Ticker
FAST

Price
75.89
Stock movement down
-0.74 (-0.97%)
Company name
Fastenal Company
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Industrial Distribution
Market cap
43.33B
Ent value
44.49B
Price/Sales
6.21
Price/Book
13.70
Div yield
2.06%
Div growth
12.88%
Growth years
22
FCF payout
92.71%
Trailing P/E
39.87
Forward P/E
35.80
PEG
6.30
EPS growth
13.48%
1 year return
47.33%
3 year return
13.97%
5 year return
18.01%
10 year return
11.66%
Last updated: 2024-04-08

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.56
Dividend yield2.06%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield3.52%
Average yield2.42%
Minimum yield1.92%
Discount to avg yield-17.89%
Upside potential-15.17%
Yield as % of max yield58.39%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.06%
Current yield distribution92.86%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.92%
Yield at 90%2.08%
Yield at 80%2.16%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.41%
Yield at 20%2.67%
Yield at 10%2.76%
Yield at 0% (Max)3.52%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth22 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share1.56
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date31 Jan 2024
EPS (TTM)1.89
EPS (1y forward)2.12
EPS growth (5y)13.48%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FASTS&P500
DGR MR11.43%-16.32%
DGR TTM12.50%4.05%
DGR 3 years12.17%5.24%
DGR 5 years12.88%5.40%
DGR 10 years13.44%7.07%
DGR 15 years17.45%6.12%
Time since last change announced97 days
EPS growth (5y)13.48%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM65.44%92.71%
Average--
Forward73.58%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E39.87
Price to OCF46.05
Price to FCF56.48
Price to EBITDA26.57
EV to EBITDA27.28

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales6.21
Price to Book13.70
EV to Sales6.37

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count570.96M
EPS (TTM)1.89
FCF per share (TTM)1.33

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)6.98B
Gross profit (TTM)3.22B
Operating income (TTM)1.45B
Net income (TTM)1.09B
EPS (TTM)1.89
EPS (1y forward)2.12

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)46.07%
Operating margin (TTM)20.82%
Profit margin (TTM)15.57%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash230.10M
Net receivables1.01B
Total current assets3.12B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.01B
Total assets4.55B
Accounts payable255.00M
Short/Current long term debt802.10M
Total current liabilities789.80M
Total liabilities1.39B
Shareholder's equity3.16B
Net tangible assets3.32B

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)941.00M
Capital expenditures (TTM)173.80M
Free cash flow (TTM)767.20M
Dividends paid (TTM)711.30M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity34.36%
Return on Assets23.90%
Return on Invested Capital28.53%
Cash Return on Invested Capital20.14%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open76.32
Daily high76.66
Daily low75.81
Daily Volume3.10M
All-time high78.42
1y analyst estimate50.59
Beta1.17
EPS (TTM)1.89
Dividend per share1.56
Ex-div date31 Jan 2024
Next earnings date11 Apr 2024

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FASTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-3.23%-0.85%
Highest price drop-63.45%-56.47%
Date of highest drop7 Oct 19989 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-13.34%-11.35%
Avg time to new high17 days13 days
Max time to new high1428 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
FAST (Fastenal Company) company logo
Marketcap
43.33B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, which are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It also offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; and non-residential construction market, which includes general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road contractors. It also serves farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.
Employees
19854
SEC filings
CEO
Willard Oberton
Country
USA
City
Winona
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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