March 18 (Reuters) - L.B. Foster Co FSTR.O :
* L.B. FOSTER REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2018
OPERATING
RESULTS
* Q4 LOSS PER SHARE $3.97
* Q4 SALES ROSE 16.4 PERCENT TO $164.5 MILLION
* Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.21
* QTRLY NEW ORDERS INCREASED BY 20.2% FROM PRIOR YEAR
QUARTER
* YEAR END BACKLOG INCREASED BY 32.1% FROM PRIOR YEAR TO
$220.4
MILLION.
* RECOGNIZED $43.4 MILLION IN EXPENSE FOR YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2018 FOR REMAINING AMOUNT PER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH UPRR
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