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Fastenal Co (Fastenal Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 13.55 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Fastenal Co's current share price is $68.17. Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.03. Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 13.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FAST' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.32   Med: 10.51   Max: 15.95
Current: 13.54

During the past years, Fastenal Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 15.95. The lowest was 7.32. And the median was 10.51.

FAST's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.75% of 123 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs FAST: 13.54

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Fastenal Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.990. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $5.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fastenal Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.88 13.37 15.48 10.25 13.00

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.36 12.16 11.04 13.00 15.33

Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=68.17/5.03
=13.55

* 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.

Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Fastenal Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=5.99/129.4194*129.4194
=5.990

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 3.147 100.560 4.050
201409 3.207 100.428 4.133
201412 3.237 99.070 4.229
201503 3.169 99.621 4.117
201506 3.040 100.684 3.908
201509 3.079 100.392 3.969
201512 3.110 99.792 4.033
201603 3.153 100.470 4.061
201606 3.233 101.688 4.115
201609 3.303 101.861 4.197
201612 3.343 101.863 4.247
201703 3.425 102.862 4.309
201706 3.458 103.349 4.330
201709 3.525 104.136 4.381
201712 3.646 104.011 4.537
201803 3.775 105.290 4.640
201806 3.880 106.317 4.723
201809 4.033 106.507 4.901
201812 4.027 105.998 4.917
201903 4.187 107.251 5.052
201906 4.366 108.070 5.229
201909 4.508 108.329 5.386
201912 4.643 108.420 5.542
202003 4.638 108.902 5.512
202006 4.852 108.767 5.773
202009 5.027 109.815 5.924
202012 4.760 109.897 5.606
202103 4.851 111.754 5.618
202106 5.013 114.631 5.660
202109 5.155 115.734 5.765
202112 5.287 117.630 5.817
202203 5.459 121.301 5.824
202206 5.531 125.017 5.726
202209 5.519 125.227 5.704
202212 5.542 125.222 5.728
202303 5.728 127.348 5.821
202306 5.918 128.729 5.950
202309 6.067 129.860 6.046
202312 5.855 129.419 5.855
202403 5.990 129.419 5.990

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Fastenal Co  (NAS:FAST) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Fastenal Co (Fastenal Co) Business Description

Address
2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN, USA, 55987-1500
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.
Executives
John Lewis Soderberg officer: Executive Vice President 1757 SNOWFLAKE PLACE, ONALASKA WI 54650
Charles S. Miller officer: Officer-Executive Vice Preside 230 CASCADE DR., PADUCAH KY 42003
Reyne K Wisecup director
Scott Satterlee director 8100 MITCHELL RD, STE 200, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
William Joseph Drazkowski officer: Executive Vice-President 806 OLYMPIC DRIVE, ONALASKA WI 54650
James C Jansen officer: Executive Vice President 2001 THEURER BLVD, WINONA MN 55987
Daniel L Florness officer: Exec. V-P and CFO FASTENAL CO, 2001 THEURER BLVD, WINONA MN 55987
Sheryl Ann Lisowski officer: Controller/Chief Acct. Officer 155 WILDWOOD DRIVE, WINONA MN 55987
Terry Modock Owen officer: Executive Vice President 704 DOVE CREEK TRAIL, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Anthony Paul Broersma officer: EVP-Operations 4730 NORTH SERVICE DRIVE, WINONA MN 55987
Michael J Ancius director 151 COACHLITE COURT NORTH, ONALASKA WI 54650
Irene Ayeley Quarshie director 5070 ZIRCON LANE NORTH, PLYMOUTH MN 55446
Noelle Joan Oas officer: Executive VP-Human Resources 2001 THEURER BOULEVARD, WINONA MN 55987
Jeffery Michael Watts officer: Executive Vice-President 48 LAUREL CR., INGERSOLL A6 N5C-3S4
Sarah N Nielsen director 31 LIDO ROAD, CLEAR LAKE IA 50428

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