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Fastenal Co (Fastenal Co) Days Inventory

: 133.28 (As of Mar. 2024)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Fastenal Co's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,510 Mil. Fastenal Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,034 Mil. Hence, Fastenal Co's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 133.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

FAST' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 140.85   Med: 166.5   Max: 174.19
Current: 140.85

During the past 13 years, Fastenal Co's highest Days Inventory was 174.19. The lowest was 140.85. And the median was 166.50.

FAST's Days Inventory is ranked worse than
75.35% of 142 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 87.29 vs FAST: 140.85

Fastenal Co's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2023 (151.91) to Mar. 2024 (133.28).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Fastenal Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months 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 three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.80.


Fastenal Co Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Days Inventory 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 171.28 160.24 161.47 156.65 147.69

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Days Inventory 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 151.91 143.13 140.73 144.43 133.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's Days Inventory falls into.



Fastenal Co Days Inventory Calculation

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 fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (1708 + 1522.7) / 2 ) / 3992.2*365
=1615.35 / 3992.2*365
=147.69

Fastenal Co's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1522.7 + 1496.3) / 2 ) / 1033.5*365 / 4
=1509.5 / 1033.5*365 / 4
=133.28

* 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  (NAS:FAST) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Fastenal Co's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

2. 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 three months 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

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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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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