FOSTER L B CO
About FOSTER L B CO
L.B. Foster Co is a technology solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets. The company has two reporting segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services (Rail); and Infrastructure Solutions (Infrastructure). Maximum revenue is generated from the Rail segment, which is comprised of several manufacturing and distribution businesses that provide products and services for freight and passenger railroads and industrial companies throughout the world. The Infrastructure segment offers engineered precast concrete solutions, as well as fabricated bridge, protective pipe coating, and pipe threading offerings across North America. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Canada, the UK, and other markets.
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Financial summary
- Revenue FY2017
- $536.4M
- Net income
- $7.5M
- Total assets
- $330.4M
- Market cap
- $434.1M
- Gross margin
- 21.1%
- Operating margin
- 4.1%
- Net margin
- 1.4%
Source: SEC EDGAR · updated Jun 7, 2026
Revenue & profit trend
Financial statements
Income statement
- Revenue
- $540.0M
- Cost of revenue
- $426.3M
- Gross profit
- $113.8M
- Operating expenses
- $91.9M
- Operating income
- $21.9M
- Income tax
- $10.0M
- Net income
- $7.4M
- EPS (basic)
- $0.73
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.69
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- $330.4M
- Current assets
- $156.9M
- Total liabilities
- $154.4M
- Current liabilities
- $83.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $176.0M
Cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- $35.6M
- Investing cash flow
- -$10.4M
- Financing cash flow
- -$23.5M
- Net cash flow
- $1.7M
Statements via Polygon.io (SEC filings)
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Past year
52-week range
- Market cap
- $434.1M
- P/E ratio
- 60.5
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.69
- Dividend yield
- 0.38%
- Shares outstanding
- 10.4M
- Open
- —
- Day range
- –
- Prev close
- —
- Volume
- —
- IPO date
- Jun 9, 1981
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At a glance
- Profitable — net income of $7.5M in FY2017.
- Revenue grew 5% from FY2021 to FY2025.
- Gross margin of 21.1%, net margin 1.4%.
- Trading near its 52-week high.
- Pays a dividend yielding about 0.38% annually.
- Valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 60.5.
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