FSTR Historical Financial Ratios

FSTR Stock

USD 27.80 0.53 1.94%

LB Foster is lately reporting on over 114 different financial statement accounts. To analyze all of these accounts together requires a lot of time and effort. However, using these accounts to derive some meaningful and actionable indicators such as PTB Ratio of 0.87 or Days Sales Outstanding of 62.24 will help investors to properly organize and evaluate LB Foster financial condition quickly.

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LB FosterFinancial ratios are relationships based on a company's financial information. They can serve as useful tools to evaluate LB Foster investment potential. Financial ratio analysis can also be defined as the process of presenting financial ratios, which are mathematical indicators calculated by comparing key financial information appearing on FSTR financial statements. Financial ratios are useful tools that help investors analyze and compare relationships between different pieces of financial information across LB Foster history.

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At this time, LB Foster's POCF Ratio is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 11/22/2024, PFCF Ratio is likely to grow to 7.69, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.

Price To Sales Ratio Dividend Yield Ptb Ratio Days Sales Outstanding

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Price To Sales Ratio

Price to Sales Ratio is figured by comparing LB Foster stock price to its revenues. An advantage to using Price to Sales ratio is that it is based on LB Foster sales, a figure that is much harder to manipulate than other LB Foster multiples. Because sales tend to be more stable P/S ratio can be a good tool for screening cyclical companies fluctuating earnings patterns. A valuation ratio that compares a company's stock price to its revenues, calculated by dividing the company's market cap by its total sales or revenue over a 12-month period.

Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield is LB Foster dividend as a percentage of LB Foster stock price. LB Foster dividend yield is a measure of LB Foster stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an LB Foster investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.

Ptb Ratio

Price-to-Book ratio, a financial valuation metric used to compare a company's current market price to its book value. It provides insight into the value that market participants place on the company's equity relative to its net asset value.

Most ratios from LB Foster's fundamentals are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamentals ratios one by one will only give a small insight into LB Foster current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamentals ratios, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in LB Foster. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in estimate.

To learn how to invest in FSTR Stock, please use our How to Invest in LB Foster guide.At this time, LB Foster's POCF Ratio is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 11/22/2024, PFCF Ratio is likely to grow to 7.69, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.

	2023	2024 (projected)
PTB Ratio	1.67	0.87
Dividend Yield	0.008014	0.004252

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LB Foster fundamentals Correlations

	Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield	Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding	Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield	Operating Cash Flow Per Share	Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio	Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share	Roic	Inventory Turnover	Net Income Per Share	Days Of Inventory On Hand	Payables Turnover	Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share	Pocfratio	Interest Coverage	Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow	Pfcf Ratio	Days Payables Outstanding	Income Quality	Roe
Price To Sales Ratio		-0.63	0.72	-0.21	0.77	-0.32	0.23	0.12	0.72	0.82	0.14	0.18	0.3	0.44	-0.33	-0.06	0.21	0.76	0.31	0.87	0.67	0.24	0.61	0.06	-0.19	0.34
Dividend Yield	-0.63		-0.27	0.1	-0.39	-0.17	-0.22	-0.58	-0.27	-0.25	-0.23	0.0	-0.02	-0.45	0.07	-0.34	-0.2	-0.6	-0.3	-0.72	-0.92	-0.25	-0.46	0.32	-0.25	-0.32
Ptb Ratio	0.72	-0.27		-0.2	0.22	-0.27	0.16	-0.21	1.0	0.73	0.16	0.0	0.11	0.29	-0.13	-0.16	-0.27	0.38	0.34	0.37	0.3	0.27	0.38	0.18	0.06	0.21
Days Sales Outstanding	-0.21	0.1	-0.2		-0.29	-0.29	-0.49	-0.09	-0.2	-0.05	-0.47	-0.2	0.41	-0.2	-0.43	0.09	-0.19	-0.45	-0.35	-0.13	-0.22	-0.45	-0.13	-0.11	0.15	-0.21
Book Value Per Share	0.77	-0.39	0.22	-0.29		-0.28	0.27	0.18	0.22	0.56	0.1	0.29	0.4	0.34	-0.41	-0.13	0.56	0.77	0.17	0.86	0.49	0.13	0.48	0.11	-0.51	0.3
Free Cash Flow Yield	-0.32	-0.17	-0.27	-0.29	-0.28		0.53	0.7	-0.27	-0.28	0.65	-0.23	-0.37	0.0	0.38	0.34	0.28	-0.1	0.15	-0.19	0.2	0.24	-0.12	-0.25	0.47	0.04
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	0.23	-0.22	0.16	-0.49	0.27	0.53		0.39	0.16	0.28	0.98	-0.01	-0.31	0.17	0.22	-0.1	0.5	0.21	0.4	0.2	0.19	0.47	-0.04	0.1	0.32	0.22
Capex To Depreciation	0.12	-0.58	-0.21	-0.09	0.18	0.7	0.39		-0.21	0.0	0.4	0.01	-0.11	0.27	0.15	0.22	0.66	0.22	0.19	0.39	0.66	0.23	0.17	-0.14	0.17	0.23
Pb Ratio	0.72	-0.27	1.0	-0.2	0.22	-0.27	0.16	-0.21		0.73	0.16	0.0	0.11	0.29	-0.13	-0.16	-0.27	0.38	0.34	0.37	0.3	0.27	0.38	0.18	0.06	0.21
Ev To Sales	0.82	-0.25	0.73	-0.05	0.56	-0.28	0.28	0.0	0.73		0.19	0.08	0.25	0.06	-0.29	-0.16	0.26	0.49	0.35	0.6	0.31	0.29	0.48	0.15	-0.16	0.0
Free Cash Flow Per Share	0.14	-0.23	0.16	-0.47	0.1	0.65	0.98	0.4	0.16	0.19		-0.09	-0.37	0.16	0.28	0.0	0.37	0.12	0.37	0.08	0.18	0.44	-0.09	0.02	0.46	0.21
Roic	0.18	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.29	-0.23	-0.01	0.01	0.0	0.08	-0.09		0.05	0.54	-0.03	-0.03	0.22	0.03	0.12	0.21	-0.01	0.13	0.19	-0.06	-0.1	0.54
Inventory Turnover	0.3	-0.02	0.11	0.41	0.4	-0.37	-0.31	-0.11	0.11	0.25	-0.37	0.05		0.04	-0.97	0.35	-0.05	0.17	-0.49	0.37	0.07	-0.57	0.14	-0.33	-0.21	0.03
Net Income Per Share	0.44	-0.45	0.29	-0.2	0.34	0.0	0.17	0.27	0.29	0.06	0.16	0.54	0.04		0.01	-0.11	0.03	0.21	0.03	0.43	0.41	0.0	0.24	0.09	0.13	0.98
Days Of Inventory On Hand	-0.33	0.07	-0.13	-0.43	-0.41	0.38	0.22	0.15	-0.13	-0.29	0.28	-0.03	-0.97	0.01		-0.37	0.04	-0.22	0.4	-0.39	-0.08	0.48	-0.12	0.38	0.15	0.02
Payables Turnover	-0.06	-0.34	-0.16	0.09	-0.13	0.34	-0.1	0.22	-0.16	-0.16	0.0	-0.03	0.35	-0.11	-0.37		-0.17	0.12	-0.16	0.02	0.23	-0.16	0.11	-0.98	0.5	-0.12
Capex To Revenue	0.21	-0.2	-0.27	-0.19	0.56	0.28	0.5	0.66	-0.27	0.26	0.37	0.22	-0.05	0.03	0.04	-0.17		0.32	0.27	0.47	0.34	0.33	0.12	0.18	-0.29	0.02
Cash Per Share	0.76	-0.6	0.38	-0.45	0.77	-0.1	0.21	0.22	0.38	0.49	0.12	0.03	0.17	0.21	-0.22	0.12	0.32		0.32	0.76	0.74	0.27	0.47	-0.12	-0.35	0.14
Pocfratio	0.31	-0.3	0.34	-0.35	0.17	0.15	0.4	0.19	0.34	0.35	0.37	0.12	-0.49	0.03	0.4	-0.16	0.27	0.32		0.3	0.26	0.99	0.57	0.15	0.12	-0.02
Interest Coverage	0.87	-0.72	0.37	-0.13	0.86	-0.19	0.2	0.39	0.37	0.6	0.08	0.21	0.37	0.43	-0.39	0.02	0.47	0.76	0.3		0.75	0.24	0.69	-0.02	-0.28	0.33
Payout Ratio	0.67	-0.92	0.3	-0.22	0.49	0.2	0.19	0.66	0.3	0.31	0.18	-0.01	0.07	0.41	-0.08	0.23	0.34	0.74	0.26	0.75		0.22	0.4	-0.18	-0.01	0.28
Capex To Operating Cash Flow	0.24	-0.25	0.27	-0.45	0.13	0.24	0.47	0.23	0.27	0.29	0.44	0.13	-0.57	0.0	0.48	-0.16	0.33	0.27	0.99	0.24	0.22		0.5	0.16	0.14	-0.03
Pfcf Ratio	0.61	-0.46	0.38	-0.13	0.48	-0.12	-0.04	0.17	0.38	0.48	-0.09	0.19	0.14	0.24	-0.12	0.11	0.12	0.47	0.57	0.69	0.4	0.5		-0.1	-0.14	0.15
Days Payables Outstanding	0.06	0.32	0.18	-0.11	0.11	-0.25	0.1	-0.14	0.18	0.15	0.02	-0.06	-0.33	0.09	0.38	-0.98	0.18	-0.12	0.15	-0.02	-0.18	0.16	-0.1		-0.5	0.08
Income Quality	-0.19	-0.25	0.06	0.15	-0.51	0.47	0.32	0.17	0.06	-0.16	0.46	-0.1	-0.21	0.13	0.15	0.5	-0.29	-0.35	0.12	-0.28	-0.01	0.14	-0.14	-0.5		0.16
Roe	0.34	-0.32	0.21	-0.21	0.3	0.04	0.22	0.23	0.21	0.0	0.21	0.54	0.03	0.98	0.02	-0.12	0.02	0.14	-0.02	0.33	0.28	-0.03	0.15	0.08	0.16

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LB Foster fundamentals Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Price To Sales Ratio	0.26	0.31	0.32	0.28	0.21	0.44
Ptb Ratio	1.19	0.9	0.8	0.76	1.67	0.87
Days Sales Outstanding	40.95	42.78	65.44	85.16	55.7	62.24
Book Value Per Share	16.32	16.78	17.28	12.84	13.23	10.03
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	2.81	1.61	(0.1)	(0.99)	3.46	3.63
Stock Based Compensation To Revenue	0.004818	0.002284	0.003787	0.004784	0.007686	0.00807
Capex To Depreciation	0.31	0.28	0.5	0.68	0.52	0.32
Pb Ratio	1.19	0.9	0.8	0.76	1.67	0.87
Free Cash Flow Per Share	1.97	0.73	(0.53)	(1.7)	3.0	3.15
Roic	0.24	0.15	0.0266	0.0523	0.0707	0.0434
Inventory Turnover	4.47	3.46	6.8	5.39	5.86	3.86
Net Income Per Share	4.09	2.45	0.34	(4.26)	0.14	0.24
Days Of Inventory On Hand	81.59	105.63	53.7	67.76	62.25	86.15
Payables Turnover	8.47	7.34	10.32	8.36	10.69	10.2
Research And Ddevelopement To Revenue	0.00399	0.005314	0.004348	0.00446	0.004699	0.005511
Capex To Revenue	0.0135	0.0185	0.008995	0.0153	0.009072	0.008619
Cash Per Share	1.36	0.72	0.99	0.45	0.35	0.33
Pocfratio	6.35	6.89	9.38	(137.41)	(9.81)	6.67
Interest Coverage	4.54	4.72	2.55	0.71	1.83	1.74
Pfcf Ratio	9.86	20.5	(25.7)	(5.7)	7.32	7.69
Days Payables Outstanding	43.11	49.69	35.37	43.65	34.14	32.9
Income Quality	0.69	0.66	(0.31)	0.23	28.77	30.21
Roe	0.25	0.15	0.0198	(0.33)	0.0103	0.0108
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	8.74	12.39	(168.6)	(19.57)	8.08	8.49
Pe Ratio	4.74	6.14	40.28	(2.27)	162.21	170.32
Return On Tangible Assets	0.12	0.0825	0.0124	(0.15)	0.005596	0.005316
Ev To Free Cash Flow	12.51	27.08	(31.54)	(11.36)	9.31	9.78
Earnings Yield	0.21	0.16	0.0248	(0.44)	0.006165	0.006473
Net Debt To E B I T D A	1.23	1.75	1.81	11.2	2.54	2.6
Current Ratio	1.86	2.05	2.08	2.0	1.76	1.95
Tangible Book Value Per Share	10.26	11.35	12.47	7.75	8.45	7.17
Receivables Turnover	8.91	8.53	5.58	4.29	6.55	5.42
Graham Number	38.75	30.41	11.51	35.03	6.34	6.02

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Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield
Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding
Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield
Invested Capital	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Average Payables	Stock Based Compensation To Revenue
Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio
Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share
Roic	Inventory Turnover
Net Income Per Share	Days Of Inventory On Hand
Payables Turnover	Sales General And Administrative To Revenue
Average Inventory	Research And Ddevelopement To Revenue
Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share
Pocfratio	Interest Coverage
Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow
Pfcf Ratio	Days Payables Outstanding
Net Current Asset Value	Income Quality
Roe	Tangible Asset Value
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	Pe Ratio
Return On Tangible Assets	Ev To Free Cash Flow
Earnings Yield	Intangibles To Total Assets
Net Debt To E B I T D A	Current Ratio
Tangible Book Value Per Share	Receivables Turnover
Graham Number	Shareholders Equity Per Share
Debt To Equity	Capex Per Share
Graham Net Net	Average Receivables
Revenue Per Share	Interest Debt Per Share
Debt To Assets	Enterprise Value Over E B I T D A
Short Term Coverage Ratios	Price Earnings Ratio
Operating Cycle	Price Book Value Ratio
Price Earnings To Growth Ratio	Days Of Payables Outstanding
Dividend Payout Ratio	Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio
Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio	Pretax Profit Margin
Ebt Per Ebit	Operating Profit Margin
Effective Tax Rate	Company Equity Multiplier
Long Term Debt To Capitalization	Total Debt To Capitalization
Return On Capital Employed	Debt Equity Ratio
Ebit Per Revenue	Quick Ratio
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio	Net Income Per E B T
Cash Ratio	Cash Conversion Cycle
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio	Days Of Inventory Outstanding
Days Of Sales Outstanding	Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Cash Flow Coverage Ratios	Price To Book Ratio
Fixed Asset Turnover	Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
Price Cash Flow Ratio	Enterprise Value Multiple
Debt Ratio	Cash Flow To Debt Ratio
Price Sales Ratio	Return On Assets
Asset Turnover	Net Profit Margin
Gross Profit Margin	Price Fair Value
Return On Equity

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Pb Ratio	+ 1.0	Ptb Ratio
Capex To Operating Cash Flow	+ 0.99	Pocfratio
Free Cash Flow Per Share	+ 0.98	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Roe	+ 0.98	Net Income Per Share
Interest Coverage	+ 0.87	Price To Sales Ratio
Interest Coverage	+ 0.86	Book Value Per Share

Days Payables Outstanding	- 0.98	Payables Turnover
Days Of Inventory On Hand	- 0.97	Inventory Turnover
Payout Ratio	- 0.92	Dividend Yield
Interest Coverage	- 0.72	Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield	- 0.63	Price To Sales Ratio
Cash Per Share	- 0.6	Dividend Yield