FSTRL.B. Foster Company
$39.97+44% 1Y
$39.97
$26.0452 weeks$45.17
The business
How FSTR's business earns
L.B. Foster Company earns 10.0% on the capital it employs against an estimated 9.0% cost of capital.
10.0%
Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 0.95 points above the estimated cost of capital
- Operating margin
- 4.4%
Operating margin · Railroads median 34% · 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- Cash conversion
- 3.39×
Cash conversion · 2.79× a year ago · operating cash flow divided by operating profit after tax
- Share count, year on year
- −2.1%
Share count, year on year · fewer shares than a year ago
Operating margin by fiscal year
| Year | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 3.1% |
| FY2021 | 0.87% |
| FY2022 | −1.5% |
| FY2023 | 1.7% |
| FY2024 | 3.9% |
| FY2025 | 4.0% |
Details›
- Gross margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- 21%
- Operating margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- 4.4%
- Net margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- 2.4%
- Free cash flow margin
- 7.1%
- Revenue, trailing twelve months
- $588M
- Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
- $42M
- Net income, trailing twelve months
- $14M
- Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
- 10.0%
Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.
On our screensFree cash flow yield of 5 to 30 percent
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