NASDAQ
FSTR
Last Price
US $42.76
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$468.2M
EPS
TTM
$1.09
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
41.07x
P/S
TTM
0.87x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
6.39%
Return on equity
ROIC: 5.06%
Valuation History
41.1X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 14.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
1.66%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
2.10%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
26.63%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $42.76
-14.01%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $42.76
-54.72%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow 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.
Financial stability - Healthy 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
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
L.B. Foster Company's debt to equity ratio is 0.48, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
L.B. Foster Company's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.35 last year to 0.48 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/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
Financial stability - ICR.
L.B. Foster Company's interest coverage ratio of 5.62 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
L.B. Foster Company's profit margin has decreased (-75.53%) in the last year from 8.09% to 1.98%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
L.B. Foster Company's short-term assets of $156.87M exceed its short-term liabilities of $83.92M
Decreasing performance - ROA.
L.B. Foster Company's return on assets of 3.34% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
L.B. Foster Company's return on equity of 6.39%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
L.B. Foster Company's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
L.B. Foster Company had positive net income in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
L.B. Foster Company has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
L.B. Foster Company has a free cash flow yield of 5.38%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy 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
Increasing performance - Healthy 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
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 5.06% (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.
Increasing performance - 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
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
L.B. Foster Company had revenue growth in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
L.B. Foster Company had positive ROE in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
L.B. Foster Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 36.77 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
L.B. Foster Company has an earnings yield of 2.44%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
L.B. Foster Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 19.36 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
L.B. Foster Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 14.36x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
L.B. Foster Company has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
L.B. Foster Company has a price-to-book ratio of 2.63x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
L.B. Foster Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.83x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue