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FOSTER L B CO (NASD)
FSTR	28.96	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

L. B. Foster Company is engaged in the manufacture, fabrication and distribution of rail and trackwork, piling, highway products and tubular products. For rail markets, Foster provides a full line of new and usedrail, trackwork and accessories to railroads, mines and industry. Foster also sells and rents steel sheet piling and H-bearing pile for foundation and earth retention requirements for the construction industry. For tubular markets, foster supplies pipe and pipe coatings for pipelines and produces pipe-related products for special markets.

General Information

FOSTER LB CO

415 Holiday Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Phone: 412 928-3417 Fax: 412 928-7891 Web: www.lbfoster.com Email: investors@lbfosterco.com

Industry	STEEL-PRODUCERS
Sector:	Basic Materials

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/22/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	28.96
52 Week High	36.62
52 Week Low	20.14
Beta	1.17
20 Day Moving Average	52,394.60
Target Price Consensus	34

% Price Change
4 Week	-3.92
12 Week	-5.02
YTD	-7.42

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-4.95
12 Week	-10.45
YTD	-23.38

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	10.16
Market Capitalization (millions)	294.12
Short Ratio	6.06
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.31
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.46
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	10.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/22/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.00
30 Days Ago	1.00
60 Days Ago	1.00
90 Days Ago	1.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	19.84
Trailing 12 Months:	16.36
PEG Ratio	1.98

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-21.05%
vs. Previous Quarter	81.82%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-36.51%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-1.45%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.29
Price/Cash Flow	8.69
Price / Sales	0.69

ROE
09/30/09	8.20
06/30/09	9.19
03/31/09	11.23

ROA
09/30/09	5.73
06/30/09	6.20
03/31/09	7.39

Current Ratio
09/30/09	4.17
06/30/09	4.22
03/31/09	4.56

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	2.70
06/30/09	2.74
03/31/09	2.84

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.25
06/30/09	4.19
03/31/09	4.73

Net Margin
09/30/09	6.42
06/30/09	6.30
03/31/09	7.38

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	6.42
06/30/09	6.30
03/31/09	7.38

Book Value
09/30/09	22.48
06/30/09	21.96
03/31/09	21.38

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	3.71
06/30/09	3.96
03/31/09	4.11

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.07
06/30/09	0.08
03/31/09	0.09

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	6.80
06/30/09	7.73
03/31/09	8.45


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