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Foster L B Co. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 5/5/21, at 12:18pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/21   ·   Accession #:  352825-21-21   ·   File #:  0-10436

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 5/05/21  Foster L B Co.                    10-Q        3/31/21   99:8.1M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    748K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     48K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     46K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     56K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     27K 
 6: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 7: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    126K 
 8: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML     31K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
11: EX-32.0     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
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19: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    131K 
20: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
21: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    124K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
22: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     67K 
                Loss (Unaudited)                                                 
23: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     32K 
                Loss (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                 
24: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    114K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
25: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders'  HTML     71K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
26: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders'  HTML     28K 
                Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                              
27: R10         Financial Statements                                HTML     31K 
28: R11         Business Segments                                   HTML     63K 
29: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     35K 
30: R13         Revenue                                             HTML     64K 
31: R14         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     66K 
32: R15         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     33K 
33: R16         Inventory                                           HTML     36K 
34: R17         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     39K 
35: R18         Leases                                              HTML    139K 
36: R19         Long-Term Debt and Related Manners                  HTML     43K 
37: R20         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     52K 
38: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML     29K 
39: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     44K 
40: R23         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     62K 
41: R24         Retirement Plans                                    HTML     58K 
42: R25         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     47K 
43: R26         Financial Statements (Policies)                     HTML     41K 
44: R27         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML     62K 
45: R28         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     37K 
46: R29         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     56K 
47: R30         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     69K 
48: R31         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     31K 
49: R32         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     35K 
50: R33         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     38K 
51: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     98K 
52: R35         Long-term Debt and Related Matters (Tables)         HTML     37K 
53: R36         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     51K 
54: R37         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     39K 
55: R38         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     56K 
56: R39         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML     58K 
57: R40         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     44K 
58: R41         Business Segments - Reconciliation of Revenue from  HTML     41K 
                Segments to Consolidated (Details)                               
59: R42         Business Segments - Reconciliation of Operating     HTML     42K 
                Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated                      
                (Details)                                                        
60: R43         Business Segments - Reconciliation of Assets from   HTML     37K 
                Segment to Consolidated (Details)                                
61: R44         Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML     33K 
62: R45         Discontinued Operations - Net Sales and Losses      HTML     46K 
                from Discontinued Operations (Details)                           
63: R46         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     53K 
64: R47         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenues (Details)      HTML     45K 
65: R48         Revenue - Timing of Transfer (Details)              HTML     43K 
66: R49         Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation          HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R50         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     35K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
68: R51         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     51K 
                Intangible Asset (Details)                                       
69: R52         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative    HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R53         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     40K 
                Expected Amortization Expense (Details)                          
71: R54         Accounts Receivable - Narratives (Details)          HTML     33K 
72: R55         Accounts Receivable - Allowance for Doubtful        HTML     32K 
                Accounts (Details)                                               
73: R56         Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Details)         HTML     36K 
74: R57         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     51K 
75: R58         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     33K 
76: R59         Leases - Balance Sheet Location (Details)           HTML     56K 
77: R60         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     36K 
78: R61         Leases - Cash Flow Components (Details)             HTML     31K 
79: R62         Leases - Weighted Average Lease Term and Discount   HTML     34K 
                Rate (Details)                                                   
80: R63         Leases - Estimated Annual Maturities (Details)      HTML     65K 
81: R64         Long-term Debt and Related Matters - Schedule of    HTML     37K 
                Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)                             
82: R65         Long-term Debt and Related Matters - Narrative      HTML    111K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R66         Earning Per Common Share - Schedule of Earnings     HTML    100K 
                Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details)                           
84: R67         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     36K 
85: R68         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     47K 
86: R69         Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock and     HTML     57K 
                Performance Share Units (Details)                                
87: R70         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     31K 
88: R71         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value,   HTML     44K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis               
                (Details)                                                        
89: R72         Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details)              HTML     44K 
90: R73         Retirement Plans - Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs    HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R74         Retirement Plans - Schedule of Costs of Retirement  HTML     33K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
92: R75         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Schedule   HTML     31K 
                of Product Warranty Liability (Details)                          
93: R76         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Narrative  HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R77         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Future     HTML     34K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
95: R78         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities -            HTML     30K 
                Environmental Loss Contingencies (Details)                       
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