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Fastenal Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 11, 2012
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Fastenal's CEO Hosts Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Transcript)Tue, Apr 17, 2012
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Jan 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 13, 2011
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 12, 2011
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Apr 15, 2011
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Fastenal's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 18, 2011
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Fastenal Company CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Earnings - Call TranscriptTue, Oct 12, 2010
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Fastenal Company Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 13, 2010
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Fastenal Company Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Apr 13, 2010 • 2 Comments
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Fastenal Company Q4 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 19, 2010
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Fastenal Company Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptMon, Oct 12, 2009
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Fastenal Company Q2 2009 (Qtr End 06/30/09) Earnings Call TranscriptMon, Jul 13, 2009
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Fastenal Company Q1 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Apr 14, 2009
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Fastenal Company Q4 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 20, 2009
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Company Description
Fastenal Company (together with our wholly owned subsidiaries, hereinafter referred to as Fastenal or the Company or by terms such as we, our, or us) began as a partnership in 1967, and was incorporated under the laws of Minnesota in 1968. As of December 31, 2009, we had 2,369 store locations... More
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- Wednesday, April 10, 8:52 AM Fastenal Company (FAST) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend. For shareholders of record May 02. Payable May 30. Ex-div date Apr. 30. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Wednesday, April 10, 6:52 AM Fastenal (FAST): Q1 EPS of $0.37 in-line. Revenue of $806.3M (+4.9% Y/Y) misses by $8.8M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
- Wednesday, April 10, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AH, FAST, FDO, JKS, KMX, PGR, STZ, TITN Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, April 9, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AH, FAST, FDO, JKS, KMX, PGR, STZ, TITN 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Thursday, January 17, 9:34 AM More on Fastenal (FAST +2.7%) Q4: net profit +12.9% to $98.7M, boosted by addition of 80 new stores in 2012 and the addition of 13,642 industrial vending machines. Expects to open another 65-80 stores in 2013. Although sales rose, momentum slowed as demand weakened in the American manufacturing sector, while Superstorm Sandy also hurt earnings. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, January 17, 6:57 AM Fastenal (FAST): Q4 EPS of $0.33 in-line. Revenue of $757.2M (+8.5% Y/Y) misses by $2.46M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
- Thursday, January 17, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: APH, ASML, BAC, BBT, BLK, C, FAST, FITB, HBAN, PNC, TSM, UNH Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, January 16, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: APH, ASML, BAC, BBT, BLK, C, FAST, FITB, HBAN, PNC, TSM, UNH 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Wednesday, January 16, 5:21 PM Fastenal Company (FAST) declares $0.10/share quarterly dividend. Forward yield 0.85%. For shareholders of record Mar. 01. Payable Feb. 01. Ex-div date Feb. 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 5:42 PM Fastenal Company (FAST) declares special dividend of $0.50/share. For shareholders of record Dec 07. Payable Dec 21. Ex-div date Dec 05. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Thursday, October 11, 2012, 10:45 AM Fastenal (FAST +8.6%) moves up despite a mixed Q3 result, reporting in-line on a per share basis but slightly short on the revenue side. Net income actually rose 13% Y/Y, marking a fourth consecutive quarter of growth as the operator of industrial hardware supply stores continues to open new stores in response to heavy manufacturing demand. The company has opened 73 new stores this year, bringing its total store count 2,650. Margins slipped on the increase in expansion costs, to 51.6% from 51.9%. Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:02 AM Fastenal (FAST): Q3 EPS of $0.37 in-line. Revenue of $802.5M (+10.4% Y/Y) misses by $2M. (PR) Comment!
- Thursday, October 11, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: FAST, SWY Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 5:55 PM Fastenal Company (FAST) declares $0.21/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.80%. For shareholders of record Oct 29. Payable Nov 26. Ex-div date Oct 25. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: FAST, SWY Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, July 12, 2012, 8:13 AM More on Fastenal (FAST -1.4%) Q2: net profit +19% to $112.3M, including a loss on the sale of property and equipment. That's the third consecutive quarter of growth, although analysts are increasingly negative about Fastenal's Q3. Q2 gross margin falls to 51.6% from 52.2%. Opened 53 new stores in H1. Comment! [Earnings]
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