FAST - Fastenal Company

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Business Predictability Rank: 4-Star

Back Testing (Jan. 1998 - Aug. 2008) Results:

Average gain of all 4-Star stocks: 9.8%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 8%.

Top Ranked Predictable Companies & What is Predictability Rank?

P/E: (before NRI)	27.3	Lower P/E: HD (16.4), LOW (16.6), BBY (15.7), SPLS (19.5),
Price/Book:	4.6	Lower P/B: HD (2.4), LOW (1.7), BBY (2.9), SPLS (2.7),
Price/Sales:	2.4	Lower P/S: HD (0.7), LOW (0.7), BBY (0.4), SPLS (0.7),
Net Margin:	10.13%	Higher Margin:
Yield:	2%	Higher Yield: WSTG (7.8%), WOSLF.PK (5.9%), BKS (4.6%), FTD (4.5%),
Market Cap:	$5.5 Bil	EPS: (before NRI)	$1.36	Shares Outstanding:	148.53 Mil

General Retailers » Specialty Retailers COMPARE: IBI, BOS, GWW, LAWS

Fastenal Company sells industrial and construction supplies grouped more

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Ticker	Company	Picked By	Date (?)	Action	Impact to Portfolio (?)	Price Range (Average)* (?)	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
FAST	Fastenal...	Steve Mandel	2008-12-31	Sold Out (history)		$31.59 - $39.87 ($35.2)	$ 37.01	5%	Sold Out	0
FAST	Fastenal...	Ruane Cunniff	2008-12-31	Add (history)	0.32%	$31.59 - $39.87 ($35.2)	$ 37.01	5%	Add 4.86%	13,897,159
FAST	Fastenal...	Steve Mandel	2008-09-30	Reduce (history)	--1.09%	$42.68 - $53.62 ($49.6)	$ 37.01	-25%	Reduce -24.95%	4,593,772
FAST	Fastenal...	Ruane Cunniff	2008-03-31	Add (history)	0.32%	$33.41 - $45.76 ($40.1)	$ 37.01	-8%	Add 6.24%	13,475,821
FAST	Fastenal...	Ron Baron	2008-03-31	Add (history)	0.27%	$33.41 - $45.76 ($40.1)	$ 37.01	-8%	Add 20.98%	5,622,850
FAST	Fastenal...	Steve Mandel	2007-12-31	Add (history)	0.91%	$38.25 - $44.85 ($41.3)	$ 37.01	-10%	Add 29.32%	7,879,607
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Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
FAST	Ruane Cunniff	2009-09-30	11740695	7.9	5.9	-1.86%
FAST	Ron Baron	2009-09-30	4368890	2.94	1.23	-4.86%
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FAST: Insider Buys/Sells (?)

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)
KIERLIN ROBERT A	Director	2009-11-06	Sell	100000	$36.23	2.15
Ancius Michael J	Director	2009-10-16	Buy	500	$38.65	-4.24
KIERLIN ROBERT A	Director	2009-10-14	Sell	90000	$39.09	-5.32
KIERLIN ROBERT A	Director	2009-09-08	Sell	90000	$37.16	-0.4
KIERLIN ROBERT A	Director	2009-05-08	Sell	50000	$36.52	1.34
DOLAN MICHAEL JOHN	Director	2009-03-16	Buy	1000	$28.01	32.13
FLORNESS DANIEL L	Exec. V-P and CFO	2009-03-04	Buy	2000	$28.28	30.87
KIERLIN ROBERT A	Director	2008-11-24	Sell	100000	$37.19	-0.48
Miller Hugh Loss	Director	2008-11-04	Buy	3000	$39.43	-6.14
DOLAN MICHAEL JOHN	Director	2008-10-28	Buy	1000	$32.96	12.29

Quarterly/Annual Reports:

FAST: 10-Q - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2009-10-23
FAST: Quarterly report: (10-Q) - 2009-07-24
FAST: Quarterly report: (10-Q) - 2009-04-24
FAST: Annual report: (10-K) - 2009-02-20
FAST: Quarterly report: (10-Q) - 2008-10-22

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