FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
Business
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ designs, manufactures, and supplies products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. It offers vehicles and equipment for maintenance and infrastructure markets—such as street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum- and hydro-excavation trucks, waterblasting equipment, road-marking equipment, dump truck bodies, trailers, and specialty vehicles—along with public safety products including vehicle lightbars, sirens, industrial signaling, public warning, and alarm systems, plus parts, service, rentals, and training. Its operations are organized into Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems reportable segments. The company sells through dealer networks, direct sales, distributors, service centers, and international channels across global markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 2,181 | 1,862 | 1,723 | 1,435 | 1,213 | |
| Cost of sales | 1,549 | 1,329 | 1,273 | 1,090 | 925 | |
| Gross profit | 631 | 533 | 450 | 345 | 289 | |
| Selling, engineering, general and administrative expenses | 256 | 234 | 210 | 172 | 149 | |
| Amortization expense | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
| Acquisition and integration-related expenses, net | 16 | 3 | 400,000 | −500,000 | −2 | |
| Operating income | 341 | 281 | 225 | 161 | 131 | |
| Interest expense, net | 14 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 5 | |
| Pension settlement charges | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Other expense, net | 2 | 1 | 2 | −400,000 | −2 | |
| Income before income taxes | 325 | 264 | 203 | 151 | 118 | |
| Income tax expense | 78 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 17 | |
| Net income | 247 | 216 | 157 | 120 | 101 | |
| Net earnings per share (usd per share) | 4.06 | 3.55 | 2.59 | 1.99 | 1.65 | |
| Net earnings per share (usd per share) | 4.01 | 3.5 | 2.56 | 1.97 | 1.63 | |
| Basic (shares) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 64 | 91 | 61 | 48 | 41 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2.8 and $2.6, respectively | 292 | 196 | 186 | 174 | 136 | |
| Inventories | 472 | 331 | 303 | 293 | 229 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 25 | |
| Total current assets | 854 | 643 | 570 | 531 | 431 | |
| Properties and equipment, net | 275 | 219 | 191 | 179 | 142 | |
| Rental equipment, net | 203 | 173 | 135 | 109 | 108 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 28 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 30 | |
| Goodwill | 620 | 478 | 473 | 453 | 432 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 383 | 200 | 208 | 208 | 206 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |
| Deferred charges and other long-term assets | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
| Total assets | 2,393 | 1,765 | 1,621 | 1,524 | 1,366 | |
| Current portion of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations | 500,000 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 600,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 98 | 79 | 67 | 72 | 65 | |
| Customer deposits | 48 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 22 | |
| Compensation and withholding taxes | 52 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 30 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Contingent consideration | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 61 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 44 | |
| Total current liabilities | 282 | 242 | 196 | 181 | 170 | |
| Long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations | 565 | 204 | 294 | 362 | 282 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 22 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 22 | |
| Long-term pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities | 43 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 40 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 72 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 53 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 27 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,011 | 579 | 619 | 663 | 582 | |
| Common stock, $1 par value per share, 90.0 shares authorized, 70.8 and 70.3 shares issued, respectively | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 330 | 310 | 291 | 272 | 257 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,315 | 1,103 | 916 | 782 | 684 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 9.9 and 9.2 shares, respectively | −264 | −208 | −194 | −179 | −151 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −71 | −89 | −81 | −84 | −74 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,382 | 1,186 | 1,002 | 861 | 784 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,393 | 1,765 | 1,621 | 1,524 | 1,366 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 81 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 50 | |
| Deferred financing costs | 700,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | 300,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | |
| Pension-related expense, net of funding | −500,000 | −4 | −2 | −1 | −4 | |
| Changes in fair value of contingent consideration | 7 | −200,000 | −2 | 0 | −4 | |
| Amortization of interest rate swap settlement gain | 0 | −1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments for acquisition-related activity | −100,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 14 | 5 | −300,000 | −4 | −7 | |
| Accounts receivable | −27 | −9 | −6 | −38 | 3 | |
| Inventories | −28 | −24 | 10 | −61 | −24 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 400,000 | −1 | −2 | −500,000 | −3 | |
| Rental equipment | −56 | −60 | −45 | −26 | −16 | |
| Accounts payable | 3 | 13 | −9 | 8 | 6 | |
| Customer deposits | −9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | −6 | |
| Income taxes | −600,000 | −5 | −500,000 | 8 | −12 | |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 5 | −2 | −7 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 255 | 231 | 194 | 72 | 102 | |
| Purchases of properties and equipment | −28 | −41 | −30 | −53 | −37 | |
| Payments for acquisition-related activity, net of cash acquired | −501 | −40 | −55 | −50 | −132 | |
| Other, net | 700,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 500,000 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities | −528 | −79 | −84 | −100 | −169 | |
| Increase (decrease) in revolving lines of credit, net | 70 | −77 | −64 | 81 | 71 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings | 400 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments on long-term borrowings | −120 | −4 | −800,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of debt financing fees | −4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −40 | −7 | −6 | −16 | −15 | |
| Redemptions of common stock to satisfy withholding taxes related to stock-based compensation | −14 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −11 | |
| Payments for acquisition-related activity | −4 | 0 | −500,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash dividends paid to stockholders | −34 | −29 | −24 | −22 | −22 | |
| Proceeds from stock compensation activity | 4 | 2 | 4 | 200,000 | 4 | |
| Other, net | −13 | −500,000 | −100,000 | 100,000 | −200,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | 245 | −121 | −98 | 36 | 26 | |
| Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1 | −1 | 700,000 | −600,000 | −700,000 | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −27 | 30 | 14 | 7 | −41 |