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L. B. Foster

NSQ:FSTR · US3500601097
MachinerySmall

360

71
EV / EBIT24
Price / Owner Earnings7
Owner Earnings Yield44
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales91
EV / Gross Profit33
Price/Book67
Return on Capital67
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity59
EBIT Margin46
Gross Profitability65
Cash Conversion88
Accruals84
Owner Earnings Margin42
Sales growth21
Profit Growth25
Long-Term EPS Growth100
Owner Earnings Growth19
Reinvestment87
Price momentum96
Debt load45
Refinancing85
Debt Payback16
Liquidity57
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside4
Market mood49
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

L. B. Foster clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMachinery
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1998
Employees659
Websitelbfoster.com/en
ISINUS3500601097
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Process AutomationIndustrial AutomationEnvironment, Health and Safety (EH&S)Pollution ControlAgricultureConstructionEnergyRailroadRecreationTransportation

Description

L.B. Foster Company (‘L.B. Foster’) is a global technology solutions provider of engineered, manufactured products and services that builds and supports infrastructure. The company’s innovative engineering and product development solutions address t…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

L.B. Foster Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 35.8×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 14% a year, against analyst forecasts of 85%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
54
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Jan 2025

All-time low

35

Jan 2023

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
81
85
87
Price/Earnings
29
76
51
68
Price/Book
67
74
75
92
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
54
71
49
59

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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