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What drives L.B. Foster Company’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity4%Tax burden43%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden80%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin4%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.62×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.88×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$7.5MFY2025
Income before tax$17.4MFY2025
Operating income$21.9MFY2025
$540MFY2025
Ending assets$330MFY2025
Beginning assets$335MFY2024
$175MFY2025
$178MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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