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Fastenal (FAST)

Company Ticker Sector | Industry Quality PAR
Fastenal FAST Industrials | Industrial Distribution 97 18.8%
Current Price ( 5/22 4:00PM EDT) $40.72
Projected Return on Value (PROVE) 4.9%
Relative Momentum 60.0
Expected Income Statement
Current Sales 7,610.3
Sales Growth Forecast 4.4%
Net Profit Margin 21.7%
Projected Shares Outstanding 560.32
EPS - Five year Forecast $3.65
Average P/E Ratio 24.1
Projected Average Price $87.88
Price Appreciation (Annualized) 16.6%
Annual Dividend Yield 2.2%
Projected Annual Return 18.8%
Quality
Financial Strength 92 22.9
EPS Stability 98 24.6
Industry Sales Growth Rate 7.0% 7.8
Industry Net Profit Margin 8.0% 25.0
Calculated Quality Rating 80.4
Fundamental Data Updated: 03/14/2025
MIPAR 9.9%  
Sweet Spot 14.9% - 19.9%  
Top In Industrial Distribution
Ticker Quality PAR
FAST 97 18.8%
SITE 65 17.3%
TIH-TO 91 10.1%
RUS-TO 68 15.2%
WSO 88 8.4%
Top In Industrials
Ticker Quality PAR
FAST 97 18.8%
MLI 95 18.8%
ZTO 98 23.6%
SAIA 96 14.8%
PAC 78 18.1%

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Legend
Quality Legend:
Blue Excellent with quality greater than 80.
Green Good with quality between 60 and 80.
Neutral Average or below average with quality between 20 and 60.
Red Poor with quality less than 20.
Companies with less than 10 years of history are penalized by 5 points per year.
PAR Legend:
Green PAR is within the target range of MIPAR +5-10%, currently 5.1%-10.1%
Yellow PAR is above the target range of MIPAR +10%, currently 10.1%
PAR Projected Annual Return
MIPAR The Manifest Investing Median PAR of all stocks in the database.
Company Name Legend:
* Not covered by Value Line Standard Edition.
b Uses price-to-book value for valuation purposes.
P/CF Uses price-to-cash flow for valuation.