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Fastenal Co (LTS:0IKW) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.13 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fastenal Co Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

Fastenal Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-50.80 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $390.20 Mil.

Hence, Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.13.


Fastenal Co Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

Fastenal Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.23 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.11

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 0.09 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.13

Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



Fastenal Co Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-172.8) / 1528.7
=0.11

Fastenal Co's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-50.8) / 390.2
=0.13

* 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  (LTS:0IKW) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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Fastenal Co (LTS:0IKW) Business Description

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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.

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