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FSTR (L.B. Foster Co) Price-to-Owner-Earnings : 27.32 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is L.B. Foster Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings?

As of today (2024-10-31), L.B. Foster Co's share price is $18.85. L.B. Foster Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.69. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings for today is 27.32.


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

FSTR' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.37   Med: 12.55   Max: 245.62
Current: 27.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings of L.B. Foster Co was 245.62. The lowest was 6.37. And the median was 12.55.


FSTR's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
74.21% of 504 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 13.955 vs FSTR: 27.32

As of today (2024-10-31), L.B. Foster Co's share price is $18.85. L.B. Foster Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.67. Therefore, L.B. Foster Co's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 28.13.

As of today (2024-10-31), L.B. Foster Co's share price is $18.85. L.B. Foster Co's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.67. Therefore, L.B. Foster Co's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 28.13.

During the past 13 years, L.B. Foster Co's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 210.08. The lowest was 5.18. And the median was 15.79.


L.B. Foster Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 Price-to-Owner-Earnings Chart

L.B. Foster Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Owner-Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.04 - - - 10.08

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
Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 - 62.20 10.08 225.70 31.19

Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings

For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



L.B. Foster Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings for today is calculated as

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Share Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=18.85/0.69
=27.32

* 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.


L.B. Foster Co  (NAS:FSTR) Price-to-Owner-Earnings Explanation

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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