Foster (Lb) Co. FSTR Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | TTM Q2 '25 | TTM Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 21.2%-1.0pp | 21.1%-1.2pp | 21.8%-0.2pp | 22.2%+1.5pp | 22.2%+1.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 4.6%+2.0pp | 4.1%+0.2pp | 3.4%+0.1pp | 3.2%+1.0pp | 2.6%+0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 2%-5.3pp | 1.4%-6.7pp | 1%-7.1pp | 7.2%+5.7pp | 7.3%+5.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 6.5%-16.8pp | 4.3%-22.7pp | 2.9%-24.0pp | 22.8%+17.2pp | 23.2%+17.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 5%-0.1pp | 4.5%-4.6pp | 3.3%-4.0pp | 6.3%+1.3pp | 5.2%-0.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.5×-0.2× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.2×-0.3× | 1.9×0.0× | 2.2×-0.1× | 2.5×+0.1× | 2.6×+0.4× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1×-1.6× | 2×+0.1× | 2.7×+0.3× | 3.3×-0.2× | 3.7×+0.7× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $16.40+1.2% | $16.11-0.2% | $16.07-2.9% | $16.07+20.9% | $16.20+23.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $466.88M+125% | $280.09M-3.9% | $285.61M+27.7% | $223.22M-5.4% | $211.61M-29.6% | |
| Price / earnings | 41.9×+36.2× | 37.1×+30.4× | 55.7×+50.5× | 6.1×— | 5.8×— | |
| Price / sales | 0.8×+0.4× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.6×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 2.7×+1.5× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×+0.4× | 1.3×-0.3× | 1.2×-0.8× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.5×+3.0× | 10.1×-0.1× | 12.2×+2.8× | 10.8×-1.6× | 11.6×-1.9× |
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- What are Foster (Lb) Co.'s profit margins?
- Foster (Lb) Co. (FSTR) runs a 21.2% gross margin and a 4.6% operating margin, with a 2.0% net margin.
- Where do Foster (Lb) Co.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Foster (Lb) Co.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
