Capital Allocation Trends At L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Aren't Ideal [Yahoo! Finance]
L.B. Foster Company (FSTR)
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When we see a declining return on capital employed (ROCE) in conjunction with a declining base of capital employed, that's often how a mature business shows signs of aging. This indicates the company is producing less profit from its investments and its total assets are decreasing. And from a first read, things don't look too good at L.B. Foster NASDAQ:FSTR ), so let's see why. What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)? For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for L.B. Foster: Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities) 0.062 = US$17m ÷ (US$345m - US$76m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024) Therefore, L.B. Foster has an ROCE of 6.2%. Ultimately, that's a low return and it under-performs the Machinery industry average of 12%. See our latest analysi
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- L.B. Foster (NASDAQ: FSTR) had its price target raised by analysts at B. Riley from $21.00 to $25.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
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- 11/7/24 - Beat
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- 1/3/25 - Form 4
- 12/6/24 - Form 8-K
- 11/14/24 - Form SC
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