The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FSTR'
s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36 Med: 0.72 Max: 2.55
Current: 1.33
During the past years, L.B. Foster Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.55. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.72.
FSTR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than 51.64% of 701
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.27
vs FSTR: 1.33
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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.
L.B. Foster Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $13.402. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $21.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.
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L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.
L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB 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 PB Ratio.
L.B. Foster Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today 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.
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 (NAS:FSTR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation
Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.
L.B. Foster Co Cyclically Adjusted 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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