---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000352825-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSTR"
cik: "0000352825"
company_name: "FOSTER L B CO"
filed_at: "2022-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T22:03:11.447650+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# L.B. Foster Q1 net loss widens to $1.6M; orders up 17.7% ex-Piling, backlog $244.6M

## Summary
- Net loss of $1.6M ($0.15 per share) vs loss of $1.3M ($0.12) in Q1 2021.
- Net sales $98.8M, down 14.9% YoY; excluding divested Piling division, sales up 3.7%.
- New orders $135.4M (+17.7% YoY ex-Piling); backlog $244.6M, up $34.4M sequentially.
- EBITDA $1.7M, down 39.7% YoY; adjusted net leverage 1.7x with $100.1M available under credit facility.
- CEO expects sequential revenue growth of at least 25% in Q2; margins pressured by inflation but pricing actions underway.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000352825-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSTR
- cik: 0000352825
- company_name: FOSTER L B CO
- filed_at: 2022-05-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352825/000035282522000012/0000352825-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/352825/000035282522000012/fstr-20220510.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000352825-22-000012.txt

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