Foster L B (FSTR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2024)
Foster L B posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $4.95 for Q1 2024, up 1208.04% year-on-year from $0.38 in Q2 2023, and up 2115.56% on a QoQ basis from $0.22 in Q4 2023.
Foster L B (FSTR) has 14 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $4.95 in Q1 2024.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2024, Times Interest Earned rose 1208.04% year-over-year to $4.95; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2024 stood at $18.23 (up 1006.8% YoY), and the FY2023 full-year result was $1.65, up 176.36% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2024 stood at $4.95, up from $0.22 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $9.18 in Q4 2020 and bottomed at -$6.18 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $1.12 (2023), against an average of $2.21.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Times Interest Earned tumbled 714.48%; it then soared 1208.04% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $9.18 in 2020, then sank by 111.94% to -$1.1 in 2021, then plunged by 259.76% to -$3.94 in 2022, then jumped by 105.67% to $0.22 in 2023, then jumped by 2115.56% to $4.95 in 2024.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $4.95 (Q1 2024), $0.22 (Q4 2023), and $1.12 (Q3 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 7.68 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 5.88 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.45 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | - |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.28 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.83 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.95 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.94 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.13 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.46 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.10 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.05 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.72 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.18 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.31 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.51 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.43 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -32.87 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.70 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.73 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.16 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.25 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.69 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 36.71 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -5.04 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -75.19 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 24.38 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -54.10 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.26 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 15.10 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -166.61 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 130.52 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 102.64 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 43.26 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 106.21 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 114.86 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 88.76 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 55.97 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 78.96 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 92.99 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -37.32 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 32.32 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 50.78 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 80.34 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 63.67 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.65 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 32.14 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 47.88 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 38.85 |