Fastenal

Services | Industrial Equipment Wholesale | USA

Fastenal Shares Rise After Industrial Supplies Company Beats Earning

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Earnings per share for the first quarter of 2019 were 68 cents, beating Wall Street estimates of 67 cents and rising from 61 cents in the same period last year. Sales were $1.31 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion, marking the fourth quarter in a row in which Fastenal beat revenue estimates. 

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Fastenal's stock drops after profit and revenue miss, raised prices fail to offset inflation

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Net earnings fell to $204.6 million, or 36 cents a share, from $211.2 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period, below analyst consensus expectations of 37 cents a share, according to FactSet. Sales rose 7.9% to $1.37 billion, just shy of the FactSet consensus of $1.38 billion.

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Fastenal (FAST) Stock Gains on Q3 Earnings and Sales Beat

Fastenal Company’s FAST shares gained almost 4% following its third-quarter 2019 earnings release, wherein the top and bottom lines surpassed the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate despite witnessing slower activity levels.

Earnings & Sales in Detail

Fastenal reported earnings of 37 cents per share in the quarter, beating the consensus mark by 5.7%. The reported figure also increased 8.8% from the year-ago profit level of 34 cents.

Net sales of $1.38 billion surpassed the consensus mark of $1.37 billion and grew 7.8% year over year. The growth was driven by higher unit sales, primarily related to growth drivers, with notable contributions from industrial vending and Onsite locations.


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Fastenal (FAST) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Fastenal (FAST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -3.12%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of industrial and construction fasteners would post earnings of $0.35 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.37, delivering a surprise of 5.71%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once.

Fastenal, which belongs to the Zacks Building Products - Retail industry, posted revenues of $1.28 billion for the quarter ended December 2019, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.28%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.23 billion.


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Fastenal (FAST) Shares Rise on Q2 Earnings & Sales Beat

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Earnings & Sales in Detail

The company reported earnings of 42 cents per share, which beat the consensus mark of 36 cents by 16.7%. The reported figure also increased 16.7% from the year-ago profit level of 36 cents per share.

Net sales during the reported period were $1,509 million, beating the consensus mark of $1,483 million by 1.7% and increasing 10.3% from the year-ago figure of $1,368.4 million. Increased demand for PPE products more than offset the decline in the traditional business.


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