FOSTER L B CO
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $540.0M | $530.8M | $543.7M | $497.5M | $513.6M | $497.4M |
| Operating income | $21.9M | $20.5M | $9.1M | −$7.2M | $4.5M | $15.6M |
| Net income | $7.5M | $42.9M | $1.5M | −$45.6M | $3.6M | $7.6M |
| Total assets | $330.4M | $334.6M | $312.4M | $365.3M | $342.6M | $370.4M |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equity | $175.3M | $178.3M | $142.1M | $137.2M | $183.1M | $176.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.69 | $3.89 | $0.13 | $-4.25 | $0.34 | $0.71 |
| Shares out. | 10.8M | 11.0M | 11.0M | 10.8M | 10.7M | 10.6M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 4.1%
- Net margin
- 1.4%
- Return on equity
- 4.3%
- Return on assets
- 2.3%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 8.9%
- Liabilities / assets
- —
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $16.30
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 1.7%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- −82.4%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Accruals / assets
- −8.5%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7/8strong
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 4 good- Operating margin is positive
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Brandes Investment Partners, LpPassive (13G)May 14, 2026
- 22nw Fund, LpActivist (13D)Apr 21, 2026
- Vanguard Group IncPassive (13G)Jan 30, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolli Sara FayOfficer — SVP, Operational Admin | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 352 | $38.11 |
| Thalman William MOfficer — EVP & CFO | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 1,178 | $38.11 |
| Friedman Brian HunterOfficer — SVP, Chief Growth Officer | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 416 | $38.11 |
| Guinee Patrick J.Officer — EVP General Counsel & Sec. | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 1,077 | $38.11 |
| Lippard Gregory WOfficer — SVP -Rail | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 905 | $38.11 |
| Ness RobertOfficer — SVP, Precast Concrete Products | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 683 | $38.11 |
| Kasel John FOfficer — President & Chief Exec Officer | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 4,102 | $38.11 |
| O'Neill Jamie FOfficer — SVP, Human Resources | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 269 | $38.11 |
| Reilly Sean MOfficer — Controller | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 425 | $38.11 |
| Owen Diane BDirector | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 96 | $38.11 |
| Kunz John EDirector | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | 36 | $38.11 |
| Thompson Bruce ErnestDirector | May 21, 2026 | Grant | 2,363 | $0.00 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 80,284 | 1.0 | -29.6% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 114,115 | 1.0 | +6.8% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 106,795 | 1.0 | -28.7% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 149,848 | 3.4 | -12.8% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 171,936 | 6.2 | +17.9% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Shareholder voteMay 22, 2026
- Director / officer changeMay 21, 2026
- Results of operationsMay 4, 2026
- Results of operationsMar 3, 2026
- Director / officer changeDec 15, 2025
- Director / officer changeDec 5, 2025
- Results of operationsNov 3, 2025
- Director / officer changeSep 5, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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