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Fastenal Co. (FAST)At 11:49AM ET: 36.49  Up 1.00 (2.82%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:5.42B
Enterprise Value (8-Dec-08)3:5.22B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):19.91
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:19.72
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.23
Price/Sales (ttm):2.28
Price/Book (mrq):4.70
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.26
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.843
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):11.81%
Operating Margin (ttm):19.13%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):22.51%
Return on Equity (ttm):25.68%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):2.31B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):15.525
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):17.10%
Gross Profit (ttm):1.05B
EBITDA (ttm):481.33M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):273.36M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.83
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):17.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):52.33M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.352
Total Debt (mrq):0
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):5.703
Book Value Per Share (mrq):7.552
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):241.20M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):150.38M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.01
52-Week Change3:-16.75%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-41.78%
52-Week High (19-Sep-08)3:56.48
52-Week Low (03-Dec-08)3:30.08
50-Day Moving Average3:35.97
200-Day Moving Average3:44.97
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:3,439,250
Average Volume (10 day)3:2,636,050
Shares Outstanding5:148.53M
Float:127.92M
% Held by Insiders1:15.21%
% Held by Institutions1:79.10%
Shares Short (as of 11-Nov-08)3:18.64M
Short Ratio (as of 11-Nov-08)3:7.3
Short % of Float (as of 11-Nov-08)3:14.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:17.05M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.54
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.50%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.50%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.80%
Payout Ratio4:28%
Dividend Date3:14-Dec-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:03-Dec-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:14-Nov-05


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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