The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-26), L.B. Foster Co's share price is $24.67. L.B. Foster Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.24. Hence, L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.86.
The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FSTR'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36 Med: 1.17 Max: 2.24
Current: 1.86
During the past 13 years, L.B. Foster Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.24. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 1.17.
FSTR's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 66.24% of 933
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.31
vs FSTR: 1.86
During the past 12 months, L.B. Foster Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of L.B. Foster Co was 50.50% per year. The lowest was -25.30% per year. And the median was 4.20% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
L.B. Foster Co PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio 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.
Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio falls into.
L.B. Foster Co PB Ratio Calculation
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.
L.B. Foster Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.
L.B. Foster Co PB Ratio Related Terms
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L.B. Foster Co (L.B. Foster Co) Business Description
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.
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