Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024


☐			Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 000-10436

L.B. Foster Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Pennsylvania						25-1324733
(State of Incorporation)						(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)


415 Holiday Drive, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania						15220
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(412) 928-3400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

FSTR

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company ☒

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of October 31, 2024, there were 10,830,095 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets			3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations			4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)			5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity			7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			9

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			25

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			36

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			37

PART II. Other Information			38

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			38

Item 1A. Risk Factors			38

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			38

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			38

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures			38

Item 5. Other Information			38

Item 6. Exhibits			39

Signature			40

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,135	$	2,560
Accounts receivable - net (Note 5)	66,718		53,484
Contract assets - net (Note 3)	20,186		29,489
Inventories - net (Note 6)	73,877		73,111


Other current assets	9,538		8,711

Total current assets	173,454		167,355
Property, plant, and equipment - net	75,732		75,579
Operating lease right-of-use assets - net	12,604		14,905
Other assets:
Goodwill (Note 4)	32,880		32,587
Other intangibles - net (Note 4)	16,020		19,010

Deferred tax assets (Note 9)	30,045		—
Other assets	3,809		2,965

TOTAL ASSETS	$	344,544	$	312,401
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	40,008	$	39,500
Deferred revenue (Note 3)	9,720		12,479
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	11,243		16,978

Current portion of accrued settlement (Note 13)	4,000		8,000
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 7)	167		102
Other accrued liabilities	11,251		17,442

Total current liabilities	76,389		94,501
Long-term debt (Note 7)	68,377		55,171
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 9)	1,134		1,232

Long-term operating lease liabilities	9,923		11,865
Other long-term liabilities	6,285		6,797

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized 20,000,000 shares; shares issued at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 11,115,779; shares outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 10,657,554 and 10,733,935, respectively	111		111
Paid-in capital	43,385		43,111
Retained earnings	167,821		124,633
Treasury stock - at cost, 458,225 and 381,844 common stock shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	(8,994)		(6,494)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,472)		(19,250)
Total L.B. Foster Company stockholders’ equity	181,851		142,111
Noncontrolling interest	585		724
Total stockholders’ equity	182,436		142,835
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	344,544	$	312,401

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023


Sales of goods	$	119,322	$	131,065	$	346,202	$	361,770
Sales of services	18,144		14,280		56,380		47,097
Total net sales	137,466		145,345		402,582		408,867
Cost of goods sold	89,286		103,868		264,543		282,627
Cost of services sold	15,422		14,060		48,592		42,905
Total cost of sales	104,708		117,928		313,135		325,532
Gross profit	32,758		27,417		89,447		83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	24,289		24,421		71,977		70,360
(Gain) on sale of former joint venture facility	—		—		(3,477)		—
Amortization expense	1,146		1,379		3,486		4,119
Operating income	7,323		1,617		17,461		8,856

Interest expense - net	1,358		1,442		3,976		4,404


Other (income) expense - net	(188)		(151)		(525)		2,782

Income before income taxes	6,153		326		14,010		1,670
Income tax benefit	(29,745)		(121)		(29,110)		(99)
Net income	35,898		447		43,120		1,769
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(7)		(68)		(68)		(125)





Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	35,905	$	515	$	43,188	$	1,894




Per share data attributable to L.B. Foster shareholders:
Basic earnings per common share	$	3.35	$	0.05	$	4.01	$	0.18



Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.27	$	0.05	$	3.91	$	0.17

Basic weighted average shares outstanding	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	10,992		10,973		11,059		10,895

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023


Net income	$	35,898	$	447	$	43,120	$	1,769
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,376		(1,651)		(590)		852
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax expense of $0	(698)		1		(778)		79

Reclassification of pension liability adjustments to earnings, net of tax expense of $5, $1, $12, and $5, respectively*	24		42		75		123
Total comprehensive income (loss)	36,600		(1,161)		41,827		2,823
Less comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(7)		(68)		(68)		(125)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	18		(21)		(71)		12
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest	11		(89)		(139)		(113)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	36,589	$	(1,072)	$	41,966	$	2,936


*			Reclassifications out of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” for pension obligations are charged to “Selling and administrative expenses” within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023

	(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	43,120	$	1,769
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	(30,122)		(1,958)
Depreciation	7,076		7,449
Amortization	3,486		4,119

Equity in loss of nonconsolidated investments	6		6
Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant, and equipment	(4,437)		(366)
Stock-based compensation	3,135		2,757
Loss on asset divestitures	—		3,074

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(12,976)		15,927
Contract assets	9,910		(261)
Inventories	(465)		(16,047)
Other current assets	(2,020)		1,108

Other noncurrent assets	2,517		(762)

Accounts payable	603		1,201
Deferred revenue	(2,861)		782
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	(5,747)		1,809
Accrued settlement	(4,000)		(4,000)
Other current liabilities	(5,848)		(1,044)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,030)		(253)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(1,653)		15,310

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	3,881		539
Capital expenditures on property, plant, and equipment	(7,834)		(2,784)
Proceeds from business dispositions	—		7,706
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—		337
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,953)		5,798

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of debt	(166,005)		(150,115)
Proceeds from debt	178,167		129,853



Treasury stock acquisitions	(5,742)		(1,193)

Investment of noncontrolling interest	—		334
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,420		(21,121)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(239)		100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	575		87
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,560		2,882
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,135	$	2,969
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	3,632	$	4,351
Income taxes paid (received)	$	1,596	$	(271)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, June 30, 2024	$	111	$	42,612	$	131,916	$	(6,405)	$	(21,156)	$	574	$	147,652

Net income (loss)	—		—		35,905		—		—		(7)		35,898
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	—		—		—		—		24		—		24
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		1,358		18		1,376
Unrealized derivative loss on cash flow hedges	—		—		—		—		(698)		—		(698)

Purchase of 126,688 common shares for treasury	—		—		—		(2,623)		—		—		(2,623)
Issuance of 1,206 common shares, net of shares withheld for taxes	—		(15)		—		34		—		—		19
Stock-based compensation	—		788		—		—		—		—		788


Balance, September 30, 2024	$	111	$	43,385	$	167,821	$	(8,994)	$	(20,472)	$	585	$	182,436


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, June 30, 2023	$	111	$	40,919	$	124,548	$	(4,846)	$	(18,536)	$	396	$	142,592

Net income (loss)	—		—		515		—		—		(68)		447
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	—		—		—		—		42		—		42
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		(1,630)		(21)		(1,651)
Unrealized derivative loss on cash flow hedges	—		—		—		—		1		—		1

Purchase of 12,102 common shares for treasury	—		—		—		(216)		—		—		(216)
Issuance of 0 common shares, net of shares withheld for taxes	—		(15)		—		—		—		—		(15)
Stock-based compensation	—		928		—		—		—		—		928


Balance, September 30, 2023	$	111	$	41,832	$	125,063	$	(5,062)	$	(20,123)	$	307	$	142,128

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023	$	111	$	43,111	$	124,633	$	(6,494)	$	(19,250)	$	724	$	142,835

Net income (loss)	—		—		43,188		—		—		(68)		43,120
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	—		—		—		—		75		—		75
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		(519)		(71)		(590)
Unrealized derivative loss on cash flow hedges	—		—		—		—		(778)		—		(778)

Purchase of 196,768 common shares for treasury	—		—		—		(4,330)		—		—		(4,330)
Issuance of 120,387 common shares, net of shares withheld for taxes	—		(3,235)		—		1,830		—		—		(1,405)
Stock-based compensation	—		3,135		—		—		—		—		3,135

Investment of noncontrolling interest	—		374		—		—		—		—		374
Balance, September 30, 2024	$	111	$	43,385	$	167,821	$	(8,994)	$	(20,472)	$	585	$	182,436


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	111	$	41,303	$	123,169	$	(6,240)	$	(21,165)	$	420	$	137,598

Net income (loss)	—		—		1,894		—		—		(125)		1,769
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	—		—		—		—		123		—		123
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		840		12		852
Unrealized derivative gain on cash flow hedges	—		—		—		—		79		—		79

Purchase of 63,343 common shares for treasury	—		—		—		(878)		—		—		(878)
Issuance of 91,316 common shares, net of shares withheld for taxes	—		(2,228)		—		2,056		—		—		(172)
Stock-based compensation	—		2,757		—		—		—		—		2,757


Balance, September 30, 2023	$	111	$	41,832	$	125,063	$	(5,062)	$	(20,123)	$	307	$	142,128

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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L.B. FOSTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, all estimates and adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in L.B. Foster Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer collectively to L.B. Foster Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires enhanced disclosures regarding significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included in each reported measure of segment operating income or loss, including an amount for “other segment items” by reportable segment and a description of its composition. ASU 2023-07 also requires entities to disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses reported measures of segment operating income or loss to assess performance and allocate resources. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects ASU 2023-07 to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires entities to disclose additional information with respect to the effective tax rate reconciliation and disaggregation of income tax expense and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09, but expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Correction of Immaterial Errors in Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As previously announced in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on November 1, 2024, the Company identified an immaterial error related to the classification of $1,068 of costs associated with exit of the bridge grid deck product line (the “Bridge Exit”) that were erroneously excluded from the Company’s “Operating income,” as reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company has corrected this immaterial error and other immaterial errors for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The impact of these adjustments are shown in the tables below. Note only line items that were impacted by the immaterial error corrections detailed above are included below.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	103,061	$	807	$	103,868

Total cost of sales	117,121		807		117,928
Gross profit	28,224		(807)		27,417
Selling and administrative expenses	24,160		261		24,421


Operating income	2,685		(1,068)		1,617




Other expense (income) - net	917		(1,068)		(151)

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	282,195	$	432	$	282,627

Total cost of sales	325,100		432		325,532
Gross profit	83,767		(432)		83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	70,111		249		70,360


Operating income	9,537		(681)		8,856




Other expense - net	3,463		(681)		2,782

The correction of immaterial errors to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 did not change “Income before income taxes,” “Income tax benefit,” or “Net income.” Where appropriate, the financial disclosures in the footnotes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements impacted by the correction of these immaterial errors have been updated.

Note 2. Business Segments

The Company is a global technology solutions provider of engineered, manufactured products and services that builds and supports infrastructure. The Company’s segments represent components of the Company (a) that engage in activities from which revenue is generated and expenses are incurred, (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), who uses such information to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. Operating segments are evaluated on their segment profit contribution to the Company’s consolidated results. Other income and expenses, interest, income taxes, and certain other items are managed on a consolidated basis. The Company’s segment accounting policies are described in Note 2 Business Segments of the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company is organized and operates in two reporting segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services (“Rail”), and Infrastructure Solutions (“Infrastructure”). Effective for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made certain organizational changes that led to the conclusion that it will operate under two reporting segments as opposed to the three reporting segments it has operated under historically. As such, the Company has restated segment information for the historical periods presented herein to conform to the current presentation. The Infrastructure business comprises both the historic Precast Concrete Products and Steel Products and Measurement (since renamed “Steel Products”) reporting segments.

The operating results of the Company’s reportable segments were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024				Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	79,498	$	4,933	$	86,866	$	3,866
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		5,110		58,479		799

Total	$	137,466	$	10,043	$	145,345	$	4,665


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	247,715	$	17,212	$	242,866	$	13,231
Infrastructure Solutions	154,867		7,345		166,001		3,232

Total	$	402,582	$	24,557	$	408,867	$	16,463

Segment income from operations, as shown above, includes allocated corporate operating expenses. Allocated corporate operating expenses include costs associated with central services such as quality, logistics, environmental health and safety, information technology, insurance, and human resources. Other corporate functional costs that are associated with the operating segments are also allocated to the segments such as finance, marketing, credit and collections, and treasury functions. Operating expenses related to corporate headquarter functions were allocated to each segment based on segment headcount, revenue contribution, or activity of the

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business units within the segments, based on the corporate activity type provided to the segment. Management believes the allocation of corporate operating expenses provides an accurate presentation of how the segments utilize corporate support activities. This provides the CODM meaningful segment profitability information to support operating decisions and the allocation of resources. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies found in Note 1 Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold an ancillary property within the Steel Products business unit for total proceeds of $1,300 generating an $815 gain on sale recorded in “Cost of goods sold” for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 which has been included in the Infrastructure segment’s operating income.

Certain corporate costs are separately managed on a consolidated basis and are not allocated to the operating segments. These corporate costs include public company costs such as listing fees, audit fees, compliance costs, and Board of Directors fees. Additionally, certain corporate executive management costs, including costs of the corporate executive leadership team, and corporate management stock-based compensation expenses are not allocated to the operating segments. Finally, interest expense, income taxes, and certain other items included in other income and expense which are managed on a consolidated basis are not allocated to the operating segments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold a former joint venture facility located in Magnolia, Texas generating a $3,477 gain on sale recorded in “(Gain) on sale of former joint venture facility ” which is included as a component of corporate operating income.

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The following table demonstrates a reconciliation of reportable segment net profit to the Company’s consolidated total for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Income from operations:
Total segment operating income	$	10,043	$	4,665	$	24,557	$	16,463
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility	—		—		3,477		—
Interest expense - net	(1,358)		(1,442)		(3,976)		(4,404)

Other income (expense) - net	188		151		525		(2,782)


Public company costs	(1,327)		(1,371)		(4,167)		(3,244)
Corporate executive management costs	(839)		(760)		(4,131)		(2,281)
Corporate management stock-based compensation	(339)		(587)		(1,818)		(1,735)
Other	(215)		(330)		(457)		(347)
Income before income taxes	$	6,153	$	326	$	14,010	$	1,670




Depreciation/Amortization:
Total segment depreciation/amortization	$	3,019	$	3,373	$	9,172	$	10,214
Corporate depreciation/amortization	467		466		1,390		1,354
Depreciation/amortization	$	3,486	$	3,839	$	10,562	$	11,568
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Total segment expenditures for long-lived assets	$	2,816	$	879	$	6,865	$	1,945
Corporate expenditures for long-lived assets	251		410		969		839
Expenditures for long-lived assets	$	3,067	$	1,289	$	7,834	$	2,784

The following table illustrates assets of the Company by reportable segment for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	157,097	$	156,638
Infrastructure Solutions	130,052		130,247

Unallocated corporate assets	57,395		25,516
Total	$	344,544	$	312,401

On March 30, 2023, the Company sold substantially all the operating assets of its Chemtec Energy Services LLC (“Chemtec”) business for $5,344 in proceeds generating a $2,065 loss on sale, recorded in “Other (income) expense - net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Chemtec business was reported in the Steel Products business unit in the Infrastructure segment.

On June 30, 2023, the Company sold substantially all the operating assets of the prestressed concrete railroad tie business operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary, CXT Incorporated (“Ties”), located in Spokane, WA, for $2,362 in proceeds, generating a $1,009 loss on the sale, which was recorded in “Other (income) expense - net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Ties business was reported in the Rail Products business unit within the Rail segment.

On August 30, 2023, the Company announced the Bridge Exit which was reported in the Steel Products business unit within the Infrastructure segment. The decision to exit the bridge grid deck product line was a result of a weak bridge grid deck market condition and outlook due to customer adoption of newer technologies replacing the grid deck solution. The Company continues to operate its bridge forms product line which is a newer technology and not subject to the same challenging market conditions. The Bedford, PA based operations supporting the discontinued bridge grid deck product line expect to complete any remaining customer obligations during 2025. The discontinued product line had sales of $921 and $283 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2,888 and $3,749 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred an immaterial amount of exit costs, all of which were personnel expenses. The Company does not expect to incur additional material exit costs in the remainder of 2024. Cumulatively, the Company has incurred a total of $1,476 in exit costs for the Bridge Exit, which included $474 in inventory write-downs and $740 in personnel expenses, both of which were recorded in “Cost of goods sold,” as well as $262 in other exit costs, which were recorded in “Selling and administrative expenses.” The majority of such expenses were incurred in the last six months of 2023 and paid in early 2024.

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On November 17, 2023, the Company acquired the operating assets of Caldwell, Idaho based Cougar Mountain Precast, LLC (“Cougar”), a licensed manufacturer and seller of Redi-Rock® products for $1,644, subject to hold back amount equal to $160 to be paid twelve months following the closing or utilized to satisfy post-close working capital adjustments or indemnity claims. Cougar has been included in the Precast Concrete Products business unit within the Infrastructure segment.

Note 3. Revenue

The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product and service line for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Rail Products	$	47,442	$	60,137	$	156,803	$	164,612
Global Friction Management	19,548		16,125		51,008		49,624
Technology Services and Solutions	12,508		10,604		39,904		28,630
Rail, Technologies, and Services	79,498		86,866		247,715		242,866
Precast Concrete Products	42,688		38,642		97,730		96,795
Steel Products	15,280		19,837		57,137		69,206
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		58,479		154,867		166,001
Total net sales	$	137,466	$	145,345	$	402,582	$	408,867

The majority of the Company’s revenue is from products transferred and services rendered to customers at a point in time. The Company recognizes revenue at the point in time at which the customer obtains control of the product or service, which is generally when the product title passes to the customer upon shipment or the service has been rendered to the customer. In limited cases, title does not transfer and revenue is not recognized until the customer has received the products at a designated physical location.

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Net sales by the timing of the transfer of goods and services was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	62,717	$	33,462	$	96,179
Over time	16,781		24,506		41,287
Total net sales	$	79,498	$	57,968	$	137,466

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	72,246	$	38,534	$	110,780
Over time	14,620		19,945		34,565
Total net sales	$	86,866	$	58,479	$	145,345


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	198,179	$	98,246	$	296,425
Over time	49,536		56,621		106,157
Total net sales	$	247,715	$	154,867	$	402,582

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	202,003	$	102,609	$	304,612
Over time	40,863		63,392		104,255
Total net sales	$	242,866	$	166,001	$	408,867

The Company’s performance obligations under long-term agreements with its customers are generally satisfied over time. Over time revenue is primarily comprised of transit infrastructure and technology services and solutions projects within the Rail segment, precast concrete buildings within the Precast Concrete Products division in the Infrastructure segment, and long-term bridge projects and custom precision metering systems within the Steel Products division in the Infrastructure segment. Revenue under these long-term agreements is recognized over time either using an input measure based upon the proportion of actual costs incurred to estimated total project costs or an input measure based upon actual labor costs as a percentage of estimated total labor costs, depending upon which measure the Company believes best depicts the Company’s performance to date under the terms of the contract, or an output method, specifically units delivered, based upon certain customer acceptance and delivery requirements. The use of an input or an output measure to recognize revenue is determined based on what is most appropriate given the nature of the work performed and terms of the associated agreement.

Accounting for these long-term agreements involves the use of various techniques to estimate total revenues and costs. The Company estimates profit on these long-term agreements as the difference between total estimated revenues and expected costs to complete a contract and recognizes that profit over the life of the contract. As a result of management’s reviews of contract-related estimates the Company makes adjustments to contract estimates that impact our revenue and profit totals. Changes in estimates are primarily attributed to updated considerations, including economic conditions and historic contract patterns, resulting in changes to anticipated revenue from existing contracts. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reductions to net sales stemming from changes in actual and expected values of certain commercial contracts and settlements of such contracts were $1,477; there were no such changes in actual or expected values during the three months ended September 30, 2024. Such adjustments were $3,996 and $5,424 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, including $1,977 related to the Bridge Exit in both the three and nine month periods last year. The Company’s estimates related to these long-term agreements are further described in Note 4 Revenue of the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Revenue recognized over time was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Three Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	15,020	$	12,642	10.9	%	8.7	%
Over time output method	26,267		21,923		19.1		15.1
Total over time sales	$	41,287	$	34,565	30.0	%	23.8	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	42,259	$	44,577	10.5	%	10.9	%
Over time output method	63,898		59,678		15.9		14.6
Total over time sales	$	106,157	$	104,255	26.4	%	25.5	%

The timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collections results in billed receivables, costs in excess of billings (included in “Contract assets - net”), and billings in excess of costs (contract liabilities), included in “Deferred revenue” within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract assets:


	Contract Assets
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	29,489
Net additions to contract assets	9,898
Transfers from contract asset balance to accounts receivable	(19,201)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	20,186

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract liabilities:


	Contract Liabilities
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	2,189
Revenue recognized from contract liabilities	(1,285)
Increase in billings in excess of cost, excluding revenue recognized	1,744
Other adjustments	(317)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	2,331

The Company has established policies regarding allowance for credit losses associated with contract assets, which includes standalone reserve assessments for its long term, complex contracts as needed as well as detailed regular review and updates to contract margins, progress, and value. A standard reserve threshold is applied to contract assets related to short term, less complex contracts. Management also regularly reviews collection patterns and future expected collections and makes necessary revisions to allowance for credit losses related to contract assets.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $209,005 of remaining performance obligations, which are also referred to as backlog. Approximately 12.5% of the September 30, 2024 backlog was related to projects that are anticipated to extend beyond September 30, 2025.

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the changes in goodwill balance by reportable segment for the period presented:


	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	20,466	$	12,121	$	32,587


Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	—		(445)		(445)
Foreign currency translation impact	738		—		738


Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	21,204	$	11,676	$	32,880

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On November 17, 2023, the Company acquired the operating assets of Cougar Mountain Precast, LLC, for which all purchase accounting adjustments were finalized as of March 31, 2024. Purchase accounting finalization during the first quarter of 2024 included adjustments to record $429 of gross intangible assets for customer relationships with a weighted average amortization period of 5 years.

The Company performs goodwill impairment tests annually during the fourth quarter, and also performs interim goodwill impairment tests if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. Qualitative factors are assessed to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, which included the impacts of current economic conditions, including but not limited to labor markets, supply chains, and other inflationary costs. However, these factors can be unpredictable and are subject to change. No interim goodwill impairment test was required as a result of the evaluation of qualitative factors as of September 30, 2024. However, future impairment charges could result if future projections diverge unfavorably from current expectations.

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount

Patents	10	$	328	$	(206)	$	122
Customer relationships	15	28,672		(19,886)		8,786
Trademarks and trade names	14	8,045		(5,117)		2,928
Technology	9	32,786		(28,811)		3,975
Favorable lease	6	327		(118)		209
		$	70,158	$	(54,138)	$	16,020


	December 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Patents	10	$	335	$	(199)	$	136
Customer relationships	16	27,712		(17,236)		10,476
Trademarks and trade names	16	7,989		(4,593)		3,396
Technology	9	32,658		(27,906)		4,752
Favorable lease	6	327		(77)		250
		$	69,021	$	(50,011)	$	19,010

Note 5. Accounts Receivable

Changes in reserves for uncollectible accounts are recorded as part of “Selling and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and were an expense of $0 and $732 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and an expense of $529 and $1,174 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The changes in reserves for uncollectible accounts are net of recoveries of previous write-offs of $263 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The Company established the allowance for credit losses by calculating the amount to reserve based on the age of a given trade receivable and considering historical collection patterns, bad debt expense experience, expected future trends of collections, current and expected market conditions, and any other relevant subjective adjustments as needed. Management maintains high-quality credit review practices and positive customer relationships that mitigate credit risks. The Company’s reserves are regularly reviewed and revised as necessary.

The following table sets forth the Company’s allowance for credit losses:

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	Allowance for Credit Losses
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	809
Additions to the current period provision	792
Write-off against allowance	(36)
Recoveries of previous write-offs	(263)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	1,302

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Note 6. Inventory

Inventory is valued at average cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. The Company’s components of inventory are summarized in the following table for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Finished goods	$	45,582	$	44,518
Work-in-process	2,952		4,675
Raw materials	25,343		23,918
Inventories - net	$	73,877	$	73,111

Note 7. Long-Term Debt and Related Matters

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Revolving credit facility	$	68,029	$	55,060

Finance leases and financing agreements	515		213
Total	68,544		55,273
Less current maturities	(167)		(102)
Long-term portion	$	68,377	$	55,171

On August 13, 2021, the Company, its domestic subsidiaries, and certain of its Canadian and United Kingdom subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., and BMO Harris Bank, National Association. The Credit Agreement, as amended, modifies the prior amended revolving credit facility, on terms more favorable to the Company and extends the maturity from April 30, 2024 to August 13, 2026. The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year, revolving credit facility that permits aggregate borrowings of the Borrowers up to $130,000 with a sublimit of the equivalent of $25,000 U.S. dollars that is available to the Canadian and United Kingdom borrowers in the aggregate. The Credit Agreement’s incremental loan feature permits the Company to increase the available commitments under the facility by up to an additional $50,000 subject to the Company’s receipt of increased commitments from existing or new lenders and the satisfaction of certain conditions. On August 12, 2022, the Company entered into a second amendment to its Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) which added an additional tier to the pricing grid and provided for the conversion from LIBOR-based to SOFR-based borrowings.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement, as amended, will bear interest at rates based upon either the base rate or SOFR rate plus applicable margins. The Credit Agreement includes two financial covenants: (a) Maximum Gross Leverage Ratio, defined as the Company’s consolidated Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) divided by the Company’s consolidated EBITDA, which must not exceed (i) 3.25 to 1.00 for all testing periods other than during an Acquisition Period (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and (ii) 3.50 to 1.00 for all testing periods occurring during an Acquisition Period, and (b) Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, defined as the Company’s consolidated EBITDA divided by the Company’s Fixed Charges (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which must be more than 1.05 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the covenants in the Credit Agreement, as amended, and had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $2,264.

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Note 8. Earnings Per Common Share

(Share amounts in thousands)

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	35,905	$	515	$	43,188	$	1,894


Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock compensation plans	274		160		302		91
Dilutive potential common shares	274		160		302		91
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding	10,992		10,973		11,059		10,895


Basic earnings per common share	$	3.35	$	0.05	$	4.01	$	0.18


Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.27	$	0.05	$	3.91	$	0.17

Note 9. Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $29,745 and $121, respectively, on pre-tax income of $6,153 and $326, respectively, for an effective income tax rate of (483.4%) and (37.1%), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $29,110 and $99, respectively, on pre-tax income of $14,010 and $1,670, respectively, for an effective income tax rate of (207.8%) and (5.9%), respectively.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance previously recorded against certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. When a change in a valuation allowance is recognized in an interim period, the change in valuation allowance resulting from current year income is included in the annual effective tax rate, and the release of valuation allowance supported by projections of future taxable income is recorded as a discrete tax benefit in the interim period. Accordingly, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $30,045 comprised of both a discrete tax benefit and change in the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate arising from the change in valuation allowance. The Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to operating loss carryforwards in certain U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions.

The Company regularly assesses the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is required to be established or maintained, when based on currently available information and other factors, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company has considered all evidence, both positive and negative, in assessing the need for a valuation allowance in each jurisdiction.

The positive evidence considered in evaluating U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets included the Company’s cumulative financial income position over the previous three years, as well as the composition and reversal patterns of existing taxable and deductible temporary differences between financial reporting and tax. Based on its evaluation, the Company believed it was appropriate to rely on forecasted future taxable income to support its U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable; however, could be adjusted if negative evidence outweighs additional subjective evidence such as the Company’s projections for growth.

Note 10. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $788 and $928 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $3,135 and $2,757 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to restricted stock awards and performance unit awards. As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense for awards that the Company expects to vest approximated $6,163. The Company will recognize this unrecognized compensation expense over the upcoming 2.3 years through February 13, 2027.

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As of September 30, 2024, the Company had stock awards issued pursuant to the 2022 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Equity and Incentive Plan”) and its predecessor, the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”). No stock options are outstanding under either the Omnibus Plan or Equity and Incentive Plan and, as such, there was no stock-based compensation expense related to stock options recorded for the September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Non-Employee Director Fully-Vested and Restricted Stock Awards

Since May 2018, non-employee directors have been awarded shares of the Company’s common stock on each date the non-employee directors were elected at the annual shareholders’ meeting to serve as directors, subject to a one-year vesting requirement. The Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors under the Omnibus Plan and, by amendment, under the Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, which permits non-employee directors of the Company to defer receipt of earned cash and/or stock compensation for service on the Board into deferred stock units. Non-Employee directors may elect to receive quarterly cash compensation in the form of fully-vested stock. During 2024, a Board member has elected to receive fully vested stock in lieu of cash compensation.

Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Stock and Share Units

Under the Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and Omnibus Plan, the Company grants certain employees restricted stock and performance-based stock and share units. The forfeitable restricted stock awards granted generally time-vest ratably over a three-year period, unless indicated otherwise by the underlying restricted stock award agreement. Performance unit awards are offered annually under separate three-year long-term incentive programs, unless indicated otherwise by the underlying performance unit award agreement. Performance units are subject to forfeiture and will be converted into common stock based upon the Company’s performance relative to performance measures and conversion multiples as defined in the underlying program.

The following table summarizes the restricted stock, deferred stock units, and performance-based stock and share unit activity for the periods presented:


	Restricted Stock	Deferred Stock Units	Performance-Based Stock and Share Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	264,970	12,404	560,338	$	14.10
Granted	90,807	—	86,772	24.69
Vested	(148,808)	—	(29,778)	14.01
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest	—	—	(24,165)	22.17
Cancelled and forfeited	(2,250)	—	(437)	15.19
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024	204,719	12,404	592,730	$	15.61

Note 11. Fair Value Measurements

The Company determines the fair value of assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair values are based on assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in valuation techniques and the inputs to valuations. The fair value hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions of what market participants would use. The fair value hierarchy includes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as described below.

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

SOFR-based interest rate swaps - To reduce the impact of interest rate changes on outstanding variable-rate debt, the Company amended and entered into forward-starting SOFR-based interest rate swaps with notional values totaling $20,000 and $20,000 effective August 12, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swaps are based on market-observable forward interest rates and represents the estimated amount that the Company would pay to terminate the agreements. As such, the swap agreements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the interest rate swaps were recorded in “Other current assets” when the interest rate swaps’ fair market value are in an asset position, and “Other accrued liabilities” when in a liability position within our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date								Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
	September 30, 2024		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		December 31, 2023		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Interest rate swaps	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—
Total assets	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—

The $20,000 interest rate swap agreements that became effective August 2022 are accounted for as cash flow hedges and the objective of the hedges is to offset the expected interest variability on payments associated with the interest rate on our debt. The gains and losses related to the interest rate swaps are reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and included in “Interest expense - net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as the interest expense from our debt is recognized.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized interest income of $340 and $329, respectively, from interest rate swaps. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized interest income of $1,017 and $869, respectively, from interest rate swaps.

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Note 12. Retirement Plans

The Company has three retirement plans that cover its hourly and salaried employees in the United States: one defined benefit plan, which is frozen, and two defined contribution plans. Employees are eligible to participate in the appropriate plan based on employment classification. The Company’s contributions to the defined benefit and defined contribution plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the Company’s policy and investment guidelines applicable to each respective plan. The Company’s policy is to contribute at least the minimum in accordance with the funding standards of ERISA. The Company maintains one defined contribution plan for its employees in Canada. In the United Kingdom, the Company maintains two defined contribution plans and a defined benefit plan, which is frozen.

On May 23, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the termination of our frozen L.B. Foster Company Merged Retirement Plan (the “US DB Plan”) and the Portec Rail Products (UK) Limited Pension Scheme (the “UK DB Plan”). The transfer of plan assets and obligations to insurers and subsequent terminations are expected to be completed by December 31, 2024 for the US DB Plan and by June 30, 2025 for the UK DB Plan, subject to the finalization of agreements with insurance companies.

The Company’s US DB Plan is underfunded as of September 30, 2024, and will require cash payments of approximately $2,000 to $2,500 to effectuate the termination. The estimated cash payments are subject to change due to changes in market conditions that can impact the return on plan assets that are held by the US DB Plan and the UK DB Plan. The UK DB Plan is fully funded as of September 30, 2024, and we do not expect any additional contributions to be required during the termination process.

These plans are discussed in further detail below.

United States Defined Benefit Plan

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Interest cost	$	66	$	71	$	198	$	214
Expected return on plan assets	(68)		(64)		(204)		(192)
Recognized net actuarial loss	15		16		45		47
Net periodic pension cost	$	13	$	23	$	39	$	69

The Company has made contributions to its United States defined benefit plan of $356 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and expects to make total contributions of approximately $370 during 2024.

United Kingdom Defined Benefit Plan

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Interest cost	$	57	$	56	$	171	$	168
Expected return on plan assets	(95)		(84)		(285)		(252)
Amortization of prior service costs and transition amount	6		6		18		18
Recognized net actuarial loss	8		3		24		9
Net periodic pension income	$	(24)	$	(19)	$	(72)	$	(57)

United Kingdom regulations require trustees to adopt a prudent approach to funding required contributions to defined benefit pension plans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company contributed approximately $240 to the plan. The Company anticipates total contributions of approximately $334 to the United Kingdom pension plan during 2024.

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company sponsors five defined contribution plans for hourly and salaried employees across its domestic and international facilities. The following table summarizes the expense associated with the contributions made to these plans for the periods presented:

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	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
United States	$	698	$	728	$	1,968	$	2,135
Canada	39		36		149		131
United Kingdom	304		294		877		881
	$	1,041	$	1,058	$	2,994	$	3,147

Note 13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Product Liability Claims

The Company is subject to product warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. For certain manufactured products, the Company maintains a product warranty accrual, which is adjusted on a monthly basis as a percentage of cost of sales. In addition, the product warranty accrual is adjusted periodically based on the identification or resolution of known individual product warranty claims.

Union Pacific Railroad (“UPRR”) Concrete Tie Matter

On March 13, 2019, the Company and its subsidiary, CXT Incorporated (“CXT”), entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with UPRR to resolve the then-pending litigation in the matter of Union Pacific Railroad Company v. L.B. Foster Company and CXT Incorporated, Case No. CI 15-564, in the District Court for Douglas County, Nebraska.

Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company and CXT will pay UPRR the aggregate amount of $50,000 without pre-judgment interest, which began with a $2,000 immediate payment, and with the remaining $48,000 paid in installments over a six-year period commencing on the effective date of the Settlement Agreement through December 2024 pursuant to a Promissory Note. Additionally, commencing in January 2019 and through December 2024, UPRR agreed to purchase and has been purchasing from the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, a cumulative total amount of $48,000 of products and services, targeting $8,000 of annual purchases per year beginning March 13, 2019, per letters of intent under the Settlement Agreement. During the third quarter of 2021, in connection with the Company’s divestiture of its Piling Products division, the targeted annual purchases per year have been reduced to $6,000 for 2021 through 2024. The Settlement Agreement also includes a mutual release of all claims and liability regarding or relating to all CXT pre-stressed concrete railroad ties with no admission of liability and dismissal of the litigation with prejudice.

The expected payment under the UPRR Settlement Agreement for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2024 is $4,000, upon which the obligation for the Settlement Agreement will be satisfied.

Environmental and Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to national, state, foreign, provincial, and/or local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. The Company’s efforts to comply with environmental regulations may have an adverse effect on its future earnings.

On June 5, 2017, a General Notice Letter was received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) indicating that the Company may be a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) regarding the Portland Harbor Superfund Site cleanup along with numerous other companies. More than 140 other companies received such a notice. The Company and a predecessor owned and operated a facility near the harbor site for a period prior to 1982. The net present value and undiscounted costs of the selected remedy throughout the harbor site are estimated by the EPA to be approximately $1.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, and the remedial work is expected to take as long as 13 years to complete. These costs may increase given that the remedy will not be initiated or completed for several years. The Company is reviewing the basis for its identification by the EPA and the nature of the historic operations of a Company predecessor near the site. Additionally, the Company executed a PRP agreement which provides for a private allocation process among almost 100 PRPs in a working group whose work is ongoing and involves a process that will ultimately conclude a proposed allocation of liability for cleanup of the site and various sub-areas. The Company does not have any individual risk sharing agreements in place with respect to the site, and was only associated with the site from 1976 to when it purchased the stock of a company whose assets it sold in 1982 and which was dissolved in 1994. On March 26, 2020, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to two parties requiring them to perform remedial design work for that portion of the Harbor Superfund Site that includes the area closest to the facility; the Company was not a recipient of this Unilateral Administrative Order. The Company cannot predict the ultimate impact of these proceedings because of the large number of PRPs involved throughout the harbor site, the size and extent of the site, the degree of contamination of various wastes, varying environmental impacts throughout the harbor site, the scarcity of data related to the facility once operated by the Company and a predecessor, potential comparative liability between the allocation parties and regarding non-participants, and the speculative nature of the remediation costs. Based upon information currently available, management does not believe that the Company’s alleged PRP status regarding the Portland Harbor Superfund Site or other compliance with the present environmental protection laws will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, competitive position, or capital expenditures of the Company. As more information develops and the

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allocation process is completed, and given the resolution of factors like those described above, an unfavorable resolution could have a material adverse effect. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company maintained environmental reserves approximating $1,796 and $2,417, respectively.

The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Legal actions are subject to inherent uncertainties, and future events could change management’s assessment of the probability or estimated amount of potential losses from pending or threatened legal actions. Based on available information, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of pending or threatened legal actions, both individually and in the aggregate, will not result in losses having a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity as of September 30, 2024.

If management believes that, based on available information, it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss (or additional material loss in excess of any accrual) will be incurred in connection with any legal actions, the Company discloses an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, either individually or in the aggregate, as appropriate, if such an estimate can be made, or discloses that an estimate cannot be made. Based on the Company’s assessment as of September 30, 2024, no such disclosures were considered necessary.

Note 14. Restructuring Costs

In August 2024, the Company announced an enterprise restructuring program aligned with its long-term strategy to reduce costs and enable investment in its growth platforms. The restructuring action is expected to be completed in 2024, and is expected to provide annual run-rate pre-tax savings of approximately $4,500, $2,000 of which to be realized in 2024.

The following table sets forth restructuring costs by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:



Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	651
Infrastructure Solutions	63
Corporate	195
Total	$	909

There were no restructuring costs incurred prior to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The Company's $909 restructuring expense relates to severance and an immaterial amount of legal costs. Of the total restructuring costs incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $69 was reported in “Cost of goods sold” and $840 was reported in “Selling and administrative expense.” The Company expects approximately $471 in additional restructuring costs associated with this program in total.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the beginning and ending restructuring liability balance through September 30, 2024:


Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	—
Restructuring costs	909
Cash paid	767
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	142

The majority of the remaining liability of $142 is expected to be paid in 2024.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Many of the forward-looking statements provide management's current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Sentences containing words such as “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “expect,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” or their negatives, or other similar expressions of a future or forward-looking nature generally should be considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on form 10-Q are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events that involve inherent risks and uncertainties and may concern, among other things, the Company’s expectations relating to our strategy, goals, projections, and plans regarding our financial position, liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations and decisions regarding our strategic growth initiatives, market position, and product development. While the Company considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company cautions readers that various factors could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Among the factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties related to: a continuation or worsening of the adverse economic conditions in the markets we serve, including recession, the continued volatility in the prices for oil and gas, project delays, and budget shortfalls, or otherwise; volatility in the global capital markets, including interest rate fluctuations, which could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms that are favorable to us; restrictions on our ability to draw on our credit agreement, including as a result of any future inability to comply with restrictive covenants contained therein; a decrease in freight or transit rail traffic; environmental matters and the impact of recently-finalized environmental regulations, including any costs associated with any remediation and monitoring of such matters; the risk of doing business in international markets, including compliance with anti-corruption and bribery laws, foreign currency fluctuations and inflation, global shipping disruptions, and trade restrictions or embargoes; our ability to effectuate our strategy, including cost reduction initiatives, and our ability to effectively integrate acquired businesses or to divest businesses, such as the recent dispositions of the Track Components, Chemtec, and Ties businesses, and acquisitions of the Skratch Enterprises Ltd., Intelligent Video Ltd., VanHooseCo Precast LLC, and Cougar Mountain Precast, LLC businesses and to realize anticipated benefits; costs of and impacts associated with shareholder activism; the timeliness and availability of materials from our major suppliers, as well as the impact on our access to supplies of customer preferences as to the origin of such supplies, such as customers’ concerns about conflict minerals; labor disputes; cybersecurity risks such as data security breaches, malware, ransomware, “hacking,” and identity theft, which could disrupt our business and may result in misuse or misappropriation of confidential or proprietary information, and could result in the disruption or damage to our systems, increased costs and losses, or an adverse effect to our reputation, business or financial condition; the continuing effectiveness of our ongoing implementation of an enterprise resource planning system; changes in current accounting estimates and their ultimate outcomes; the adequacy of internal and external sources of funds to meet financing needs, including our ability to negotiate any additional necessary amendments to our credit agreement or the terms of any new credit agreement, the Company’s ability to manage its working capital requirements and indebtedness; domestic and international taxes, including estimates that may impact taxes; domestic and foreign government regulations, including tariffs; our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting (“ICFR”) and disclosure controls and procedures, including our ability to remediate any existing material weakness in our ICFR and the timing of any such remediation, as well as our ability to reestablish effective disclosure controls and procedures; the results of the UK’s 2024 parliamentary election, uncertainties related to the U.S. 2024 Presidential election and any corresponding changes to policy or other changes that could affect UK or U.S. business conditions; other geopolitical conditions, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, conflicts in the Middle East, and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan; a lack of state or federal funding for new infrastructure projects; an increase in manufacturing or material costs; the loss of future revenues from current customers; any future global health crises, and the related social, regulatory, and economic impacts and the response thereto by the Company, our employees, our customers, and national, state, or local governments, including any governmental travel restrictions; and risks inherent in litigation and the outcome of litigation and product warranty claims. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual outcomes could vary materially from those indicated. Significant risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, and results of the Company’s business and forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, as amended on November 1, 2024, or as updated and/or amended by our other current or periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements in this report are made as of the date of this report and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by the federal securities laws.

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Correction of Immaterial Errors in Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have revised our previously issued Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 to correct certain immaterial errors. As a result, we have also revised certain previously reported financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 in this “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” including, but not limited to, information within the “Results of Operations” section to conform the discussion with the appropriate revised amounts. Refer to “Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) - Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 1. Basis of Presentation” as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 1, 2024 for additional information related to the correction of these immaterial errors.

General Overview and Business Update

L.B. Foster Company is a global technology solutions provider of engineered, manufactured products and services that builds and supports infrastructure. The Company’s innovative engineering and product development solutions address the safety, reliability, and performance needs of its customers’ most challenging requirements. The Company maintains locations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Product Line Exit

On March 30, 2023, the Company sold substantially all the operating assets of its Chemtec Energy Services LLC (“Chemtec”) business for $5,344 in proceeds generating a $2,065 loss on sale, recorded in “Other expense (income) - net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Chemtec business was reported in the Steel Products business unit in the Infrastructure segment.

On June 30, 2023, the Company sold substantially all the operating assets of the prestressed concrete railroad tie business operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary, CXT Incorporated (“Ties”), located in Spokane, WA, for $2,362 in proceeds, generating a $1,009 loss on the sale, which was recorded in “Other expense (income) - net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Ties business was reported in the Rail Products business unit within the Rail segment.

On August 30, 2023, the Company announced the discontinuation of its Bridge Products grid deck product line (“Bridge Exit”) which was reported in the Steel Products business unit within the Infrastructure segment. The decision to exit the bridge grid deck product line was a result of a weak bridge grid deck market condition and outlook due to customer adoption of newer technologies replacing the grid deck solution. The Company continues to operate its bridge forms product line which is a newer technology and not subject to the same challenging market conditions. The Bedford, PA based operations supporting the discontinued product line expect to complete any remaining customer obligations during 2025. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the discontinued product line had $921 and $283 in sales, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the discontinued product line had $2,888 and $3,749 in sales, respectively.

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Results of Operations

Third Quarter 2024 Compared to Third Quarter 2023


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	137,466		$	145,345		$	(7,879)
Gross profit	32,758			27,417			5,341
Gross profit margin	23.8		%	18.9		%	490 bps
Expenses:
Selling and administrative expenses	$	24,289		$	24,421		$	(132)
Selling and administrative expenses as a percent of sales	17.7		%	16.8		%	90 bps
Amortization expense	1,146			1,379			(233)
Operating income	$	7,323		$	1,617		$	5,706

Operating income margin	5.3		%	1.1		%	420 bps
Interest expense - net	$	1,358		$	1,442		$	(84)


Other income - net	(188)			(151)			(37)

Income before income taxes	$	6,153		$	326		$	5,827
Income tax benefit	(29,745)			(121)			(29,624)
Net income	$	35,898		$	447		$	35,451
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(7)			(68)			61
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	35,905		$	515		$	35,390
Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.27		$	0.05		$	3.22

Results Summary

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $7,879, or 5.4%, from the prior year quarter. The decrease in sales was driven by organic sales declines in the Rail and Infrastructure segments. Additionally, net sales for the third quarter of 2023 included an adverse impact from the Bridge Exit related to long-term contract changes within the Infrastructure segment. This impact reduced sales in the three months ended September 30, 2023 by $1,977 and gross profit by $3,051.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $5,341, or 19.5%, over the prior year quarter and gross profit margins increased by 490 basis points. The improvement in gross profit was due to prior year reductions in gross profit, which included reductions of $3,051 related to changes in expected value of certain commercial projects and $807 of exit costs both associated with the Bridge Exit in the Infrastructure segment. Additionally, the improvement in gross profit was attributed to portfolio transformation activities along with improved product mix.

Selling and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $132, or 0.5%, from the prior year quarter. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due to $817 in lower employment costs and $732 in lower bad debt expense, partially offset by $422 in higher legal costs associated with a resolved matter and $840 in restructuring costs.

Net interest expense decreased $84 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the prior year quarter. The Company’s outstanding debt balance was $68,544 as of September 30, 2024, compared to $71,689 as of September 30, 2023.

Other income - net for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $188 compared to other income - net for the three months ended September 30, 2023 of $151.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was (483.4%), compared to (37.1%) in the prior year quarter. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a $30,045 income tax benefit comprised of both a discrete tax benefit and change in the Company's estimated annual effective tax rate arising from a change in valuation allowance previously recorded against certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets, including those related to net operating loss carryforwards. The Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards in certain U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions.

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Net income attributable to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $35,390, or $3.22 per diluted share, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to a change in income tax benefit of $29,624 that was driven by a favorable tax valuation allowance adjustment; the balance of the increase was driven primarily by gross profit improvement.

Results of Operations - Segment Analysis

Rail, Technologies, and Services


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Change			Percent Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	79,498		$	86,866		$	(7,368)		(8.5)	%
Gross profit	$	18,471		$	17,229		$	1,242		7.2
Gross profit margin	23.2		%	19.8		%	340		bps	17.1
Segment operating income	$	4,933		$	3,866		$	1,067		27.6
Segment operating income margin	6.2		%	4.5		%	170		bps	39.4

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

The Rail segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $7,368, or 8.5%, compared to the prior year quarter, all of which represented a decrease in organic sales. Rail Products sales decreased by $12,695 due to overall weaker domestic market conditions. Despite overall weaker market conditions, Global Friction Management sales increased $3,423, driven primarily by an improvement in domestic sales. Technology Services and Solutions sales increased by $1,904 due to improvement in United Kingdom (“UK”) markets, as well as continued strength in the domestic rail safety markets served.

The Rail segment gross profit increased by $1,242, or 7.2%, compared to the prior year quarter, and gross profit margins increased 340 basis points to 23.2%. The improvement in gross profit was driven by higher volumes and improved mix in Global Friction Management and Technology Services and Solutions which improved by $2,521 and $1,944, respectively, over the prior year quarter. This was partially offset by Rail Products, which decreased by $3,223 from the prior year quarter due to overall weaker domestic market conditions.

Segment operating income increased $1,067 compared to the prior year quarter, and operating income margins improved 170 basis points to 6.2%. The improvement was driven primarily by expanded gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and administrative expenses. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $610 in restructuring costs associated with its recent restructuring program, as well as a $407 increase in personnel expenses. These increases were offset by lower bad debt provision expense of $866 that was recorded in the prior year relating to a customer in the UK that filed for administrative protection.

During the current quarter, new orders within the Rail segment were $52,675, an increase of $2,857, or 5.7%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase in new orders was attributable to a $5,141 increase in Rail Products orders, as well as an increase of $6,041 in Global Friction Management orders, partially offset by a decline of $8,325 in Technology Services and Solutions as initiatives are scaled back in the UK market. Segment backlog as of September 30, 2024 decreased by $4,969, or 5.3%, compared to the prior year quarter. The decrease is attributed to the Technology Services and Solutions businesses decreasing $14,929 as we scale back initiatives in the UK market in line with our strategy. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $5,663 and $4,297 in Rail Products and Global Friction Management, respectively.

Infrastructure Solutions


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Change			Percent Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	57,968		$	58,479		$	(511)		(0.9)	%
Gross profit	$	14,287		$	10,188		$	4,099		40.2
Gross profit margin	24.6		%	17.4		%	720		bps	41.5
Segment operating income	$	5,110		$	799		$	4,311		**
Segment operating income margin	8.8		%	1.4		%	740		bps	**

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

**Results of this calculation not meaningful.

The Infrastructure segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $511, or 0.9%, compared to the prior year quarter. The decrease in sales for the third quarter of 2024 was driven by the Steel Products business unit decreasing by $4,557 from the prior year quarter due to soft market conditions. Net sales for the third quarter of 2023 included an adverse impact from the

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exit of the bridge grid deck product line related to long-term contract changes within the Steel Products business. This impact reduced sales by $1,977 and gross profit by $3,051 during the third quarter last year. Sales in the Precast Concrete Products business unit increased by $4,046 driven by strong market demand.

The Infrastructure segment gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024, increased by $4,099, or 40.2%, and gross profit margins increased 720 basis points. The increase in gross profit was due to the prior year having a $3,051 reduction in profitability related to changes in the expected value of certain commercial projects and $807 of exit costs associated with the Bridge Exit in the Steel Products business. Also contributing to the gross profit increase was a 360 basis point improvement in Precast Concrete Products margins.

Segment operating income for the third quarter of 2024 increased by $4,311 compared to the prior year quarter due to higher gross profit, including the comparative improvement from the unfavorable Bridge Exit impact of $3,858 in the prior year period, and lower amortization expense, while selling and administrative expenses were flat year over year.

During the third quarter, the Infrastructure segment had new orders of $43,298, a decrease of $7,147, or 14.2%, compared to the prior year quarter. This decrease was driven entirely by the Steel Products business unit, specifically the Protective Coatings business, which is currently experiencing constrained demand. Backlog as of September 30, 2024 decreased by $29,245, or 19.6%, versus the prior year quarter, driven entirely by Steel Products which decreased $30,836 overall, including a reduction of $4,533 related to the Bridge Exit, offsetting an increase of $1,591 in Precast Concrete Products.

Corporate


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Change			Percent Change
	2024		2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
Public company costs	$	1,327	$	1,371		$	(44)		(3.2)	%
Corporate executive management costs	839		760			79			10.4
Corporate management stock-based compensation	339		587			(248)			(42.2)
Other	215		330			(115)			(34.8)
Total unallocated corporate expenses	$	2,720	$	3,048		$	(328)		(10.8)	%

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $328 in 2024 compared with 2023, primarily due to a decrease in corporate management stock-based compensation. Corporate executive management costs increased due to a $422 expense for the resolution of a legal matter, partially offset by lower travel, entertainment and purchased services expenses.

Results of Operations

First Nine Months 2024 Compared to First Nine Months 2023

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	402,582		$	408,867		$	(6,285)
Gross profit	89,447			83,335			6,112
Gross profit margin	22.2		%	20.4		%	180 bps
Expenses:
Selling and administrative expenses	$	71,977		$	70,360		$	1,617
Selling and administrative expenses as a percent of sales	17.9		%	17.2		%	70 bps
(Gain) on sale of former joint venture facility	(3,477)			—			(3,477)
Amortization expense	3,486			4,119			(633)
Operating income	$	17,461		$	8,856		$	8,605
Operating income margin	4.3		%	2.2		%	210 bps

Interest expense - net	$	3,976		$	4,404		$	(428)


Other (income) expense - net	(525)			2,782			(3,307)
Income before income taxes	$	14,010		$	1,670		$	12,340
Income tax benefit	(29,110)			(99)			(29,011)
Net income	$	43,120		$	1,769		$	41,351
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(68)			(125)			57
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	43,188		$	1,894		$	41,294
Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.91		$	0.17		$	3.74

Results Summary

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $6,285, or 1.5%, from the prior year period. The decrease in sales is due to divestitures and the Bridge Exit with a combined impact of of $12,234, or 3.0%, offset by organic sales growth of $5,949, or 1.5%. Organic sales growth was driven by the Rail, Technologies, and Services segment.

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $6,112, or 7.3%, over the prior year period and gross profit margins increased 180 basis points. The improvement in gross profit is due to the business portfolio changes in line with the Company’s strategic transformation along with improved mix. The current year gross profit includes a $815 gain on the sale of an ancillary property within the Steel Products business unit. The prior year gross profit includes a reduction of $3,051 related to changes in expected value of certain commercial projects and $807 of exit costs associated with the exit of the bridge grid deck product line in the Steel Products business unit.

Selling and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $1,617, or 2.3%, over the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to increased corporate legal costs of $1,173 associated with a resolved legal matter, $1,083 in professional services expenditures, including $783 associated with the announced enterprise restructuring, and $840 in restructuring expenses, partially offset by $1,065 in lower employment related costs and $645 in lower bad debt expense.

The $3,477 gain on sale of the former joint venture facility for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was attributed to the Company’s facility and land in Magnolia, Texas.

Other income - net for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $525 while other expense - net was $2,782 in the prior year period. Other expense - net for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due primarily to the $3,074 loss on the divestitures of Ties and Chemtec.

Net interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $428, or 9.7%, from the prior year period due to lower debt levels during the year.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was (207.8%), compared to (5.9%) in the prior year period. The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a $30,045 income tax benefit comprised of both a discrete tax benefit and change in the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate arising from a change in valuation allowance previously recorded against certain U.S. federal and

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state deferred tax assets, including those related to net operating loss carryforwards. The Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards in certain U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions.

Net income attributable to the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was favorable by $41,294, or $3.74 per diluted share, over the prior year period. The increase was due to an income tax benefit of $29,110 that is primarily associated with a favorable tax valuation allowance adjustment, the gain on sale attributed to the Company’s facility and land in Magnolia, Texas, and an increase in gross profit, due in part to the unfavorable impact of $3,858 on gross profit from the Bridge Exit in the prior year.

Results of Operations - Segment Analysis

Rail, Technologies, and Services


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change			Percent Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	247,715		$	242,866		$	4,849		2.0	%
Gross profit	$	54,917		$	51,704		$	3,213		6.2
Gross profit margin	22.2		%	21.3		%	90		bps	4.1
Segment operating income	$	17,212		$	13,231		$	3,981		30.1
Segment operating income margin	6.9		%	5.4		%	150		bps	27.5

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

The Rail segment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $4,849, or 2.0%, compared to the prior year period. The increase was due to higher organic sales of $6,963, or 2.9%, partially offset by a $2,114, or 0.9% decrease from the divestiture of Ties. Technology Services and Solutions sales increased by $11,274 due to strength in domestic rail safety markets served, as well as improvement in United Kingdom markets. Global Friction Management sales increased by $1,384 driven by domestic markets served. Rail Products sales decreased by $7,809 driven by the divestiture of Ties and overall weaker domestic market conditions.

The Rail segment gross profit increased by $3,213, or 6.2%, compared to the prior year period, and gross profit margins improved 90 basis points. The Technology Services and Solutions business unit gross profit improved by $6,860 due to higher volumes and improved mix, including a 910 basis point improvement in the margins of our UK business. Higher Global Friction Management volumes resulted in an increase in gross profit of $1,882 from the prior year quarter. Rail Products gross profit decreased by $5,529 due primarily to market pricing pressure.

Segment operating income increased by $3,981, or 30.1%, compared to the prior year period, and operating income margins expanded 150 basis points. The increase was primarily driven by improvement in gross profit levels and lower selling and administrative expenses.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, new orders within the Rail segment were $253,412, an increase of $13,886, or 5.8%, compared to the prior year period. Rail Products had an $23,681 increase in new orders, including the impact of the Ties divestiture which reduced orders by $6,105. Global Friction Management orders increased $6,139 and Technology Services and Solutions business unit had a decline of $16,342 in overall orders as we scale back initiatives in the UK market in line with our strategy.

Infrastructure Solutions


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change			Percent Change
	2024			2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
Net sales	$	154,867		$	166,001		$	(11,134)		(6.7)	%
Gross profit	$	34,530		$	31,631		$	2,899		9.2
Gross profit margin	22.3		%	19.1		%	320		bps	17.0
Segment operating income	$	7,345		$	3,232		$	4,113		127.3
Segment operating income margin	4.7		%	1.9		%	280		bps	143.8

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

The Infrastructure segment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $11,134, or 6.7%, compared to the prior year period. The decrease in sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was attributable to the divestiture of Chemtec and the Bridge Exit, which decreased sales by $9,259 and $861, respectively. Organic sales decreased by $1,014, or 0.6%.

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The Infrastructure segment gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, increased by $2,899, or 9.2%. This increase in gross profit was due to the prior year having a $3,051 reduction in profitability related to changes in the expected value of certain commercial projects and $807 of exit costs associated with the Bridge Exit included in the Steel Products business. Also contributing to the gross profit increase was a 30 basis point improvement in Precast Concrete Products margins. Additionally, the increase in gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is due to an $815 gain on the sale of ancillary property offset by the divestiture of Chemtec which in the prior year period contributed $862 to gross profit.

Segment operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $4,113 from the prior year period. The improvement in segment operating income was due to higher gross profit, due in part to the unfavorable impact of $3,858 from the Bridge Exit in the prior year period, a $521 decrease in selling and administrative costs, and a $693 decrease in amortization expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Infrastructure segment had new orders of $145,939, a decrease of $38,056, or 20.7%, compared to the prior year period. The decrease was driven primarily by the Steel Products business unit due to short term constrained demand as well as a $4,742 impact associated with the divestiture of Chemtec and the Bridge Exit.

Corporate


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change			Percent Change
	2024		2023			2024 vs. 2023			2024 vs. 2023
(Gain) on sale of former joint venture facility	$	(3,477)	$	—		$	(3,477)		**
Public company costs	4,167		3,244			923			28.5	%
Corporate executive management costs	4,131		2,281			1,850			81.1
Corporate management stock-based compensation	1,818		1,735			83			4.8
Other	457		347			110			31.7
Unallocated corporate expense - net	$	7,096	$	7,607		$	(511)		(6.7)	%

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

**Results of this calculation not meaningful.

Unallocated corporate expense - net declined by $511 due to the gain of $3,477 on sale of former joint venture facility. This was partially offset by public company costs, which increased due to increased Board of Director and insurance costs as well as corporate executive management costs, which increased due to legal fees and professional services.

Restructuring

In August 2024, the Company announced the continuation of its enterprise restructuring program aligned with its long-term strategy to reduce costs and enable investment in its growth platforms. The restructuring action is expected to be completed in 2024, and is expected to provide annual run-rate pre-tax savings of approximately $4,500, $2,000 of which to be realized in 2024.

The following table sets forth restructuring costs by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:



Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	651
Infrastructure Solutions	63
Corporate	195
Total	$	909

There were no restructuring costs incurred prior to to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s $909 restructuring expense relates to severance and an immaterial amount of legal costs. Of the total restructuring costs incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, $69 was reported in “Cost of goods sold” and $840 was reported in “Selling and administrative expense.” The Company expects approximately $471 in additional restructuring costs associated with this program in total.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the beginning and ending restructuring liability balance through September 30, 2024:

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Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	—
Restructuring costs	909
Cash paid	767
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	142

The majority of the remaining liability of $142 is expected to be paid in 2024.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are its existing cash and cash equivalents, cash generated by operations, and the available capacity under the revolving credit facility, which provides for a total commitment of up to $130,000, of which $59,707 was available for borrowing as of September 30, 2024, subject to covenant restrictions. The Company’s primary needs for liquidity relate to working capital requirements for operations, capital expenditures, debt service obligations, payments related to the Union Pacific Railroad Settlement, tax obligations, outstanding purchase obligations, acquisitions, payments related to the termination of the L.B. Foster Company Merged Retirement Plan, restructuring payments, and to support the share repurchase program. The Company’s total debt, including finance leases, was $68,544 and $55,273 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and was primarily comprised of borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

The following table reflects available funding capacity as of September 30, 2024:


	September 30, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,135
Credit agreement:
Total availability under the credit agreement	130,000
Outstanding borrowings on revolving credit facility	(68,029)
Letters of credit outstanding	(2,264)
Net availability under the revolving credit facility		59,707
Total available funding capacity		$	62,842

As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement and has $62,842 available funding capacity, subject to covenant restrictions.

The Company’s operating cash flows are impacted from period to period by fluctuations in working capital needs, as well as its overall profitability. While the Company places an emphasis on working capital management in its operations, factors such as its contract mix, commercial and collection terms, collection patterns, and market conditions as well as seasonality may impact its working capital. The Company regularly assesses its receivables and contract assets for collectability and realization, and provides allowances for credit losses where appropriate. The Company believes that its reserves for credit losses are appropriate as of September 30, 2024, but adverse changes in the economic environment and adverse financial conditions of its customers may impact certain of its customers’ ability to access capital and pay the Company for its products and services, as well as impact demand for its products and services.

On May 23, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the terminations of our frozen L.B. Foster Company Merged Retirement Plan (the “US DB Plan”) and the Portec Rail Products (UK) Limited Pension Scheme (the “UK DB Plan”). The transfer of plan assets and obligations to insurers and subsequent terminations are expected to be completed by December 31, 2024 for the US DB Plan and by June 30, 2025 for the UK DB Plan, subject to finalization of agreements with insurance companies.

The changes in cash and cash equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(1,653)	$	15,310
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,953)		5,798
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,420		(21,121)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(239)		100

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	575	$	87

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $1,653, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $15,310 during the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income and adjustments to reconcile net income from operating activities provided $22,264, compared to $16,850 in the prior year. Working capital and other assets and liabilities were a use of $23,917 in the current period, compared to a use of $1,540 in the prior year. The change in operating cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was largely driven by accounts receivable, which was a use of $12,976 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the $15,927 provided in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Order execution and collection timing can impact accounts receivables in any given quarter.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $7,834 and $2,784, respectively. Capital expenditures in both periods primarily relate to general plant and operational improvements throughout the Company, as well as organic growth initiatives. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold the facility and land of its former joint venture in Magnolia, Texas and fixed assets associated with the Bridge Exit generating a cash inflow of $3,881. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company received cash proceeds from the Chemtec and Ties divestitures totaling $7,706.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company had an increase in outstanding debt of $12,162 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 in which the Company had a decrease in outstanding debt of $20,262. The increase in debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in cash used in operating activities due to higher working capital needs. The decrease in debt for the 2023 period was primarily due to cash provided by operations, as well as proceeds received from the Ties and Chemtec divestitures during the nine month period.

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $15,000 of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company repurchased 196,768 shares of its stock for $4,330 under this program. Repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock may be made from time to time in the open market or in such other manner as determined by the Company. The timing of the repurchases and the actual amount repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s shares, general market and economic conditions, and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

On August 5, 2024, the Board of Directors approved the modification of the Company’s stock repurchase program. The modifications include revising the repurchase program expiration date from February 2026 to February 2025. Additionally, the Board of Directors removed the restriction which previously limited repurchases to $5,000 in any trailing 12-month period. The authorized repurchase amount was unchanged at $15,000. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has repurchased stock of $6,644, with $8,356 of the original $15,000 authorized remaining. Any repurchases will continue to be subject to the Company’s liquidity, including availability of borrowings and covenant compliance under its revolving credit facility, and other capital needs of the business.

Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $3,135 in cash and cash equivalents and $59,707 of availability under its revolving credit facility, subject to covenant restrictions. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $2,368 of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held in non-domestic bank accounts.

The Company’s principal uses of cash in recent years have been to fund its operations, including capital expenditures, repurchase of shares, acquisitions, funding the UPRR Settlement Agreement, and service indebtedness. The Company views its short and long-term liquidity as being dependent on its results of operations, changes in working capital needs, and its borrowing capacity.

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To reduce the impact of interest rate changes on outstanding variable-rate debt, the Company amended and entered into SOFR-based interest rate swaps with notional values totaling $20,000 and $20,000, effective August 12, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively, at which point the agreements effectively converted a portion of the debt from variable to fixed-rate borrowings during the term of the swap contract.

Backlog

Although backlog is not necessarily indicative of future operating results, the following table provides the backlog by segment:


	Backlog
	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	88,663	$	84,418	$	93,632
Infrastructure Solutions	120,342		129,362		149,587

Total backlog	$	209,005	$	213,780	$	243,219

While a considerable portion of the Company’s business is backlog driven, certain businesses, including the Global Friction Management business unit, are not driven by backlog and therefore have insignificant levels of backlog throughout the year. Backlog decreased $34,214 compared to the prior year quarter due to constrained demand in the Steel Products business unit, which declined $30,836, including $4,533 from a discontinued product line.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with US GAAP. The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company has concluded that there have been no significant changes to its critical accounting policies or estimates as described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In accordance with SEC rules, the Company provides descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this filing and reconciliations to the most closely related GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these measures provide useful perspective on underlying business trends and results and a supplemental measure of year-over-year results. The non-GAAP financial measures described below are used by management in making operating decisions, allocating financial resources and for business strategy purposes and may, therefore, also be useful to investors as they are a view of our business results through the eyes of management. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered by the user in place of the related GAAP financial measure, but rather as supplemental information to our business results. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as similar measures used by other companies due to possible differences in method and in the items or events being adjusted.

References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “organic sales” refer to sales calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to exclude divestiture, exit, and acquisition-related sales. Management evaluates the Company’s sales performance based on organic sales growth. Organic sales growth is a non-GAAP financial measure of sales growth (which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure), adjusted to exclude the effects of divestiture, exit, and acquisition-related sales from year-over-year comparisons. The Company believes this measure provides investors with a supplemental understanding of underlying sales trends by providing sales growth on a consistent basis. The Company reports organic sales growth at the consolidated and segment levels.

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The Company defines new orders as a contractual agreement between the Company and a third-party in which the Company will, or has the ability to, satisfy the performance obligations of the promised products or services under the terms of the agreement. The Company defines backlog as contractual commitments to customers for which the Company’s performance obligations have not been met, including with respect to new orders and contracts for which the Company has not begun any performance. Management utilizes new orders and backlog to evaluate the health of the industries in which the Company operates, the Company’s current and future results of operations and financial prospects, and strategies for business development. The Company believes that new orders and backlog are useful to investors as supplemental metrics by which to measure the Company’s current performance and prospective results of operations and financial performance.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP financial results and should only be considered in conjunction with the Company’s financial information that is presented in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of organic sales growth to its most directly comparable respective US GAAP financial measure is presented below.


Change in Consolidated Sales	Three Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change
2023 net sales, as reported	$	145,345			$	408,867
Increase (decrease) from divestitures and exit	638		0.4	%	(12,234)		(3.0)	%

Change due to organic sales	(8,517)		(5.9)	%	5,949		1.5	%
2024 net sales, as reported	$	137,466			$	402,582

Total sales change, 2023 vs 2024	$	(7,879)	(5.4)	%	$	(6,285)	(1.5)	%


Change in Rail, Technologies, and Services Sales	Three Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change
2023 net sales, as reported	$	86,866			$	242,866
Decrease due to divestiture	—		—	%	(2,114)		(0.9)	%

Change due to organic sales	(7,368)		(8.5)	%	6,963		2.9	%
2024 net sales, as reported	$	79,498			$	247,715

Total sales change, 2023 vs 2024	$	(7,368)	(8.5)	%	$	4,849	2.0	%


Change in Infrastructure Solutions Sales	Three Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,		Percent Change
2023 net sales, as reported	$	58,479			$	166,001
Increase (decrease) due to divestiture and exit	638		1.1	%	(10,120)		(6.1)	%

Change due to organic sales	(1,149)		(2.0)	%	(1,014)		(0.6)	%
2024 net sales, as reported	$	57,968			$	154,867

Total sales change, 2023 vs 2024	$	(511)	(0.9)	%	$	(11,134)	(6.7)	%

Note percentages may not foot due to rounding.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

This item is not applicable to a smaller reporting company.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

L.B. Foster Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2024. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2024.

Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have identified the following unremediated material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2024.

As discussed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company concluded it did not design effective controls related to the accounting for, and disclosure of, non-recurring complex transactions. This material weakness resulted in a material error in the Company’s previously issued Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which was subsequently corrected in the above mentioned amendments for the quarterly periods ending March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024.

Management’s Remediation Efforts

In response to the material weakness described above, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, the Company will conduct more thorough and diligent accounting research and, when necessary, engage third-parties to assist with the accounting for, and disclosure of, non-recurring complex transactions.

The remediation efforts are intended both to address the identified material weakness and to enhance our overall internal control environment. The Company is committed to continuous improvement of its internal control over financial reporting and will continue to diligently review and enhance its internal controls, as necessary. The Company cannot be assured that the measures we have taken to date, or that we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the material weakness we identified or avoid future material weaknesses. Accordingly, there could continue to be a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Other than the material weakness described above, there were no changes to our “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in “Part 1 - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or future results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company’s purchases of equity securities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:


	Total number of shares purchased (1)	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (2)	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024	49,340	$	22.53	49,340	$	9,867
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024	35,608	19.16		35,608	9,185
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024	41,740	19.86		41,740	8,356
Total	126,688	$	20.70	126,688	$	8,356

1.During the current period, no shares were withheld by the Company to pay taxes upon vesting of stock.

2.On March 3, 2023, as amended on August 5, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $15,000 of the Company’s common shares until February 2025.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

This item is not applicable to the Company.

Item 5. Other Information

Trading Arrangements

None of the Company’s directors or “officers,” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted, modified, or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K, during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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Item 6. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index below.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number						Description












*31.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*31.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*32.0						Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*101.INS						XBRL Instance Document-the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

*101.SCH						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

*101.CAL						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

*101.DEF						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

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*101.PRE						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

*104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)


*			Exhibits marked with an asterisk are filed herewith.
**			Exhibit represents a management contract or compensatory plan, contract, or arrangement.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
		(Registrant)

Date:	November 7, 2024	By: /s/ William M. Thalman
		William M. Thalman
		Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer of Registrant)

Exhibit 31.1

Certification under Section 302 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, John F. Kasel, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of L.B. Foster Company;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Date:	November 7, 2024	/s/ John F. Kasel
		Name: John F. Kasel
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

Certification under Section 302 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, William M. Thalman, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of L.B. Foster Company;

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Date:	November 7, 2024	/s/ William M. Thalman
		Name: William M. Thalman
		Title: Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.0

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date:	November 7, 2024	/s/ John F. Kasel
		Name: John F. Kasel
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:	November 7, 2024	/s/ William M. Thalman
		Name: William M. Thalman
		Title: Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
Cover - shares	Sep. 30, 2024	Oct. 31, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2024
Document Transition Report	false
Commission File Number	000-10436
Entity Registrant Name	L.B. Foster Company
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	PA
Entity Tax Identification Number	25-1324733
Entity Address, Street Name	415 Holiday Drive
Entity Address, Suite	Suite 100
Entity Address, City	Pittsburgh
Entity Address, State	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	15220
City Area Code	412
Local Phone Number	928-3400
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01
Trading Symbol	FSTR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		10,830,095
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Central Index Key	0000352825
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,135	$ 2,560
Accounts receivable - net (Note 5)	66,718	53,484
Contract assets - net (Note 3)	20,186	29,489
Inventories - net (Note 6)	73,877	73,111
Other current assets	9,538	8,711
Total current assets	173,454	167,355
Property, plant, and equipment - net	75,732	75,579
Operating lease right-of-use assets - net	12,604	14,905
Other assets:
Goodwill (Note 4)	32,880	32,587
Other intangibles - net (Note 4)	16,020	19,010
Deferred tax assets (Note 9)	30,045	0
Other assets	3,809	2,965
TOTAL ASSETS	344,544	312,401
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	40,008	39,500
Deferred revenue (Note 3)	9,720	12,479
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	11,243	16,978
Current portion of accrued settlement (Note 13)	4,000	8,000
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 7)	167	102
Other accrued liabilities	11,251	17,442
Total current liabilities	76,389	94,501
Long-term debt (Note 7)	68,377	55,171
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 9)	1,134	1,232
Long-term operating lease liabilities	9,923	11,865
Other long-term liabilities	6,285	6,797
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized 20,000,000 shares; shares issued at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 11,115,779; shares outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 10,657,554 and 10,733,935, respectively	111	111
Paid-in capital	43,385	43,111
Retained earnings	167,821	124,633
Treasury stock - at cost, 458,225 and 381,844 common stock shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	(8,994)	(6,494)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,472)	(19,250)
Total L.B. Foster Company stockholders’ equity	181,851	142,111
Noncontrolling interest	585	724
Total stockholders’ equity	182,436	142,835
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 344,544	$ 312,401

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	11,115,779	11,115,779
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	10,657,554	10,733,935
Treasury stock shares - at cost, common stock (in shares)	458,225	381,844

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Total net sales	$ 137,466	$ 145,345	$ 402,582	$ 408,867
Total cost of sales	104,708	117,928	313,135	325,532
Gross profit	32,758	27,417	89,447	83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	24,289	24,421	71,977	70,360
(Gain) on sale of former joint venture facility	0	0	(3,477)	0
Amortization expense	1,146	1,379	3,486	4,119
Operating income	7,323	1,617	17,461	8,856
Interest expense - net	1,358	1,442	3,976	4,404
Other (income) expense - net	(188)	(151)	(525)	2,782
Income before income taxes	6,153	326	14,010	1,670
Income tax benefit	(29,745)	(121)	(29,110)	(99)
Net income	35,898	447	43,120	1,769
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(7)	(68)	(68)	(125)
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$ 35,905	$ 515	$ 43,188	$ 1,894
Per share data attributable to L.B. Foster shareholders:
Basic earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.35	$ 0.05	$ 4.01	$ 0.18
Diluted earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.27	$ 0.05	$ 3.91	$ 0.17
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,718	10,813	10,757	10,804
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,992	10,973	11,059	10,895
Sales of goods
Total net sales	$ 119,322	$ 131,065	$ 346,202	$ 361,770
Total cost of sales	89,286	103,868	264,543	282,627
Sales of services
Total net sales	18,144	14,280	56,380	47,097
Total cost of sales	$ 15,422	$ 14,060	$ 48,592	$ 42,905

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Sep. 30, 2023

Sep. 30, 2024

Sep. 30, 2023

Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Net income

$ 35,898

$ 447

$ 43,120

$ 1,769

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

Foreign currency translation adjustment

1,376

(1,651)

(590)

852

Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax expense of $0

(698)

(778)

Reclassification of pension liability adjustments to earnings, net of tax expense of $7 and $2, respectively

^[1]

123

Total comprehensive income (loss)

36,600

(1,161)

41,827

2,823

Less comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest:

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(7)

(68)

(125)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(21)

(71)

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest

(89)

(139)

(113)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to L.B. Foster Company

$ 36,589

$ (1,072)

$ 41,966

$ 2,936

[1]	Reclassifications out of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” for pension obligations are charged to “Selling and administrative expenses” within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge, tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Reclassification of pension liability adjustment to earnings, tax expense	$ 5	$ 1	$ 12	$ 5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 43,120	$ 1,769
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	(30,122)	(1,958)
Depreciation	7,076	7,449
Amortization	3,486	4,119
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated investments	6	6
Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant, and equipment	(4,437)	(366)
Stock-based compensation	3,135	2,757
Loss on asset divestitures	0	3,074
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(12,976)	15,927
Contract assets	9,910	(261)
Inventories	(465)	(16,047)
Other current assets	(2,020)	1,108
Other noncurrent assets	2,517	(762)
Accounts payable	603	1,201
Deferred revenue	(2,861)	782
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	(5,747)	1,809
Accrued settlement	(4,000)	(4,000)
Other current liabilities	(5,848)	(1,044)
Other long-term liabilities	(3,030)	(253)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(1,653)	15,310
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	3,881	539
Capital expenditures on property, plant, and equipment	(7,834)	(2,784)
Proceeds from business dispositions	0	7,706
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	337
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,953)	5,798
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of debt	(166,005)	(150,115)
Proceeds from debt	178,167	129,853
Treasury stock acquisitions	(5,742)	(1,193)
Investment of noncontrolling interest	0	334
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,420	(21,121)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(239)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	575	87
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,560	2,882
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	3,135	2,969
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	3,632	4,351
Income taxes paid (received)	$ 1,596	$ (271)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 137,598	$ 111	$ 41,303	$ 123,169	$ (6,240)	$ (21,165)	$ 420
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	1,769			1,894			(125)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	123					123
Foreign currency translation adjustment	852					840	12
Unrealized derivative (loss) gain on cash flow hedges	79					79
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(878)				(878)
Issuance of common shares, net of share withheld for taxes	(172)		(2,228)		2,056
Stock-based compensation	2,757		2,757
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	142,128	111	41,832	125,063	(5,062)	(20,123)	307
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2023	142,592	111	40,919	124,548	(4,846)	(18,536)	396
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	447			515			(68)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	42					42
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,651)					(1,630)	(21)
Unrealized derivative (loss) gain on cash flow hedges	1					1
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(216)				(216)
Issuance of common shares, net of share withheld for taxes	(15)		(15)		0
Stock-based compensation	928		928
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	142,128	111	41,832	125,063	(5,062)	(20,123)	307
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023	142,835	111	43,111	124,633	(6,494)	(19,250)	724
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	43,120			43,188			(68)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	75					75
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(590)					(519)	(71)
Unrealized derivative (loss) gain on cash flow hedges	(778)					(778)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(4,330)				(4,330)
Issuance of common shares, net of share withheld for taxes	(1,405)		(3,235)		1,830
Stock-based compensation	3,135		3,135
Investment of noncontrolling interest	374		374
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2024	182,436	111	43,385	167,821	(8,994)	(20,472)	585
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2024	147,652	111	42,612	131,916	(6,405)	(21,156)	574
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	35,898			35,905			(7)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension liability adjustment	24					24
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,376					1,358	18
Unrealized derivative (loss) gain on cash flow hedges	(698)					(698)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(2,623)				(2,623)
Issuance of common shares, net of share withheld for taxes	19		(15)		34
Stock-based compensation	788		788
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2024	$ 182,436	$ 111	$ 43,385	$ 167,821	$ (8,994)	$ (20,472)	$ 585

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Parenthetical) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Purchase of common shares for treasury (in shares)	126,688	12,102	196,768	63,343
Common shares issues net of shares withheld (in shares)	1,206	0	120,387	91,316

Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Correction of Immaterial Errors in Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	103,061	$	807	$	103,868

Total cost of sales	117,121		807		117,928
Gross profit	28,224		(807)		27,417
Selling and administrative expenses	24,160		261		24,421


Operating income	2,685		(1,068)		1,617




Other expense (income) - net	917		(1,068)		(151)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	282,195	$	432	$	282,627

Total cost of sales	325,100		432		325,532
Gross profit	83,767		(432)		83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	70,111		249		70,360


Operating income	9,537		(681)		8,856




Other expense - net	3,463		(681)		2,782

Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

The operating results of the Company’s reportable segments were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024				Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	79,498	$	4,933	$	86,866	$	3,866
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		5,110		58,479		799

Total	$	137,466	$	10,043	$	145,345	$	4,665


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	247,715	$	17,212	$	242,866	$	13,231
Infrastructure Solutions	154,867		7,345		166,001		3,232

Total	$	402,582	$	24,557	$	408,867	$	16,463

The following table demonstrates a reconciliation of reportable segment net profit to the Company’s consolidated total for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Income from operations:
Total segment operating income	$	10,043	$	4,665	$	24,557	$	16,463
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility	—		—		3,477		—
Interest expense - net	(1,358)		(1,442)		(3,976)		(4,404)

Other income (expense) - net	188		151		525		(2,782)


Public company costs	(1,327)		(1,371)		(4,167)		(3,244)
Corporate executive management costs	(839)		(760)		(4,131)		(2,281)
Corporate management stock-based compensation	(339)		(587)		(1,818)		(1,735)
Other	(215)		(330)		(457)		(347)
Income before income taxes	$	6,153	$	326	$	14,010	$	1,670




Depreciation/Amortization:
Total segment depreciation/amortization	$	3,019	$	3,373	$	9,172	$	10,214
Corporate depreciation/amortization	467		466		1,390		1,354
Depreciation/amortization	$	3,486	$	3,839	$	10,562	$	11,568
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Total segment expenditures for long-lived assets	$	2,816	$	879	$	6,865	$	1,945
Corporate expenditures for long-lived assets	251		410		969		839
Expenditures for long-lived assets	$	3,067	$	1,289	$	7,834	$	2,784

The following table illustrates assets of the Company by reportable segment for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	157,097	$	156,638
Infrastructure Solutions	130,052		130,247

Unallocated corporate assets	57,395		25,516
Total	$	344,544	$	312,401

Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product and service line for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Rail Products	$	47,442	$	60,137	$	156,803	$	164,612
Global Friction Management	19,548		16,125		51,008		49,624
Technology Services and Solutions	12,508		10,604		39,904		28,630
Rail, Technologies, and Services	79,498		86,866		247,715		242,866
Precast Concrete Products	42,688		38,642		97,730		96,795
Steel Products	15,280		19,837		57,137		69,206
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		58,479		154,867		166,001
Total net sales	$	137,466	$	145,345	$	402,582	$	408,867

Net sales by the timing of the transfer of goods and services was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	62,717	$	33,462	$	96,179
Over time	16,781		24,506		41,287
Total net sales	$	79,498	$	57,968	$	137,466

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	72,246	$	38,534	$	110,780
Over time	14,620		19,945		34,565
Total net sales	$	86,866	$	58,479	$	145,345


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	198,179	$	98,246	$	296,425
Over time	49,536		56,621		106,157
Total net sales	$	247,715	$	154,867	$	402,582

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	202,003	$	102,609	$	304,612
Over time	40,863		63,392		104,255
Total net sales	$	242,866	$	166,001	$	408,867

Revenue recognized over time was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Three Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	15,020	$	12,642	10.9	%	8.7	%
Over time output method	26,267		21,923		19.1		15.1
Total over time sales	$	41,287	$	34,565	30.0	%	23.8	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	42,259	$	44,577	10.5	%	10.9	%
Over time output method	63,898		59,678		15.9		14.6
Total over time sales	$	106,157	$	104,255	26.4	%	25.5	%

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract assets:


	Contract Assets
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	29,489
Net additions to contract assets	9,898
Transfers from contract asset balance to accounts receivable	(19,201)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	20,186

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract liabilities:


	Contract Liabilities
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	2,189
Revenue recognized from contract liabilities	(1,285)
Increase in billings in excess of cost, excluding revenue recognized	1,744
Other adjustments	(317)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	2,331

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the changes in goodwill balance by reportable segment for the period presented:


	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	20,466	$	12,121	$	32,587


Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	—		(445)		(445)
Foreign currency translation impact	738		—		738


Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	21,204	$	11,676	$	32,880

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount

Patents	10	$	328	$	(206)	$	122
Customer relationships	15	28,672		(19,886)		8,786
Trademarks and trade names	14	8,045		(5,117)		2,928
Technology	9	32,786		(28,811)		3,975
Favorable lease	6	327		(118)		209
		$	70,158	$	(54,138)	$	16,020


	December 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Patents	10	$	335	$	(199)	$	136
Customer relationships	16	27,712		(17,236)		10,476
Trademarks and trade names	16	7,989		(4,593)		3,396
Technology	9	32,658		(27,906)		4,752
Favorable lease	6	327		(77)		250
		$	69,021	$	(50,011)	$	19,010

Accounts Receivable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Accounts Receivable Additional Disclosures [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

The following table sets forth the Company’s allowance for credit losses:


	Allowance for Credit Losses
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	809
Additions to the current period provision	792
Write-off against allowance	(36)
Recoveries of previous write-offs	(263)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	1,302

Inventory

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory

Inventory is valued at average cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. The Company’s components of inventory are summarized in the following table for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Finished goods	$	45,582	$	44,518
Work-in-process	2,952		4,675
Raw materials	25,343		23,918
Inventories - net	$	73,877	$	73,111

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Revolving credit facility	$	68,029	$	55,060

Finance leases and financing agreements	515		213
Total	68,544		55,273
Less current maturities	(167)		(102)
Long-term portion	$	68,377	$	55,171

Earnings Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

(Share amounts in thousands)

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	35,905	$	515	$	43,188	$	1,894


Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock compensation plans	274		160		302		91
Dilutive potential common shares	274		160		302		91
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding	10,992		10,973		11,059		10,895


Basic earnings per common share	$	3.35	$	0.05	$	4.01	$	0.18


Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.27	$	0.05	$	3.91	$	0.17

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $29,745 and $121, respectively, on pre-tax income of $6,153 and $326, respectively, for an effective income tax rate of (483.4%) and (37.1%), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $29,110 and $99, respectively, on pre-tax income of $14,010 and $1,670, respectively, for an effective income tax rate of (207.8%) and (5.9%), respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance previously recorded against certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. When a change in a valuation allowance is recognized in an interim period, the change in valuation allowance resulting from current year income is included in the annual effective tax rate, and the release of valuation allowance supported by projections of future taxable income is recorded as a discrete tax benefit in the interim period. Accordingly, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $30,045 comprised of both a discrete tax benefit and change in the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate arising from the change in valuation allowance. The Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to operating loss carryforwards in certain U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company regularly assesses the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is required to be established or maintained, when based on currently available information and other factors, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company has considered all evidence, both positive and negative, in assessing the need for a valuation allowance in each jurisdiction. The positive evidence considered in evaluating U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets included the Company’s cumulative financial income position over the previous three years, as well as the composition and reversal patterns of existing taxable and deductible temporary differences between financial reporting and tax. Based on its evaluation, the Company believed it was appropriate to rely on forecasted future taxable income to support its U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable; however, could be adjusted if negative evidence outweighs additional subjective evidence such as the Company’s projections for growth.

Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Non-Employee Director Fully-Vested and Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Stock and Share Units

The following table summarizes the restricted stock, deferred stock units, and performance-based stock and share unit activity for the periods presented:


	Restricted Stock	Deferred Stock Units	Performance-Based Stock and Share Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	264,970	12,404	560,338	$	14.10
Granted	90,807	—	86,772	24.69
Vested	(148,808)	—	(29,778)	14.01
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest	—	—	(24,165)	22.17
Cancelled and forfeited	(2,250)	—	(437)	15.19
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024	204,719	12,404	592,730	$	15.61

Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date								Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
	September 30, 2024		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		December 31, 2023		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Interest rate swaps	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—
Total assets	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—

Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Retirement Plans

These plans are discussed in further detail below.

United States Defined Benefit Plan

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Interest cost	$	66	$	71	$	198	$	214
Expected return on plan assets	(68)		(64)		(204)		(192)
Recognized net actuarial loss	15		16		45		47
Net periodic pension cost	$	13	$	23	$	39	$	69

United Kingdom Defined Benefit Plan

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Interest cost	$	57	$	56	$	171	$	168
Expected return on plan assets	(95)		(84)		(285)		(252)
Amortization of prior service costs and transition amount	6		6		18		18
Recognized net actuarial loss	8		3		24		9
Net periodic pension income	$	(24)	$	(19)	$	(72)	$	(57)

Defined Contribution Plans


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
United States	$	698	$	728	$	1,968	$	2,135
Canada	39		36		149		131
United Kingdom	304		294		877		881
	$	1,041	$	1,058	$	2,994	$	3,147

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities	Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities	Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Product Liability Claims The Company is subject to product warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. For certain manufactured products, the Company maintains a product warranty accrual, which is adjusted on a monthly basis as a percentage of cost of sales. In addition, the product warranty accrual is adjusted periodically based on the identification or resolution of known individual product warranty claims. Union Pacific Railroad (“UPRR”) Concrete Tie Matter On March 13, 2019, the Company and its subsidiary, CXT Incorporated (“CXT”), entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with UPRR to resolve the then-pending litigation in the matter of Union Pacific Railroad Company v. L.B. Foster Company and CXT Incorporated, Case No. CI 15-564, in the District Court for Douglas County, Nebraska. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company and CXT will pay UPRR the aggregate amount of $50,000 without pre-judgment interest, which began with a $2,000 immediate payment, and with the remaining $48,000 paid in installments over a six-year period commencing on the effective date of the Settlement Agreement through December 2024 pursuant to a Promissory Note. Additionally, commencing in January 2019 and through December 2024, UPRR agreed to purchase and has been purchasing from the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, a cumulative total amount of $48,000 of products and services, targeting $8,000 of annual purchases per year beginning March 13, 2019, per letters of intent under the Settlement Agreement. During the third quarter of 2021, in connection with the Company’s divestiture of its Piling Products division, the targeted annual purchases per year have been reduced to $6,000 for 2021 through 2024. The Settlement Agreement also includes a mutual release of all claims and liability regarding or relating to all CXT pre-stressed concrete railroad ties with no admission of liability and dismissal of the litigation with prejudice. The expected payment under the UPRR Settlement Agreement for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2024 is $4,000, upon which the obligation for the Settlement Agreement will be satisfied. Environmental and Legal Proceedings The Company is subject to national, state, foreign, provincial, and/or local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. The Company’s efforts to comply with environmental regulations may have an adverse effect on its future earnings. On June 5, 2017, a General Notice Letter was received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) indicating that the Company may be a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) regarding the Portland Harbor Superfund Site cleanup along with numerous other companies. More than 140 other companies received such a notice. The Company and a predecessor owned and operated a facility near the harbor site for a period prior to 1982. The net present value and undiscounted costs of the selected remedy throughout the harbor site are estimated by the EPA to be approximately $1.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, and the remedial work is expected to take as long as 13 years to complete. These costs may increase given that the remedy will not be initiated or completed for several years. The Company is reviewing the basis for its identification by the EPA and the nature of the historic operations of a Company predecessor near the site. Additionally, the Company executed a PRP agreement which provides for a private allocation process among almost 100 PRPs in a working group whose work is ongoing and involves a process that will ultimately conclude a proposed allocation of liability for cleanup of the site and various sub-areas. The Company does not have any individual risk sharing agreements in place with respect to the site, and was only associated with the site from 1976 to when it purchased the stock of a company whose assets it sold in 1982 and which was dissolved in 1994. On March 26, 2020, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to two parties requiring them to perform remedial design work for that portion of the Harbor Superfund Site that includes the area closest to the facility; the Company was not a recipient of this Unilateral Administrative Order. The Company cannot predict the ultimate impact of these proceedings because of the large number of PRPs involved throughout the harbor site, the size and extent of the site, the degree of contamination of various wastes, varying environmental impacts throughout the harbor site, the scarcity of data related to the facility once operated by the Company and a predecessor, potential comparative liability between the allocation parties and regarding non-participants, and the speculative nature of the remediation costs. Based upon information currently available, management does not believe that the Company’s alleged PRP status regarding the Portland Harbor Superfund Site or other compliance with the present environmental protection laws will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, competitive position, or capital expenditures of the Company. As more information develops and the allocation process is completed, and given the resolution of factors like those described above, an unfavorable resolution could have a material adverse effect. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company maintained environmental reserves approximating $1,796 and $2,417, respectively. The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Legal actions are subject to inherent uncertainties, and future events could change management’s assessment of the probability or estimated amount of potential losses from pending or threatened legal actions. Based on available information, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of pending or threatened legal actions, both individually and in the aggregate, will not result in losses having a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity as of September 30, 2024. If management believes that, based on available information, it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss (or additional material loss in excess of any accrual) will be incurred in connection with any legal actions, the Company discloses an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, either individually or in the aggregate, as appropriate, if such an estimate can be made, or discloses that an estimate cannot be made. Based on the Company’s assessment as of September 30, 2024, no such disclosures were considered necessary.

Restructuring Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Costs

The following table sets forth restructuring costs by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:



Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	651
Infrastructure Solutions	63
Corporate	195
Total	$	909

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the beginning and ending restructuring liability balance through September 30, 2024:


Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	—
Restructuring costs	909
Cash paid	767
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	142

The majority of the remaining liability of $142 is expected to be paid in 2024.

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$ 35,905	$ 515	$ 43,188	$ 1,894

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Sep. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, all estimates and adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in L.B. Foster Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer collectively to L.B. Foster Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires enhanced disclosures regarding significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included in each reported measure of segment operating income or loss, including an amount for “other segment items” by reportable segment and a description of its composition. ASU 2023-07 also requires entities to disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses reported measures of segment operating income or loss to assess performance and allocate resources. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects ASU 2023-07 to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires entities to disclose additional information with respect to the effective tax rate reconciliation and disaggregation of income tax expense and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09, but expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments

The impact of these adjustments are shown in the tables below. Note only line items that were impacted by the immaterial error corrections detailed above are included below.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	103,061	$	807	$	103,868

Total cost of sales	117,121		807		117,928
Gross profit	28,224		(807)		27,417
Selling and administrative expenses	24,160		261		24,421


Operating income	2,685		(1,068)		1,617




Other expense (income) - net	917		(1,068)		(151)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	As Previously Reported		Adjustments		As Revised




Cost of goods sold	$	282,195	$	432	$	282,627

Total cost of sales	325,100		432		325,532
Gross profit	83,767		(432)		83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	70,111		249		70,360


Operating income	9,537		(681)		8,856




Other expense - net	3,463		(681)		2,782

Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

The operating results of the Company’s reportable segments were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024				Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	79,498	$	4,933	$	86,866	$	3,866
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		5,110		58,479		799

Total	$	137,466	$	10,043	$	145,345	$	4,665


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Net Sales		Segment Operating Income		Net Sales		Segment Operating Income
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	247,715	$	17,212	$	242,866	$	13,231
Infrastructure Solutions	154,867		7,345		166,001		3,232

Total	$	402,582	$	24,557	$	408,867	$	16,463

Schedule of Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

The following table demonstrates a reconciliation of reportable segment net profit to the Company’s consolidated total for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Income from operations:
Total segment operating income	$	10,043	$	4,665	$	24,557	$	16,463
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility	—		—		3,477		—
Interest expense - net	(1,358)		(1,442)		(3,976)		(4,404)

Other income (expense) - net	188		151		525		(2,782)


Public company costs	(1,327)		(1,371)		(4,167)		(3,244)
Corporate executive management costs	(839)		(760)		(4,131)		(2,281)
Corporate management stock-based compensation	(339)		(587)		(1,818)		(1,735)
Other	(215)		(330)		(457)		(347)
Income before income taxes	$	6,153	$	326	$	14,010	$	1,670




Depreciation/Amortization:
Total segment depreciation/amortization	$	3,019	$	3,373	$	9,172	$	10,214
Corporate depreciation/amortization	467		466		1,390		1,354
Depreciation/amortization	$	3,486	$	3,839	$	10,562	$	11,568
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Total segment expenditures for long-lived assets	$	2,816	$	879	$	6,865	$	1,945
Corporate expenditures for long-lived assets	251		410		969		839
Expenditures for long-lived assets	$	3,067	$	1,289	$	7,834	$	2,784

Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

The following table illustrates assets of the Company by reportable segment for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	157,097	$	156,638
Infrastructure Solutions	130,052		130,247

Unallocated corporate assets	57,395		25,516
Total	$	344,544	$	312,401

Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Sales by Major Product Line

The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product and service line for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Rail Products	$	47,442	$	60,137	$	156,803	$	164,612
Global Friction Management	19,548		16,125		51,008		49,624
Technology Services and Solutions	12,508		10,604		39,904		28,630
Rail, Technologies, and Services	79,498		86,866		247,715		242,866
Precast Concrete Products	42,688		38,642		97,730		96,795
Steel Products	15,280		19,837		57,137		69,206
Infrastructure Solutions	57,968		58,479		154,867		166,001
Total net sales	$	137,466	$	145,345	$	402,582	$	408,867

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

Net sales by the timing of the transfer of goods and services was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	62,717	$	33,462	$	96,179
Over time	16,781		24,506		41,287
Total net sales	$	79,498	$	57,968	$	137,466

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	72,246	$	38,534	$	110,780
Over time	14,620		19,945		34,565
Total net sales	$	86,866	$	58,479	$	145,345


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	198,179	$	98,246	$	296,425
Over time	49,536		56,621		106,157
Total net sales	$	247,715	$	154,867	$	402,582

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Point in time	$	202,003	$	102,609	$	304,612
Over time	40,863		63,392		104,255
Total net sales	$	242,866	$	166,001	$	408,867

Revenue recognized over time was as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Three Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	15,020	$	12,642	10.9	%	8.7	%
Over time output method	26,267		21,923		19.1		15.1
Total over time sales	$	41,287	$	34,565	30.0	%	23.8	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Percentage of Total Net Sales Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Over time input method	$	42,259	$	44,577	10.5	%	10.9	%
Over time output method	63,898		59,678		15.9		14.6
Total over time sales	$	106,157	$	104,255	26.4	%	25.5	%

Schedule of Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract assets:


	Contract Assets
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	29,489
Net additions to contract assets	9,898
Transfers from contract asset balance to accounts receivable	(19,201)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	20,186

The following table sets forth the Company’s contract liabilities:


	Contract Liabilities
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	2,189
Revenue recognized from contract liabilities	(1,285)
Increase in billings in excess of cost, excluding revenue recognized	1,744
Other adjustments	(317)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	2,331

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill balance by reportable segment for the period presented:


	Rail, Technologies, and Services		Infrastructure Solutions		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	20,466	$	12,121	$	32,587


Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	—		(445)		(445)
Foreign currency translation impact	738		—		738


Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	21,204	$	11,676	$	32,880

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount

Patents	10	$	328	$	(206)	$	122
Customer relationships	15	28,672		(19,886)		8,786
Trademarks and trade names	14	8,045		(5,117)		2,928
Technology	9	32,786		(28,811)		3,975
Favorable lease	6	327		(118)		209
		$	70,158	$	(54,138)	$	16,020


	December 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Patents	10	$	335	$	(199)	$	136
Customer relationships	16	27,712		(17,236)		10,476
Trademarks and trade names	16	7,989		(4,593)		3,396
Technology	9	32,658		(27,906)		4,752
Favorable lease	6	327		(77)		250
		$	69,021	$	(50,011)	$	19,010

Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Accounts Receivable Additional Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table sets forth the Company’s allowance for credit losses:


	Allowance for Credit Losses
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	809
Additions to the current period provision	792
Write-off against allowance	(36)
Recoveries of previous write-offs	(263)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	1,302

Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

The Company’s components of inventory are summarized in the following table for the periods presented:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Finished goods	$	45,582	$	44,518
Work-in-process	2,952		4,675
Raw materials	25,343		23,918
Inventories - net	$	73,877	$	73,111

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Revolving credit facility	$	68,029	$	55,060

Finance leases and financing agreements	515		213
Total	68,544		55,273
Less current maturities	(167)		(102)
Long-term portion	$	68,377	$	55,171

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$	35,905	$	515	$	43,188	$	1,894


Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	10,718		10,813		10,757		10,804
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock compensation plans	274		160		302		91
Dilutive potential common shares	274		160		302		91
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding	10,992		10,973		11,059		10,895


Basic earnings per common share	$	3.35	$	0.05	$	4.01	$	0.18


Diluted earnings per common share	$	3.27	$	0.05	$	3.91	$	0.17

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity

The following table summarizes the restricted stock, deferred stock units, and performance-based stock and share unit activity for the periods presented:


	Restricted Stock	Deferred Stock Units	Performance-Based Stock and Share Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	264,970	12,404	560,338	$	14.10
Granted	90,807	—	86,772	24.69
Vested	(148,808)	—	(29,778)	14.01
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest	—	—	(24,165)	22.17
Cancelled and forfeited	(2,250)	—	(437)	15.19
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024	204,719	12,404	592,730	$	15.61

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date								Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
	September 30, 2024		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		December 31, 2023		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Interest rate swaps	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—
Total assets	$	447	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	1,225	$	—	$	1,225	$	—

Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Interest cost	$	66	$	71	$	198	$	214
Expected return on plan assets	(68)		(64)		(204)		(192)
Recognized net actuarial loss	15		16		45		47
Net periodic pension cost	$	13	$	23	$	39	$	69

Net periodic pension costs were as follows for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Interest cost	$	57	$	56	$	171	$	168
Expected return on plan assets	(95)		(84)		(285)		(252)
Amortization of prior service costs and transition amount	6		6		18		18
Recognized net actuarial loss	8		3		24		9
Net periodic pension income	$	(24)	$	(19)	$	(72)	$	(57)

Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans

The following table summarizes the expense associated with the contributions made to these plans for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
United States	$	698	$	728	$	1,968	$	2,135
Canada	39		36		149		131
United Kingdom	304		294		877		881
	$	1,041	$	1,058	$	2,994	$	3,147

Restructuring Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The following table sets forth restructuring costs by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:



Rail, Technologies, and Services	$	651
Infrastructure Solutions	63
Corporate	195
Total	$	909

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the beginning and ending restructuring liability balance through September 30, 2024:


Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	—
Restructuring costs	909
Cash paid	767
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	142

Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales	$ 104,708	$ 117,928	$ 313,135	$ 325,532
Gross profit	32,758	27,417	89,447	83,335
Selling and administrative expenses	24,289	24,421	71,977	70,360
Operating income	7,323	1,617	17,461	8,856
Other expense (income) - net	188	151	525	(2,782)
Sales of goods
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales	$ 89,286	103,868	$ 264,543	282,627
As Previously Reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales		117,121		325,100
Gross profit		28,224		83,767
Selling and administrative expenses		24,160		70,111
Operating income		2,685		9,537
Other expense (income) - net		(917)		(3,463)
As Previously Reported \| Sales of goods
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales		103,061		282,195
Adjustments
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales		807		432
Gross profit		(807)		(432)
Selling and administrative expenses		261		249
Operating income		(1,068)		(681)
Other expense (income) - net		1,068		681
Adjustments \| Sales of goods
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total cost of sales		$ 807		$ 432

Business Segments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		13 Months Ended
Business Segments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 17, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segment						2	3
Proceeds from business dispositions						$ 0	$ 7,706
Loss on asset divestitures						0	3,074
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility				$ 0	$ 0	3,477	0
Total net sales				137,466	145,345	402,582	408,867
Exit costs incurred				(188)	(151)	(525)	2,782
Cougar purchase accounting adjustment
Segment Reporting Information
Consideration transferred to acquire operating assets	$ 1,644
Asset acquisition, contingent consideration, liability	$ 160
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Bridge Grid Deck Product
Segment Reporting Information
Proceeds from business dispositions						1,300
Loss on asset divestitures						(815)
Total net sales				921	$ 283	2,888	$ 3,749
Exit costs incurred				$ 0		$ 0		$ 1,476
Personnel expenses								740
Inventory write-down								474
Other exit costs								$ 262
Coatings and Measurement
Segment Reporting Information
Proceeds from business dispositions			$ 5,344
Rail Products
Segment Reporting Information
Proceeds from business dispositions		$ 2,362
Loss on asset divestitures		$ 1,009	$ 2,065

Business Segments - Schedule of Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	$ 137,466	$ 145,345	$ 402,582	$ 408,867
Segment Operating Income	7,323	1,617	17,461	8,856
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	137,466	145,345	402,582	408,867
Segment Operating Income	10,043	4,665	24,557	16,463
Rail, Technologies, and Services
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	79,498	86,866	247,715	242,866
Rail, Technologies, and Services \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	79,498	86,866	247,715	242,866
Segment Operating Income	4,933	3,866	17,212	13,231
Infrastructure Solutions
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	57,968	58,479	154,867	166,001
Infrastructure Solutions \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Net Sales	57,968	58,479	154,867	166,001
Segment Operating Income	$ 5,110	$ 799	$ 7,345	$ 3,232

Business Segments - Schedule of Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Income from operations:
Total segment operating income	$ 7,323	$ 1,617	$ 17,461	$ 8,856
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility	0	0	3,477	0
Interest expense - net	(1,358)	(1,442)	(3,976)	(4,404)
Other income (expense) - net	188	151	525	(2,782)
Public company costs	(1,327)	(1,371)	(4,167)	(3,244)
Corporate executive management costs	(839)	(760)	(4,131)	(2,281)
Corporate management stock-based compensation	(339)	(587)	(1,818)	(1,735)
Other	(215)	(330)	(457)	(347)
Income before income taxes	6,153	326	14,010	1,670
Depreciation/Amortization:
Depreciation/amortization	3,486	3,839	10,562	11,568
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Expenditures for long-lived assets	3,067	1,289	7,834	2,784
Operating Segments
Income from operations:
Total segment operating income	10,043	4,665	24,557	16,463
Gain on sale of former joint venture facility	0	0	3,477	0
Depreciation/Amortization:
Depreciation/amortization	3,019	3,373	9,172	10,214
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Expenditures for long-lived assets	2,816	879	6,865	1,945
Unallocated corporate assets
Depreciation/Amortization:
Depreciation/amortization	467	466	1,390	1,354
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets:
Expenditures for long-lived assets	$ 251	$ 410	$ 969	$ 839

Business Segments - Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	$ 344,544	$ 312,401
Operating Segments \| Rail, Technologies, and Services
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	157,097	156,638
Operating Segments \| Infrastructure Solutions
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	130,052	130,247
Unallocated corporate assets
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	$ 57,395	$ 25,516

Revenue - Schedule of Sales by Major Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	$ 137,466	$ 145,345	$ 402,582	$ 408,867
Rail, Technologies, and Services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	79,498	86,866	247,715	242,866
Precast Concrete Products
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	42,688	38,642	97,730	96,795
Steel Products
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	15,280	19,837	57,137	69,206
Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	57,968	58,479	154,867	166,001
Rail Products \| Rail, Technologies, and Services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	47,442	60,137	156,803	164,612
Global Friction Management \| Rail, Technologies, and Services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	19,548	16,125	51,008	49,624
Technology Services and Solutions \| Rail, Technologies, and Services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	$ 12,508	$ 10,604	$ 39,904	$ 28,630

Revenue - Schedule of Timing of Transfer (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	$ 137,466	$ 145,345	$ 402,582	$ 408,867
Point in time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	96,179	110,780	296,425	304,612
Over time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	41,287	34,565	106,157	104,255
Rail, Technologies, and Services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	79,498	86,866	247,715	242,866
Rail, Technologies, and Services \| Point in time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	62,717	72,246	198,179	202,003
Rail, Technologies, and Services \| Over time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	16,781	14,620	49,536	40,863
Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	57,968	58,479	154,867	166,001
Infrastructure Solutions \| Point in time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	33,462	38,534	98,246	102,609
Infrastructure Solutions \| Over time
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total net sales	$ 24,506	$ 19,945	$ 56,621	$ 63,392

Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue
Reduction in sales due to changes in estimates	$ 0	$ 3,996	$ 1,477	$ 5,424
Bridge Grid Deck Product
Disaggregation of Revenue
Reduction in sales due to changes in estimates		$ 1,977		$ 1,977

Revenue - Schedule of Over Time Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue
Over time sales, amount	$ 41,287	$ 34,565	$ 106,157	$ 104,255
Over time sales, percentage	30.00%	23.80%	26.40%	25.50%
Over time input method
Disaggregation of Revenue
Over time sales, amount	$ 15,020	$ 12,642	$ 42,259	$ 44,577
Over time sales, percentage	10.90%	8.70%	10.50%	10.90%
Over time output method
Disaggregation of Revenue
Over time sales, amount	$ 26,267	$ 21,923	$ 63,898	$ 59,678
Over time sales, percentage	19.10%	15.10%	15.90%	14.60%

Revenue - Schedule of Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Contract With Customer Asset After Allowance For Credit Loss Current [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$ 29,489
Net additions to contract assets	9,898
Transfers from contract asset balance to accounts receivable	(19,201)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	20,186
Contract With Customer Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2023	2,189
Revenue recognized from contract liabilities	(1,285)
Increase in billings in excess of cost, excluding revenue recognized	1,744
Other adjustments	(317)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$ 2,331

Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue remaining performance obligation	$ 209,005
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Revenue remaining performance obligation (percentage)	12.50%
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Goodwill
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 32,587
Foreign currency translation impact	738
Goodwill, ending balance	32,880
Cougar purchase accounting adjustment
Goodwill
Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	(445)
Rail, Technologies, and Services
Goodwill
Goodwill, beginning balance	20,466
Foreign currency translation impact	738
Goodwill, ending balance	21,204
Rail, Technologies, and Services \| Cougar purchase accounting adjustment
Goodwill
Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	0
Infrastructure Solutions
Goodwill
Goodwill, beginning balance	12,121
Foreign currency translation impact	0
Goodwill, ending balance	11,676
Infrastructure Solutions \| Cougar purchase accounting adjustment
Goodwill
Cougar purchase accounting adjustment	$ (445)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - Customer relationships $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Purchase accounting adjustments	$ 429
Weighted Average
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average amortization period	5 years

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Asset (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	$ 70,158	$ 69,021
Accumulated Amortization	(54,138)	(50,011)
Net Carrying Amount	16,020	19,010
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	328	335
Accumulated Amortization	(206)	(199)
Net Carrying Amount	122	136
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	28,672	27,712
Accumulated Amortization	(19,886)	(17,236)
Net Carrying Amount	8,786	10,476
Trademarks and trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	8,045	7,989
Accumulated Amortization	(5,117)	(4,593)
Net Carrying Amount	2,928	3,396
Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	32,786	32,658
Accumulated Amortization	(28,811)	(27,906)
Net Carrying Amount	3,975	4,752
Favorable lease
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Value	327	327
Accumulated Amortization	(118)	(77)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 209	$ 250
Weighted Average \| Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	10 years	10 years
Weighted Average \| Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	15 years	16 years
Weighted Average \| Trademarks and trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	14 years	16 years
Weighted Average \| Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	9 years	9 years
Weighted Average \| Favorable lease
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	6 years	6 years

Accounts Receivable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Reserve for uncollectible accounts, expense			$ 792
Recoveries of previous write-offs			263
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Reserve for uncollectible accounts, expense	$ 0	$ 732	$ 529	$ 1,174

Accounts Receivable - Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning balance	$ 809
Additions to the current period provision	792
Write-off against allowance	(36)
Recoveries of previous write-offs	(263)
Allowance for doubtful accounts, ending balance	$ 1,302

Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 45,582	$ 44,518
Work-in-process	2,952	4,675
Raw materials	25,343	23,918
Inventories - net	$ 73,877	$ 73,111

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Revolving credit facility	$ 68,029	$ 55,060
Finance leases and financing agreements	515	213
Total	68,544	55,273
Less current maturities	(167)	(102)
Long-term portion	$ 68,377	$ 55,171

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 13, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) covenant	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 68,029,000	$ 55,060,000
PNC Bank N.A. Citizens Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank National Association Bank of America N.A. And BMO Harris Bank National Association \| Fourth Amended And Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.05
PNC Bank N.A. Citizens Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank National Association Bank of America N.A. And BMO Harris Bank National Association \| Fourth Amended And Restated Credit Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Line of Credit Facility
Number of financial covenants \| covenant		2
Minimum leverage ratio	3.25
PNC Bank N.A. Citizens Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank National Association Bank of America N.A. And BMO Harris Bank National Association \| Fourth Amended And Restated Credit Agreement \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum leverage ratio	3.5
PNC Bank N.A. Citizens Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank National Association Bank of America N.A. And BMO Harris Bank National Association \| Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 2,264,000
PNC Bank N.A. Citizens Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank National Association Bank of America N.A. And BMO Harris Bank National Association \| Revolving credit facility \| Fourth Amended And Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument term	5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 130,000,000
Line of credit, accordion feature, lower borrowing capacity	25,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum increase in commitments	$ 50,000,000

Earning Per Common Share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to L.B. Foster Company	$ 35,905	$ 515	$ 43,188	$ 1,894
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,718	10,813	10,757	10,804
Denominator for basic earnings per common share (in shares)	10,718	10,813	10,757	10,804
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock compensation plans (in shares)	274	160	302	91
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	274	160	302	91
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,992	10,973	11,059	10,895
Basic earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.35	$ 0.05	$ 4.01	$ 0.18
Diluted earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.27	$ 0.05	$ 3.91	$ 0.17

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax benefit	$ 29,745	$ 121	$ 29,110	$ 99
Income before income taxes	$ 6,153	$ 326	$ 14,010	$ 1,670
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	(483.40%)	(37.10%)	(207.80%)	(5.90%)
Discrete tax benefit	$ 30,045

Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Stock-based compensation	$ 788,000	$ 928,000	$ 3,135,000	$ 2,757,000
Expected cost on shares expected to vest	$ 6,163,000		$ 6,163,000
Recognition period for compensation expense not yet recognized			2 years 3 months 18 days
Omnibus Plan and Equity and Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Stock-based compensation			$ 0	$ 0
Shares granted in period (in shares)			0	0
Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting period			1 year
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting period			3 years
Performance-Based Stock and Share Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting period			3 years

Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 $ / shares shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning balance (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 14.10
Granted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	24.69
Vested (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	14.01
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	22.17
Cancelled and forfeited (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	15.19
Outstanding, ending balance (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 15.61
Restricted Stock
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock Units and Performance-Based Stock and Share Units
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	264,970
Granted (in shares)	90,807
Vested (in shares)	(148,808)
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest (in shares)	0
Cancelled and forfeited (in shares)	(2,250)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	204,719
Deferred Stock Units
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock Units and Performance-Based Stock and Share Units
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	12,404
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	0
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest (in shares)	0
Cancelled and forfeited (in shares)	0
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	12,404
Performance-Based Stock and Share Units
Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock Units and Performance-Based Stock and Share Units
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	560,338
Granted (in shares)	86,772
Vested (in shares)	(29,778)
Adjustment for incentive awards expected to vest (in shares)	(24,165)
Cancelled and forfeited (in shares)	(437)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	592,730

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current assets		Other current assets		Other current assets
Swap
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Derivative, notional amount							$ 20,000
Interest income	$ 340	$ 329	$ 1,017	$ 869
Swap 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Derivative, notional amount						$ 20,000

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Interest rate swaps	$ 447	$ 1,225
Total assets	447	1,225
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Interest rate swaps	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Interest rate swaps	447	1,225
Total assets	447	1,225
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Interest rate swaps	0	0
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0

Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined contribution plan number \| plan	5
United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Number of retirement plans \| plan	3
Number of defined benefit plans \| plan	1
Defined contribution plan number \| plan	2
Defined benefit plan, contributions by employer \| $	$ 356
Defined benefit plan, expected future employer contributions, current fiscal year \| $	370
United States \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Cash payments expected to effectuate the termination of the plan \| $	2,000
United States \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Cash payments expected to effectuate the termination of the plan \| $	$ 2,500
Canada
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined contribution plan number \| plan	1
United Kingdom
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined contribution plan number \| plan	2
Defined benefit plan, contributions by employer \| $	$ 240
Defined benefit plan, expected future employer contributions, current fiscal year \| $	$ 334

Retirement Plans - Schedule of Net Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Interest cost	$ 66	$ 71	$ 198	$ 214
Expected return on plan assets	(68)	(64)	(204)	(192)
Recognized net actuarial loss	15	16	45	47
Net periodic pension income	13	23	39	69
United Kingdom
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Interest cost	57	56	171	168
Expected return on plan assets	(95)	(84)	(285)	(252)
Amortization of prior service costs and transition amount	6	6	18	18
Recognized net actuarial loss	8	3	24	9
Net periodic pension income	$ (24)	$ (19)	$ (72)	$ (57)

Retirement Plans - Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure
Expenses associated with contributions made	$ 1,041	$ 1,058	$ 2,994	$ 3,147
United States
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure
Expenses associated with contributions made	698	728	1,968	2,135
Canada
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure
Expenses associated with contributions made	39	36	149	131
United Kingdom
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure
Expenses associated with contributions made	$ 304	$ 294	$ 877	$ 881

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) party	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2020 party	Jun. 05, 2017 company
Product Liability Contingency
Litigation settlement amount warded to other party		$ 4,000
Number of companies that received a general notice letter (company) \| company						140
Present value of remedial work		1,100,000
Undiscovered remedial work		$ 1,700,000
Anticipated clean period		13 years
Number of potentially responsible parties included in agreement \| party		100
Number of parties required to perform remedial design work \| party					2
Environmental loss contingency statement of financial position extensible enumeration not disclosed flag		financial condition
Accrual for environmental loss		$ 1,796	$ 2,417
UPRR
Product Liability Contingency
Annual commitment amount	$ 8,000			$ 6,000
UPRR
Product Liability Contingency
Litigation settlement amount	50,000
Litigation settlement amount, current	2,000
Litigation settlement amount, non-current	$ 48,000
Payment period	6 years
Purchase commitment	$ 48,000

Restructuring Costs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
Restructuring Costs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 909,000	$ 0	$ 909,000
Total expected costs remaining	471,000		471,000
Cost of Sales
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	69,000		69,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	840,000		$ 840,000
Restructuring Legal Expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 0
Forecast
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Annual run rate savings				$ 2,000,000	$ 4,500,000

Restructuring Costs - Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs by Segment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 909,000	$ 0	$ 909,000
Operating Segments \| Rail, Technologies, and Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			651,000
Operating Segments \| Infrastructure Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			63,000
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			$ 195,000

Restructuring Costs - Schedule of Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Restructuring Liability (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	$ 0
Restructuring costs	909,000	$ 0	$ 909,000
Cash paid	767,000
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	$ 142,000	$ 0	$ 142,000