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FSTR (L.B. Foster Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.00 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

L.B. Foster Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.2 Mil. L.B. Foster Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $97.5 Mil. L.B. Foster Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $32.6 Mil. L.B. Foster Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.00.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FSTR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.03   Med: 1.71   Max: 11.62
Current: 3.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of L.B. Foster Co was 11.62. The lowest was -22.03. And the median was 1.71.

FSTR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
61.18% of 850 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.73 vs FSTR: 3.58

L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

L.B. Foster Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.55 1.87 2.03 11.62 3.09

L.B. Foster Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.69 3.75 4.10 2.37 3.00

Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.102 + 67.036) / 21.735
=3.09

L.B. Foster Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.167 + 97.503) / 32.564
=3.00

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


L.B. Foster Co  (NAS:FSTR) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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L.B. Foster Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
415 Holiday Drive, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15220
L.B. Foster Co is a us-based firm engaged in the manufacturing, fabrication, and distribution of products and services, especially for the rail, construction, energy, and utility industries. The company operates its business through three segments: Rail Technologies and Services; Precast Concrete Products and Steel Products and Measurement. Its principal business activity involves providing new and used rail, trackwork, and accessories, producing concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, cover boards, and sales of sells and rents steel sheet piling, H-bearing pile, and other piling products for foundation and earth retention requirements. It generates the majority of its revenues from the Rail Technologies and Services segment.
Executives
Raymond T Betler director 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
William M Thalman officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O LB FOSTER COMPANY, 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15220
Brian Hunter Friedman officer: VP, Steel Prods. & Measurement 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH PA 15220
Sean M Reilly officer: Controller TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC, 493 NIXON RD., CHESWICK PA 15024
Janet Lee director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Diane B Owen director
Dirk Junge director 165 TOWNSHIP LINE RD, JENKINTOWN PA 19046
John E Kunz director 522 N. MACEWEN DRIVE, OSPREY FL 34229
Bruce Ernest Thompson director C/O L.B. FOSTER COMPANY, 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH PA 15220
Alexander B Jones other: See Explanation of Responses 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107
Aron R. English 10 percent owner 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107
22nw Gp, Inc. 10 percent owner 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107
Bryson Hirai-hadley other: See Explanation of Responses 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107
22nw Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107
22nw, Lp 10 percent owner 590 1ST AVE S, UNIT C1, SEATTLE WA 98104