This page shows L B Foster (FSTR) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 17 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
Financial Health Signals
Based on FY2025 annual data. Scores normalized against common benchmarks. How we calculate these scores
L B Foster has an operating margin of 4.0%, meaning the company retains $4 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 31/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is up from 3.9% the prior year.
L B Foster's revenue grew a modest 1.7% year-over-year to $540.0M. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 36/100.
L B Foster carries a low D/E ratio of 0.24, meaning only $0.24 of long-term debt for every $1 of shareholders' equity. This conservative leverage earns a score of 97/100, indicating a strong balance sheet with room for future borrowing.
L B Foster's current ratio of 1.87 indicates adequate short-term liquidity, earning a score of 33/100. The company can meet its near-term obligations, though with limited headroom.
L B Foster has a free cash flow margin of 4.7%, earning a moderate score of 37/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.
L B Foster generates a 4.3% ROE, indicating limited profit relative to shareholders' investment. This results in a returns score of 21/100. This is down from 24.1% the prior year.
L B Foster scores 3.98, well above the 2.99 safe threshold. This indicates low bankruptcy risk based on profitability, leverage, and asset efficiency.
L B Foster passes 7 of 9 financial strength tests. 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, all 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.
For every $1 of reported earnings, L B Foster generates $4.72 in operating cash flow ($35.6M OCF vs $7.5M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
L B Foster generated $540.0M in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 1.7% from the prior year.
L B Foster's EBITDA was $34.3M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 0.7% from the prior year.
L B Foster reported $7.5M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 82.4% from the prior year.
L B Foster earned $0.69 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 82.3% from the prior year.
Cash & Balance Sheet
L B Foster generated $25.2M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 96.2% from the prior year.
L B Foster held $4.3M in cash against $42.6M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.
L B Foster had 10M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 4.1% from the prior year.
Margins & Returns
L B Foster's gross margin was 21.1% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 1.2 percentage points from the prior year.
L B Foster's operating margin was 4.0% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 0.2 percentage points from the prior year.
L B Foster's net profit margin was 1.4% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 6.7 percentage points from the prior year.
L B Foster's ROE was 4.3% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 19.8 percentage points from the prior year.
Capital Allocation
L B Foster invested $3.6M in research and development in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 28.7% from the prior year.
L B Foster spent $16.5M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 100.4% from the prior year.
L B Foster invested $10.4M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 6.5% from the prior year.
FSTR Income Statement
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $160.4M+16.0% | $138.3M-3.7% | $143.6M+46.8% | $97.8M-23.7% | $128.2M-6.8% | $137.5M-2.4% | $140.8M+13.3% | $124.3M |
| Cost of Revenue | $128.7M+20.1% | $107.2M-4.8% | $112.7M+45.1% | $77.6M-22.0% | $99.6M-4.9% | $104.7M-5.1% | $110.3M+12.4% | $98.1M |
| Gross Profit | $31.6M+1.8% | $31.1M+0.5% | $30.9M+53.3% | $20.2M-29.6% | $28.6M-12.6% | $32.8M+7.4% | $30.5M+16.6% | $26.2M |
| R&D Expenses | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A Expenses | $23.1M+4.8% | $22.1M-1.4% | $22.4M+6.8% | $21.0M-14.2% | $24.4M+0.5% | $24.3M-2.1% | $24.8M+8.5% | $22.9M |
| Operating Income | $7.8M-5.5% | $8.3M+8.0% | $7.7M+499.3% | -$1.9M-163.0% | $3.1M-58.3% | $7.3M+60.2% | $4.6M-17.9% | $5.6M |
| Interest Expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.1M |
| Income Tax | $4.4M+55.5% | $2.8M-18.4% | $3.4M+645.8% | -$631K-188.6% | $712K+102.4% | -$29.7M-8696.8% | $346K+19.7% | $289K |
| Net Income | $2.4M-44.5% | $4.4M+50.9% | $2.9M+236.7% | -$2.1M-771.9% | -$242K-100.7% | $35.9M+1161.2% | $2.8M-35.8% | $4.4M |
| EPS (Diluted) | N/A | $0.40+48.1% | $0.27+235.0% | $-0.20 | N/A | $3.27+1157.7% | $0.26-35.0% | $0.40 |
FSTR Balance Sheet
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $330.4M-1.1% | $333.9M-4.6% | $349.9M+2.1% | $342.8M+2.5% | $334.6M-2.9% | $344.5M+3.4% | $333.3M+2.1% | $326.4M |
| Current Assets | $156.9M+2.2% | $153.5M-11.5% | $173.5M+5.6% | $164.3M+1.7% | $161.6M-6.8% | $173.5M-9.4% | $191.5M+4.6% | $183.0M |
| Cash & Equivalents | $4.3M+26.8% | $3.4M-18.1% | $4.2M+60.3% | $2.6M+6.4% | $2.5M-21.7% | $3.1M-22.0% | $4.0M+27.7% | $3.1M |
| Inventory | $60.2M-13.4% | $69.6M-7.8% | $75.4M-7.7% | $81.8M+16.0% | $70.5M-4.6% | $73.9M-7.8% | $80.1M-6.6% | $85.8M |
| Accounts Receivable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Goodwill | $33.1M+0.2% | $33.0M-1.0% | $33.3M+3.0% | $32.4M+1.4% | $31.9M-3.0% | $32.9M+2.7% | $32.0M+0.1% | $32.0M |
| Total Liabilities | $155.1M-2.5% | $159.1M-9.3% | $175.5M+2.0% | $172.0M+10.1% | $156.2M-4.0% | $162.7M-12.6% | $186.2M+2.4% | $181.8M |
| Current Liabilities | $83.9M+20.7% | $69.5M+1.3% | $68.6M+7.4% | $63.9M-27.7% | $88.3M+15.6% | $76.4M-5.0% | $80.4M-4.5% | $84.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | $42.6M-27.2% | $58.6M-28.1% | $81.4M-1.1% | $82.3M+76.1% | $46.8M-31.6% | $68.4M-21.4% | $87.0M+11.7% | $77.9M |
| Total Equity | $175.3M+0.3% | $174.8M+0.2% | $174.4M+2.1% | $170.8M-4.2% | $178.3M-1.9% | $181.9M+23.6% | $147.1M+1.7% | $144.6M |
| Retained Earnings | $175.1M+1.4% | $172.7M+2.6% | $168.4M+1.7% | $165.5M-1.3% | $167.6M-0.1% | $167.8M+27.2% | $131.9M+2.2% | $129.1M |
FSTR Cash Flow Statement
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $22.2M-24.0% | $29.2M+180.5% | $10.4M+139.8% | -$26.1M-207.6% | $24.3M-1.9% | $24.7M+599.5% | -$5.0M+76.9% | -$21.4M |
| Capital Expenditures | $2.4M-15.7% | $2.8M+5.1% | $2.7M+3.8% | $2.6M+31.6% | $2.0M-36.2% | $3.1M+49.4% | $2.1M-24.3% | $2.7M |
| Free Cash Flow | $19.8M-24.9% | $26.4M+241.2% | $7.7M+126.9% | -$28.7M-228.6% | $22.3M+3.0% | $21.7M+409.3% | -$7.0M+71.0% | -$24.2M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$2.4M+15.5% | -$2.8M-6.9% | -$2.6M-1.9% | -$2.6M-9.2% | -$2.4M+23.1% | -$3.1M-83.3% | -$1.7M-312.2% | $789K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$18.9M+30.2% | -$27.1M-326.6% | -$6.4M-122.0% | $28.8M+227.2% | -$22.7M-1.1% | -$22.4M-397.9% | $7.5M-64.7% | $21.3M |
| Dividends Paid | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | $3.4M-27.8% | $4.7M+104.0% | $2.3M-61.9% | $6.1M+143.3% | $2.5M-4.1% | $2.6M+70.4% | $1.5M-5.3% | $1.6M |
FSTR Financial Ratios
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 19.7%-2.7pp | 22.5%+1.0pp | 21.5%+0.9pp | 20.6%-1.7pp | 22.3%-1.5pp | 23.8%+2.2pp | 21.7%+0.6pp | 21.1% |
| Operating Margin | 4.9%-1.1pp | 6.0%+0.6pp | 5.3%+7.3pp | -2.0%-4.3pp | 2.4%-2.9pp | 5.3%+2.1pp | 3.3%-1.2pp | 4.5% |
| Net Margin | 1.5%-1.6pp | 3.1%+1.1pp | 2.0%+4.2pp | -2.2%-2.0pp | -0.2%-26.3pp | 26.1%+24.1pp | 2.0%-1.6pp | 3.6% |
| Return on Equity | 1.4%-1.1pp | 2.5%+0.8pp | 1.7%+2.9pp | -1.2%-1.1pp | -0.1%-19.9pp | 19.7%+17.8pp | 1.9%-1.1pp | 3.1% |
| Return on Assets | 0.7%-0.6pp | 1.3%+0.5pp | 0.8%+1.4pp | -0.6%-0.5pp | -0.1%-10.5pp | 10.4%+9.6pp | 0.9%-0.5pp | 1.4% |
| Current Ratio | 1.87-0.3 | 2.21-0.3 | 2.53-0.0 | 2.57+0.7 | 1.83-0.4 | 2.27-0.1 | 2.38+0.2 | 2.17 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.24-0.1 | 0.34-0.1 | 0.47-0.0 | 0.48+0.2 | 0.26-0.1 | 0.38-0.2 | 0.59+0.1 | 0.54 |
| FCF Margin | 12.3%-6.7pp | 19.1%+13.7pp | 5.4%+34.7pp | -29.4%-46.8pp | 17.4%+1.6pp | 15.8%+20.8pp | -5.0%+14.5pp | -19.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is L B Foster's annual revenue?
L B Foster (FSTR) reported $540.0M in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1.7% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is L B Foster's revenue growing?
L B Foster (FSTR) revenue grew by 1.7% year-over-year, from $530.8M to $540.0M in fiscal year 2025.
Is L B Foster profitable?
Yes, L B Foster (FSTR) reported a net income of $7.5M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 1.4%.
What is L B Foster's EBITDA?
L B Foster (FSTR) had EBITDA of $34.3M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
How much debt does L B Foster have?
As of fiscal year 2025, L B Foster (FSTR) had $4.3M in cash and equivalents against $42.6M in long-term debt.
What is L B Foster's gross margin?
L B Foster (FSTR) had a gross margin of 21.1% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is L B Foster's operating margin?
L B Foster (FSTR) had an operating margin of 4.0% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is L B Foster's net profit margin?
L B Foster (FSTR) had a net profit margin of 1.4% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
What is L B Foster's return on equity (ROE)?
L B Foster (FSTR) has a return on equity of 4.3% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is L B Foster's free cash flow?
L B Foster (FSTR) generated $25.2M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 96.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is L B Foster's operating cash flow?
L B Foster (FSTR) generated $35.6M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are L B Foster's total assets?
L B Foster (FSTR) had $330.4M in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.
What are L B Foster's capital expenditures?
L B Foster (FSTR) invested $10.4M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
How much does L B Foster spend on research and development?
L B Foster (FSTR) invested $3.6M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.
What is L B Foster's current ratio?
L B Foster (FSTR) had a current ratio of 1.87 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.
What is L B Foster's debt-to-equity ratio?
L B Foster (FSTR) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is L B Foster's return on assets (ROA)?
L B Foster (FSTR) had a return on assets of 2.3% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is L B Foster's Altman Z-Score?
L B Foster (FSTR) has an Altman Z-Score of 3.98, placing it in the Safe Zone (low bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios—working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets—to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is L B Foster's Piotroski F-Score?
L B Foster (FSTR) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 out of 9, indicating strong financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7–9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are L B Foster's earnings high quality?
L B Foster (FSTR) has an earnings quality ratio of 4.72x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is L B Foster?
L B Foster (FSTR) scores 43 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating moderate overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.