The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, L.B. Foster Co's share price is $21.04.
L.B. Foster Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $48.19. Hence, L.B. Foster Co's PS Ratio for today is 0.44.
The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FSTR'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16 Med: 0.33 Max: 0.79
Current: 0.43
During the past 13 years, L.B. Foster Co's highest PS Ratio was 0.79. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.33.
FSTR's PS Ratio is ranked better than 74.64% of 974
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.96
vs FSTR: 0.43
L.B. Foster Co revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of L.B. Foster Co was -2.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -2.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, L.B. Foster Co's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 21.80% per year. The lowest was -24.40% per year. And the median was 1.70% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
L.B. Foster Co PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's PS 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 PS Ratio
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's PS Ratio falls into.
L.B. Foster Co PS Ratio Calculation
The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.
L.B. Foster Co's Share Price of today is $21.04. L.B. Foster Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $48.19.
* 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:
The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.
When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.
The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.
L.B. Foster Co PS Ratio Related Terms
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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 industries. The company operates its business through two segments: Rail Technologies and Services and Infrastructure Solutions. Its principal business activity involves providing new and used rail, trackwork, and accessories, producing concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, cover boards, 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 Technologies and Services segment.
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