Fastenal Company of Winona, MN (Nasdaq:FAST), a leader in the
wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies,
today announced its financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017. Except for per share information, or as
otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions.
Throughout this document, percentage calculations may not be able
to be recalculated due to rounding of dollar values.
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
|
Three-month Period |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
Change |
Net sales |
$ |
1,047.7 |
|
|
$ |
986.7 |
|
|
6.2 |
% |
Business
days |
64 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
Daily
sales |
$ |
16.4 |
|
|
$ |
15.4 |
|
|
6.2 |
% |
Gross Profit |
$ |
518.0 |
|
|
$ |
491.5 |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
%
of sales |
49.4 |
% |
|
49.8 |
% |
|
|
Operating income |
$ |
212.5 |
|
|
$ |
201.2 |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
%
of sales |
20.3 |
% |
|
20.4 |
% |
|
|
Earnings before income
taxes |
$ |
210.9 |
|
|
$ |
199.9 |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
%
of sales |
20.1 |
% |
|
20.3 |
% |
|
|
Net earnings |
$ |
134.2 |
|
|
$ |
126.2 |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
Diluted net earnings
per share |
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"We are pleased with the improving pace of business growth in
the first quarter of 2017," said Dan Florness, President and Chief
Executive Officer. "This is a welcome sign of improving customer
business activity and of the traction we are gaining in our growth
drivers. Thank you to our customers for their belief in Fastenal.
Go Blue Team!"
Results of Operations
Net sales increased $61.0, or 6.2%, from the first quarter of
2016 to the first quarter of 2017. The increase in net sales was
driven primarily by higher unit sales. The higher unit sales
resulted primarily from increases in sales at existing store
locations, growth in our industrial vending business, and growth in
new and existing Onsite locations (defined as dedicated sales and
service provided from within the customer's facility). Our sales of
fastener products, which represented 35.6% of net sales in the
first quarter of 2017, grew 0.8%. Our sales of non-fastener
products, which represented 64.4% of net sales in the first quarter
of 2017, grew 9.4%.
Our gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, declined 40
basis points to 49.4% in the first quarter of 2017 from 49.8% in
the first quarter of 2016. The most significant reason for the
decline in our gross profit percentage was a change in customer and
product mix, as many of our growth initiatives (i.e. Onsite
locations, non-fastener products, national accounts) tend to have
lower gross profits. Higher freight expenses due to increased
business activity and expenses related to the final stage of a new
inventory tracking system contributed, to a lesser degree, to the
lower gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2017. These
factors were partially offset by our ongoing supply chain
initiatives such as increasing sales of Fastenal brands, which
carry higher gross profit margins.
Our operating income, as a percentage of net sales, declined to
20.3% in the first quarter of 2017 from 20.4% in the first quarter
of 2016. This decline was caused entirely by the 40 basis
point decline in gross profit margin. Indeed, our operating and
administrative expenses (including a gain on the sale of property
and equipment), as a percentage of net sales, improved to 29.2% in
the first quarter of 2017 from 29.4% in the first quarter of
2016.
The primary contributors to this improvement were relatively
modest growth in employee related expenses (which represent
approximately 65% to 70% of operating and administrative expenses)
of 3.7% and in occupancy related expenses (which represent
approximately 15% to 20% of operating and administrative expenses)
of 1.2%. These were partially offset by sharper growth in our
selling transportation expenses (which represent approximately 5%
of operating and administrative expenses) of 20.6%, largely due to
an increase in the average cost of fuel and consumption during the
period.
The table below summarizes our full-time equivalent ('FTE')
headcount at the end of the periods presented and changes in such
headcount from the end of the prior periods to the end of the most
recent period:
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|
|
ChangeSince: |
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|
ChangeSince: |
|
Q1 |
|
Q4 |
|
Q4 |
|
Q1 |
|
Q1 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2016 |
|
2016 |
|
2016 |
Store and Onsite
based |
11,197 |
|
|
10,797 |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
11,380 |
|
|
-1.6 |
% |
Total average FTE
headcount |
16,756 |
|
|
16,265 |
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
17,045 |
|
|
-1.7 |
% |
Note - Full-time
equivalent is based on 40 hours per week. |
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Our net interest expense was $1.6 in the first quarter of 2017
compared to $1.3 in the first quarter of 2016. This increase was
caused by higher average interest rates over the period.
Income tax expense, as a percentage of earnings before income
taxes, was approximately 36.4% in the first quarter of 2017 versus
36.8% for the first quarter 2016. The decline resulted primarily
from the adoption of a new accounting standard (ASU 2016-09) in the
first quarter of 2017. This standard addresses the accounting for
excess tax benefits for share-based payments that were previously
recorded in additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet and
will now be recognized in income tax expense on the income
statement. Additional reductions arose from changes in our reserve
for uncertain tax positions.
Our net earnings during the first quarter of 2017 were $134.2,
an increase of 6.3% when compared to the first quarter of 2016. Our
diluted net earnings per share were $0.46 during the first quarter
of 2017 compared to $0.44 during the first quarter of 2016.
Growth Driver Performance
We signed 5,437 industrial vending machines during the first
quarter of 2017, an increase of 17.0% over the first quarter of
2016. Our installed device count on March 31, 2017 was 64,430, an
increase of 13.3% over March 31, 2016. Net sales through our
vending machines continued to grow at a double-digit pace in the
first quarter of 2017. These amounts do not include the machines
subject to our leased locker program.
We signed 64 new Onsite locations during the first quarter of
2017 compared to 48 signings in the first quarter of 2016, an
increase of 33.3%. We had 437 active sites on March 31, 2017, which
represents an increase of 51.2% over March 31, 2016.
We signed 43 new national account contracts (defined as new
customer accounts with a multi-site contract) in the first quarter
of 2017, and revenues attributable to national account customers
represented 48.4% of our total revenues in the period. Net sales
from our national account customers grew 9.2% in the first quarter
of 2017 over the first quarter of 2016. Beyond signings (or growth
activities), our large customers can provide insights into the
trends of our overall marketplace. As recently as the fourth
quarter of 2016, weak industrial demand was compressing growth for
this group with net sales to only 51 of our top 100 customers
growing compared to 49 contracting. In the first quarter of 2017
this dynamic improved, with net sales to 64 customers growing (44
growing 10% or more), and the number with contraction falling to 36
(20 declining 10% or more).
At the end of 2015 and through much of 2016 we infused
additional product SKUs into many of our stores as a means of
enhancing our ability to service customers on a same-day basis.
This initiative, which we refer to as CSP 16, builds on similar
initiatives we have executed since our original CSP rollout in
2002. In the first quarter of 2017 products added as part of our
various CSP initiatives, including CSP 16, accounted for 14.9% of
net sales and daily sales of these products grew 10.4% compared to
the first quarter of 2016.
Acquisition
On March 31, 2017, we acquired certain assets and assumed
certain liabilities of Manufacturers Supply Company ('Mansco'). We
funded the cash purchase price for the Mansco acquisition with the
proceeds from a new series of senior unsecured promissory notes
under our master note agreement. The March 31, 2017 balance sheet
and the first quarter of 2017 condensed consolidated statement of
cash flows include the impact of this acquisition; however, no
income statement impact was recognized given the closing occurred
on the last day of the quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
We produced operating cash flow of $210.4 in the first quarter
of 2017, an increase of 26.4% from the first quarter of 2016,
representing 156.8% of the period's net earnings versus 131.9% in
the first quarter of 2016. These improvements are attributable to a
number of factors, including improved net earnings growth and the
absence of a significant incremental working capital investment
related to the CSP 16 rollout that occurred in 2016. We invested
$19.1 for property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, in
the first quarter of 2017 compared to $28.8 in the first quarter of
2016. This reduction resulted from lower spending related to
shelving and signage for the CSP 16 initiative and the addition of
pick-up trucks. We also paid $92.6 in dividends during the first
quarter of 2017, compared to $86.5 in the first quarter of
2016.
Total debt on the balance sheet was $365.0 at the end of the
first quarter of 2017, or 15.6% of total capital. This compares to
$370.0, or 16.9%, at the end of the first quarter of 2016.
Accounts receivable were $574.7 in the first quarter of 2017, an
increase of $41.2, or 7.7%, over the first quarter of 2016.
Inventories were $1,007.4 in the first quarter of 2017, an increase
of $42.3, or 4.4%, over the first quarter of 2016. In both
cases, the increases were attributable primarily to improving
business activity and, to a lesser degree, the impact of the Mansco
acquisition. Accounts payable were $129.7 in the first quarter of
2017, a decrease of $28.8, or 18.2%, from the first quarter of
2016. The prior year had significant payables balances arising out
of the investment in inventory related to CSP 16 that did not recur
in the current year.
Additional Information
The table below summarizes our store and Onsite employee count
and our total employee count at the end of the periods presented,
and changes in that count from the end of the prior periods to the
end of the most recent period. This is intended to demonstrate our
change in energy (or capacity). The final three items below
summarize our investments in industrial vending machines, Onsite
locations, and store locations.
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ChangeSince: |
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|
ChangeSince: |
|
Q12017 |
|
Q42016 |
|
Q42016 |
|
Q12016 |
|
Q12016 |
End of period total
store and Onsite employee count |
13,169 |
|
|
12,966 |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
13,658 |
|
|
-3.6 |
% |
End of period total
employee count |
19,822 |
|
|
19,624 |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
20,509 |
|
|
-3.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial vending
machines (installed device count) (1) |
64,430 |
|
|
62,822 |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
56,889 |
|
|
13.3 |
% |
Number of active Onsite
locations |
437 |
|
|
401 |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
289 |
|
|
51.2 |
% |
Number of store
locations |
2,480 |
|
|
2,503 |
|
|
-0.9 |
% |
|
2,626 |
|
|
-5.6 |
% |
(1) |
In February 2016, we
signed an agreement to lease a significant number of industrial
vending lockers to one of our customers. These devices do not
generate product revenue and are excluded from the count noted
above. |
|
|
During the last twelve months, we have reduced our headcount by
489 people in our stores and 687 people in total. These reductions
can be primarily attributed to natural attrition rather than an
active headcount reduction program. We continue to add headcount
where necessary to support our growth initiatives, notably our
Onsite business. However, the softness of the North American
industrial economy during 2016 has caused us to more intensively
scrutinize our full- and part-time staffing levels outside of these
initiatives.
We opened 5 stores and closed 26 stores in the first quarter of
2017. Our store network forms the foundation of our business
strategy, and we will continue to open or close stores in 2017 as
is deemed necessary to sustain and improve our network and support
our growth drivers.
CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS QUARTERLY
RESULTS
As we previously disclosed, we will host a conference call today
to review the quarterly results, as well as current
operations. This conference call will be broadcast live over
the Internet at 9:00 a.m., central time. To access the
webcast, please go to the Fastenal Company Investor Relations
Website at http://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY
INFORMATION
We publish on the 'Investor Relations' page of our website at
www.fastenal.com both our monthly consolidated net sales
information and the presentation for our quarterly conference call
(which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our
earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter). We
expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for each
month, other than the third month of a quarter, at 6:00 a.m.,
central time, on the fourth business day of the following month. We
expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for the
third month of each quarter and the conference call presentation
for each quarter at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the date our
earnings announcement for such quarter is publicly released.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WEBCAST
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, we will be holding our annual
meeting of shareholders at our offices at 2001 Theurer Boulevard,
Winona, MN. The meeting will be webcast from 10:00 a.m., central
time, until the conclusion of the meeting. To access the webcast,
please go to the Fastenal Company Investor Relations Website at
http://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this document do not relate
strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are
considered 'forward-looking statements' that provide current
expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
can be identified by the use of terminology such as anticipate,
believe, should, estimate, expect, intend, may, will, plan, goal,
project, hope, trend, target, opportunity, and similar words or
expressions, or by references to typical outcomes. Any statement
that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections,
future trends, and the outcome of events that have not yet
occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Our forward-looking
statements generally relate to our expectations regarding the
business environment in which we operate, our projections of future
performance, our perceived marketplace opportunities, and our
strategies, goals, mission, and vision. You should understand that
forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and
uncertainties, known and unknown, and may be affected by inaccurate
assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be
guaranteed and actual results may vary materially. Factors that
could cause our actual results to differ from those discussed in
the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
those detailed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update
any such statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after
such date. FAST-E
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FASTENAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(Amounts in millions except share and per share
information) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Assets |
|
March 31,2017 |
|
December 31,2016 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents |
|
$ |
134.3 |
|
|
112.7 |
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$11.5 and $11.2, respectively |
|
574.7 |
|
|
499.7 |
|
Inventories |
|
1,007.4 |
|
|
993.0 |
|
Prepaid
income taxes |
|
— |
|
|
12.9 |
|
Other current assets |
|
94.3 |
|
|
102.5 |
|
Total
current assets |
|
1,810.7 |
|
|
1,720.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
890.7 |
|
|
899.7 |
|
Other
assets |
|
85.0 |
|
|
48.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
2,786.4 |
|
|
2,668.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Current
portion of debt |
|
$ |
10.9 |
|
|
10.5 |
|
Accounts
payable |
|
129.7 |
|
|
108.8 |
|
Accrued
expenses |
|
163.5 |
|
|
156.4 |
|
Income
taxes payable |
|
65.5 |
|
|
— |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
369.6 |
|
|
275.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
354.1 |
|
|
379.5 |
|
Deferred
income tax liabilities |
|
81.0 |
|
|
80.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
equity: |
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued or outstanding |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common
stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 289,263,924
and 289,161,924 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
|
2.9 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
41.5 |
|
|
37.4 |
|
Retained
earnings |
|
1,981.7 |
|
|
1,940.1 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(44.4 |
) |
|
(47.3 |
) |
Total stockholders' equity |
|
1,981.7 |
|
|
1,933.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
$ |
2,786.4 |
|
|
2,668.9 |
|
|
FASTENAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
(Amounts in millions except earnings per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Three Months EndedMarch 31, |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
Net sales |
$ |
1,047.7 |
|
|
986.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
sales |
529.7 |
|
|
495.2 |
|
Gross
profit |
518.0 |
|
|
491.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and
administrative expenses |
305.9 |
|
|
290.2 |
|
(Gain)
loss on sale of property and equipment |
(0.4 |
) |
|
0.1 |
|
Operating
income |
212.5 |
|
|
201.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
0.1 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Interest
expense |
(1.7 |
) |
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Earnings
before income taxes |
210.9 |
|
|
199.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense |
76.7 |
|
|
73.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
$ |
134.2 |
|
|
126.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net
earnings per share |
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
net earnings per share |
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding |
289.2 |
|
|
288.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding |
289.5 |
|
|
289.1 |
|
|
FASTENAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(Amounts in millions) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Three Months EndedMarch 31, |
|
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Net
earnings |
|
$ |
134.2 |
|
|
126.2 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by
operating activities, net of acquisition: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of property and equipment |
|
29.9 |
|
|
23.3 |
|
(Gain)
loss on sale of property and equipment |
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
0.1 |
|
Bad debt
expense |
|
2.2 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
Deferred
income taxes |
|
0.4 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
1.2 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
Amortization of non-compete agreements |
|
0.8 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition: |
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
(70.0 |
) |
|
(64.4 |
) |
Inventories |
|
1.4 |
|
|
(47.1 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
8.2 |
|
|
13.5 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
17.6 |
|
|
32.5 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
7.1 |
|
|
(5.8 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
78.4 |
|
|
83.9 |
|
Other |
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
(0.7 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
210.4 |
|
|
166.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment |
|
(21.2 |
) |
|
(29.7 |
) |
Cash paid
for acquisition |
|
(57.9 |
) |
|
— |
|
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment |
|
2.1 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
Other |
|
1.9 |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(75.1 |
) |
|
(28.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from debt obligations |
|
240.0 |
|
|
180.0 |
|
Payments
against debt obligations |
|
(265.0 |
) |
|
(175.0 |
) |
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options |
|
2.9 |
|
|
20.5 |
|
Purchases
of common stock |
|
— |
|
|
(59.5 |
) |
Payments
of dividends |
|
(92.6 |
) |
|
(86.5 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(114.7 |
) |
|
(120.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
1.0 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
21.6 |
|
|
21.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
112.7 |
|
|
129.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
134.3 |
|
|
150.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure
of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
Cash paid
for interest |
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
Net cash received for income taxes |
|
$ |
(2.2 |
) |
|
(12.2 |
) |
CONTACT:
Ellen Trester
Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Manager
507-313-7282
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