FSTRL.B. Foster Company
Is the price fair?
Neither cheap nor expensive: nothing decisive, though modest expectations priced in.
Priced for a decline (~−7% a year). The price bakes in little to no growth.
In its normal range: P/E 33.3 vs a 27.1 median over 26 quarters (+23% vs median).
Where this answer is blind. The growth-implied estimate assumes a fixed discount rate; capital-heavy sectors look structurally rich on it.
What FSTR's price assumes
L.B. Foster Company trades at 33.3× earnings against 27.1× for the median Railroads name, more expensive than its own group.
Trailing P/E · Railroads median 27.1 · 1.23× the median: the market pays up for this one
- Free cash flow yield
- 13%
Free cash flow yield · Railroads median 4.0%
- Growth the price implies
- −6.9%
Growth the price implies · The price pays for −6.9% free cash flow growth a year for a decade; revenue has grown +1.7% a year over the last three.
Details›
- Industrials median P/E440 names
- 26.5
- Railroads median P/E9 names
- 27.1
- Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
- $47M
- Market capitalisation
- $371M
- 3-year revenue growth
- +1.7%
| Method | Per share |
|---|---|
| Its own P/E history, lower quartile | $6.99 |
| Its own P/E history, median | $28.49 |
| Its own P/E history, upper quartile | $43.15 |
| 52-week range | $25.58 – $45.17 |
| Today | $34.92 |
Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.