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Fastenal Company · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Fastenal's first quarter results for 2021 were announced, demonstrating growth in net sales and diluted net earnings per share.

Fastenal Company reported a 3.7% increase in net sales and a 3.9% increase in net earnings for the first quarter of 2021. Daily sales increased by 5.3%, driven by higher unit sales of fastener, safety, and janitorial products. The company signed 68 new Onsite locations and 4,683 weighted FMI devices.

  • Net sales increased by 3.7% compared to the first quarter of 2020.
  • Diluted net earnings per share increased by 3.7% compared to the first quarter of 2020.
  • Daily sales of fastener products grew by 4.0%, while safety products grew by 14.7%.
  • E-commerce daily sales grew by 35.5% and represented 12.2% of total revenues.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.42B

Previous: $1.37B+3.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.37

Previous: $0.35+5.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$32.7M

Previous: -$48.8M+33.0%
Free Cash Flow

$178M

Previous: $154M+15.7%
Net Income

$211M

Previous: $203M+3.9%
Operating Income

$280M

Previous: $271M+3.3%
Gross Profit

$643M

Previous: $637M+1.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$334M

Previous: $161M+107.8%
Total Assets

$4.07B

Previous: $3.93B+3.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.5M

Previous: $1.6M-6.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Fastenal · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.42B

Q1 2021+3.7%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Fastenal · $461M total across 1 segment · Q1 2021

  • Fastener Products
    $461M+2.3%

Forward guidance

The company believes Onsite signings in 2021 are more likely to fall between 300 and 350 locations and their goal for weighted FMI device signings in 2021 remains at a range of 23,000 to 25,000 MEUs.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.0%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

32 / 69 earnings

Positive

+14.2%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-9.5%

Q1 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.5%-6.9%-12.2%
Q4 2025-2.5%+0.3%+5.6%
Q3 2025-7.6%-7.3%-10.5%
Q2 2025-1.1%+1.4%-3.6%
Q1 2025+6.4%+6.1%+3.7%
Q4 2024+1.8%+1.1%+0.0%
Q3 2024+9.6%+11.1%+19.1%
Q2 2024+5.7%+9.1%+3.5%
Q1 2024-5.7%-8.0%-9.2%
Q4 2023+9.4%+9.7%+10.8%
Q3 2023+7.3%+7.2%+7.1%
Q2 2023-2.1%-3.3%-2.2%
Q1 2023+1.4%+2.5%+4.2%
Q4 2022+3.1%+4.3%+12.4%
Q3 2022-3.9%+4.0%+13.4%
Q2 2022-5.3%-4.2%+11.6%
Q1 2022-2.9%-4.7%-8.7%
Q4 2021-3.8%-1.6%-12.3%
Q3 2021+2.7%+6.7%+13.5%
Q2 2021-1.5%-0.8%+2.4%
Q1 2021-1.3%-0.3%+5.0%
Q4 2020-4.5%-4.5%-6.3%
Q3 2020-5.6%-5.0%-2.7%
Q2 2020+1.5%+1.9%+10.7%
Q1 2020+7.1%+11.3%+19.9%
Q4 2019-4.0%-3.7%+2.7%
Q3 2019+14.2%+14.8%+19.5%
Q2 2019-1.0%+0.1%-4.8%
Q1 2019+6.9%+6.6%+0.7%
Q4 2018+9.7%+9.2%+16.4%
Q3 2018-7.9%-5.3%-1.6%
Q2 2018+11.7%+11.9%+16.5%
Q1 2018-6.8%-6.9%-4.9%
Q4 2017-3.9%-2.0%-1.2%
Q3 2017+2.4%+5.3%+6.1%
Q2 2017-1.0%-2.5%-2.2%
Q1 2017-9.5%-9.0%-11.1%
Q4 2016+4.8%+5.6%+5.1%
Q3 2016-7.3%-9.0%+6.6%
Q2 2016-4.5%-4.2%-4.2%
Q1 2016-2.4%
Q4 2015-6.3%
Q3 2015-2.5%
Q2 2015-3.1%
Q1 2015+3.3%
Q4 2014+0.7%
Q3 2014-7.7%
Q2 2014-5.5%
Q1 2014-0.6%
Q4 2013-3.2%
Q3 2013-4.1%
Q2 2013-1.1%
Q1 2013-4.1%
Q4 2012+3.4%
Q3 2012+7.1%
Q2 2012+8.6%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+6.9%
Q2 2011+0.2%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2010+1.4%
Q3 2010+0.9%
Q2 2010+2.2%
Q1 2009-2.8%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q4 2009+0.8%
Q3 2009-2.6%
Q2 2009+0.7%

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