Foster L B FSTR
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Foster L B (FSTR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2024)

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Foster L B's (FSTR) Times Interest Earned was 4.95 for Q1 2024, compared with 0.38 a year earlier.

Analysis

Foster L B (FSTR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2024, Foster L B's Times Interest Earned came in at 2.69; for FY2023, it was 1.65.

  • By year, Times Interest Earned came in at -2.16 in FY2022, 1.51 in FY2021 (-63.6%), 4.16 in FY2020 (+20.3%) and 3.45 in FY2019.
  • The Q1 2024 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2022.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2024 came in at 0.22 (Q4 2023), 1.12 (Q3 2023) and 4.27 (Q2 2023).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 340.33 Bn 312.03 Bn 7.76 Bn 8.64
2 Amphenol 195.04 Bn 189.62 Bn 3.55 Bn 12.09
3 Deere 171.72 Bn 139.81 Bn 4.66 Bn 2.81
4 Eaton 152.74 Bn 149.93 Bn 2.86 Bn 6.93
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.82 Bn 118.95 Bn 2.25 Bn 14.45
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 36.66
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.34 Bn 75.90 Bn 1.90 Bn 14.52
10 Foster L B 369.76 Mn 352.21 Mn 30.87 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
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