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Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.07%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.07% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
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The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
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With ROE of 21.27%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.25 Price to Book Value
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High Institutional Holdings at 84.84%
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
60.3%
0%
60.3%
6 Months
10.9%
0%
10.9%
1 Year
23.45%
0%
23.45%
2 Years
126.88%
0%
126.88%
3 Years
145.48%
0%
145.48%
4 Years
73.73%
0%
73.73%
5 Years
118.44%
0%
118.44%
L.B. Foster Co. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News

L.B. Foster Co. Faces Management Efficiency Challenges Amid Attractive Valuation Metrics
L.B. Foster Co., a microcap in the automobiles sector, has recently seen a change in its valuation grade. The company exhibits an attractive valuation with a P/E ratio of 6 and a Price to Book Value of 1.25, despite facing management efficiency challenges and a decline in net profit.
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Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.59%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.47
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.30
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
84.79%
ROCE (avg)
4.07%
ROE (avg)
7.90%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.25
EV to EBIT
22.50
EV to EBITDA
10.88
EV to Capital Employed
1.17
EV to Sales
0.58
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.20%
ROE (Latest)
21.27%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 33 Schemes (31.61%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 31 Foreign Institutions (4.05%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - QoQ
Jun'25
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
143.60
97.80
46.83%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
12.10
1.50
706.67%
Interest
1.50
1.40
7.14%
Exceptional Items
-1.40
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
2.80
-2.10
233.33%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
62.90%
-19.70%
8.26%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 46.83% vs -23.71% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 233.33% vs -600.00% in Mar 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
530.80
543.70
-2.37%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
31.10
24.30
27.98%
Interest
6.30
6.70
-5.97%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.20
-100.00%
Consolidate Net Profit
42.80
1.30
3,192.31%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
32.10%
16.70%
1.54%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is -2.37% vs 9.29% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 3,192.31% vs 102.84% in Dec 2023
About L.B. Foster Co. 
L.B. Foster Co.
Automobiles
L.B. Foster Company is a manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products and services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets. The Company's segments include Rail Products and Services, Construction Products, and Tubular and Energy Services. Its Rail Products segment provides a range of new and used rail, trackwork and accessories to railroads, mines and industry. The Rail segment designs and produces concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, coverboards and special accessories for mass transit and other rail systems. The Construction Products segment sells and rents steel sheet piling, H-bearing pile and other piling products for foundation and earth retention requirements. The Tubular and Energy Services segment supplies pipe coatings for natural gas pipelines and utilities, blending, injection and metering equipment for the oil and gas market, and produces threaded pipe products for industrial water well and irrigation markets.
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Company Details
415 Holiday Dr , PITTSBURGH PA : 15220-2729
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