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Fastenal Company Reports 2025 First Quarter Earnings

Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive) or contraction (negative) for the applicable period.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

Three-month Period

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

Net sales

$

1,959.4

 

 

1,895.1

 

 

3.4

%

Business days

 

63

 

 

64

 

 

 

Daily sales

$

31.1

 

 

29.6

 

 

5.0

%

Gross profit

$

883.9

 

 

861.6

 

 

2.6

%

% of net sales

 

45.1

%

 

45.5

%

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses

$

490.0

 

 

471.4

 

 

3.9

%

% of net sales

 

25.0

%

 

24.9

%

 

 

Operating income

$

393.9

 

 

390.2

 

 

0.9

%

% of net sales

 

20.1

%

 

20.6

%

 

 

Income before income taxes

$

393.1

 

 

389.8

 

 

0.8

%

% of net sales

 

20.1

%

 

20.6

%

 

 

Net income

$

298.7

 

 

297.7

 

 

0.3

%

Diluted net income per share

$

0.52

 

 

0.52

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note – Daily sales are defined as the total net sales for the period divided by the number of business days (in the U.S.) in the period.

QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Sales

Net sales increased $64.3, or 3.4%, in the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the first quarter of 2024. There was one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 relative to the prior year period and, taking this into consideration, our net daily sales increased 5.0% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was helped by the absence of Good Friday in March of 2025. Excluding these effects, results reflected contribution from improved customer contract signings over the past twelve months, which was partially offset by sluggish underlying business activity. Changes in foreign exchange rates negatively affected sales in the first quarter of 2025 by approximately 50 basis points as compared to having an immaterial impact in the first quarter of 2024.

We experienced an increase in unit sales in the first quarter of 2025. This was due to a growth in the number of customer sites spending $10K or more per month with Fastenal and, to a lesser degree, growth in average monthly sales per customer site across all customer spend categories. The impact of product pricing on net sales was not material in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Price levels remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2025.

From a product standpoint, we have three categories: fasteners, including fasteners used in original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), safety supplies, and other product lines, the latter of which includes eight smaller product categories, such as tools, janitorial supplies, and cutting tools. With industrial production still sluggish in the first quarter of 2025, the performance of our fastener product line continued to lag our non-fastener product lines. The fastener category experienced growth in the first quarter of 2025 after seven consecutive flat or declining quarters. This was driven by easier comparisons and increased contribution from large customer signings. We achieved growth in our safety category reflecting the lower volatility of PPE demand, which tends to be utilized in more MRO than OEM applications, growth of our vending installed base, and success with warehousing and data center customers. Other product lines experienced growth from MRO-oriented lines, such as electrical and janitorial, rather than from OEM-oriented lines, such as cutting tools and welding/abrasives, reflecting continued soft manufacturing demand. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

 

DSR Change

Three-month Period

 

% of Sales

Three-month Period

 

2025

2024

 

2025

2024

OEM fasteners

3.9%

-4.0%

 

19.4%

19.6%

MRO fasteners

-3.3%

-5.1%

 

10.9%

11.9%

Total fasteners

1.1%

-4.4%

 

30.3%

31.5%

Safety supplies

7.1%

8.3%

 

22.0%

21.6%

Other product lines

6.7%

3.9%

 

47.7%

46.9%

Total non-fasteners

6.8%

5.2%

 

69.7%

68.5%

From an end market standpoint, we have four categories: heavy manufacturing, other manufacturing, non-residential construction, and other, the latter of which includes reseller, government/education, and transportation/warehousing. Our manufacturing end markets outperformed primarily due to the relative strength we are experiencing with key account customers with significant managed spend where our service model and technology are particularly impactful. This disproportionately benefits manufacturing customers. Other end market sales were favorably impacted by growth with warehousing and storage, and data center customers, which was partially offset by declining sales with resellers. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

 

DSR Change

Three-month Period

 

% of Sales

Three-month Period

 

2025

2024

 

2025

2024

Heavy manufacturing

4.8%

2.7%

 

43.4%

43.4%

Other manufacturing

9.7%

2.5%

 

33.0%

31.6%

Total manufacturing

6.8%

2.6%

 

76.4%

75.0%

Non-residential construction

-3.4%

-6.6%

 

7.8%

8.5%

Other end markets

0.8%

3.9%

 

15.8%

16.5%

Total non-manufacturing

-0.6%

0.0%

 

23.6%

25.0%

From a customer standpoint, we have two categories: contracts, which include national multi-site, local and regional, and government customers with significant revenue potential, and non-contracts, which include all other customers. Sales with our contract customers continue to outperform as we realize incremental sales from implementing strong customer signings that we have achieved over the last 12 months, which was partially offset by subdued business activity. Non-contract customers tend to be smaller and utilize fewer of our tools and capabilities, providing fewer avenues for share gains and therefore more closely reflect business trends, which remain sluggish. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

 

DSR Change

Three-month Period

 

% of Sales

Three-month Period

 

2025

2024

 

2025

2024

Contract sales

8.5%

7.2%

 

73.1%

70.6%

Non-contract sales

-3.6%

-8.8%

 

26.9%

29.4%

Supplemental Data

Prior to 2025, our disclosed metrics primarily addressed development of capabilities, including branch openings, geographic expansion, growth of national accounts, growth of non-fastener products, FMI installations, and Onsite signings, to name a few. The data provided in the chart below measures the number of customer sites that are served throughout our in-market network, categorizing them by monthly customer spend categories and end market, and the sales and average sales per site. We believe this supplemental information may be useful to investors in evaluating Fastenal's business trends and whether and to what degree we are being successful, and we intend to disclose this information quarterly going forward until management determines otherwise. Historical end market sales have been updated in the table below to categorize by customer site and may not be able to be recalculated due to the rounding of those dollar values.

The prior three years of quarterly customer site data can be found at the end of this document.

 

Three-month period

2025

 

Three-month period

2024

 

Customer Sites

(#) (1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales per

Customer Site (3)

 

Customer Sites

(#) (1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales per

Customer Site (3)

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,114

$

874.0

$

137,811

 

1,987

$

819.2

$

137,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

8,500

 

1,293.1

 

50,710

 

8,263

 

1,230.0

 

49,619

$5K-$10K/Mo.

4,451

 

95.5

 

7,152

 

4,448

 

95.3

 

7,142

<$5K/Mo.

30,308

 

101.7

 

1,119

 

31,999

 

104.7

 

1,091

Other sales (5)

 

2.7

 

 

 

11.1

 

Total manufacturing sales

43,259

$

1,493.0

$

11,484

 

44,710

$

1,441.1

$

10,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

388

$

136.6

$

117,354

 

353

$

116.0

$

109,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

2,918

 

288.5

 

32,956

 

2,890

 

265.7

 

30,646

$5K-$10K/Mo.

2,749

 

58.2

 

7,057

 

2,888

 

60.8

 

7,018

<$5K/Mo.

52,118

 

109.7

 

702

 

59,156

 

116.3

 

655

Other sales (5)

 

10.0

 

 

 

11.2

 

Total non-manufacturing sales

57,785

$

466.4

$

2,633

 

64,934

$

454.0

$

2,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,502

$

1,010.6

$

134,639

 

2,340

$

935.1

$

133,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

11,418

 

1,581.6

 

46,173

 

11,153

 

1,495.7

 

44,702

$5K-$10K/Mo.

7,200

 

153.8

 

7,120

 

7,336

 

156.2

 

7,097

<$5K/Mo.

82,426

 

211.4

 

855

 

91,155

 

221.0

 

808

Other sales (5)

 

12.6

 

 

 

22.2

 

Total net sales

101,044

$

1,959.4

$

6,422

 

109,644

$

1,895.1

$

5,694

(1)

Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

(2)

Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

(3)

Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

(4)

$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

(5)

Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

FMI Technology comprises our FASTStock (scanned stocking locations), FASTBin® (infrared, RFID, and scaled bins), and FASTVend® (vending devices) offerings. FASTStock's fulfillment processing technology is not embedded, is relatively less expensive and highly flexible in application, and is delivered using our proprietary mobility technology. FASTBin and FASTVend incorporate highly efficient and powerful embedded data tracking and fulfillment processing technologies. The first statistic is a weighted FMI® measure, which combines the signings and installations of FASTBin and FASTVend in a standardized machine equivalent unit (MEU) based on the expected output of each type of device. We do not include FASTStock in this measurement because scanned stocking locations can take many forms, such as bins, shelves, cabinets, pallets, etc., that cannot be converted into a standardized MEU. The second statistic is sales through FMI Technology, which combines the sales through FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend. A portion of the growth in sales experienced by FMI, particularly FASTStock and FASTBin, reflects the migration of products from less efficient non-digital stocking locations to more efficient, digital stocking locations.

We signed 6,418 weighted FASTBin and FASTVend devices in the first quarter of 2025. Our goal for weighted FASTBin and FASTVend device signings in 2025 remains between 28,000 to 30,000 MEUs.

The table below summarizes signings and installations of our FMI devices and sales through our FMI devices, eBusiness(1) tools, and Digital Footprint(2).

 

Three-month Period

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

DSR

Change (3)

Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings (MEUs)

 

6,418

 

 

6,726

 

 

-4.6

%

Signings per day

 

102

 

 

105

 

 

 

Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend installations (MEUs; end of period)

 

129,996

 

 

115,653

 

 

12.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

FASTStock sales

$

239.1

 

 

239.8

 

 

1.3

%

% of sales

 

12.1

%

 

12.5

%

 

 

FASTBin/FASTVend sales

$

619.9

 

 

556.9

 

 

13.1

%

% of sales

 

31.3

%

 

29.0

%

 

 

FMI sales

$

859.0

 

 

796.7

 

 

9.5

%

FMI daily sales

$

13.6

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

% of sales

 

43.3

%

 

41.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBusiness sales

$

607.6

 

 

549.3

 

 

12.9

%

% of sales

 

30.7

%

 

28.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: eBusiness and FMI sales overlap

$

258.6

 

 

210.6

 

 

24.8

%

% of sales

 

13.1

%

 

11.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Footprint sales

$

1,208.0

 

 

1,135.4

 

 

8.3

%

% of sales

 

61.0

%

 

59.2

%

 

 

(1)

Our eBusiness includes eProcurement activities, which are integrated transactions, including electronic data interchange (EDI), and eCommerce (transactional website sales).

(2)

Digital Footprint is a combination of our sales through FMI (FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend) plus that portion of our eBusiness sales that does not represent billings of FMI services.

(3)

Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings and installations reflects the percent change compared to the same period in the prior year.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 45.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 45.5% in the first quarter of 2024. Our gross profit percentage was primarily impacted by three factors. First, customer and product mix diluted our gross profit percentage. This reflects relatively stronger growth from large customers, including Onsite-like customers, and non-fastener products, each of which tend to have a lower gross profit percentage than our business as a whole. Second, we experienced higher fleet and transportation costs due to inflation in vehicle costs as we cycle our fleet and in third-party freight costs. Third, the aforementioned negative effects on our gross profit percentage were partly offset by increases in supplier incentives due to expanding spend with key suppliers.

SG&A Expenses

Our SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 25.0% in the first quarter of 2025 versus 24.9% in the first quarter of 2024. Our ability to leverage was impacted by having one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2024, as operating expenses are not managed around monthly selling days. We also experienced growth in SG&A of 3.9% in the first quarter of 2025 versus net sales growth of 3.4% in the same period.

Employee-related expenses, which represent 70% to 75% of total SG&A expenses, increased 2.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. We experienced a modest increase in employee base pay due to higher average FTE and, to a lesser degree, higher average wages during the period, as well as higher health insurance costs. This was partly offset by lower incentive pay and profit sharing expense versus the first quarter of 2024.

Occupancy-related expenses, which represent 15% to 20% of total SG&A expenses, increased 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily a result of increases in a number of cost categories, including general inflation in branch rental costs and utilities, incremental depreciation and other costs associated with hub investments and upgrades, and slightly higher depreciation from an increase in the installed base of FMI hardware.

Combined, all other SG&A expenses, which represent 10% to 15% of total SG&A expenses, increased 10.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Selling-related transportation costs were higher, reflecting higher lease costs as we refreshed our fleet of pick-ups, which were partially offset by lower fuel expense. We had relatively smaller increases in bad debt expense, information technology (IT) expenses, sales-related travel expense, and realized losses on currency conversion, which were partially offset by increases in joint marketing efforts with our suppliers.

Operating Income

Our operating income, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 20.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 20.6% in the first quarter of 2024.

Net Interest

We had lower interest income reflecting a reduction in capital being invested in higher-earning short-term instruments during the period. We had lower interest expense as a result of slightly lower borrowings through the first quarter of 2025. The greater reduction in interest income relative to interest expense resulted in our generating net interest expense of $0.8 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.4 in the first quarter of 2024.

Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $94.4 in the first quarter of 2025, or 24.0% of income before income taxes. Income tax expense was $92.1 in the first quarter of 2024, or 23.6% of income before income taxes. We believe our ongoing tax rate, absent any discrete tax items or broader changes to tax law, will be approximately 24.5%. Our tax rate in the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2024 was below our expected ongoing tax rate due to the tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options during each period.

Net Income

Our net income during the first quarter of 2025 was $298.7, an increase of 0.3% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Our diluted net income per share was $0.52 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.52 in the first quarter of 2024.

BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW

Net cash provided by operating activities was $262.2 in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 21.8% from the first quarter of 2024, representing 87.8% of the period's net income versus 112.7% in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in operating cash flow, as a percent of net income, primarily reflects our operating assets and liabilities being a more significant use of cash in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to a modest use of cash in the first quarter of 2024.

The dollar and percentage change in accounts receivable, net, inventories, and accounts payable as of March 31, 2025 when compared to March 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

 

March 31

Twelve-month

Dollar Change

Twelve-month

Percentage Change

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

2025

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

1,278.7

 

1,213.2

 

$

65.5

 

5.4

%

Inventories

 

 

1,673.9

 

1,496.3

 

 

177.5

 

11.9

%

Trade working capital

 

$

2,952.6

 

2,709.5

 

$

243.0

 

9.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

341.1

 

276.0

 

$

65.1

 

23.6

%

Trade working capital, net

 

$

2,611.5

 

2,433.5

 

$

177.9

 

7.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales in last three months

 

$

1,959.4

 

1,895.1

 

$

64.3

 

3.4

%

 

Note - Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference.

The increase in our accounts receivable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to growth in sales with our customers, including relative growth with larger customers that tend to carry longer payment terms.

The increase in our inventory balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to three factors. First, we added inventory to support projected growth in our business and, to a lesser extent, the anticipated impact of tariffs. Second, our inventory increased as a result of growth in sales with certain customers and the addition of stock to ensure we can support their future growth. Third, we added inventory to support our fastener expansion and optimal package quantity initiatives, which are intended to improve service to our in-market locations and generate efficiencies in our hubs.

The increase in our accounts payable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to an increase in our product purchases as reflected in the growth in inventories.

During the first quarter of 2025, our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, was $53.8, which was a slight increase from $48.3 in the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily related to an increase in spending for facility construction and upgrades, FMI hardware to support growth in our installed base, IT and manufacturing.

For 2025, we continue to expect our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, to be within a range of $265.0 to $285.0, an increase from $214.1 in 2024. This increase reflects three items. First, we expect higher distribution center spending to complete our upgraded Utah hub, begin construction on a new Atlanta hub, and improve our picking capacity and efficiency across our hub network. Second, we expect elevated IT spending as projects that were expected in 2024 experienced delays and will occur in 2025. Third, we expect greater outlays for FMI hardware reflecting an increase in our targeted signings.

During the first quarter of 2025, we returned $246.7 to our shareholders in the form of dividends, compared to the first quarter of 2024 when we returned $223.2 to our shareholders in the form of dividends. We did not repurchase any of our common stock in either period.

Total debt on our balance sheet was $200.0 at the end of the first quarter of 2025, or 5.1% of total capital (the sum of stockholders' equity and total debt). This compares to $200.0, or 5.5% of total capital, at the end of the first quarter of 2024.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The table below summarizes our absolute and full time equivalent (FTE; based on 40 hours per week) employee headcount, number of branch locations, number of $50K+ customer sites, and weighted FMI devices at the end of the periods presented and the percentage change compared to the end of the prior periods.

 

 

 

 

Change

Since:

 

 

Change

Since:

 

Q1

2025

 

Q4

2024

Q4

2024

 

Q1

2024

Q1

2024

Selling personnel - absolute employee headcount (1)

16,995

 

16,669

2.0

%

 

16,726

1.6

%

Selling personnel - FTE employee headcount (1)

15,236

 

15,014

1.5

%

 

15,064

1.1

%

Total personnel - absolute employee headcount

24,181

 

23,702

2.0

%

 

23,695

2.1

%

Total personnel - FTE employee headcount

21,339

 

20,958

1.8

%

 

20,935

1.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of branch locations

1,587

 

1,597

-0.6

%

 

1,592

-0.3

%

Number of $50K+ customer sites

2,502

 

2,330

7.4

%

 

2,340

6.9

%

Weighted FMI devices (MEU installed count)

129,996

 

126,957

2.4

%

 

115,653

12.4

%

(1)

In the fourth quarter of 2024, we realigned certain employees as a result of a routine review of our organizational structure. While there is no change to total absolute or total FTE headcount, it produces minor shifts between headcount categories. Historical numbers have been adjusted to reflect this realignment.

During the last twelve months, we increased our total FTE employee headcount by 404. Our total FTE selling and sales support personnel increased by 172. This increase reflects additions of FTE to support growth in our Onsite locations, partially offset by a reduction of personnel at our branch locations reflecting both shifts to Onsite locations and tight management of headcount given sluggish business conditions. We had an increase in our distribution and transportation FTE personnel of 98 to support increased product throughput at our distribution facilities. We had an increase in our remaining FTE personnel of 134 which related primarily to personnel investments in manufacturing, quality control, IT, and business analytics.

CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS QUARTERLY RESULTS

As we previously disclosed, we will host a conference call today to review the quarterly results, as well as current operations. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at 9:00 a.m., central time. To access the webcast, please go to our Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.

ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY INFORMATION

We publish on the 'Investor Relations' page of our website at www.fastenal.com both our monthly consolidated net sales information and the presentation for our quarterly conference call (which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter). We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for each month, other than the third month of a quarter, at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the fourth business day of the following month. We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for the third month of each quarter and the conference call presentation for each quarter at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the date our earnings announcement for such quarter is publicly released.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WEBCAST

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, we will be holding our Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 'Annual Meeting') at the Remlinger Muscle Car Museum located at 3560 Service Drive, Winona, Minnesota. The Annual Meeting will be webcast from 10:00 a.m., central time, until the conclusion of the meeting. To access the webcast, please go to the Fastenal Company Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this document do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are considered 'forward-looking statements' that provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as anticipate, believe, should, estimate, expect, intend, may, will, plan, goal, project, hope, trend, target, opportunity, and similar words or expressions, or by references to typical outcomes. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends, and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Our forward-looking statements generally relate to our expectations and beliefs regarding the business environment in which we operate, our projections of future performance, our perceived marketplace opportunities including our prospects to capture long-term value from certain warehousing customers and the related end market, our strategies, goals, mission, and vision, and our expectations about future capital expenditures, future tax rates, future inventory levels, pricing, weighted FMI device signings, future sales attributable to our Digital Footprint, investment in property and equipment, the impact of inflation or deflation on our cost of goods, controlling SG&A expenses including FTE growth, future traditional branch closures and openings, the impact of fluctuations in freight and shipping costs, future operating results and business activity, and the impact of natural disasters on daily sales. You should understand that forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown (including risks disclosed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports), and may be affected by inaccurate assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those detailed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. FAST-E

FASTENAL COMPANY

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in millions except share and per share information)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

231.8

 

 

255.8

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $6.3 and $5.2, respectively

 

 

1,278.7

 

 

1,108.6

 

Inventories

 

 

1,673.9

 

 

1,645.0

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

 

18.8

 

Other current assets

 

 

173.6

 

 

183.7

 

Total current assets

 

 

3,358.0

 

 

3,211.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,075.8

 

 

1,056.6

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

289.4

 

 

279.2

 

Other assets

 

 

147.7

 

 

150.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,870.9

 

 

4,698.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt

 

$

75.0

 

 

75.0

 

Accounts payable

 

 

341.1

 

 

287.7

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

215.7

 

 

225.6

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

101.4

 

 

98.8

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

52.0

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

785.2

 

 

687.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

125.0

 

 

125.0

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

194.4

 

 

186.6

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

69.6

 

 

68.9

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

6.4

 

 

14.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock: $0.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 573,611,957 and 573,320,452 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

5.7

 

 

5.7

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

101.8

 

 

88.6

 

Retained earnings

 

 

3,665.5

 

 

3,613.5

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(82.7

)

 

(91.5

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

3,690.3

 

 

3,616.3

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

4,870.9

 

 

4,698.0

 

FASTENAL COMPANY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Amounts in millions except income per share)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Net sales

$

1,959.4

 

 

1,895.1

 

Cost of sales

 

1,075.5

 

 

1,033.5

 

Gross profit

 

883.9

 

 

861.6

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

490.0

 

 

471.4

 

Operating income

 

393.9

 

 

390.2

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

0.9

 

 

1.6

 

Interest expense

 

(1.7

)

 

(2.0

)

Income before income taxes

 

393.1

 

 

389.8

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

94.4

 

 

92.1

 

Net income

$

298.7

 

 

297.7

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share

$

0.52

 

 

0.52

 

Diluted net income per share

$

0.52

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

573.5

 

 

572.3

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

574.8

 

 

574.1

 

FASTENAL COMPANY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income

$

298.7

 

 

297.7

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

42.0

 

 

40.2

 

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.6

)

Bad debt expense (recoveries)

 

1.8

 

 

(0.9

)

Deferred income taxes

 

0.7

 

 

0.8

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2.0

 

 

2.0

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

2.7

 

 

2.7

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

(170.0

)

 

(127.6

)

Inventories

 

(26.5

)

 

21.9

 

Other current assets

 

10.2

 

 

34.9

 

Accounts payable

 

45.3

 

 

15.6

 

Accrued expenses

 

(8.8

)

 

(31.9

)

Income taxes

 

70.9

 

 

74.5

 

Other

 

(6.5

)

 

6.3

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

262.2

 

 

335.6

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(55.7

)

 

(50.8

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

1.9

 

 

2.5

 

Other

 

0.0

 

 

(0.1

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(53.8

)

 

(48.4

)

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt obligations

 

155.0

 

 

160.0

 

Payments against debt obligations

 

(155.0

)

 

(220.0

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

11.2

 

 

15.8

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(246.7

)

 

(223.2

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(235.5

)

 

(267.4

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

3.1

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(24.0

)

 

15.8

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

255.8

 

 

221.3

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

231.8

 

 

237.1

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

1.5

 

 

2.4

 

Net cash paid for income taxes

$

21.9

 

 

15.9

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

30.4

 

 

30.4

 

Supplemental Data

 

Q1 2024

 

Q1 2023

 

Q1 2022

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

1,987

$

819.2

$

137,427

 

1,916

$

778.0

$

135,351

 

1,638

$

623.3

$

126,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

8,263

 

1,230.0

 

49,619

 

8,202

 

1,186.9

 

48,236

 

7,632

 

1,007.9

 

44,021

$5K-$10K/Mo.

4,448

 

95.3

 

7,142

 

4,561

 

97.3

 

7,111

 

4,601

 

98.2

 

7,114

<$5K/Mo.

31,999

 

104.7

 

1,091

 

34,614

 

109.8

 

1,057

 

39,864

 

117.0

 

978

Other sales (5)

 

11.1

 

 

 

11.9

 

 

 

12.5

 

Total manufacturing sales

44,710

$

1,441.1

$

10,661

 

47,377

$

1,405.9

$

9,809

 

52,097

$

1,235.6

$

7,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

353

$

116.0

$

109,537

 

327

$

108.8

$

110,907

 

305

$

107.8

$

117,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

2,890

 

265.7

 

30,646

 

2,738

 

249.4

 

30,363

 

2,634

 

245.2

 

31,030

$5K-$10K/Mo.

2,888

 

60.8

 

7,018

 

2,857

 

60.1

 

7,012

 

2,862

 

60.0

 

6,988

<$5K/Mo.

59,156

 

116.3

 

655

 

67,715

 

129.9

 

639

 

83,179

 

142.8

 

572

Other sales (5)

 

11.2

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

20.5

 

Total non-manufacturing sales

64,934

$

454.0

$

2,273

 

73,310

$

453.2

$

1,997

 

88,675

$

468.5

$

1,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,340

$

935.1

$

133,205

 

2,243

$

886.8

$

131,788

 

1,943

$

731.1

$

125,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

11,153

 

1,495.7

 

44,702

 

10,940

 

1,436.3

 

43,763

 

10,266

 

1,253.2

 

40,691

$5K-$10K/Mo.

7,336

 

156.2

 

7,097

 

7,418

 

157.4

 

7,073

 

7,463

 

158.2

 

7,066

<$5K/Mo.

91,155

 

221.0

 

808

 

102,329

 

239.7

 

781

 

123,043

 

259.8

 

704

Other sales (5)

 

22.2

 

 

 

25.7

 

 

 

32.9

 

Total net sales

109,644

$

1,895.1

$

5,694

 

120,687

$

1,859.1

$

5,064

 

140,772

$

1,704.1

$

3,957

(1)

Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

(2)

Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

(3)

Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

(4)

$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

(5)

Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

 

Q2 2024

 

Q2 2023

 

Q2 2022

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,021

$

835.8

$

137,853

 

1,922

$

801.5

$

139,005

 

1,734

$

671.9

$

129,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

8,369

 

1,250.3

 

49,799

 

8,239

 

1,211.8

 

49,027

 

7,912

 

1,071.4

 

45,138

$5K-$10K/Mo.

4,434

 

94.9

 

7,134

 

4,544

 

97.2

 

7,130

 

4,601

 

98.1

 

7,107

<$5K/Mo.

32,009

 

104.6

 

1,089

 

34,148

 

107.8

 

1,052

 

39,029

 

117.7

 

1,005

Other sales (5)

 

11.1

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

12.6

 

Total manufacturing sales

44,812

$

1,460.9

$

10,784

 

46,931

$

1,428.3

$

10,063

 

51,542

$

1,299.8

$

8,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

365

$

120.0

$

109,589

 

316

$

110.1

$

116,139

 

304

$

106.9

$

117,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

2,849

 

267.1

 

31,251

 

2,758

 

255.4

 

30,868

 

2,747

 

251.1

 

30,470

$5K-$10K/Mo.

2,849

 

59.9

 

7,008

 

2,891

 

60.8

 

7,010

 

2,969

 

62.2

 

6,983

<$5K/Mo.

58,844

 

116.6

 

661

 

66,518

 

125.8

 

630

 

81,987

 

144.5

 

587

Other sales (5)

 

11.7

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

21.0

 

Total non-manufacturing sales

64,542

$

455.3

$

2,290

 

72,167

$

454.8

$

2,042

 

87,703

$

478.8

$

1,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,386

$

955.8

$

133,529

 

2,238

$

911.6

$

135,776

 

2,038

$

778.8

$

127,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

11,218

 

1,517.4

 

45,088

 

10,997

 

1,467.2

 

44,473

 

10,659

 

1,322.5

 

41,358

$5K-$10K/Mo.

7,283

 

154.8

 

7,085

 

7,435

 

158.0

 

7,084

 

7,570

 

160.3

 

7,059

<$5K/Mo.

90,853

 

221.2

 

812

 

100,666

 

233.6

 

774

 

121,016

 

262.2

 

722

Other sales (5)

 

22.8

 

 

 

24.3

 

 

 

33.6

 

Total net sales

109,354

$

1,916.2

$

5,771

 

119,098

$

1,883.1

$

5,202

 

139,245

$

1,778.6

$

4,177

(1)

Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

(2)

Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

(3)

Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

(4)

$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

(5)

Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

 

Q3 2024

 

Q3 2023

 

Q3 2022

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,025

$

827.9

$

136,280

 

1,880

$

771.8

$

136,844

 

1,796

$

711.4

$

132,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

8,318

 

1,240.2

 

49,699

 

8,073

 

1,176.8

 

48,590

 

7,974

 

1,112.7

 

46,514

$5K-$10K/Mo.

4,465

 

95.5

 

7,130

 

4,453

 

95.4

 

7,141

 

4,563

 

97.5

 

7,123

<$5K/Mo.

31,245

 

103.6

 

1,105

 

33,208

 

105.9

 

1,063

 

37,117

 

114.7

 

1,030

Other sales (5)

 

11.7

 

 

 

11.2

 

 

 

12.1

 

Total manufacturing sales

44,028

$

1,451.0

$

10,897

 

45,734

$

1,389.3

$

10,044

 

49,654

$

1,337.0

$

8,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

376

$

122.9

$

108,954

 

320

$

109.4

$

113,958

 

303

$

101.3

$

111,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

2,962

 

277.0

 

31,173

 

2,878

 

260.4

 

30,160

 

2,778

 

245.8

 

29,494

$5K-$10K/Mo.

2,862

 

60.5

 

7,046

 

2,942

 

62.0

 

7,025

 

2,925

 

61.4

 

6,997

<$5K/Mo.

56,424

 

113.5

 

671

 

63,255

 

121.5

 

640

 

76,035

 

138.9

 

609

Other sales (5)

 

8.2

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

19.3

 

Total non-manufacturing sales

62,248

$

459.2

$

2,415

 

69,075

$

456.6

$

2,143

 

81,738

$

465.4

$

1,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,401

$

950.8

$

132,001

 

2,200

$

881.2

$

133,515

 

2,099

$

812.6

$

129,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

11,280

 

1,517.2

 

44,835

 

10,951

 

1,437.2

 

43,746

 

10,752

 

1,358.6

 

42,119

$5K-$10K/Mo.

7,327

 

156.0

 

7,097

 

7,395

 

157.4

 

7,095

 

7,488

 

158.9

 

7,074

<$5K/Mo.

87,669

 

217.1

 

825

 

96,463

 

227.5

 

786

 

113,152

 

253.5

 

747

Other sales (5)

 

19.9

 

 

 

23.8

 

 

 

31.4

 

Total net sales

106,276

$

1,910.2

$

5,929

 

114,809

$

1,845.9

$

5,290

 

131,392

$

1,802.4

$

4,493

(1)

Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

(2)

Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

(3)

Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

(4)

$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

(5)

Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

 

Q4 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q4 2022

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

 

Customer

Sites (#)

(1) (2)

Sales

Mo. Sales

per

Customer

Site (3)

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

1,945

$

779.4

$

133,573

 

1,788

$

720.0

$

134,228

 

1,678

$

664.6

$

132,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

7,921

 

1,169.7

 

49,224

 

7,680

 

1,104.6

 

47,943

 

7,537

 

1,043.5

 

46,150

$5K-$10K/Mo.

4,271

 

91.3

 

7,126

 

4,311

 

92.3

 

7,137

 

4,334

 

93.0

 

7,153

<$5K/Mo.

30,286

 

101.9

 

1,122

 

31,927

 

102.6

 

1,071

 

34,696

 

106.4

 

1,022

Other sales (5)

 

3.8

 

 

 

11.8

 

 

 

12.0

 

Total manufacturing sales

42,478

$

1,366.7

$

10,695

 

43,918

$

1,311.3

$

9,864

 

46,567

$

1,254.9

$

8,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

385

$

132.8

$

114,978

 

332

$

109.9

$

110,341

 

319

$

102.1

$

106,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

2,916

 

285.3

 

32,613

 

2,894

 

262.6

 

30,246

 

2,631

 

237.9

 

30,141

$5K-$10K/Mo.

2,677

 

56.4

 

7,023

 

2,767

 

58.6

 

7,059

 

2,826

 

59.2

 

6,983

<$5K/Mo.

52,364

 

106.7

 

679

 

58,825

 

114.5

 

649

 

67,392

 

127.4

 

630

Other sales (5)

 

9.4

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

16.2

 

Total non-manufacturing sales

57,957

$

457.8

$

2,579

 

64,486

$

447.3

$

2,252

 

72,849

$

440.7

$

1,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50K+/Mo. (4)

2,330

$

912.2

$

130,501

 

2,120

$

830.0

$

130,503

 

1,997

$

766.7

$

127,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10K+/Mo.

10,837

 

1,455.0

 

44,754

 

10,574

 

1,367.2

 

43,099

 

10,168

 

1,281.3

 

42,004

$5K-$10K/Mo.

6,948

 

147.7

 

7,086

 

7,078

 

150.9

 

7,107

 

7,160

 

152.2

 

7,086

<$5K/Mo.

82,650

 

208.6

 

841

 

90,752

 

217.1

 

797

 

102,088

 

233.8

 

763

Other sales (5)

 

13.2

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

28.3

 

Total net sales

100,435

$

1,824.5

$

6,012

 

108,404

$

1,758.6

$

5,336

 

119,416

$

1,695.6

$

4,654

(1)

Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

(2)

Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

(3)

Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

(4)

$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

(5)

Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

 

Contacts

Taylor Ranta Oborski

Accounting Manager

507.313.7959