FSTR Retained Earnings from 2010 to 2025

FSTR Stock

USD 26.44 0.24 0.92%

LB Foster Retained Earnings yearly trend continues to be relatively stable with very little volatility. Retained Earnings are likely to drop to about 112.8 M. Retained Earnings is the cumulative amount of net income that LB Foster retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends. View All Fundamentals

Retained Earnings

First Reported

1985-12-31

Previous Quarter

131.9 M

Current Value

167.8 M

Quarterly Volatility

95.5 M

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Check LB Foster financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among LB Foster's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 18.4 M, Interest Expense of 3.4 M or Total Revenue of 423.4 M, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 0.28, Dividend Yield of 0.0043 or PTB Ratio of 0.87. FSTR financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with LB Foster Valuation or Volatility modules.

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Latest LB Foster's Retained Earnings Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Retained Earnings of LB Foster over the last few years. It is the cumulative amount of net income that a company retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends. LB Foster's Retained Earnings historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in LB Foster's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.

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Last Reported 124.63 M

10 Years Trend

Slightly volatile

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Retained Earnings

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FSTR Retained Earnings Regression Statistics

	Arithmetic Mean	177,448,789
	Geometric Mean	157,776,146
	Coefficient Of Variation	45.94
	Mean Deviation	66,977,882
	Median	157,525,000
	Standard Deviation	81,511,296
	Sample Variance	6644.1T
	Range	287.7M
	R-Value	(0.43)
	Mean Square Error	5778.2T
	R-Squared	0.19
	Significance	0.09
	Slope	(7,429,351)
	Total Sum of Squares	99661.4T

FSTR Retained Earnings History

	2025	112.8 M
	2024	143.3 M
	2023	124.6 M
	2022	123.2 M
	2021	168.7 M
	2020	165.1 M
	2019	157.5 M

Other Fundumenentals of LB Foster

Retained Earnings Total Equity

LB Foster Retained Earnings component correlations

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.72	-0.03	0.78	0.27	0.42	0.69	-0.3	0.23	0.66	-0.03	0.31	-0.75	0.37	-0.19	0.77	-0.57	-0.1	0.3	0.45	0.3	0.5	0.16	0.44	0.45	0.37
Total Stockholder Equity	0.72		-0.64	1.0	0.17	-0.32	0.75	-0.4	0.1	0.37	0.03	-0.34	-0.79	-0.18	-0.32	0.87	-0.33	0.34	-0.3	0.38	0.48	0.69	-0.15	0.48	0.44	0.2
Net Debt	-0.03	-0.64		-0.6	0.09	0.81	-0.59	0.27	0.2	-0.09	0.06	0.88	0.51	0.75	0.33	-0.28	-0.1	-0.77	0.85	-0.32	-0.44	-0.39	0.33	-0.28	-0.26	-0.11
Retained Earnings	0.78	1.0	-0.6		0.19	-0.24	0.78	-0.4	0.09	0.41	0.03	-0.28	-0.82	-0.12	-0.31	0.87	-0.37	0.29	-0.24	0.4	0.47	0.69	-0.09	0.49	0.45	0.25
Net Receivables	0.27	0.17	0.09	0.19		0.17	0.12	-0.51	-0.38	0.29	0.32	0.06	0.0	0.45	0.64	0.34	-0.17	-0.22	0.19	-0.19	-0.37	-0.17	-0.21	-0.26	-0.27	0.08
Total Liab	0.42	-0.32	0.81	-0.24	0.17		-0.05	0.1	0.17	0.42	-0.02	0.88	0.02	0.78	0.16	-0.07	-0.36	-0.61	0.83	0.08	-0.23	-0.24	0.4	-0.06	0.01	0.21
Total Current Assets	0.69	0.75	-0.59	0.78	0.12	-0.05		-0.33	-0.05	0.63	-0.13	-0.23	-0.91	-0.23	-0.3	0.52	-0.35	0.38	-0.25	0.56	0.53	0.49	0.03	0.52	0.59	0.37
Short Term Debt	-0.3	-0.4	0.27	-0.4	-0.51	0.1	-0.33		0.55	-0.51	-0.45	0.27	0.16	-0.18	-0.3	-0.4	0.34	-0.12	0.06	0.25	0.45	0.31	0.69	0.41	0.4	0.19
Intangible Assets	0.23	0.1	0.2	0.09	-0.38	0.17	-0.05	0.55		-0.16	-0.52	0.34	-0.1	-0.09	-0.48	0.24	0.11	-0.05	0.09	0.5	0.57	0.63	0.15	0.6	0.62	0.25
Accounts Payable	0.66	0.37	-0.09	0.41	0.29	0.42	0.63	-0.51	-0.16		0.07	0.03	-0.52	0.22	-0.14	0.36	-0.45	0.2	0.08	0.41	-0.11	-0.05	-0.11	-0.08	0.07	0.18
Common Stock	-0.03	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.32	-0.02	-0.13	-0.45	-0.52	0.07		0.03	0.11	0.44	0.19	0.17	-0.2	-0.32	0.3	-0.72	-0.5	-0.33	-0.12	-0.61	-0.65	-0.7
Long Term Debt	0.31	-0.34	0.88	-0.28	0.06	0.88	-0.23	0.27	0.34	0.03	0.03		0.1	0.78	0.15	-0.02	-0.24	-0.84	0.94	-0.12	-0.09	-0.08	0.48	0.06	0.08	0.04
Treasury Stock	-0.75	-0.79	0.51	-0.82	0.0	0.02	-0.91	0.16	-0.1	-0.52	0.11	0.1		0.14	0.48	-0.61	0.27	-0.22	0.12	-0.58	-0.65	-0.63	-0.2	-0.62	-0.65	-0.36
Property Plant Equipment	0.37	-0.18	0.75	-0.12	0.45	0.78	-0.23	-0.18	-0.09	0.22	0.44	0.78	0.14		0.41	0.19	-0.34	-0.79	0.91	-0.36	-0.47	-0.29	0.22	-0.32	-0.37	-0.04
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.19	-0.32	0.33	-0.31	0.64	0.16	-0.3	-0.3	-0.48	-0.14	0.19	0.15	0.48	0.41		-0.16	0.12	-0.41	0.25	-0.53	-0.59	-0.53	-0.21	-0.39	-0.47	-0.03
Good Will	0.77	0.87	-0.28	0.87	0.34	-0.07	0.52	-0.4	0.24	0.36	0.17	-0.02	-0.61	0.19	-0.16		-0.3	-0.01	0.06	0.17	0.29	0.65	-0.15	0.32	0.27	0.05
Short Term Investments	-0.57	-0.33	-0.1	-0.37	-0.17	-0.36	-0.35	0.34	0.11	-0.45	-0.2	-0.24	0.27	-0.34	0.12	-0.3		0.14	-0.32	-0.05	0.07	-0.06	-0.23	0.02	0.0	-0.02
Net Tangible Assets	-0.1	0.34	-0.77	0.29	-0.22	-0.61	0.38	-0.12	-0.05	0.2	-0.32	-0.84	-0.22	-0.79	-0.41	-0.01	0.14		-0.91	0.52	0.24	0.19	-0.36	0.14	0.2	0.21
Long Term Debt Total	0.3	-0.3	0.85	-0.24	0.19	0.83	-0.25	0.06	0.09	0.08	0.3	0.94	0.12	0.91	0.25	0.06	-0.32	-0.91		-0.34	-0.28	-0.2	0.4	-0.16	-0.18	-0.12
Capital Surpluse	0.45	0.38	-0.32	0.4	-0.19	0.08	0.56	0.25	0.5	0.41	-0.72	-0.12	-0.58	-0.36	-0.53	0.17	-0.05	0.52	-0.34		0.64	0.51	0.14	0.68	0.74	0.75
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.3	0.48	-0.44	0.47	-0.37	-0.23	0.53	0.45	0.57	-0.11	-0.5	-0.09	-0.65	-0.47	-0.59	0.29	0.07	0.24	-0.28	0.64		0.84	0.32	0.93	0.91	0.44
Long Term Investments	0.5	0.69	-0.39	0.69	-0.17	-0.24	0.49	0.31	0.63	-0.05	-0.33	-0.08	-0.63	-0.29	-0.53	0.65	-0.06	0.19	-0.2	0.51	0.84		0.27	0.8	0.76	0.31
Short Long Term Debt	0.16	-0.15	0.33	-0.09	-0.21	0.4	0.03	0.69	0.15	-0.11	-0.12	0.48	-0.2	0.22	-0.21	-0.15	-0.23	-0.36	0.4	0.14	0.32	0.27		0.32	0.31	0.17
Net Invested Capital	0.44	0.48	-0.28	0.49	-0.26	-0.06	0.52	0.41	0.6	-0.08	-0.61	0.06	-0.62	-0.32	-0.39	0.32	0.02	0.14	-0.16	0.68	0.93	0.8	0.32		0.96	0.59
Net Working Capital	0.45	0.44	-0.26	0.45	-0.27	0.01	0.59	0.4	0.62	0.07	-0.65	0.08	-0.65	-0.37	-0.47	0.27	0.0	0.2	-0.18	0.74	0.91	0.76	0.31	0.96		0.56
Capital Stock	0.37	0.2	-0.11	0.25	0.08	0.21	0.37	0.19	0.25	0.18	-0.7	0.04	-0.36	-0.04	-0.03	0.05	-0.02	0.21	-0.12	0.75	0.44	0.31	0.17	0.59	0.56

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About LB Foster Financial Statements

LB Foster shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Retained Earnings, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although LB Foster investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. The changes in LB Foster's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses on on LB Foster's income statement. Understanding these patterns can help investors time the market effectively. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Retained Earnings	143.3 M	112.8 M
Retained Earnings Total Equity	110.9 M	161.6 M

Pair Trading with LB Foster

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The correlation of LB Foster is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as LB Foster moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if LB Foster moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

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