FSTR Stock Analysis: LB Foster | NASDAQ
Railroads | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 384m USD | 12M Return: 55.4% | US3500601097 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 1.35M
EPS Trend: 12.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 29.4%
Qual. Beats: 1
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L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial manufacturer founded in 1902 that supplies engineered products and services for infrastructure projects, primarily across the United States. The company is classified within the GICS Industrials sector (Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components) and operates as a small-cap business.
The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment supplies rail, rail accessories, trackwork, friction management products, and railroad condition monitoring systems to passenger and freight railroads, industrial customers, and rail contractors. This segment combines physical rail components with technology-based monitoring services, including wheel impact load detection and wayside data management systems.
The Infrastructure Solutions segment produces precast concrete structures such as CXT-brand park buildings, sound walls, bridge beams, steel bridge products, and pipeline coating services for oil and gas customers. Together, the two segments give L.B. Foster exposure to rail transportation, public infrastructure, and energy end markets through a primarily B2B sales model serving government, industrial, and commercial customers.
- Class I freight rail capex drives new rail orders
- Federal infrastructure bill spending lifts bridge and precast backlog
- Steel and concrete cost volatility pressures gross margins
| Net Income: 13.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.77 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 12.54% < 20% (prev 16.54%; Δ -4.00% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 53.1m > Net Income 13.8m |
| Net Debt (65.0m) to EBITDA (38.6m): 1.69 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.89 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (10.6m) vs 12m ago -2.13% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 20.85% > 18% (prev 21.81%; Δ -0.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 179.3% > 50% (prev 152.1%; Δ 27.22% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.44 > 6 (EBIT TTM 26.1m / Interest Expense TTM 3.51m) |
| A: 0.23 (Total Current Assets 156.1m - Total Current Liabilities 82.4m) / Total Assets 322.0m |
| B: 0.58 (Retained Earnings 186.5m / Total Assets 322.0m) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 26.1m / Avg Total Assets 328.0m) |
| D: 1.37 (Book Value of Equity 185.9m / Total Liabilities 136.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.36 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.90 (Receivables 75.5m/72.4m, Revenue 588.1m/507.8m) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 21.81% / 20.85%) |
| AQI: 0.87 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.22) |
| SGI: 1.16 (Revenue 588.1m / 507.8m) |
| TATA: -0.12 (NI 13.8m - CFO 53.1m) / TA 322.0m) |
| Beneish M = -3.04 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 41.65 with a total of 137,883 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +14.99%, over one month by +12.72%, over three months by -0.53% and over the past year by +55.38%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 40.50 (which is 2.8% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
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 | 44 | 5.6% |
P/E Trailing = 34.3962
P/E Forward = 16.9779
P/S = 0.6869
P/B = 2.1769
P/EG = 0.4716
Revenue TTM = 588.1m USD
EBIT TTM = 26.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 38.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 42.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 136k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 72.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 22.3m
Net Debt = 65.0m USD (calculated: Debt 72.3m - CCE 7.25m)
Enterprise Value = 448.6m USD (383.6m + Debt 72.3m - CCE 7.25m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.44 (Ebit TTM 26.1m / Interest Expense TTM 3.51m)
EV/FCF = 9.90x (Enterprise Value 448.6m / FCF TTM 45.3m)
FCF Yield = 10.10% (FCF TTM 45.3m / Enterprise Value 448.6m)
FCF Margin = 7.71% (FCF TTM 45.3m / Revenue TTM 588.1m)
Net Margin = 2.35% (Net Income TTM 13.8m / Revenue TTM 588.1m)
Gross Margin = 20.85% ((Revenue TTM 588.1m - Cost of Revenue TTM 465.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 20.49% (prev 22.28%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.39 (Enterprise Value 448.6m / Total Assets 322.0m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.86% (Interest Expense 3.51m / Debt 72.3m)
Taxrate = 40.03% (9.17m / 22.9m)
NOPAT = 15.7m (EBIT 26.1m * (1 - 40.03%))
Current Ratio = 1.89 (Total Current Assets 156.1m / Total Current Liabilities 82.4m)
Debt / Equity = 0.39 (Debt 72.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 185.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.69 (Net Debt 65.0m / EBITDA 38.6m)
Debt / FCF = 1.43 (Net Debt 65.0m / FCF TTM 45.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 178.2m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.21% (Net Income 13.8m / Total Assets 322.0m)
RoE = 7.74% (Net Income TTM 13.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 178.2m)
RoCE = 11.83% (EBIT 26.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 178.2m + L.T.Debt 42.6m))
RoIC = 6.73% (NOPAT 15.7m / Invested Capital 232.5m)
WACC = 8.55% (E(383.6m)/V(455.8m) * Re(9.61%) + D(72.3m)/V(455.8m) * Rd(4.86%) * (1-Tc(0.40)))
Discount Rate = 9.61% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -58.50 | Cagr: -1.67%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.33% ; FCFF base≈38.3m ; Y1≈43.9m ; Y5≈64.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 83.10 (EV 939.2m - Net Debt 65.0m = Equity 874.2m / Shares 10.5m; r=8.55% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 12.24 | EPS CAGR: 12.10% | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 29.38 | Revenue CAGR: 1.52% | SUE: 1.46 | # QB: 1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.62 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+134.8% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.02 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+25.0% | GrowthRev=+2.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -17% (up=1, down=2)