Foster L B FSTR
NASDAQ FSTR
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Foster L B (FSTR) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2018)

Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Long-Term Investments came in at $155000.0 in Q3 2018, up 2.65% on a YoY basis from $151000.0 in Q3 2017, and down 2.52% quarter-over-quarter from $159000.0 in Q2 2018.

Analysis

Foster L B (FSTR) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B (FSTR) has reported Long-Term Investments for 9 consecutive years, with $155000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2018.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2018, Long-Term Investments rose 2.65% year-over-year to $155000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2018 stood at $155000.0 (up 2.65% YoY), and the FY2017 full-year result was $162000.0, down 95.98% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments slipped to $155000.0 in Q3 2018 per FSTR's latest filing, from $159000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Investments topped out at $5.9 million in Q1 2015 and bottomed at $151000.0 in Q3 2017.
  • Historically, Long-Term Investments has averaged $3.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.6 million in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2017: Long-Term Investments grew 26.0% in 2014, then plunged 96.55% in 2017.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Investments stood at $5.8 million in 2014, then slipped by 8.64% to $5.3 million in 2015, then fell by 24.24% to $4.0 million in 2016, then plunged by 95.98% to $162000.0 in 2017, then retreated by 4.32% to $155000.0 in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments over the past three periods registered $155000.0, $159000.0, and $159000.0 for Q3 2018, Q2 2018, and Q1 2018 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 47.94 Bn 47.30 Bn 1.16 Bn -
2 Gatx 6.37 Bn 7.18 Bn 555.30 Mn 721.90 Mn
3 Trinity Industries 2.22 Bn 2.07 Bn 109.90 Mn -
4 Triton International 1.41 Bn 1.41 Bn 622,000.00 -
5 Greenbrier Companies 1.30 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn 96.50 Mn
6 Foster L B 387.55 Mn 382.66 Mn 30.87 Mn -
7 FreightCar America 240.12 Mn 175.82 Mn - -
8 GenFlat Holdings 32.89 Mn 28.89 Mn -32,922.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2018 155,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 159,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 159,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 162,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 151,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 3.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 3.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 5.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 5.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 5.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 5.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 5.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 5.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 4.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 5.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 5.09 Mn
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