L.B. Foster Co. (FSTR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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L.B. Foster Co.

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Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

Trinity Industries, Inc.

Why is L.B. Foster Co. ?

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)

The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24

NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 3.5 MM has Fallen at -61.59%
INTEREST(Q) At USD 1.55 MM has Grown at 13.59%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.11 times

With ROE of 21.27%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.25 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -6.40%, its profits have risen by 304% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 12.33% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -6.40% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Automobiles)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is L.B. Foster Co. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

L.B. Foster Co.

-9.13%

0.07

41.91%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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)

2.32

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

84.84%

ROCE (avg)

4.07%

ROE (avg)

7.90%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

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

ROCE (Latest)

5.20%

ROE (Latest)

21.27%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 33.28 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 784.99

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.18% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 143.56 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 12.14 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 8.45 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 7.63 MM

-14What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 3.5 MM has Fallen at -61.59%

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 1.55 MM has Grown at 13.59%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.11 times

Here's what is working for L.B. Foster Co.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 7.63 MM has Grown at 336.04%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 1.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 33.28 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 784.99

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Highest at USD 143.56 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 12.14 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 8.45 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 7.63 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -4.18% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for L.B. Foster Co.

Net Profit

At USD 3.5 MM has Fallen at -61.59%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.1 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 1.55 MM has Grown at 13.59%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.11 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio