Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €218 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Fastenal Co Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Fastenal Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (€278.76 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€202.93 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (€202.93 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€218.13 Mil).

Fastenal Co's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (€209.04 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€217.21 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (€217.21 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€202.93 Mil).

Fastenal Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Fastenal Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Fastenal Co Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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157.41

201.97

209.04

217.21

202.93

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															223.97	224.84	278.76	202.93	218.13

Fastenal Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) Business Description

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Address

2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN, USA, 55987-1500

Website

https://www.fastenal.com

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.