During the past 12 months, Fastenal Co's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -23.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.80% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Fastenal Co was 229.40% per year. The lowest was -122.40% per year. And the median was 15.60% per year.
Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry
For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Fastenal Co (NAS:FAST) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
Fastenal Co 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Related Terms
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Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.
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