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FEBRUARY 2023 INFORMATION WEB RELEASE
Release date: 3/6/23
Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2023
2022
Change
Net sales
$
582,079
530,938
9.6%
Business days
20
20
0.0%
Daily sales
$
29,104
26,547
9.6%
Impact of currency fluctuations
(0.6%)
(0.2%)
Impact of weather (est.)
(0.9%) to (1.1%)
0.0%
Historical*
Daily sales last month
$
28,630
25,738
The historical figure represents the average from
Change in daily sales since last month
1.7%
3.1%
1.5% 2017 to 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Daily sales growth by geography
United States
9.1%
22.0%
Calculated using US days and US dollars.
Canada/Mexico
15.8%
20.6%
Rest of World
0.1%
7.9%
Total Company
9.6%
21.3%
Daily sales growth by end market
Manufacturing
15.8%
25.8%
Non-residential construction
(1.8%)
19.5%
Daily sales growth by product line
Fasteners
8.0%
28.0%
Safety
3.2%
18.8%
Other
13.8%
17.3%
Growth metrics by customer/channel type
Daily sales growth - national accounts
14.0%
26.0%
Daily sales growth - non-national accounts
4.0%
16.0%
% of Top 100 national accounts growing
83.0%
89.0%
% of public branches growing
59.5%
76.9%
Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates.
Employee headcount at month end
Feb-23
Feb-22
Change
Jan-23
Change
In-market locations (branches & Onsites) - FTE
12,168
11,508
5.7%
12,178
(0.1%)
Non-in-market selling - FTE
2,490
2,175
14.5%
2,482
0.3%
Total selling personnel - FTE
14,658
13,683
7.1%
14,660
0.0%
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE
3,027
2,784
8.7%
2,963
2.2%
Manufacturing personnel - FTE
706
649
8.8%
697
1.3%
Organizational support personnel - FTE**
1,822
1,605
13.5%
1,808
0.8%
Total non-selling personnel - FTE
5,555
5,038
10.3%
5,468
1.6%
Total personnel - FTE
20,213
18,721
8.0%
20,128
0.4%
Total personnel - absolute
22,706
20,961
8.3%
22,566
0.6%
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: Thursday, April 13, 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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