L.B. Foster Exceeds 2023 Guidance; Delivers Strong Cash Flow, Improves Leverage, and Returns Capital to Shareholders; Establishes 2024 Guidance and Reiterates 2025 Goals Aligned with Strategic Transformation
L.B. Foster pany(FSTR) Newsfilter·2024-03-05 21:00
Full year 2023 net sales of $543.7 million up 9.3% over prior year (up 11.7% organically) and $3.7 million above the upper end of guidance range; gross margins expanded 270 basis points to 20.7%.Fourth quarter net sales of $134.9 million down 1.7% from prior year quarter (up 7.7% organically1); gross margins expanded 200 basis points to 21.5%.Full year 2023 net cash flow from operations of $37.4 million was favorable $48.0 million over 2022, with free cash flow1 totaling $33.0 million and $2.3 million in st ...