earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
L.B. Foster Q3 sales up 0.6%, backlog up 18.4%; sees strong Q4 with 115% Adj. EBITDA growth
FOSTER L B CO
2025-Q3 EPS reported
$0.47
revenue$379,636,000
- Sales $138.3M (+0.6%); operating income $8.3M (+13.3%); net income $4.4M (down 87.9% due to prior-year $30M tax benefit).
- Adjusted EBITDA $11.4M (down 7.9%); free cash flow $26.4M (up 21.7%).
- Backlog $247.4M (+18.4%), Rail backlog up 58.2%; new orders up 19.6%.
- Revised FY2025 guidance: sales $535-545M, Adj. EBITDA $40-42M; Q4 Adj. EBITDA expected up ~115% on 25% sales growth.
- Debt reduced $22.9M in quarter; gross leverage 1.6x (down from 2.2x); repurchased 184k shares for $4.7M.