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JANUARY 2023 INFORMATION WEB RELEASE
Release date: 2/6/23
Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2023
2022
Change
Net sales
$
601,239
540,494
11.2%
Business days
21
21
0.0%
Daily sales
$
28,630
25,738
11.2%
Impact of currency fluctuations
(0.6%)
(0.1%)
Impact of weather (est.)
0.0%
(0.5%) to (0.6%)
Historical*
Daily sales in October
$
28,750
25,319
The historical figure represents the average
Change in daily sales since October
(0.4%)
1.7%
0.2% from 2017 to 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Daily sales growth by geography
United States
11.2%
14.9%
Calculated using US days and US dollars.
Canada/Mexico
17.3%
14.6%
Rest of World
(8.5%)
15.8%
Total Company
11.2%
14.9%
Daily sales growth by end market
Manufacturing
17.0%
20.8%
Non-residential construction
(1.7%)
12.9%
Daily sales growth by product line
Fasteners
11.6%
20.9%
Safety
6.2%
12.9%
Other
14.1%
11.0%
Growth metrics by customer/channel type
Daily sales growth - national accounts
16.0%
19.0%
Daily sales growth - non-national accounts
6.0%
10.0%
% of Top 100 national accounts growing
78.0%
85.0%
% of public branches growing
63.5%
73.4%
Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates.
Employee headcount at month end
Jan-23
Jan-22
Change
Dec-22
Change
In-market locations (branches & Onsites) - FTE
12,178
11,432
6.5%
12,017
1.3%
Non-in-market selling - FTE
2,482
2,171
14.3%
2,459
0.9%
Total selling personnel - FTE
14,660
13,603
7.8%
14,476
1.3%
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE
2,963
2,757
7.5%
2,971
(0.3%)
Manufacturing personnel - FTE
697
633
10.1%
696
0.1%
Organizational support personnel - FTE**
1,808
1,609
12.4%
1,711
5.7%
Total non-selling personnel - FTE
5,468
4,999
9.4%
5,378
1.7%
Total personnel - FTE
20,128
18,602
8.2%
19,854
1.4%
Total personnel - absolute
22,566
20,728
8.9%
22,386
0.8%
Historical averages exclude the impact of the March 2017 acquisition of Mansco. They also exclude 2020, a year during which many months were significantly impacted by COVID-19 surge activity and so would not be considered representative of normal activity.
Organizational support personnel consists of: (1) Sales & Growth Driver Support personnel (35%-40% of category), which includes sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, product development, etc.; (2) Information Technology personnel (35%-40% of category); (3) Administrative Support personnel (25%-30% of category), which includes human resources, Fastenal School of Business, accounting and finance, senior management, etc.
Definitions in release:
Net sales - Net sales for the period indicated.
Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the US.
FTE - Full-time equivalent headcount.
Next monthly sales release date: Monday, March 6, 2023 at 6:00 AM(central time)
Next earnings release date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:00 AM(central time)
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