Industrials · Railroads
Price
$44.77
Market Cap
$468.2M
Employees
1,057
Beta
1.16
Avg Volume
116,146
CEO
John F. Kasel
Business Description
L.B. Foster Company is a global provider of specialized, engineered, and manufactured solutions tailored for building and infrastructure development. Its "Rail, Technologies, and Services" division supplies new and used rail to diverse clients, including passenger and short-line freight railroads, industrial enterprises, and rail construction contractors. This segment also delivers a comprehensive array of rail accessories, such as track spikes, anchors, bolts, angle bars, and tie plates. Furthermore, it offers specialized items like power rail, direct fixation fasteners, coverboards, and trackwork components, alongside the design and production of insulated rail joints and related parts. The division's portfolio extends to advanced solutions for friction management, railway condition monitoring, wheel impact detection, wayside data collection, and engineered concrete ties, complemented by ongoing aftermarket support. The "Precast Concrete Products" segment manufactures a variety of custom precast concrete items. These include sound barriers, burial vaults, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other pre-stressed products designed for the transportation and broader infrastructure sectors. This segment also constructs prefabricated concrete buildings, used as public restrooms, concession kiosks, and protective storage units, primarily for national, state, and municipal parks. Meanwhile, the "Steel Products and Measurement" segment focuses on highway construction and repair, offering bridge decking, railings, fabricated structural steel, expansion joints, and bridge forms. Additionally, this division produces threaded pipe products essential for industrial water wells, irrigation systems, and the oil and gas industry. It also provides protective pipe coatings for energy pipelines and utility applications, as well as precise measurement systems specifically for the petroleum market. The company reaches its customers through both direct sales and an extensive network of agents. Established in 1902, L.B. Foster Company maintains its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 10:07am (just now)$44.77
+0.13 (+0.29%)
Day Range
$43.50 – $44.87
52-Week Range
$21.67 – $45.81
50-Day MA
$38.54
200-Day MA
$30.80
Volume
315,184.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low
$21.00
Consensus
$21.00
High
$21.00
(1 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
10,458,680.00
Float
9,526,756.00
Free Float
91.1%
High free float
— 91.1% of shares trade freely, ~8.9% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Small absolute float (9.5M shares) — even with a decent free float %, volume can be thin. Check average daily volume before sizing a position.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Revenue
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Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
40.93
Stock Price: $44.77
EPS (Diluted): 0.73
EPS (Diluted): 0.73
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
1.60
Stock Price: $44.77
Total Equity: $175.28M
Shares: 10,882,000
Total Equity: $175.28M
Shares: 10,882,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
14.36
Market Cap: $468.24M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
EBITDA: $34.76M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
EBITDA: $34.76M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$342.3M
Market Cap: $468.24M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
21.1%
Gross Profit: $113.75M
Revenue: $540.01M
Revenue: $540.01M
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
4.1%
Operating Income: $21.89M
Revenue: $540.01M
Revenue: $540.01M
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
1.4%
Net Income: $7.55M
Revenue: $540.01M
Revenue: $540.01M
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
6.4%
Net Income: $7.55M
Total Equity: $175.28M
Total Equity: $175.28M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
5.1%
Operating Income: $21.89M
Tax Rate: 57.4%
Equity: $175.28M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
Tax Rate: 57.4%
Equity: $175.28M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Cash: $4.35M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
1.87
Current Assets: $156.87M
Current Liabilities: $83.92M
Current Liabilities: $83.92M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.24
Short-Term Debt: $153,000
Long-Term Debt: $42.60M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Total Equity: $175.28M
Long-Term Debt: $42.60M
Total Debt: $42.76M
Total Equity: $175.28M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$49.62
Revenue: $540.01M
Shares: 10,882,000
Shares: 10,882,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$16.11
Total Equity: $175.28M
Shares: 10,882,000
Shares: 10,882,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$2.32
Operating CF: $35.62M
CapEx: -$10.42M
Shares: 10,882,000
CapEx: -$10.42M
Shares: 10,882,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $44.77
Stock Price: $44.77
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $7.55M
Net Income: $7.55M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 1:17am (1d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $513.6M | $497.5M | $543.7M | $530.8M | $540.0M |
| Cost of Revenue | $427.3M | $407.9M | $431.7M | $412.7M | $426.3M |
| Gross Profit | $86.3M | $89.6M | $112.0M | $118.1M | $113.8M |
| Operating Expenses | $81.8M | $96.8M | $102.9M | $97.5M | $91.9M |
| Operating Income | $4.5M | -$7.2M | $9.1M | $20.5M | $21.9M |
| Net Income | $3.6M | -$45.6M | $1.5M | $42.9M | $7.5M |
| EBITDA | $21.4M | $9.1M | $21.7M | $33.5M | $34.8M |
| EPS | $0.34 | $-4.25 | $0.14 | $4.01 | $0.73 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 1:17am (1d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $10.4M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.5M | $4.3M |
| Total Current Assets | $179.5M | $205.7M | $167.4M | $161.6M | $156.9M |
| Total Assets | $342.6M | $365.3M | $312.4M | $334.6M | $330.4M |
| Current Liabilities | $86.2M | $103.1M | $94.5M | $88.3M | $83.9M |
| Long-Term Debt | $31.2M | $91.8M | $55.2M | $46.8M | $42.6M |
| Total Liabilities | $159.0M | $227.7M | $169.6M | $155.5M | $155.1M |
| Total Equity | $183.1M | $137.2M | $142.1M | $178.3M | $175.3M |
| Retained Earnings | $168.7M | $123.2M | $124.6M | $167.6M | $175.1M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 1:17am (1d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$1.1M | -$10.6M | $37.0M | $22.6M | $35.6M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$4.6M | -$7.6M | -$4.5M | -$9.8M | -$10.4M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$5.7M | -$18.2M | $32.4M | $12.8M | $25.2M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $-295,000 | -$57.9M | -$1.2M | $-416,000 | $51,000 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $-732,000 | $-410,000 | -$2.6M | -$8.2M | -$16.5M |
| Net Change in Cash | $2.8M | -$7.5M | $-322,000 | $-106,000 | $1.9M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 1:32am (8h ago)| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$535.8M $533.4M – $538.2M
|
$537.5M $535.4M – $541.5M
|
$553.2M $548.7M – $557.6M
|
$571.8M $557.4M – $586.2M
|
| EBITDA |
$57.6M $57.4M – $57.9M
|
$57.8M $57.6M – $58.2M
|
$59.5M $59.0M – $60.0M
|
$61.5M $60.0M – $63.1M
|
| Net Income |
$45.8M $44.1M – $47.6M
|
$12.3M $12.0M – $12.6M
|
$18.6M $18.4M – $19.5M
|
$21.5M $19.5M – $23.6M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 1:17am (1d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -3.1% | +9.3% | -2.4% | +1.7% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +3.8% | +25.0% | +5.4% | -3.7% |
| Operating Income Growth | -261.2% | +226.4% | +125.2% | +6.7% |
| Net Income Growth | -1,356.6% | +103.2% | +2,833.5% | -82.4% |
| EBITDA Growth | -57.4% | +138.2% | +54.2% | +3.7% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 9:04am (1h ago)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Curran Timothy Joseph | 0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2026-05-22 | Rolli Sara Fay | F-InKind | 352.00 | $38.11 | $13,415 |
| 2026-05-22 | THALMAN WILLIAM M | F-InKind | 1,178.00 | $38.11 | $44,894 |
| 2026-05-22 | Friedman Brian Hunter | F-InKind | 416.00 | $38.11 | $15,854 |
| 2026-05-22 | Guinee Patrick J. | F-InKind | 1,077.00 | $38.11 | $41,044 |
| 2026-05-22 | LIPPARD GREGORY W | F-InKind | 905.00 | $38.11 | $34,490 |
| 2026-05-22 | Ness Robert | F-InKind | 683.00 | $38.11 | $26,029 |
| 2026-05-22 | KASEL JOHN F | F-InKind | 4,102.00 | $38.11 | $156,327 |
| 2026-05-22 | O'Neill Jamie F | F-InKind | 269.00 | $38.11 | $10,252 |
| 2026-05-22 | REILLY SEAN M | F-InKind | 425.00 | $38.11 | $16,197 |
| 2026-05-22 | OWEN DIANE B | F-InKind | 96.00 | $38.11 | $3,659 |
| 2026-05-22 | Kunz John E | F-InKind | 36.00 | $38.11 | $1,372 |
| 2026-05-21 | Thompson Bruce Ernest | A-Award | 2,363.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-21 | OWEN DIANE B | A-Award | 2,363.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Kunz John E | A-Award | 2,363.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Meyer David J | A-Award | 2,363.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Betler Raymond T | A-Award | 2,363.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-31 | English Aron R. | S-Sale | 1,500.00 | $28.02 | $42,030 |
| 2026-04-01 | English Aron R. | S-Sale | 38,431.00 | $28.05 | $1.1M |
| 2026-03-31 | Meyer David J | A-Award | 683.00 | $27.90 | $19,056 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 1:17am (1d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-07 | $0.04 | 2016-07-29 | 2016-09-09 | 2016-09-23 |
| 2016-06-08 | $0.04 | 2016-05-26 | 2016-06-10 | 2016-06-24 |
| 2016-03-09 | $0.04 | 2016-02-25 | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 |
| 2015-12-02 | $0.04 | 2015-11-02 | 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-18 |
| 2015-09-02 | $0.04 | 2015-08-04 | 2015-09-04 | 2015-09-18 |
| 2015-06-10 | $0.04 | 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-12 | 2015-06-26 |
| 2015-03-11 | $0.04 | 2015-02-23 | 2015-03-13 | 2015-03-27 |
| 2014-12-03 | $0.04 | 2014-11-03 | 2014-12-05 | 2014-12-19 |
| 2014-09-03 | $0.03 | 2014-08-01 | 2014-09-05 | 2014-09-19 |
| 2014-06-04 | $0.03 | 2014-05-23 | 2014-06-06 | 2014-06-20 |
| 2014-03-12 | $0.03 | 2014-02-27 | 2014-03-14 | 2014-03-28 |
| 2013-12-04 | $0.03 | 2013-11-06 | 2013-12-06 | 2013-12-20 |
| 2013-09-04 | $0.03 | 2013-08-01 | 2013-09-06 | 2013-09-20 |
| 2013-06-05 | $0.03 | 2013-05-24 | 2013-06-07 | 2013-06-21 |
| 2013-03-13 | $0.03 | 2013-02-28 | 2013-03-15 | 2013-03-29 |
| 2012-12-05 | $0.03 | 2012-10-31 | 2012-12-07 | 2012-12-21 |
| 2012-09-05 | $0.03 | 2012-07-30 | 2012-09-07 | 2012-09-21 |
| 2012-06-06 | $0.03 | 2012-05-25 | 2012-06-08 | 2012-06-22 |
| 2012-03-15 | $0.03 | 2012-03-07 | 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-30 |
| 2011-12-07 | $0.03 | 2011-10-26 | 2011-12-09 | 2011-12-23 |
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