L.B. Foster Co. - Class A chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 44.26
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 1.02
Market capitalization 104.59M
Operating cash flow -12.84M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects worldwide. The company's Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors; used rails; rail accessories, including track spikes and anchors, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; power rail, direct fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products, as well as engineers and manufactures insulated rail joints and related accessories. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment, wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, track fasteners, and engineered concrete railroad ties; and aftermarket services. Its Precast Concrete Products segment offers a range of specialty precast concrete products, such as sound walls, burial vaults, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed products for use in transportation and general infrastructure markets. This segment also manufactures precast concrete buildings for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings in national, state, and municipal parks. The company's Steel Products and Measurement segment provides bridge decking, bridge railing, structural steel fabrications, expansion joints, bridge forms, and other products for highway construction and repair. This segment also produces threaded pipe products for industrial water well, irrigation, and oil and gas markets, as well as offers pipe coatings for oil and gas pipelines and utilities, and precision measurement systems for the oil and gas market. The company markets its products directly, as well as through a network of agents. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sector: Industrials - Industry: Railroads

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.35
Working Capital0.04
Return On Equity0.02
Debt To Equity0.17
Fixed Asset Ratio0.12
Fixed Interest Cover1.15

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 21.23M -11.24M -10.26M -7.36M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities 2.25M -7.68M -8.04M 17.82M
Net Borrowings -55.02M -16.75M -13.11M -13.73M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -55.3M -18.25M -15.3M -13.9M
Change To Operating Activities 8.1M -10.04M -15.6M -9.95M
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income -31.17M 42.57M 7.58M 3.63M
Change In Cash -27.4M 3.9M -6.61M 2.81M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -308k 525k -195k -47k
Total Cash From Operating Activities 25.96M 29.3M 16.92M -1.06M
Depreciation 15.03M 14.39M 13.58M 13.89M
Change To Account Receivables -9.65M 3.37M 15.77M 3.62M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities 37k -873k -517k 563k
Change To Netincome 46.17M -16.69M 11.73M -1.02M
Capital Expenditures -3.66M -6.03M -9.18M -4.62M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -24.57M 24.14M 13.98M 4.59M
Net Income -31.17M 42.57M 7.58M 3.63M
Selling General Administrative 82.75M 84.73M 73.64M 76M
Gross Profit 113.47M 120.94M 95.01M 86.3M
Ebit 23.76M 29.76M 15.63M 4.47M
Operating Income 23.76M 29.76M 15.63M 4.47M
Interest Expense -6.17M -5.03M -4.23M -3.9M
Income Tax Expense 6.02M -23.84M -11.84M 1.12M
Total Revenue 581.06M 616.43M 497.41M 513.62M
Cost Of Revenue 467.6M 495.49M 402.4M 427.32M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -48.33M -5.62M -1.65M 119k
Net Income From Continuing Ops -30.59M 47.97M 25.82M 3.47M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -31.17M 42.57M 7.58M 3.63M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 261.13M 235.31M 193.56M 158.99M
Total Stockholder Equity 122.12M 169.86M 176.83M 183.09M
Other Current Liabilities 18.68M 22.08M 15.47M 21.41M
Total Assets 383.25M 405.17M 370.39M 342.6M
Common Stock 111k 111k 111k 111k
Other Current Assets 5.09M 10.41M 13M 14.15M
Retained Earnings 114.32M 157.53M 165.11M 168.73M
Treasury Stock -40.36M -36.98M -32.97M -29.02M
Cash 10.28M 14.18M 7.56M 10.37M
Total Current Liabilities 124.19M 116.74M 95.3M 86.19M
Other Stockholder Equity -22.19M -20.18M -20.27M -18.84M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 86.86M 71.72M 78.15M 73.35M
Total Current Assets 226.67M 216.66M 195.32M 179.48M
Net Tangible Assets 53.02M 108.18M 119.59M 131.92M
Net Receivables 86.12M 73.62M 96.14M 92.09M
Accounts Payable 78.27M 63.03M 54.79M 41.41M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
KASEL JOHN FPurchase at price 11.51 per share.D2022-09-13Chief Executive Officer1k
THALMAN WILLIAM MPurchase at price 12.36 per share.D2022-09-12Chief Financial Officer3k
RACKOFF WILLIAM HStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
OWEN DIANE BStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
KUNZ JOHN EStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
PURGASON ROBERT SStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
ROWLAND SUZANNE BStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
BETLER RAYMOND TStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
JUNGE DIRKStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director5.73k
THOMPSON BRUCE ERNESTStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director11.46k
THOMPSON BRUCE ERNESTStock Award(Grant) at price 13.09 per share.D2022-06-02Director11.46k
THALMAN WILLIAM MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Chief Financial Officer6.91k
LIPPARD GREGORY WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer4.6k
KASEL JOHN FStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Chief Executive Officer1.97k
KASEL JOHN FStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Chief Executive Officer13.81k
REILLY SEAN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer2.3k
KELLY BRIAN HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer6.1k
GUINEE PATRICK JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17General Counsel6.33k
TREACY WILLIAMStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer3.91k
FRIEDMAN BRIAN HUNTERStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer2.88k
NESS ROBERTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer2.88k
JONES PETER DAVID VAUGHANStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-17Officer2.88k
LIPPARD GREGORY WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-16Officer1.15k
KELLY BRIAN HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-16Officer1.31k
GUINEE PATRICK JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-16General Counsel1.31k
TREACY WILLIAMStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-16Officer851
JONES PETER DAVID VAUGHANStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-16Officer327
REILLY SEAN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-01-10Officer10k
JUNGE DIRKStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.D2021-08-05Director4.2k
KASEL JOHN FStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-07-21Chief Executive Officer3.04k
RACKOFF WILLIAM HStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
RACKOFF WILLIAM HStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
FOSTER LEE B IIStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
OWEN DIANE BStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
PURGASON ROBERT SStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
ROWLAND SUZANNE BStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.62k
BETLER RAYMOND TStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.62k
VIZI BRADLEY S.Stock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director5.04k
JUNGE DIRKStock Award(Grant) at price 17.87 per share.D2021-05-27Director4.2k
THALMAN WILLIAM MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-03-01Chief Financial Officer20.77k
LIPPARD GREGORY WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Officer4.2k
KASEL JOHN FStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Chief Operating Officer9.24k
KELLY BRIAN HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Officer4.83k
KEMPTON JAMES MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Officer2.1k
BAUER ROBERT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Chief Executive Officer18.86k
GUINEE PATRICK JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26General Counsel5.78k
TREACY WILLIAMStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-26Officer3.57k
LIPPARD GREGORY WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-17Officer690
KASEL JOHN FStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-17Chief Operating Officer1.17k
KELLY BRIAN HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-17General Counsel734
KELLY BRIAN HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-17Officer734

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -7.02% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-7.02 %

Latent gain

-122.75 $

Invested capital

1749.75 $

Annualized return

-1.71 %
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Momentum strategy results on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -4.27% of return on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A. That represents -279.31$ of latent gain with 6543.26$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 0.53% of return on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A. That represents 18.47$ of latent gain with 3512.12$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-4.27 %

Latent gain

-279.31 $

Invested capital

6543.26 $

Annualized return

0.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

0.53 %

Latent gain

18.47 $

Invested capital

3512.12 $

Annualized return

0.15 %

Momentum equity curve on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by L.B. Foster Co. - Class A are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A since the beginning:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Buy the dip entry openings on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A is 0%. That represents 0.0$ of latent gain with 0.0$ of employed capital. The following chart shows L.B. Foster Co. - Class A stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of L.B. Foster Co. - Class A, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

0 %

Latent gain

0.0 $

Invested capital

0.0 $

Annualized return

0.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Note: the dividends potentially given by L.B. Foster Co. - Class A are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to L.B. Foster Co. - Class A.

Equity curve comparison on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

L.B. Foster Co. - Class A investment comparison

Performance comparison on L.B. Foster Co. - Class A

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -7.02% -122.75$ 1749.75$ -1.71%
Momentum 1 quarter -4.27% -279.31$ 6543.26$ -1.11%
Momentum 2 quarters 0.53% 18.47$ 3512.12$ 0.15%
Non-directional 0% 0.0$ 0.0$ 0.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-1.71 %

Momentum 1Q

0.15 %

Momentum 2Q

0.15 %

Non-directional

0.0 %

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Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with L.B. Foster Co. - Class A:

Positive correlations

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  • Negative correlation

    Most negatively correlated stocks this year


    Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months


    Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between L.B. Foster Co. - Class A and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of L.B. Foster Co. - Class A does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name L.B. Foster Co. - Class A
    Country United States
    City Pittsburgh
    Address 415 Holiday Drive
    Phone 412 928 3400
    Website www.lbfoster.com
    FullTime employees 991
    Industry Railroads
    Sector Industrials
    Exchange XNAS
    Ticker FSTR
    Market www.nasdaq.com

    L.B. Foster Co. - Class A ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown