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As of today (2025-03-04), L.B. Foster Co's share price is $25.76. L.B. Foster Co's Tangible Book per Share of Sep. 2024 for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $12.47. Hence, L.B. Foster Co's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 2.07.
The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Tangible-Book or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, L.B. Foster Co's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 18.27. The lowest was 0.93. And the median was 2.18.
A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, L.B. Foster Co's share price is $25.76. L.B. Foster Co's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $17.06. Hence, L.B. Foster Co's P/B Ratio of today is 1.51.
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Tangible-Book 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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1.87 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 2.61 |
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2.25 | 2.61 | 3.12 | 2.37 | 1.64 |
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.
L.B. Foster Co's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:
Price to Tangible Book | = | Share Price | / | Tangible Book per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 ) |
= | 25.76 | / | 12.474 | |
= | 2.07 |
* 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:
Price to Tangible Book | = | Market Cap | / | Tangible Equity | ||||
= | Market Cap | / | (Total Stockholders Equity | - | Preferred Stock | - | Intangible Assets) |
A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.
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Raymond T Betler | director | 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148 |
William M Thalman | officer: Senior VP & CFO | C/O LB FOSTER COMPANY, 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15220 |
Brian Hunter Friedman | officer: VP, Steel Prods. & Measurement | 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH PA 15220 |
Sean M Reilly | officer: Controller | TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC, 493 NIXON RD., CHESWICK PA 15024 |
Janet Lee | director | 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317 |
Diane B Owen | director | |
Dirk Junge | director | 165 TOWNSHIP LINE RD, JENKINTOWN PA 19046 |
John E Kunz | director | 522 N. MACEWEN DRIVE, OSPREY FL 34229 |
Bruce Ernest Thompson | director | C/O L.B. FOSTER COMPANY, 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH PA 15220 |
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Bryson Hirai-hadley | other: See Explanation of Responses | 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
22nw Fund, Lp | 10 percent owner | 1455 NW LEARY WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
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