Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 10.70% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Fastenal Co 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Fastenal Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.46.

During the past 12 months, Fastenal Co's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

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 -125.70% per year. And the median was 13.20% 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:

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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:

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Fastenal Co 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

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.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

Fastenal Co (WBO: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) %.

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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.