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Fastenal Co (BSP:FASL34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 13.70 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Fastenal Co's current share price is R$347.55. Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$25.37. Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 13.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:FASL34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.32   Med: 10.51   Max: 15.95
Current: 13.54

During the past years, Fastenal Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 15.95. The lowest was 7.32. And the median was 10.51.

BSP:FASL34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.75% of 123 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs BSP:FASL34: 13.54

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Fastenal Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$29.827. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$25.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fastenal Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.88 13.37 15.48 10.25 13.00

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 11.36 12.16 11.04 13.00 15.33

Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Fastenal Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Fastenal Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=347.55/25.37
=13.70

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Fastenal Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=29.827/129.4194*129.4194
=29.827

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 7.038 100.560 9.058
201409 7.498 100.428 9.663
201412 8.551 99.070 11.171
201503 9.954 99.621 12.931
201506 9.459 100.684 12.159
201509 12.017 100.392 15.492
201512 12.070 99.792 15.653
201603 11.661 100.470 15.021
201606 11.067 101.688 14.085
201609 10.745 101.861 13.652
201612 11.211 101.863 14.244
201703 10.713 102.862 13.479
201706 11.395 103.349 14.269
201709 11.043 104.136 13.724
201712 12.012 104.011 14.946
201803 12.378 105.290 15.215
201806 14.631 106.317 17.810
201809 16.572 106.507 20.137
201812 15.639 105.998 19.095
201903 16.081 107.251 19.405
201906 16.836 108.070 20.162
201909 18.572 108.329 22.188
201912 19.057 108.420 22.748
202003 22.661 108.902 26.931
202006 25.174 108.767 29.954
202009 27.144 109.815 31.990
202012 24.491 109.897 28.842
202103 27.338 111.754 31.659
202106 25.206 114.631 28.458
202109 27.211 115.734 30.429
202112 29.895 117.630 32.891
202203 27.164 121.301 28.982
202206 27.920 125.017 28.903
202209 28.941 125.227 29.910
202212 29.068 125.222 30.042
202303 29.833 127.348 30.318
202306 28.723 128.729 28.877
202309 29.962 129.860 29.860
202312 28.687 129.419 28.687
202403 29.827 129.419 29.827

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Fastenal Co  (BSP:FASL34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Fastenal Co (BSP:FASL34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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