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Fastenal Co (Fastenal Co) EV-to-EBITDA

: 22.79 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Fastenal Co's enterprise value is $38,893 Mil. Fastenal Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,707 Mil. Therefore, Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 22.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FAST' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.6   Med: 17.24   Max: 27.68
Current: 22.79

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Fastenal Co was 27.68. The lowest was 11.60. And the median was 17.24.

FAST's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.51% of 137 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 7.17 vs FAST: 22.79

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-19), Fastenal Co's stock price is $67.50. Fastenal Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.020. Therefore, Fastenal Co's PE Ratio for today is 33.42.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Fastenal Co EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.93 21.80 26.84 16.91 21.85

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
EV-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.72 20.28 18.63 21.85 26.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Fastenal Co EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Fastenal Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=38893.253/1706.6
=22.79

Fastenal Co's current Enterprise Value is $38,893 Mil.
Fastenal Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,707 Mil.

* 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  (NAS:FAST) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Fastenal Co's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=67.50/2.020
=33.42

Fastenal Co's share price for today is $67.50.
Fastenal Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.020.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Fastenal Co (Fastenal Co) Business Description

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.
Executives
John Lewis Soderberg officer: Executive Vice President 1757 SNOWFLAKE PLACE, ONALASKA WI 54650
Charles S. Miller officer: Officer-Executive Vice Preside 230 CASCADE DR., PADUCAH KY 42003
Reyne K Wisecup director
Scott Satterlee director 8100 MITCHELL RD, STE 200, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
William Joseph Drazkowski officer: Executive Vice-President 806 OLYMPIC DRIVE, ONALASKA WI 54650
James C Jansen officer: Executive Vice President 2001 THEURER BLVD, WINONA MN 55987
Daniel L Florness officer: Exec. V-P and CFO FASTENAL CO, 2001 THEURER BLVD, WINONA MN 55987
Sheryl Ann Lisowski officer: Controller/Chief Acct. Officer 155 WILDWOOD DRIVE, WINONA MN 55987
Terry Modock Owen officer: Executive Vice President 704 DOVE CREEK TRAIL, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Anthony Paul Broersma officer: EVP-Operations 4730 NORTH SERVICE DRIVE, WINONA MN 55987
Michael J Ancius director 151 COACHLITE COURT NORTH, ONALASKA WI 54650
Irene Ayeley Quarshie director 5070 ZIRCON LANE NORTH, PLYMOUTH MN 55446
Noelle Joan Oas officer: Executive VP-Human Resources 2001 THEURER BOULEVARD, WINONA MN 55987
Jeffery Michael Watts officer: Executive Vice-President 48 LAUREL CR., INGERSOLL A6 N5C-3S4
Sarah N Nielsen director 31 LIDO ROAD, CLEAR LAKE IA 50428

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