Weekly company factor report
FSTR Valuation, Quality and Momentum
LB Foster Company
Current comparison
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The scores rank this company against other measured companies in the selected market. Open each section to check the figures behind them.
Current factor profile
Measured price variability is high and should be considered separately from the return figures.
Low valuation with strong finances
The company ranks at the 75th percentile for value and the 71th percentile for financial strength in this market.
Value supported by price performance
The value rank is 75/100 and the price-performance rank is 83/100. Both measures are above most companies in the selected market.
Strong price performance, high variability
Price performance ranks 83/100, but one-year volatility is 46%. The price path has been less stable than the headline return.
Four main ranks
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How the ranks have changed
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Price against company results
Value
A higher value rank means the shares are cheaper on the combined definitions relative to this market. Negative earnings or cash flow need separate attention.
Current reading
The P/E ratio is 34.7 times earnings, which is high on the page’s valuation scale. Free-cash-flow yield is 9.0%, providing cash support for the valuation.
Value measures compared
Raw multiples and yields
P/E history
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Profitability, cash and balance sheet
Financial strength
The rank combines several company measures. The chart and figures below keep profitability, leverage and cash conversion visible separately.
Financial measures compared
Profitability and leverage
Completed returns and variability
Price performance and risk
Returns show direction; volatility and drawdown show how uneven the path has been. Both are based on completed prices.
Current reading
The 12-month return excluding the latest month is 41%. Near-term vol (115%) is expanding vs long-term (46%) — risk is increasing.
Returns over several periods
Recent and one-year volatility
How long the current readings have persisted
| Measure | Current | Current run | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS Composite | 0.890 | Unchanged for 11 snapshots | improving |
| Value %ile | 0.750 | Unchanged for 5 snapshots | improving |
| Quality %ile | 0.710 | Unchanged for 1 snapshots | improving |
| Momentum %ile | 0.830 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | deteriorating |
| F-Score | 7.000 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | stable |
| Confidence | 0.970 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | improving |
| Volatility | 0.459 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | deteriorating |
Like-for-like context
Sector comparison
The company is compared with measured companies in Industrials for the same completed factor week.
Company against sector
Valuation distance from sector
| Company | Combined | Value | Financial strength | Price performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESEA Euroseas Ltd | 98.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 | 74.0 |
| DAC Danaos Corporation | 98.0 | 98.0 | 76.0 | 91.0 |
| GSL Global Ship Lease Inc | 98.0 | 98.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 |
| DLX Deluxe Corporation | 98.0 | 96.0 | 89.0 | 76.0 |
| HAFN Hafnia Limited | 97.0 | 95.0 | 72.0 | 87.0 |
| PBI Pitney Bowes Inc | 97.0 | 92.0 | 78.0 | 87.0 |
| QUAD Quad Graphics Inc | 96.0 | 86.0 | 81.0 | 89.0 |
| ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. | 96.0 | 81.0 | 83.0 | 97.0 |
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Company figures
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Annual figures
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Net income
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Operating income
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Definitions and source checks
Measures and data
Each figure is shown with its plain definition. Percentile ranks compare the company with the selected market for the same completed week.
Value measures · Price compared with earnings, sales, assets and cash flow
Financial strength · Profitability, cash conversion and balance-sheet measures
Price performance · Completed price returns over several periods
Growth and stability · Revenue, earnings history and capital returned to shareholders
Combined value measures · Several valuation measures ranked together; 1 is cheapest
Capital use and company classification · Funding, distributions and company-size classifications
Company research path · week ending 11 Sep 2026
Value supported by company results and completed price evidence
The main checks pass. The supporting research is ready for a full review.
The path reads company results, valuation, completed price evidence and risk in that order. A later strength does not cancel an earlier weakness.
- ✓ Data readyPassed · 100/100 Published factors, company figures and completed prices are available.
- ✓ Company recordPassed · 76/100 Checks profitability, cash support, balance-sheet measures and their direction.
- ✓ Relative valuePassed · 75/100 Checks whether the current valuation compares well with the selected market.
- ✓ Market supportPassed · 82/100 Checks completed price performance, relative strength, trend and buying pressure.
- ✓ Setup and riskPassed · 68/100 Checks whether the price structure is usable without ignoring volatility or drawdown.
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Evidence used now
What moves the research path
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- Financial-strength rank 71/100
- F-Score 7/9
- 5 usable annual periods
- Value rank 75/100
- P/E 34.7×
- Free-cash-flow yield +9.0%
- Price-performance rank 83/100
- Six-month return +38.0%
- Relative strength +0.4
- Stage 2 · Advancing
- Stage 2 · Advancing
- Price at -16.0% of its 52-week high
- Completed price structure and risk combined
- One-year volatility 45.9%
- Recent volatility 114.7%
- 12-month drawdown -16.6%
Completed factor weeks
How the evidence has moved
All four lines are higher-is-better market ranks on the same 0–100 scale.
What the current evidence supports
- Company record scores 76/100.
- Relative value scores 75/100.
- Market support scores 82/100.
- Setup scores 68/100.
What still needs attention
- No main check is currently below its working threshold.
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