Fastenal Company (FAST) is a Industrial - Distribution company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $44.62. It has a SharesGrow Score of 67/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of FAST = $24.60 (-44.9% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is FAST = $48 (+6.5% upside).
Valuation: FAST trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 44.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 4.65.
Financials: revenue is $8.2B, +5.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.3B, growing at +5.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 15.3% (healthy). Gross margin is 45% (-1.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $442M against $3.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.11, conservative). Current ratio is 4.85 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 8.7%. Total assets: $5.1B.
Analyst outlook: 11 / 31 analysts rate FAST as buy (35%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 24/100 (Fail), Growth 65/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 69/100 (Partial), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 70/100 (Pass).
