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How L.B. Foster Company stacks up
FSTR · against 796 other Industrials companies of similar size
Growth
24/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #524 of 797 · scores higher than 32% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score91 peers with a growth score of 20–29, including FSTR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 24?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth and 3-year revenue growth, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 95% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -68.5% vs peer median 7.1%
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 61% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 1.7% vs peer median 4.2%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 70% of peers. Revenue growth: 10.1% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FSTR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FSTR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 802 reported | 10.1% | 2.1% | 73% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 496 reported | -68.5% | 3.2% | 6% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 795 reported | 1.7% | 2.3% | 49% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FSTR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.9B CNY (≈$682M) | 100 | 44 | |
| 1 | 6.6B NOK (≈$625M) | 100 | 62 | |
| 1 | 518M EUR (≈$570M) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 727M USD | 100 | 66 | |
| 5 | 1.9B CNY (≈$268M) | 99 | 44 | |
| 524 | 798M SAR (≈$215M) | 24 | 59 | |
| 524 | 104.9B JPY (≈$713M) | 24 | 52 | |
| 524 | 70.3B JPY (≈$478M) | 24 | 53 | |
| 524 | 28.2B INR (≈$338M) | 24 | 68 | |
| 524 | 384M USD | 24 | 44 | |
| 524 | 547M USD | 24 | 23 | |
| 540 | 2.0B CNY (≈$286M) | 23 | 41 | |
| 540 | 75.9B JPY (≈$516M) | 23 | 71 | |
| 540 | 2.2B CNY (≈$307M) | 23 | 28 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score