Fastenal Co's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,496 Mil. Fastenal Co's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,510 Mil.
In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Fastenal Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.38.
Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.
Fastenal Co's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was 133.28.
Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.
Fastenal Co's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.68.
Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.
Fastenal Co's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.80.
Fastenal Co Total Inventories Historical Data
The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Total Inventories can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.
Fastenal Co (NAS:FAST) Total Inventories Explanation
Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.
1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.
Fastenal Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is
4. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.
Fastenal Co's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Be Aware
Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.
When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.
Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.
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Fastenal opened its first fastener store in 1967 in Winona, Minnesota. Since then, Fastenal has greatly expanded its footprint as well as its products and services. Today, Fastenal serves its 400,000 active customers through approximately 1,600 branches, over 1,700 on-site locations, and 14 distribution centers. Since 1993, the company has added other product categories, but fasteners remain its largest category at about 30%-35% of sales. Fastenal also offers customers supply-chain solutions, such as vending and vendor-managed inventory.
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