What is L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-Equity?
L.B. Foster Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.1 Mil. L.B. Foster Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $67.0 Mil. L.B. Foster Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $142.1 Mil.
L.B. Foster Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.
A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
FSTR'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.53 Max: 1.2
Current: 0.47
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of L.B. Foster Co was 1.20. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.53.
L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-Equity Chart
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L.B. Foster Co Annual Data
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0.40 |
0.33 |
0.24 |
0.77 |
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L.B. Foster Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
L.B. Foster Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
L.B. Foster Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
L.B. Foster Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
L.B. Foster Co (L.B. Foster Co) Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
415 Holiday Drive, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15220
L.B. Foster Co is a US-based firm engaged in the manufacturing, fabrication, and distribution of products and services, especially for the rail, construction, energy, and utility industry. The company operates its business through three segments: Rail Technologies and Services; Precast Concrete Products and Steel Products and Measurement. Its principal business activity involves providing new and used rail, trackwork, and accessories, producing concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, coverboards, and sales of sells and rents steel sheet piling, H-bearing pile, and other piling products for foundation and earth retention requirements. It generates the majority of its revenues from the Rail Products and Services segment.
Executives
| Janet Lee |
director |
2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317 |
| Diane B Owen |
director |
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| Dirk Junge |
director |
165 TOWNSHIP LINE RD, JENKINTOWN PA 19046 |
| John E Kunz |
director |
522 N. MACEWEN DRIVE, OSPREY FL 34229 |
| Raymond T Betler |
director |
1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148 |
| Bruce Ernest Thompson |
director |
C/O L.B. FOSTER COMPANY, 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH PA 15220 |
| Aron R. English |
10 percent owner |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| Alexander B Jones |
other: See Explanation of Responses |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| Bryson Hirai-hadley |
other: See Explanation of Responses |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| 22nw Gp, Inc. |
10 percent owner |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| 22nw Fund, Lp |
10 percent owner |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| 22nw, Lp |
10 percent owner |
590 1ST AVE S, UNIT C1, SEATTLE WA 98104 |
| 22nw Fund Gp, Llc |
10 percent owner |
1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| Sean M Reilly |
officer: Controller |
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC, 493 NIXON RD., CHESWICK PA 15024 |
| William Treacy |
officer: Chief Growth Officer |
415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15220 |
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