earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Fastenal Q1 net sales up 9.1% to $1.86B; EPS $0.52 (+10.4%)
FASTENAL CO
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.52
revenue$1,859,100,000
- Net sales $1,859.1M (+9.1% YoY); diluted EPS $0.52 (+10.4%).
- Gross margin fell to 45.7% from 46.6% due to mix and product margin pressure.
- Onsite locations added 89 new sites; total active up 16.3% to 1,674.
- FMI (digital) sales rose 21.3% to $740.4M, now 39.4% of sales.
- Operating cash flow $388.5M, up 68.9%, driven by working capital improvement.