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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSTR | +11.3% | +90.44% | +13.75% | +272% |
| S&P | +14.08% | +93.57% | +14.12% | +4,070% |
L.B. Foster Co. engages in providing products and services for the rail industry and solutions to support infrastructure projects. It operates through the following segments: Rail Technologies & Services, Precast and Steel Products & Measurement. The Rail Technologies & Services segment consists of manufacturing and distribution businesses that provide products and services for freight and passenger railroads and industrial companies. The Precast Concrete Products segment involves manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses that provide products and services for the transportation, energy, and general infrastructure markets in North America. The Steel Products and Measurement segment designs, manufactures, and supplies steel bridge products to contractors performing installation and repair work to North American transportation infrastructure network. The company was founded by Lee B. Foster in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
Industrial parts fabricator last raised the payout two quarters ago
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $138.29M | 0.6% |
| Gross Profit | $30.37M | -3.9% |
| Gross Margin | 21.96% | -1.0% |
| Market Cap | $285.61M | 27.7% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.27M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 1.1K | -0.8% |
| Net Income | $4.33M | -88.0% |
| EBITDA | $11.26M | 4.2% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $3.43M | 9.3% |
| Accounts Receivable | $72.37M | -16.7% |
| Inventory | 69.6 | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $84.26M | 7.6% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.17M | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 1.44% | -11.2% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 2.48% | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $26.37M | 21.7% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $29.18M | 17.9% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 6.89 | 5.96 | 6.61 | 60.84 | 1057.69% |
| Price to Book | 1.58 | 1.17 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 34.59% |
| Price to Sales | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 38.19% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 2.16 | 1.58 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 33.84% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 22.23 | 25.03 | 10.31 | 10.58 | -50.87% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 53.14 | 204.94 | 27.63 | 33.30 | 19.77% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.5% | 4.0% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 103.53% |
| Return on Equity | 26.8% | 23.1% | 22.7% | 2.7% | -89.63% |
| Total Debt | $65.42M | $102.61M | $101.41M | $84.43M | 7.60% |
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