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L. B. Foster Company (FSTR)
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L. B. Foster Company (FSTR) Ratios

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L. B. Foster Company Ratios

FSTR's free cash flow for Q1 2026 was $0.21. For the 2026 fiscal year, FSTR's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $0.02. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
Ratios
TTM
Dec 25Dec 24Dec 23Dec 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
 2.22 1.87 1.83 1.77 2.00
Quick Ratio
 1.28 1.15 1.03 1.00 1.26
Cash Ratio
 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.03
Solvency Ratio
 0.14 0.13 0.37 0.10 -0.14
Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 0.70 0.42 0.26 0.39 -0.10
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage
 353.91 232.80 135.52 362.31 -83.28
Net Current Asset Value
$ 2.92M$ 1.77M$ 6.07M$ -2.21M$ -21.98M
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio
 0.25 0.20 0.18 0.21 0.29
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
 0.48 0.38 0.35 0.47 0.77
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.32 0.28 0.26 0.32 0.44
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.26 0.20 0.21 0.28 0.40
Financial Leverage Ratio
 1.92 1.88 1.88 2.20 2.66
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 5.76 4.91 12.00 3.92 -7.95
Interest Coverage Ratio
 5.62 4.48 4.11 1.65 -2.16
Debt to Market Cap
 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.23 0.89
Interest Debt Per Share
 8.58 6.93 6.22 6.73 10.20
Net Debt to EBITDA
 2.08 1.80 1.77 2.97 11.31
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin
21.18%21.06%22.24%20.61%18.01%
EBIT Margin
4.61%4.13%3.66%1.19%-1.14%
EBITDA Margin
6.72%6.44%6.31%4.00%1.83%
Operating Profit Margin
4.59%4.05%3.86%1.67%-1.45%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.83%3.23%2.72%0.17%-1.81%
Net Profit Margin
1.98%1.40%8.09%0.27%-9.16%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin
1.96%1.37%8.07%0.24%-9.18%
Net Income Per EBT
51.70%43.32%297.31%155.08%506.49%
EBT Per EBIT
83.45%79.58%70.42%10.37%124.84%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.34%2.28%12.84%0.47%-12.47%
Return on Equity (ROE)
6.39%4.30%24.08%1.03%-33.22%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
9.91%8.88%8.33%4.18%-2.75%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.06%3.78%8.32%4.18%-2.75%
Return on Tangible Assets
3.84%2.64%14.92%0.56%-14.66%
Earnings Yield
2.86%2.70%14.89%0.62%-43.91%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover
 6.91 6.70 6.50 6.55 4.29
Payables Turnover
 10.07 8.12 8.24 10.93 8.36
Inventory Turnover
 6.48 7.08 5.85 5.90 5.39
Fixed Asset Turnover
 5.39 5.12 5.66 6.01 4.85
Asset Turnover
 1.69 1.63 1.59 1.74 1.36
Working Capital Turnover Ratio
 6.95 7.38 7.26 6.20 5.08
Cash Conversion Cycle
 72.88 61.04 74.24 84.12 109.26
Days of Sales Outstanding
 52.83 54.45 56.18 55.70 85.16
Days of Inventory Outstanding
 56.29 51.56 62.36 61.81 67.76
Days of Payables Outstanding
 36.24 44.97 44.29 33.40 43.65
Operating Cycle
 109.12 106.01 118.54 117.51 152.92
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share
 5.03 3.43 2.11 3.42 -0.99
Free Cash Flow Per Share
 3.44 2.43 1.20 3.00 -1.70
CapEx Per Share
 1.60 1.00 0.91 0.42 0.71
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
 0.68 0.71 0.57 0.88 1.72
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio
 3.16 3.42 2.31 8.19 -1.39
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
 3.16 3.42 2.31 8.19 -1.39
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
 0.62 0.53 0.37 0.55 -0.10
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
 0.09 0.07 0.04 0.07 -0.02
Free Cash Flow Yield
8.76%9.01%4.45%13.66%-17.55%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
 34.96 37.05 6.72 162.21 -2.28
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio
 0.71 0.52 0.54 0.44 0.21
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio
 2.25 1.60 1.62 1.67 0.76
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio
 11.41 11.10 22.46 7.32 -5.70
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 7.60 7.85 12.74 6.43 -9.81
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio
 -0.52 -0.45 <0.01 -1.57 <0.01
Price-to-Fair Value
 2.25 1.60 1.62 1.67 0.76
Enterprise Value Multiple
 12.64 9.85 10.37 13.90 22.68
Enterprise Value
 478.89M 342.25M 347.59M 302.05M 206.93M
EV to EBITDA
 12.64 9.85 10.37 13.90 22.68
EV to Sales
 0.85 0.63 0.65 0.56 0.42
EV to Free Cash Flow
 13.66 13.58 27.07 9.31 -11.36
EV to Operating Cash Flow
 9.33 9.61 15.36 8.17 -19.57
Tangible Book Value Per Share
 12.83 12.60 12.34 8.45 7.75
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share
 17.03 16.90 16.63 13.16 12.80
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate
 0.49 0.57 -1.97 -0.38 -4.08
Revenue Per Share
 55.25 52.05 49.51 50.35 46.41
Net Income Per Share
 1.09 0.73 4.01 0.14 -4.25
Tax Burden
 0.52 0.43 2.97 1.55 5.06
Interest Burden
 0.83 0.78 0.74 0.15 1.59
Research & Development to Revenue
 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SG&A to Revenue
 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.00 0.00
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue
 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Income Quality
 4.64 4.72 0.53 28.45 0.23
Currency in USD