Fastenal Co FAST
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- €59.21
- Day Range
- €57.97–58.25
- 52-Week Range
- €50.61–73.44
- Bid/Ask
- €57.98 / €58.27
- Market Cap
- €33.30 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 100 / 4
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 31.34
- Price/Sales
- 4.90
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.34%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.48%
- Total Yield
- 2.34%
Company Profile
Fastenal opened its first fastener store in 1967 in Winona, Minnesota. Since then, Fastenal has greatly expanded its footprint as well as its products and services. Today, Fastenal serves its 400,000 active customers through approximately 1,600 branches, over 1,800 on-site locations, and 15 distribution centers. Since 1993, the company has added other product categories, but fasteners remain its largest category at about 30%-35% of sales. Fastenal also offers customers supply-chain solutions, such as vending and vendor-managed inventory.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 23,201
- Website
- https://www.fastenal.com
Competitors
Valuation
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Metric
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FAST
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MSM
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WCC
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 31.34 | 13.05 | 12.67 |
Price/Book Value | 10.49 | 3.08 | 1.70 |
Price/Sales | 4.90 | 1.08 | 0.39 |
Price/Cash Flow | 27.23 | 9.70 | 9.45 |
Price/Earnings
FAST
MSM
WCC
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
FAST
|
MSM
|
WCC
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 2.27 | 0.72 | 1.20 |
Current Ratio | 4.83 | 2.01 | 2.21 |
Interest Coverage | 171.42 | 19.80 | 3.31 |
Quick Ratio
FAST
MSM
WCC
Profitability
|
Metric
|
FAST
|
MSM
|
WCC
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 25.54% | 12.96% | 4.52% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 34.39% | 22.77% | 14.11% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 29.53% | 16.92% | 9.05% |
Return on Assets
FAST
MSM
WCC
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