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Fastenal Co.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Trading & Distributors
  • ISIN: US3119001044
USD
46.80
0.34 (0.73%)

Mar 09

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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Fastenal Co. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 32.00%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Positive results in Dec 25
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 86.07%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 6.97
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 47,644.44
4
With ROE of 31.50%, it has a fair valuation with a 12.67 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 19.36%, its profits have risen by 6.2%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 87.41%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 0.64% over the previous quarter.
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Fastenal Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Fastenal Co. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Fastenal Co.
17.03%
0.82
56.66%
S&P 500
17.45%
0.90
19.38%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.75%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.93
Tax Ratio
23.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
79.99%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
87.41%
ROCE (avg)
40.11%
ROE (avg)
32.00%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
40
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
12.67
EV to EBIT
30.54
EV to EBITDA
27.50
EV to Capital Employed
12.63
EV to Sales
6.17
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
48.23%
ROCE (Latest)
41.36%
ROE (Latest)
31.50%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

9What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 86.07%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.97

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 47,644.44

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.7% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 4.19 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.76 times

-1What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 21.15 %

Here's what is working for Fastenal Co.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 47,644.44
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.97 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 86.07% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 4.19 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.76 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.7% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Fastenal Co.

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 21.15 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

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