L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.74%. Currently, L.B. Foster has a market capitalization of $423.58 million.

Buying $100 In FSTR: If an investor had bought $100 of FSTR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $233.43 today based on a price of $40.50 for FSTR at the time of writing.

L.B. Foster's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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