earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
L.B. Foster Q1 net sales up 7.6% to $124.3M; adjusted EBITDA up 32.4%; reaffirms FY guidance
FOSTER L B CO
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.40
revenue$124,320,000
- Net sales $124.3M (+7.6% YoY); net income $4.4M vs prior year loss; gross margin 21.1% (+90bps).
- Adjusted EBITDA $5.9M (+32.4% YoY); excludes $3.5M gain from non-core property sale.
- Net debt $74.9M (-$2.5M YoY); Gross Leverage Ratio 2.2x (-0.2x).
- Q1 new orders $132.4M (down YoY, up 25.5% sequentially); backlog $222.3M (+4.0% seq.).
- FY2024 guidance reaffirmed: sales $525M-$560M, adj. EBITDA $34M-$39M, FCF $12M-$18M.