ScoreWhy is L.B. Foster Co. ?
1
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)
2
The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
- NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 4.35 MM has Fallen at -52.99%
3
With ROE of 3.08%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.73 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 33.32%, its profits have fallen by -87.4%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 89.64%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 4.85% over the previous quarter.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 33.32% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to L.B. Foster Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Automobiles should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Automobiles)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is L.B. Foster Co. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
L.B. Foster Co.
33.27%
0.23
39.02%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.62%
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
89.64%
ROCE (avg)
4.07%
ROE (avg)
7.90%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
56
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.73
EV to EBIT
19.38
EV to EBITDA
11.36
EV to Capital Employed
1.55
EV to Sales
0.70
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.02%
ROE (Latest)
3.08%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 37.72 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 859.77
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 7.14 MM has Grown at 148.81%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.57 times
-11What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 4.35 MM has Fallen at -52.99%
Here's what is working for L.B. Foster Co.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 859.77
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 7.14 MM has Grown at 148.81%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2.87 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 37.72 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for L.B. Foster Co.
Net Profit
At USD 4.35 MM has Fallen at -52.99%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.26 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
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