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LB Foster Company (FSTR: NASDAQ)
$26.62 -0.21 | -0.78%
06/04/12 - 04:00 PM ET
Ratio Comparisons
| Company | Industry | S&P 500 | |
| Valuation Ratios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio (TTM) | 10.80 | 16.50 | 17.70 |
| P/E High - Last 5 Yrs | 22.90 | n.a. | 67.70 |
| P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs | 1.70 | n.a. | 12.50 |
| Beta | 1.11 | 1.37 | 0.98 |
| Price to Sales (TTM) | 0.46 | 0.16 | 1.42 |
| Price to Book (MRQ) | 0.99 | 1.32 | 2.41 |
| Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) | 1.44 | 4.09 | 5.08 |
| Price to Cash Flow (TTM) | 7.10 | 8.40 | 9.80 |
| Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) | 14.40 | -4.20 | 17.40 |
| Dividends | |||
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.40 | 2.90 | 2.10 |
| Dividend Yield - 5 Yr Avg (%) | n.a. | 3.00 | 2.20 |
| Dividend 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | n.a. | -16.42 | -0.76 |
| Payout Ratio (TTM) | 4.00 | 58.00 | 30.00 |
| Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | 1.20 | 88.40 | 11.80 |
| Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | 24.40 | 34.10 | 9.20 |
| Growth Rates (%) | |||
| Sales - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 3.89 | -4.41 | 1.79 |
| EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | 396.20 | -86.80 | 17.50 |
| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | 396.20 | -86.80 | 17.50 |
| EPS - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | -8.45 | n.a. | -1.66 |
| Capital Spending - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 33.08 | -6.95 | -1.17 |
| Financial Strength | |||
| Quick Ratio (MRQ) | 1.80 | 0.90 | 1.10 |
| Current Ratio (MRQ) | 3.20 | 1.70 | 1.60 |
| LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.05 | 0.92 | 0.82 |
| Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.05 | 1.14 | 0.96 |
| Interest Coverage (TTM) | 62.00 | 2.20 | 5.50 |
| Profitability Ratios (%) | |||
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 19.80 | 5.30 | 46.90 |
| Gross Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 17.70 | 6.00 | 47.70 |
| EBITD Margin (TTM) | 8.10 | 2.40 | 18.90 |
| EBITD - 5 Yr Avg | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) | 6.40 | 0.60 | 12.10 |
| Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 12.30 | 0.50 | 10.30 |
| Management Effectiveness (%) | |||
| Net Profit Margin (TTM) | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 8.00 | 0.50 | 7.00 |
| Return on Assets (TTM) | 6.90 | 1.50 | 3.10 |
| Return on Assets - 5 Yr Avg | 11.30 | 1.40 | 2.50 |
| Return on Investment (TTM) | 8.90 | 2.30 | 7.90 |
| Return on Investment - 5 Yr Avg | 15.70 | 2.30 | 6.50 |
| Efficiency | |||
| Revenue/Employee (TTM) | 1,390,488.00 | 3,272,564.00 | 449,376.00 |
| Net Income/Employee (TTM) | 60,061.00 | 14,393.00 | 39,003.00 |
| Receivable Turnover (TTM) | 9.60 | 17.40 | 7.60 |
| Inventory Turnover (TTM) | 4.80 | 20.60 | 8.30 |
| Asset Turnover (TTM) | 1.60 | 3.70 | 0.40 |
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Latest FSTR Headlines from TheStreet
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Press Releases for FSTR
- L.B. Foster Announces Sale Of Railway Securement Business - PR Newswire 06.04.12 | 05:06 pm
- L.B. Foster Company Declares Quarterly Dividend - PR Newswire 05.24.12 | 05:05 pm
- L.B. Foster Opens Innovative Water Well Threaded Products Facility - PR Newswire 05.08.12 | 01:05 pm
- L.B. Foster Company To Report First Quarter 2012 Operating Results On May 1, 2012 - PR Newswire 04.26.12 | 05:04 pm
- L.B. Foster Rail Products Facility Selected For IndustryWeek 2011 Best Plants Award - PR Newswire 01.11.12 | 10:01 am
- L.B. Foster Tubular Products Facility Receives 2011 Alabama Excellence Award - PR Newswire 11.14.11 | 03:11 pm
- L.B. Foster Provides 54,000 SQ FT Of Steel Grid Deck For Pennsylvania Bridge - PR Newswire 09.20.11 | 03:09 pm
- L.B. Foster Receives IndustryWeek 2011 Best Plant Recognition - PR Newswire 09.14.11 | 03:09 pm
- L.B. Foster Relocating Water System Tubular Products Facility - PR Newswire 08.19.11 | 09:08 am
- L.B. Foster Completes Merger Of Foster Thomas Company Into Portec Rail Products, Inc. - PR Newswire 12.29.10 | 03:12 pm
Partner Headlines for FSTR
- L.B. Foster Relocating Water System Tubular Products Facility - Benzinga 08.19.11 | 09:08 am
- Tuesday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (RLRN, FN, PTX, VSEC, FSTR) - NASDAQ 08.17.11 | 02:08 pm
- LB Foster Testing 200-Day Moving Average - Benzinga 07.08.11 | 03:07 pm
- Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape - Zacks 06.15.11 | 09:06 am
- Is United States Steel Corp. a Good Investment Opportunity? - Seeking Alpha 03.01.11 | 09:03 am
- L.B. Foster Company Announces Facility Shutdown - Benzinga 02.15.11 | 04:02 pm
- UPDATE 1-L.B. Foster Q3 beats; sees rise in order bookings - Reuters 10.26.10 | 08:10 am
- UPDATE 1-LB Foster Q2 tops Wall Street expectations - Reuters 07.27.10 | 08:07 am
- Merger Arbitrage Mondays: July 05, 2010 - Seeking Alpha 07.05.10 | 09:07 am
- Opportunity in the L.B. Foster and Portec Rail Products Takeover Saga - Seeking Alpha 06.02.10 | 02:06 am
