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L.B. Foster Company Financial Ratios 2025-2008 | FSTR
Brief overview of L.B. Foster Company's valuation and returns
Current figures are compared with the company's own five-year history for 2020–2025.
The current valuation set is P/E 41.1x (median 41.1x), EV/EBITDA 8.11x (median 8.11x), P/S 0.57x (median 0.42x). Current valuation broadly matches recent historical reference points; the difference from five-year medians is 0%.
Current earnings relative to valuation equal about 2.4% on the 1/P/E measure. This is a valuation reference, not an expected payout.
End-period return metrics are ROE 4.3%, ROA 2.3%, ROCE 12.5%. Business quality is below comfortable levels on current returns. Better margins or turnover are needed.
Price, earnings and growth produce a PEG of 1.58x, a neutral level if forecasts are realistic.
A shorter cycle, from 56.2 days to 12 days, indicates faster release of cash from operations.
Overall picture
L.B. Foster Company's multiples form a balanced picture without a clear discount or premium. Future appeal depends on earnings and return trends.
Annual Financial Ratios L.B. Foster Company
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
41.1 | 5.2 | 165.0 | -3.0 | 46.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | -5.9 | 68.8 | -1.1 | -2.6 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 12.0 | 19.7 | 13.4 | - | - |
P/S |
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | - | - | - |
EPS |
0.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 | -4.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -3.0 | 0.5 | -13.8 | -4.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
306 M | 220 M | 239 M | 133 M | 157 M | 233 M | 402 M | 435 M | 496 M | 380 M | 368 M | 584 M | 475 M | 553 M | 708 M | 201 M | -125 M | -115 M |
EBITDA per Share |
3.31 | 3.23 | 2.26 | 0.71 | 1.73 | 6.9 | 3.21 | 2.85 | 2.2 | 0.426 | 4 | 4.09 | 4.39 | 4.53 | 4.14 | 4.37 | - | - |
EV/EBITDA |
8.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 17.6 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 16.5 | 63.9 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 4.5 | -14.3 | - |
PEG |
1.58 | 0.11 | 3.88 | -0.64 | 0.46 | -0.08 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -1.45 | 0.19 | 2.88 | 4.71 | - | - | - |
P/B |
0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | - | - |
P/CF |
8.7 | 9.8 | 6.5 | -12.9 | - | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 98.6 | 8.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
ROE % |
4.30 | 24.08 | 1.03 | -33.22 | 1.98 | 4.29 | 25.06 | -25.52 | 2.81 | -106.31 | -15.71 | 7.64 | 9.26 | 8.49 | 8.01 | 8.01 | 6.76 | - |
ROA % |
2.28 | 12.84 | 0.47 | -12.47 | 1.06 | 2.05 | 10.51 | -8.13 | 1.04 | -36.04 | -7.84 | 5.18 | 7.08 | 6.03 | 5.41 | 5.42 | - | - |
ROCE % |
12.49 | 11.50 | 6.41 | -5.25 | 2.44 | 5.68 | 9.29 | 8.64 | 5.19 | -1.67 | 6.05 | 9.60 | 12.29 | 11.50 | 11.61 | 14.16 | - | - |
Current Ratio |
- | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
DSO |
- | - | - | - | 20.7 | 42.8 | 43.8 | 50.1 | 52.1 | 50.3 | 45.9 | 54.2 | 60.1 | 42.3 | 53.6 | - | - | - |
DIO |
56.0 | 63.5 | 62.9 | 62.0 | 76.6 | 105.6 | 81.6 | 89.1 | 82.2 | 77.3 | 71.7 | 71.5 | 58.3 | 68.9 | 82.4 | - | - | - |
DPO |
43.9 | 39.6 | 37.3 | 40.4 | 41.1 | 49.7 | 45.4 | 56.0 | 44.2 | 35.0 | 41.5 | 50.5 | 35.3 | 37.5 | 41.5 | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
56.0 | 63.5 | 62.9 | 62.0 | 97.3 | 148.4 | 125.4 | 139.3 | 134.3 | 127.6 | 117.5 | 125.7 | 118.4 | 111.2 | 135.9 | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
12.0 | 23.9 | 25.6 | 21.7 | 56.2 | 98.7 | 80.0 | 83.2 | 90.2 | 92.5 | 76.1 | 75.2 | 83.1 | 73.7 | 94.4 | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios L.B. Foster Company
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q4 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
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EPS |
0.28 | -0.2 | - | 0.42 | 0.28 | -0.2 | - | 3.35 | 0.26 | 0.41 | - | 0.05 | 0.32 | -0.2 | - | -0.2 | 0.18 | -0.15 | - | 0.22 | 0.27 | -0.12 | 0.2 | 0.65 | 0.05 | -0.18 | 2.52 | 0.29 | 0.92 | 0.36 | -3.97 | 0.62 | 0.52 | -0.18 | 0.01 | 0.44 | 0.31 | -0.24 | -3.97 | -0.58 | -8.96 | -0.28 | 0.33 | -5.6 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.36 | 0.71 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.81 | -0.2 | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.96 | 0.63 | 0.05 |
EBITDA per Share |
0.82 | -0.08 | - | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.14 | - | 1.01 | 0.75 | 0.85 | - | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.28 | - | 0.04 | 0.36 | -0.03 | - | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.13 | - | 0.76 | 0.49 | 0.2 | - | 1.05 | 1.83 | 1.13 | - | 1.35 | 1.51 | 0.67 | - | 1.19 | 1.14 | 0.53 | - | -0.42 | -11.8 | 0.29 | - | -5.64 | 1.82 | 1.37 | - | 2.17 | 1.62 | 0.98 | - | 2.03 | 1.69 | 1.15 | - | 2.4 | 0.24 | 0.93 | - | 2.41 | 1.65 K | - |
ROE % |
4.55 | 1.73 | 2.91 | 22.59 | 22.03 | 23.43 | 24.66 | 25.02 | 7.82 | 4.32 | 1.27 | 0.09 | 0.83 | -2.50 | -0.93 | 0.35 | 3.12 | 1.30 | 2.16 | 3.35 | 5.93 | 4.63 | 4.29 | 18.56 | 16.50 | 21.83 | 25.06 | -24.09 | -20.65 | -21.83 | -25.52 | 8.23 | 6.05 | 3.80 | 3.66 | -27.05 | -34.61 | -105.85 | -106.31 | -74.48 | -90.29 | -19.36 | -15.71 | -15.10 | 7.92 | 8.07 | 7.64 | 8.14 | 8.52 | 8.79 | 9.26 | 9.28 | 9.04 | 6.01 | 5.63 | 5.57 | 6.32 | 9.46 | 8.49 | 3.61 | 2.42 | 0.20 |
ROA % |
2.35 | 0.87 | 1.51 | 11.93 | 11.48 | 12.02 | 12.63 | 12.79 | 3.37 | 1.88 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.41 | -1.04 | -0.40 | 0.25 | 1.51 | 0.62 | 1.07 | 1.64 | 2.83 | 2.21 | 2.05 | 7.96 | 6.87 | 9.09 | 10.51 | -6.71 | -5.79 | -6.74 | -8.13 | 2.62 | 2.09 | 1.48 | 1.35 | -9.06 | -11.72 | -35.94 | -36.04 | -25.06 | -33.67 | -9.32 | -7.84 | -7.20 | 4.77 | 5.21 | 5.19 | 5.72 | 6.25 | 6.63 | 7.08 | 6.96 | 6.62 | 4.35 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 4.49 | 6.72 | 6.03 | 2.56 | 1.72 | 0.14 |
ROCE % |
12.36 | 6.95 | 8.02 | 12.03 | 10.39 | 9.82 | 10.94 | 12.08 | 12.52 | 9.79 | 5.96 | 5.32 | 5.55 | -0.16 | -0.53 | -0.11 | 3.25 | 1.51 | 2.76 | 6.22 | 7.63 | 4.99 | 5.36 | 10.64 | 16.81 | 20.29 | 20.21 | 29.36 | 34.48 | 28.09 | 22.79 | 29.02 | 25.71 | 16.80 | 13.57 | 7.82 | -91.61 | -98.01 | -99.51 | -123.71 | -113.74 | -17.26 | -16.70 | -11.81 | 16.24 | 14.14 | 10.87 | 15.15 | 14.18 | 13.26 | 11.14 | 16.28 | 10.71 | 8.95 | 6.02 | 11.83 | 10.79 | 2.17 | - | 5.81 | 4.09 | - |
DSO |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.8 | - | - | - | 22.9 | 23.0 | - | - | - | 23.7 | - | - | 178804.4 | 22.8 | - | - | 27.0 | - | - | - | 24.3 | - | - | - | 28.0 | - | - | - | 29.6 | - | - | - | 21778.1 | - | - | - | 15141.5 | - | 26143.6 | 22537.3 | 247856.8 | - | 20726.9 | 30823.0 | - |
DIO |
48.8 | 76.8 | - | 61.7 | 63.7 | 89.5 | - | 67.1 | 68.6 | 73.9 | - | 62.5 | 64.6 | 79.3 | - | 67.7 | 59.5 | 72.4 | - | 94.5 | 82.3 | 92.0 | - | 110.3 | 93.7 | 108.5 | - | 92.8 | 66.5 | 91.7 | - | 83.7 | 81.2 | 103.4 | - | 84.7 | 76.0 | 84.6 | - | 80.1 | 70.2 | 80.1 | - | 62.8 | 65.5 | 81.5 | - | 65.4 | 63.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
42.5 | 60.3 | - | 33.0 | 31.2 | 51.3 | - | 37.4 | 36.9 | 38.5 | - | 34.4 | 36.4 | 48.2 | - | 43.2 | 40.2 | 48.1 | - | 50.6 | 47.0 | 56.9 | - | 51.9 | 44.1 | 54.4 | - | 50.5 | 37.0 | 54.4 | - | 52.6 | 51.1 | 59.5 | - | 45.5 | 40.8 | 42.2 | - | 36.3 | 31.8 | 41.7 | - | 36.4 | 37.9 | 52.3 | - | 46.2 | 45.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | - | - | 61.7 | 63.7 | 89.5 | - | 67.1 | 68.6 | 73.9 | - | 62.5 | 64.6 | 79.3 | - | 67.7 | 59.5 | 98.2 | - | 94.5 | 82.3 | 114.8 | 23.0 | 110.3 | 93.7 | 108.5 | 23.7 | 92.8 | 66.5 | 178896.1 | 22.8 | 83.7 | 81.2 | 130.4 | - | 84.7 | 76.0 | 109.0 | - | 80.1 | 70.2 | 108.1 | - | 62.8 | 65.5 | 111.1 | - | 65.4 | 63.7 | 21778.1 | - | - | - | 15141.5 | - | 26143.6 | 22537.3 | 247856.8 | - | 20726.9 | 30823.0 | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | - | 28.7 | 32.4 | 38.2 | - | 29.6 | 31.7 | 35.3 | - | 28.1 | 28.2 | 31.2 | - | 24.5 | 19.3 | 50.1 | - | 43.9 | 35.3 | 58.0 | 23.0 | 58.4 | 49.6 | 54.1 | 23.7 | 42.3 | 29.5 | 178841.7 | 22.8 | 31.1 | 30.2 | 70.9 | - | 39.2 | 35.2 | 66.8 | - | 43.8 | 38.4 | 66.4 | - | 26.4 | 27.6 | 58.8 | - | 19.2 | 18.7 | 21778.1 | - | - | - | 15141.5 | - | 26143.6 | 22537.3 | 247856.8 | - | 20726.9 | 30823.0 | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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