Foster L B (FSTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2016)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.11 for Q3 2016, up 216.92% on a YoY basis from 0.03 in Q4 2015, and up 150.18% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q2 2016.

Foster L B (FSTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 years, with the latest figure at 0.11 in Q3 2016.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2016, FCF Payout Ratio rose 216.92% year-over-year to 0.11; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2017 stood at 0.01 (down 61.6% YoY), and the FY2016 full-year result was 0.12, up 188.56% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q3 2016 stood at 0.11, up from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.67 in Q3 2013, with the low at 0.07 in Q2 2014.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2013 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 5092.63% — and 2015, when it slumped 424.68%.
  • Foster L B's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2012, then sank by 86.47% to 0.04 in 2013, then retreated by 11.03% to 0.04 in 2014, then tumbled by 70.7% to 0.01 in 2015, then jumped by 916.33% to 0.11 in 2016.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.11 (Q3 2016), 0.04 (Q2 2016), and 0.05 (Q1 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.55
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.36
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -7.97
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.65
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.35
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -0.48
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 0.01
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2016 0.11
Jun 30, 2016 0.04
Mar 31, 2016 -0.05
Dec 31, 2015 0.01
Sep 30, 2015 0.03
Jun 30, 2015 0.24
Mar 31, 2015 -0.03
Dec 31, 2014 0.04
Sep 30, 2014 0.02
Jun 30, 2014 -0.07
Mar 31, 2014 0.01
Dec 31, 2013 0.04
Sep 30, 2013 0.67
Jun 30, 2013 0.02
Mar 31, 2013 -0.02
Dec 31, 2012 0.30
Sep 30, 2012 0.01
Jun 30, 2012 0.06
Mar 31, 2012 -0.05
Dec 31, 2011 0.01