Foster L B FSTR
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Foster L B (FSTR) Other Operating Expenses (2010 - 2019)

Updated

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Other Operating Expenses of $9.03 million for Q4 2019, down 82.4% from $51.31 million a year earlier but up 155.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Foster L B (FSTR) Other Operating Expenses (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

For FY2019, Foster L B posted Other Operating Expenses of $21.45 million, down 64.9% from FY2018.

  • Other Operating Expenses has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 161.3% (FY2015 to FY2019).
  • By year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $61.13 million in FY2018 (+316.1%), $14.69 million in FY2017 (-90.3%), $151.55 million in FY2016 and $460,000 in FY2015.
  • Five-year quarterly Other Operating Expenses spans a low of $222,000 in Q4 2015 and a high of $133.92 million in Q2 2016.
  • Year over year, Other Operating Expenses gained in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 16.6%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was Q2 2015 (growth of 472.7%); the low point was Q2 2017 (a decline of 97.3%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2019 came in at $3.54 million (Q3 2019), $3.02 million (Q2 2019) and $2.92 million (Q1 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 340.33 Bn 312.03 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 195.04 Bn 189.62 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 171.72 Bn 139.81 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 152.74 Bn 149.93 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.82 Bn 118.95 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 Emerson Electric 91.30 Bn 84.04 Bn 2.66 Bn
7 3M 90.37 Bn 71.82 Bn 2.78 Bn
8 Vertiv Holdings 81.71 Bn 72.33 Bn 1.23 Bn
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.34 Bn 75.90 Bn 1.90 Bn
10 Foster L B 369.76 Mn 352.21 Mn 30.87 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 9.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 3.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 51.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 3.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 3.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 3.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 3.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 3.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 4.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 9.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 133.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 5.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 222,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 84.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 4.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.74 Mn
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