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L.B. Foster Company (MM)
   

   

L.B. Foster Company

Company Name: L.B. Foster Company
Ticker Symbol: FSTR
WWW Address: www.lbfoster.com
CEO: Stan L. Hasselbusch
No. of Employees: 641
Common Issue Type: CS
Business Description:The Company is a manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products and services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets.

 
Industry Information: WHOLESALE - [more like this]
 Price  Day Change  Bid  Ask  Open  High  Low  Volume 
 29.53 Up 0.57 28.24 30.4 29.45 29.92 29.12 19911
 Market Cap (mil) Shares Outstanding (mil) Beta EPS DPS P/E Yield 52-Wks-Range
 301.2 10.2 1.17 2.57 0.00 17.3 0.0 36.62 - 20.14
KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM)
Yesterday's Close29.53$
PE Ratio - LTM17.3
Market Capitalisation300.1mil
Latest Shares Outstanding10.2mil
Earnings pS (EPS)2.57$
Dividend pS (DPS)0.00¢
Dividend Yield0.0%
Dividend Payout Ratio0%
Revenue per Employee799,676$
Effective Tax Rate35.9%
Float9.9mil
Float as % of Shares Outstanding97.0%
Foreign Sales0mil
Domestic Sales0mil
Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue8.90%
Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue0.00%
Gross Profit Margin17.0%
EBITDA Margin8.1%
Pre-Tax Profit Margin6.4%
Assets Turnover1.3%
Return on Assets (ROA)5.5%
Return on Equity (ROE)7.7%
Return on Capital Invested (ROCI)7.1%
Current Ratio4.2
Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity)1.4
Interest Cover20.1
Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio)0.10
LT Debt/Total Capital7.0%
Working Capital pS20.59$
Cash pS12.00$
Book-Value pS22.47$
Tangible Book-Value pS22.43$
Cash Flow pS2.57$
Free Cash Flow pS2.66$
KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info
Price/Book Ratio1.31
Price/Tangible Book Ratio1.32
Price/Cash Flow11.5
Price/Free Cash Flow11.1
P/E as % of Industry Group43.0%
P/E as % of Sector Segment0.0%
 
Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions
DIVIDEND INFO
Type of PaymentCash Payment
Dividend Rate0.00
Current Dividend Yield0.0
5-Y Average Dividend Yield0.0
Payout Ratio0.0
5-Y Average Payout Ratio0.0
Share price performance previous 3 years

Share price performance intraday

 
PRICE/VOLUMEHighLowClose% Price Chg% Price Chg vs. Mkt.Avg. Daily VolTotal Vol
1 Week---2.0101346179
4 Weeks30.4027.1828.085.2993836,121
13 Weeks32.9627.1830.49-3.19045127,036
26 Weeks35.0927.1829.161.38453866,696
52 Weeks36.6220.1431.87-7.375749185,756
YTD35.0920.14--5.677688155,535
Moving Average5-Days10-Days10-Weeks30-Weeks200-DaysBeta (60-Mnth)Beta (36-Mnth)
29.4428.9229.9530.2729.021.171.06
 
GROWTH RATES5-Year
Growh
R² of 5-Year Growth3-Year
Growth
Revenue10.5272.65.39
Income80.3657.29.51
Dividend0.000.00.00
Capital Spending16.41NA-37.06
R&D0.00NA0.00
Normalized Inc.79.02NA17.03
 
CHANGESYTD vs.
Last YTD
Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago
Annual vs.
Last Annual
Revenue %-23.0-36.50.7
Earnings %-46.5-24.4-74.9
EPS %-42.8-21.1-74.5
EPS $-0.86-0.16-7.52
 
SOLVENCY RATIOS
SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY)
Net Working Capital Ratio60.90
Current Ratio3.4
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)2.1
Liquidity Ratio (Cash)1.37
Receivables Turnover8.7
Average Collection Period41
Working Capital/Equity93.0
Working Capital pS21.61
Cash-Flow pS3.92
Free Cash-Flow pS2.06
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS
Altman's Z-Score Ratio4.37
Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity)1.5
Debt Ratio34.5
Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio)0.13
LT Debt/Equity0.10
LT Debt/Capital Invested12.7
LT Debt/Total Liabilities19.0
Interest Cover22.7
Interest/Capital Invested0.80
 
VALUATION RATIOS
MULTIPLES
PQ Ratio0.85
Tobin's Q Ratio0.90
Current P/E Ratio - LTM17.30
Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA6.22
Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow36.22
Dividend Yield0.0
Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM1.32
Price/Book Ratio - LTM1.31
Price/Cash Flow Ratio11.5
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM11.1
Price/Sales Ratio0.70
P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM17.6
P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM12.7
P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM3.2
5-Y High P/E Ratio69.3
5-Y Low P/E Ratio1.7
5-Y Average P/E Ratio26.9
Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E64
P/E as % of Industry Group43.0
P/E as % of Sector Segment0.0
Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM17.3
PER SHARE FIGURES
LT Debt pS2.32
Current Liabilities pS8.99
Tangible Book Value pS - LTM22.43
Book Value pS - LTM22.47
Capital Invested pS23.54
Cash pS - LTM12.00
Cash Flow pS - LTM2.57
Free Cash Flow pS - LTM2.66
Earnings pS (EPS)2.57
 
OPERATING RATIOS
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
Free Cash Flow Margin3.76
Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG-2.51
Net Profit Margin5.4
Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG.7.7
Equity Productivity2.36
Return on Equity (ROE)12.8
Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG.23.3
Capital Invested Productivity2.14
Return on Capital Invested (ROCI)11.6
Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG.19.1
Assets Productivity1.50
Return on Assets (ROA)8.4
Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG.13.1
Gross Profit Margin17.0
Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG.15.2
EBITDA Margin - LTM8.1
EBIT Margin - LTM6.8
Pre-Tax Profit Margin8.4
Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG.11.5
Effective Tax Rate35.9
Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG.34.1
EFFICIENCY RATIOS
Cash Conversion Cycle132
Revenue per Employee799,676
Net Income per Employee43,285
Average Collection Period45
Receivables Turnover8.7
Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio87
Inventory Turnover4.1
Inventory/Sales20.1
Accounts Payble/Sales12.21
Assets/Revenue0.67
Net Working Capital Turnover2.53
Fixed Assets Turnover11.23
Total Assets Turnover1.5
Revenue per $ Cash4.45
Revenue per $ Plant12.82
Revenue per $ Common Equity2.36
Revenue per $ Capital Invested2.14
Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue8.0
SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG.8.3
Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue0.0
R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG.0.0

  


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