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For the quarter ended December 2024, Fastenal (FAST) reported revenue of $1.82 billion, up 3.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.46, compared to $0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 billion, representing a surprise of -1.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.48.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Fastenal performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Business days: 63 Days versus 63 Days estimated by six analysts on average.
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Daily sales: $29 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $29.37.
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Number of in-market locations: 3,628 versus 3,620 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend installations: 126,957 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 125,874.
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Number of active Onsite locations: 2,031 compared to the 2,023 average estimate based on two analysts.
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Number of branch locations: 1,597 versus 1,598 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings: 6,790 versus 6,407 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Fastenal have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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