The earnings call reflected a balanced view, with strong performance in the Infrastructure segment and improvements in profitability, offset by challenges in the Rail segment and the U.K. market. The company is optimistic about the second half of the year due to strong backlog and order growth.

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Q3 2025

During the L.B. Foster Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call, the company reported a 2% increase in revenues compared to the previous year, with notable growth in the Infrastructure segment, which saw a 22.4% increase, driven by a 36% rise in the Precast Concrete business. Although Rail revenues decreased by 11.2%, Friction Management sales within Rail grew by 17.2%, and Rail's backlog increased by 42.5%, indicating strong future demand. The company also achieved a 51.4% increase in adjusted EBITDA and reduced net debt to $77.4 million, improving gross leverage to 2.2x. For the second half of 2025, L.B. Foster anticipates a 14.3% sales growth and a 42.8% increase in adjusted EBITDA, supported by a solid order book and lower operating costs, with an expected free cash flow yield of approximately 8% for the full year.

Return to Sales Growth

L.B. Foster returned to sales growth with revenues up 2% year-over-year, primarily due to a 22.4% increase in the Infrastructure segment, led by a 36% rise in Precast Concrete sales.

Significant Increase in Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 51.4% compared to last year, driven by favorable margins in the Infrastructure segment and reduced SG&A costs.

Decrease in Net Debt

Net debt decreased to $77.4 million, with gross leverage improving to 2.2x from 2.7x last year.

Strong Backlog and Order Growth

The order rates drove a solid increase in the backlog for both segments with a 42.5% increase in Rail backlog and a 13.7% increase in Infrastructure orders.

Successful Amendment of Credit Facility

L.B. Foster successfully negotiated an amendment to its revolving credit facility, increasing borrowing capacity, extending tenure to 2030, and reducing borrowing costs.

L. B. Foster Company (FSTR) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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FSTR Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Nov 11, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.61 / -	3.27	―	―	―
Aug 11, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.53 / 0.27	0.26	3.85% (+0.01)
May 06, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.09 / -0.20	0.4	-150.00% (-0.60)
Mar 04, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.28 / -0.02	-0.04	50.00% (+0.02)
Nov 07, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.49 / 3.27	0.05	6440.00% (+3.22)
Aug 06, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.47 / 0.26	0.32	-18.75% (-0.06)
May 07, 2024	2024 (Q1)	-0.03 / 0.40	-0.2	300.00% (+0.60)
Mar 05, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.01 / -0.04	-4.09	99.02% (+4.05)
Nov 07, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.25 / 0.05	-0.2	125.00% (+0.25)
Aug 08, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.27 / 0.32	0.18	77.78% (+0.14)

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FSTR Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Aug 11, 2025	$22.08	$22.25	+0.77%
May 06, 2025	$20.48	$19.66	-4.00%
Mar 04, 2025	$25.76	$22.59	-12.31%
Nov 07, 2024	$21.21	$20.42	-3.72%

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L. B. Foster Company (FSTR) is schdueled to report earning on Nov 11, 2025, Before Open (Confirmed).

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FSTR EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q3) is 0.61.

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