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FSTR vs DE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FSTR 3
— DE 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: FSTR
LAST: $36.39 (+0.47%) • MKT CAP: $382.8M
valuation
12.3x
LAST: $660.00 (+3.02%) • MKT CAP: $177.95B
valuation
27.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FSTR VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FSTR | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 21.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.10% | 9.30% | +0.80 | FSTR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 12.3x | 27.9x | -15.60 | FSTR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.58% | 3.43% | +3.15 | FSTR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.10% | 13.40% | -9.30 | DE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.40% | 11.00% | -9.60 | DE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | -11.70% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.97% | -0.97 | DE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.00 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | DE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.6 | 52.5 | -3.87 | DE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.95 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 47.2x | 32.9x | +14.30 | DE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $382.8M | $177.95B | -$177.57B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FSTR REV | DE REV | FSTR GROSS % | DE GROSS % | FSTR FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $540.0M | $45.68B | 21.1% | — | $25.2M | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $530.8M | $51.72B | 22.2% | — | $12.8M | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $61.25B | — | — | $37.0M | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FSTR // BETA —
DE // BETA 0.95