L.B. Foster Company — Earnings Quality Grade F
FSTR · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 54 days, change +10 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 1.7%, CFFO 57.4%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -14.6% vs COGS 3.3%. Normal
CapEx growth 6.5% vs revenue 1.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 77.9%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 21.1%, change -1.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 4.72. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 3.34
Accruals ratio = -8.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 6% of debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 25% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 1.9x. Healthy
Other assets -12.0% vs revenue 1.7%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -5% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.62 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25