NASDAQ
FSTR
Last Price
US $38.43
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$401.9M
EPS
TTM
$1.10
EPS Growth (1Y)
-82.26%
PEG
TTM
-
P/E
TTM
34.92x
P/S
TTM
0.71x
YIELD
-
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
6.49%
Return on equity
ROIC: 5.25%
Valuation History
34.6X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 13.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
Revenue
1.66%
EBITDA
2.10%
Cash flow
26.63%
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $38.43
-4.32%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $38.43
-49.62%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
L.B. Foster Company cash flow to debt ratio of 53.15% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Free cash flow growth
L.B. Foster Company's free cash flow has increased 96.21% from $12.84M last year to $25.20M, signaling increasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
L.B. Foster Company's debt to equity ratio is 0.40, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.
Debt-to-equity trend
L.B. Foster Company's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.35 last year to 0.40 today, signaling weakened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
L.B. Foster Company has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.80x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Interest coverage
L.B. Foster Company's interest coverage ratio of 6.08 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Profit margin growth
L.B. Foster Company's profit margin has decreased (74.81%) in the last year from 8.09% to 2.04%, signaling decreasing performance
Current ratio
L.B. Foster Company's short-term assets of $156.87M exceed its short-term liabilities of $83.92M
Return on assets
L.B. Foster Company's return on assets of 3.41% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Return on equity
L.B. Foster Company's return on equity of 6.49%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Earnings quality
L.B. Foster Company's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Earnings stability
L.B. Foster Company had positive net income in 4 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
L.B. Foster Company has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
L.B. Foster Company has a free cash flow yield of 6.09%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Earnings growth
L.B. Foster Company's yearly earnings has decreased 82.43% since last year from $42.95M to $7.54M, signaling decreasing performance
Revenue growth
L.B. Foster Company's yearly revenue has increased 1.74% since last year from $530.76M to $540.01M, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 5.25% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
3-year revenue CAGR
L.B. Foster Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of 2.77% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
L.B. Foster Company had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
L.B. Foster Company had positive ROE in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
L.B. Foster Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 36.77 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Earnings yield (TTM)
L.B. Foster Company has an earnings yield of 2.78%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
EBITDA Valuation
L.B. Foster Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 19.36 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
L.B. Foster Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 13.71x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
L.B. Foster Company's earnings growth over the measurement period is negative; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
L.B. Foster Company has a price-to-book ratio of 2.29x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
L.B. Foster Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.73x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue