5 | -4.2% |
P/E Trailing = 37.0
P/E Forward = 27.248
P/S = 0.7075
P/B = 2.2993
P/EG = 0.3208
Revenue TTM = 563.4m USD
EBIT TTM = 26.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 37.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 59.5m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 145k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 106.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 23.3m
Net Debt = 102.2m USD (calculated: Debt 106.2m - CCE 3.99m)
Enterprise Value = 500.8m USD (398.6m + Debt 106.2m - CCE 3.99m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.65 (Ebit TTM 26.0m / Interest Expense TTM 4.60m)
EV/FCF = 14.29x (Enterprise Value 500.8m / FCF TTM 35.1m)
FCF Yield = 7.00% (FCF TTM 35.1m / Enterprise Value 500.8m)
FCF Margin = 6.22% (FCF TTM 35.1m / Revenue TTM 563.4m)
Net Margin = 1.98% (Net Income TTM 11.2m / Revenue TTM 563.4m)
Gross Margin = 21.18% ((Revenue TTM 563.4m - Cost of Revenue TTM 444.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 21.21% (prev 19.73%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.50 (Enterprise Value 500.8m / Total Assets 333.8m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.33% (Interest Expense 4.60m / Debt 106.2m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 20.5m (EBIT 26.0m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 2.22 (Total Current Assets 162.2m / Total Current Liabilities 73.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.61 (Debt 106.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 173.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.70 (Net Debt 102.2m / EBITDA 37.9m)
Debt / FCF = 2.92 (Net Debt 102.2m / FCF TTM 35.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 174.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.30% (Net Income 11.2m / Total Assets 333.8m)
RoE = 6.39% (Net Income TTM 11.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 174.5m)
RoCE = 11.09% (EBIT 26.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 174.5m + L.T.Debt 59.5m))
RoIC = 7.86% (NOPAT 20.5m / Invested Capital 261.0m)
WACC = 10.28% (E(398.6m)/V(504.8m) * Re(12.11%) + D(106.2m)/V(504.8m) * Rd(4.33%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 71.98% ; FCFF base≈24.3m ; Y1≈27.9m ; Y5≈41.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 34.28 (EV 460.8m - Net Debt 102.2m = Equity 358.5m / Shares 10.5m; r=10.28% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.18 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -21.16 | Revenue CAGR: -0.84% | SUE: 1.89 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.41 | Chg30d=-33.06% | Revisions=-33% | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.64 | Chg30d=-1.55% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.74 | Chg30d=+12.62% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+152.2% | GrowthRev=+2.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.98 | Chg30d=+3.94% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+13.8% | GrowthRev=+3.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -33%