Report
Kwame Webb
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

New Customer Additions Help Offset a Weak Operating Environment in Fastenal’s Third Quarter

We reiterate Fastenal’s $41 fair value estimate and wide-moat rating. The third-quarter report reflected many of the headwinds present throughout 2016, including weak demand from manufacturing and nonresidential construction customers, offset by positive sales trends finally emerging in Canada, as well as new account gains in vending and customer onsite stores. Despite a few bright spots in the latest earnings release, shares are fully valued and we believe other companies in industrial distribu...
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Fastenal Company

Fastenal is engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies. The company is a distributor of fasteners and related industrial and construction supplies. This includes threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, as well as miscellaneous supplies and hardware, such as pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire rope, strut, rivets, and related accessories. The company's fastener product line is primarily sold under the Fastenal product name.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Kwame Webb

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