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L.B. Foster Co (FRA:LB1A) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.73 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-26), L.B. Foster Co's current share price is €25.80. L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.64. L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:LB1A' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.75   Med: 7.04   Max: 86.77
Current: 15.89

During the past years, L.B. Foster Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 86.77. The lowest was 3.75. And the median was 7.04.

FRA:LB1A's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
53.94% of 419 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 18.22 vs FRA:LB1A: 15.89

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

L.B. Foster Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-2.023. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.

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L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

L.B. Foster Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.64 6.23 5.97 4.77 9.44

L.B. Foster Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.88 6.84 8.38 9.44 15.31

Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=25.80/1.64
=15.73

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, L.B. Foster Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-2.023/131.7762*131.7762
=-2.023

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

L.B. Foster Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.334 100.560 -0.438
201409 1.062 100.428 1.394
201412 0.904 99.070 1.202
201503 -1.061 99.621 -1.403
201506 0.147 100.684 0.192
201509 1.064 100.392 1.397
201512 3.521 99.792 4.649
201603 -0.722 100.470 -0.947
201606 0.843 101.688 1.092
201609 0.336 101.861 0.435
201612 0.494 101.863 0.639
201703 0.661 102.862 0.847
201706 1.531 103.349 1.952
201709 -0.252 104.136 -0.319
201712 0.878 104.011 1.112
201803 0.146 105.290 0.183
201806 0.344 106.317 0.426
201809 1.074 106.507 1.329
201812 0.261 105.998 0.324
201903 -1.365 107.251 -1.677
201906 0.236 108.070 0.288
201909 2.046 108.329 2.489
201912 1.053 108.420 1.280
202003 -0.837 108.902 -1.013
202006 0.847 108.767 1.026
202009 0.414 109.815 0.497
202012 0.162 109.897 0.194
202103 0.484 111.754 0.571
202106 -0.136 114.631 -0.156
202109 -1.182 115.734 -1.346
202112 0.411 117.630 0.460
202203 -0.799 121.301 -0.868
202206 -0.615 125.017 -0.648
202209 -0.656 125.227 -0.690
202212 0.455 125.222 0.479
202303 0.539 127.348 0.558
202306 -0.939 128.729 -0.961
202309 1.482 129.860 1.504
202312 1.617 129.419 1.646
202403 -2.023 131.776 -2.023

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


L.B. Foster Co  (FRA:LB1A) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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L.B. Foster Co (FRA:LB1A) Business Description

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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.

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