Foster L B (FSTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2016)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.11 in Q3 2016, up 489.01% YoY from 0.02 in Q4 2015, and up 66.01% on a QoQ basis from 0.06 in Q2 2016.
Foster L B (FSTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 6 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.11 in Q3 2016.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 489.01% year-over-year to 0.11 in Q3 2016, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2017 was 0.01 (down 61.6% YoY) and the FY2016 annual result came in at 0.12, up 188.56% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.11 in Q3 2016, from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.3 in Q4 2012 to a low of 0.72 in Q2 2014.
- A 5-year average of 0.01 and a median of 0.01 in 2014 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 1909.26% — and 2014, when it tumbled 3977.21%.
- Tracing FSTR's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.3 in 2012, then plunged by 42.58% to 0.17 in 2013, then slumped by 91.43% to 0.01 in 2014, then retreated by 2.09% to 0.01 in 2015, then jumped by 643.58% to 0.11 in 2016.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.11 (Q3 2016), 0.06 (Q2 2016), and 0.08 (Q1 2016), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 181.11 Bn | 178.99 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 0.37 |
| 2 | Csx | 95.21 Bn | 93.82 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 0.35 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.73 Bn | 84.47 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 0.24 |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.98 Bn | 78.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.33 Bn | 77.26 Bn | - | 0.49 |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.69 Bn | 49.02 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.14 |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.35 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 109.90 Mn | -1.56 |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 81.10 Mn | -0.06 |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.45 Mn | 384.67 Mn | 30.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 234.70 Mn | 170.40 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.01 |