WINONA, Minn., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Fastenal
Company of Winona, MN (NASDAQ:FAST) reported the results of the
quarter ended June 30, 2008. Except as otherwise noted below,
dollar amounts are in thousands. Net sales for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2008 totaled $604,219, an increase of 16.3%
over net sales of $519,706 in the second quarter of 2007. Net
earnings increased from $60,256 in the second quarter of 2007 to
$76,166 in the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 26.4%. Basic
and diluted earnings per share increased from $.40 to $.51 for the
comparable periods. Net sales for the six-month period ended June
30, 2008 totaled $1,170,429, an increase of 16.0% over net sales of
$1,008,863 in the first six months of 2007. Net earnings increased
from $114,289 in the first six months of 2006 to $144,260 in the
first six months of 2008, an increase of 26.2%. Basic and diluted
earnings per share increased from $.76 to $.97 for the comparable
periods. During the first six months of 2008, Fastenal opened 112
new stores (Fastenal opened 123 new stores in the first six months
of 2007). These 112 new stores represent an increase in stores
since December 31, 2007 of 5.2%. There were 2,160 stores on
December 31, 2007. There were 13,065 total employees as of June 30,
2008, an increase of 8.8% from December 31, 2007 and 15.5% from
June 30, 2007. SALES GROWTH: Note -- Daily sales are defined as the
sales for the month divided by the number of business days in the
month. Stores opened greater than five years ---- The impact of the
economy, over time, is best reflected in the growth performance of
our stores opened greater than five years (store sites opened as
follows: 2008 group - opened 2003 and earlier, 2007 group - opened
2002 and earlier, and 2006 group - opened 2001 and earlier). This
store group is more cyclical due to the increased market share they
enjoy in their local markets. During each of the twelve months in
2006 and 2007, and the first six months of 2008, the stores opened
greater than five years had daily sales growth rates of (compared
to the comparable month in the preceding year): Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2006 13.9% 11.9% 10.8% 9.1%
9.6% 10.7% 9.9% 11.2% 8.1% 8.5% 8.0% 9.6% 2007 4.8% 3.8% 7.8% 4.5%
5.4% 6.2% 6.1% 5.3% 6.3% 6.3% 7.9% 9.6% 2008 8.9% 8.8% 9.9% 10.5%
10.4% 11.2% Stores opened greater than two years -- Our stores
opened greater than two years (store sites opened as follows: 2008
group -- opened 2006 and earlier, 2007 group -- opened 2005 and
earlier, and 2006 group -- opened 2004 and earlier) represent a
consistent same-store view of our business. During each of the
twelve months in 2006 and 2007, and the first six months of 2008,
the stores opened greater than two years had daily sales growth
rates of (compared to the comparable month in the preceding year):
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2006
17.8% 15.0% 14.6% 12.3% 12.5% 14.0% 12.8% 13.9% 9.2% 9.0% 9.4%
10.9% 2007 7.3% 6.0% 9.4% 5.5% 6.7% 7.2% 6.5% 5.9% 6.8% 7.6% 8.8%
10.9% 2008 12.0% 11.1% 12.5% 13.1% 12.0% 12.0% All company sales -
During each of the twelve months in 2006 and 2007, and the first
six months of 2008, all the selling locations combined had daily
sales growth rates of (compared to the comparable month in the
preceding year): Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 2006 23.9% 21.3%
21.1% 19.1% 19.2% 20.6% 2007 12.6% 11.8% 15.5% 12.0% 13.2% 14.8%
2008 15.6% 15.0% 16.9% 17.1% 16.0% 15.9% July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec. 2006 19.7% 20.7% 16.1% 15.9% 16.3% 17.7% 2007 13.9% 13.4%
13.7% 14.7% 15.2% 16.8% The strong growth in the January 2006 to
March 2006 time frame generally represents a continuation of the
strong environments experienced in 2004 and 2005. The first two
months of the second quarter of 2006 experienced weaker sales
growth than we expected. The April 2006 growth was negatively
impacted by Easter (which occurred in March during 2005), but was
still weaker than we expected. The June to August 2006 time frame
represents stronger sales activity than the preceding two to three
month period. The daily sales growth amount in September 2006
appears weaker due to the difficult comparison with Hurricane
Katrina's added sales in September 2005 (approximately $4,000
impact); however, the increase in our daily sales number from
August 2006 to September 2006, of 4.1%, is consistent with
historical norms. The final three months of 2006 continued in the
same variable fashion as the previous six months. The October
growth number was negatively impacted by the difficult comparison
with Hurricane Katrina's added sales in October 2005 (approximately
$1,500 impact). The months of November and December 2006, like the
months of April and May 2006, were weaker than expected. The first
five months of 2007 continued the trend of a weak economic
environment as experienced during 2006 (as described above). The
month of March 2007 improved relative to January and February 2007.
The month of June 2007 improved relative to April and May 2007. The
June improvement was meaningful as it came in a month with fairly
challenging comparisons from 2006. Unfortunately, the strength in
June moderated in the third quarter. This pulled our daily sales
growth rate from the 14.8% in June to 13.5% in the third quarter of
2007. This moderation reflected a continuation of the weaker
economic environment experienced in four of the first five months
of the year. The final three months of 2007 continued in the same
variable fashion as the previous nine months but showed consistent
improvement from the third quarter daily sales growth rate of
13.7%. This improvement remained in the first six months of 2008.
As indicated in the June 2007 commentary above, the June 2007
growth was strong on a difficult comparison; this made the 15.9%
June 2008 daily sales growth rate a more difficult accomplishment.
We believe the improvement in the final months of 2007 and the
first six months of 2008 were driven, in part, by our 'pathway to
profit' initiative described below. PATHWAY TO PROFIT: During April
2007 we disclosed our intention to alter the growth drivers of our
business. For most of the last decade, we have used store openings
as the primary growth driver of our business (opening approximately
14% new stores each year). As announced in April 2007, we intend to
add outside sales personnel into existing stores at a faster rate
than historical patterns. We intend to fund this sales force
expansion with the occupancy savings generated by opening stores at
the rate of 7% to 10% per year (we opened approximately 8.1% new
stores in 2007 or 161 stores) versus the historical rate of
approximately 14%. Our goal is four-fold: (1) to continue growing
our business at a similar rate with the new outside sales
investment model, (2) to grow the sales of our average store to
$125 thousand per month in the five year period from 2007 to 2012,
(3) to enhance the profitability of the overall business by
capturing the natural expense leverage that has historically
occurred in our existing stores as their sales grow, and (4) to
improve the performance of our business due to the more efficient
use of working capital (primarily inventory) as our average store
size increases. Store Count and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Headcount Growth - In response to the 'pathway to profit', we have
increased our year-over-year store count and FTE head count as
follows: June March December September June 2008 2008 2007 2007
2007 Store count 7.1% 6.8% 8.1% 9.7% 12.5% Store personnel - FTE
16.2% 18.5% 18.8% 18.4% 13.7% Distribution and manufacturing
personnel- FTE 5.1% 10.9% 7.7% 12.8% 9.2% Administrative and sales
support personnel- FTE 3.1% (5.9)% 1.5% 2.1% 4.4% Total - FTE 12.4%
13.5% 14.1% 15.0% 11.5% Store Size and Profitability -
Approximately 90% and 91% of our sales in the second quarter of
2008 and 2007, respectively, were generated by our stores included
in the table set forth below. Our remaining sales related to (1)
our in-plant locations, (2) our direct Fastenal Cold Heading
business, or (3) our direct import business. Our average store,
excluding the business not sold through a store, had sales of
$74,300 per month in the second quarter of 2007. This average grew
to $80,100 per month in the second quarter of 2008. The average
age, number of stores and pre-tax margin data by store size for the
second quarter of 2008 and 2007, respectively, were as follows:
Three months ended June 30, 2008 Average Pre-Tax Age Number of
Percentage Margin Sales Per Month (Years) Stores of Stores
Percentage $0 to 30,000 2.4 383 16.9% (22.8)% $30,001 to 60,000 4.8
709 31.2% 10.3% $60,001 to 100,000 7.4 550 24.2% 21.6% $100,001 to
$150,000 9.7 381 16.8% 26.1% Over $150,000 12.9 249 11.0% 27.9%
Total 2,272 100.0% Three months ended June 30, 2007 Average Pre-Tax
Age Number of Percentage Margin Sales Per Month (Years) Stores of
Stores Percentage $0 to 30,000 2.0 431 20.3% (19.9)% $30,001 to
60,000 4.7 656 30.9% 11.4% $60,001 to 100,000 7.2 503 23.7% 21.3%
$100,001 to $150,000 9.3 338 15.9% 24.4% Over $150,000 13.1 194
9.1% 25.7% Total 2,122 100.0% Note - Amounts may not foot due to
rounding difference. As we indicated in April 2007, our goal over
the five year period from 2007 to 2012 is to increase the sales of
our average store to approximately $125,000 per month. This will
shift the store mix emphasis from the first three categories ($0 to
$30,000, $30,001 to $60,000, and $60,001 to $100,000) to the last
three categories ($60,001 to 100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, and
over $150,000), and we believe will allow us to leverage our fixed
cost and increase our overall productivity. Note - Dollar amounts
in this section are presented in whole dollars, not thousands.
IMPACT OF FUEL PRICES: Rising fuel prices negatively impacted the
year ended December 31, 2007 and the first six months of 2008.
During the first and second quarters of 2007, total vehicle fuel
costs averaged approximately $2.1 million and $2.5 million per
month, respectively. During the first and second quarters of 2008,
our total vehicle fuel costs averaged approximately $2.9 million
and $3.7 million per month, respectively. The increase resulted
from variations in fuel costs, the freight initiative discussed
below, increases in product sales, and the increase in the number
of vehicles necessary to support additional sales personnel and to
support additional store locations. These fuel costs include the
fuel utilized in our distribution vehicles (semi-tractors, straight
trucks, and sprinter trucks) which is recorded in cost of goods and
the fuel utilized in our store delivery vehicles which is included
in operating and administrative expenses (the split is
approximately 50:50 between distribution and store use). In 2005,
we introduced our new freight model as a means to continue to
improve our operating performance. The freight model represents a
focused effort to haul a higher percentage of our products
utilizing the Fastenal trucking network (which operates at a
substantial savings to external service providers because of our
ability to leverage our existing routes) and to charge freight more
consistently in our various operating units. This initiative
positively impacted the latter two-thirds of 2005, all of 2006, all
of 2007, and the first six months of 2008 despite the changes in
average per gallon fuel costs shown in the following table: 2007 -
Quarter 2008 - Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Diesel fuel
$2.59 2.85 2.94 3.25 $3.47 $4.30 Unleaded gasoline $2.31 2.96 2.86
2.92 $3.07 $3.65 The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel and
unleaded gasoline increased by 50.9% and 23.3%, respectively, from
the second quarter of 2007 to second quarter of 2008. Given the
nature of our distribution business, these fluctuations in fuel
prices can have a meaningful impact on our results. This impact is
also covered later in our discussion about gross margin and
operating and administrative expenses. STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
INFORMATION (percentage of net sales): Six Months Ended Three
Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net sales 100.0%
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Gross profit margin 52.5% 50.6% 52.5% 50.3%
Operating and administrative expenses 32.5% 32.2% 32.1% 31.6% Gain
(loss) on sale of property and equipment 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Operating income 19.9% 18.4% 20.4% 18.7% Interest income 0.1% 0.1%
0.0% 0.1% Earnings before income taxes 20.0% 18.5% 20.5% 18.8% Note
- Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference. Gross profit
margins for the first half and second quarter of 2008 increased
over the same periods in 2007. The improvement was driven by
several factors: (1) a focused effort to challenge our sales force
to increase the gross margin on business with a lower than
acceptable margin, (2) a focused effort to stay ahead of
inflationary increases in product cost, (3) improvements in our
direct sourcing operations, (4) continued focus on our freight
initiative (discussed earlier), and (5) continued focus on our
product availability within our network. This product availability
focus centers on our 'master stocking hub' in Indianapolis,
Indiana, and our efficient ability to pull product from
store-to-store. Due to the benefit of item (4) above, the rising
fuel costs discussed earlier had only a nominal negative impact on
our gross margin early in the first quarter of 2008 and this
reversed to a positive gross margin impact from late in the first
quarter into the second quarter. This impact could prove more
challenging if fuel costs continue to increase. Operating and
administrative expenses grew at a rate slightly faster than the
rate of growth in net sales in the second quarter of 2008. As noted
in the 'pathway to profit' discussion earlier in this release, we
expect to see operating and administrative expenses grow at a rate
slower than sales growth due to the added leverage that occurs as
the size of our average store increases. On a positive note, we
were able to leverage our occupancy costs for the first time since
earlier in the decade. Occupancy expenses grew approximately 10.9%
in the first quarter of 2008, 9.0% in the second quarter of 2008,
and approximately 10.0% for the first six months of 2008. This
leverage was due to the decrease in store openings pursuant to our
'pathway to profit' initiative. As we have noted in the past,
almost 70% of our operating and administrative expenses consist of
payroll and payroll related costs. Our employee head count
(measured on a full-time equivalent basis) increased 12.4% from
June 2007 to June 2008. However, our net payroll costs increased
approximately 18.9% and did not leverage. This de-leverage occurred
because the commission and bonus component of payroll grew
approximately 23.4% from the second quarter of 2007 to the second
quarter of 2008 (this was driven at the store and district level).
Our employees are rewarded for growth in gross profit dollars and
pre-tax earnings. The gross profit margin expansion discussed
earlier drove this reward faster than sales growth. The other
component of operating and administrative expenses that experienced
meaningful de-leverage was transportation cost. These costs grew
approximately 36.4%, primarily driven by the increase in fuel costs
discussed earlier and by the increase in the number of vehicles
needed to support an expanded sales force. The operating and
administrative expenses for the six months of 2008 include $1,429
of additional compensation expense related to the adoption of new
stock option accounting rules in early 2007. In the first six
months of 2007, this expense was $383. We issued an additional
grant of 275,000 shares in April 2008. These options, like the
options issued in 2007, vest over a five to eight year period. The
two option grants, when combined, will result in compensation
expense of approximately $300 per month for the next four years;
and dropping slightly in the remaining period. No other stock based
compensation was outstanding during these periods. Income taxes, as
a percentage of earnings before income taxes, were approximately
38.3% and 38.8% for the first six months of 2008 and 2007,
respectively. During the first quarter of 2007, we implemented FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
(FIN No. 48). As defined in FIN No. 48, we had a discrete event in
each of the first and second quarters of 2007 which resulted in
recognition of approximately $827 and $124 of additional tax,
respectively. Absent this event, our tax rate would have been 38.3%
for the first six months of 2007. This rate fluctuates over time
based on the income tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which
we operate, and based on the level of profits in those
jurisdictions. WORKING CAPITAL: The year-over-year dollar and
percentage growth related to accounts receivable and inventories
were as follows: Twelve Month Twelve Month Percentage Balance at
Dollar Change Change Year-over-year June 30, June 30, June 30,
change 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 Accounts receivable, net
$292,056 255,101 $36,955 27,040 14.4% 11.9% Inventories $507,989
471,561 $36,428 76,531 7.7% 19.4% These two assets were impacted by
our initiatives to improve working capital. These initiatives
include (1) the establishment of a centralized call center to
facilitate accounts receivable management (this facility became
operational early in 2005) and (2) the tight management of all
inventory amounts not identified as either expected store
inventory, new expanded inventory, inventory necessary for upcoming
store openings, or inventory necessary for our 'master stocking
hub'. The accounts receivable increase of 11.9% from June 30, 2006
to June 30, 2007 represents a lag behind the daily sales increase
of 14.8% in June 2007. The accounts receivable increase of 14.4%
from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008 also represents a lag behind
the 15.9% daily sales increase in June 2008. We continue to be
pleased with the improvement in accounts receivable during 2007 and
2008, and with the related reduction in bad debt expense when
compared to historical amounts. The inventory increase from June
30, 2006 to June 30, 2007 of 19.4% is greater than the rate of
sales growth of 13.3% from the second quarter of 2006 to the second
quarter of 2007. The inventory increase from June 30, 2007 to June
30, 2008 of 7.7% is less than the rate of sales growth of 16.3%
from the second quarter of 2007 to the second quarter of 2008. This
improvement relates to our conscious decision to limit the growth
of inventory in the future, to halt growth or decrease inventory in
the short-term, to stock additional products in our Indianapolis,
Indiana distribution center, and then to continually resize the
existing store and distribution center inventory through a process
we call inventory re-distribution. As we indicated in earlier
communications, our short-term goals center on our ability to move
the ratio of annual sales to accounts receivable and inventory
(Annual Sales: AR&I) back to better than a 3.0:1 ratio (on
December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, we had a ratio of 2.8:1, 2.7:1
and 2.8:1, respectively). Historically, we have been able to
achieve a 20% after tax return on total assets (our historical
internal goal) when our Annual Sales: AR&I ratio is at or above
3.0:1. During 2006, the incremental investments did not allow us to
improve our ratio (these investments include certain store upgrades
and the implementation of our 'master stocking hub' model). In
2007, we made considerable improvement as detailed above. We need
to continue executing better on the inventory portion of these
working capital initiatives in 2008. Please refer to our discussion
on 'pathway to profit' earlier. FISCAL 2008 REPORTING: As indicated
in our 2007 Annual Report, we intend to focus our 2008 commentary
away from the four initiatives discussed in earlier communications
(new freight model, working capital model, expanded store model
called CSP2, and 'master stocking hub' distribution model); instead
we will focus our commentary on the 'pathway to profit'. Some key
aspects we intend to disclose center on the full-time equivalent
statistics shown above, as well as information on the productivity
of our outside sales personnel; the latter being information we
intend to start disclosing after the second quarter when we are one
year into the 'pathway to profit' which began in the spring of
2007. STOCK REPURCHASE AND DIVIDENDS: On July 10, 2008, we issued a
press release announcing our Board of Directors had authorized
purchases by us of up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of our
common stock (over and above previously authorized amounts). During
the first six months of 2008, we purchased 200,000 shares of our
outstanding stock at an average price of approximately $44.72 per
share. With the new authorization in 2008, we have remaining
authority to purchase up to approximately 1,800,000 additional
shares of our common stock. During the first half of 2008 we paid
dividends totaling $37,280 (or $0.25 per share) to our
shareholders. On July 10, 2008, we issued a press release
announcing our Board of Directors had declared a second dividend
for 2008, which will be paid during the third quarter of 2008, of
$0.27 per share. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional information
regarding certain Fastenal Company statistics for the current
quarter is available on the Fastenal Company World Wide Web site at
http://www.fastenal.com/. The Company discloses sales and store
information on a monthly basis. This information is posted at
http://www.fastenal.com/ on the third business day following the
end of the first two months of a quarter and simultaneous with the
earnings release following the third month of a quarter. This press
release contains statements that are not historical in nature and
that are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, "forward
looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding (1) working
capital goals and expected returns on total assets when working
capital is appropriately managed, (2) the outcome of our new long
term growth strategy 'pathway to profit', including planned
decreases in the rate of new store openings, planned additions to
our outside sales personnel, the expected funding of such additions
out of cost savings resulting from the slowing of the rate of new
store openings, the growth in average store sales expected to
result from this strategy, and our ability to capture leverage,
working capital efficiency, and improved productivity expected to
result from this strategy (including expected working capital
efficiencies), and (3) the expected amount of future compensation
expense resulting from stock options. The following factors are
among those that could cause the Company's actual results to differ
materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements:
(i) an upturn or downturn in the economy could cause store openings
to change from that expected, and could impact the rate at which
additional sales personnel are added, our ability to grow average
store sales by adding sales personnel, and our ability to capture
leverage and manage support labor, (ii) a change, from that
projected, in the number of markets able to support future store
sites could impact the rate of new store openings, (iii) our
ability to successfully attract and retain additional qualified
sales personnel, the success of our additional sales personnel, and
our ability to successfully change our sale process could adversely
impact our ability to grow average store sales, (iv) a change in
accounts receivable collections, a change in the economy from that
currently being experienced, a change in buying patterns, or a
change in vendor production lead times could cause us to fail to
attain our goals regarding working capital and rates of return on
assets, and (v) a change in accounting for stock-based compensation
or the assumptions used could change the amount of stock-based
compensation recognized. A discussion of other risks and
uncertainties is included in the Company's 2007 annual report on
Form 10-K under the section captioned "Risk Factors" and the
Company's 2007 annual report to shareholders under the section
captioned "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations". FAST-E FASTENAL COMPANY AND
SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands
except share information) (Unaudited) June 30, December 31, Assets
2008 2007 Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $76,438 57,220
Marketable securities 678 159 Trade accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,269 and $2,265, respectively
292,056 236,331 Inventories 507,989 504,592 Deferred income tax
assets 14,702 14,702 Other current assets 67,156 67,767 Total
current assets 959,019 880,771 Marketable securities 1,491 1,950
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation 306,399
276,627 Other assets, less accumulated amortization 3,754 3,713
Total assets $1,270,663 1,163,061 Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $67,243 55,353 Accrued
expenses 76,998 75,565 Income taxes payable 2,645 6,873 Total
current liabilities 146,886 137,791 Deferred income tax liabilities
15,109 15,109 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, 5,000,000
shares authorized - - Common stock, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
148,920,712 and 149,120,712 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively 1,489 1,491 Additional paid-in capital - 227 Retained
earnings 1,095,755 996,050 Accumulated other comprehensive income
11,424 12,393 Total stockholders' equity 1,108,668 1,010,161 Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,270,663 1,163,061 FASTENAL
COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Amounts in thousands except earnings per share) (Unaudited)
(Unaudited) Six months ended Three months ended June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007 Net sales $1,170,429 1,008,863 604,219 519,706
Cost of sales 556,410 497,879 286,830 258,237 Gross profit 614,019
510,984 317,389 261,469 Operating and administrative expenses
380,461 325,112 193,899 164,261 Gain (loss) on sale of property and
equipment (245) 83 (141) 198 Operating income 233,313 185,955
123,349 97,406 Interest income 468 676 247 454 Earnings before
income taxes 233,781 186,631 123,596 97,860 Income tax expense
89,521 72,342 47,430 37,604 Net earnings $144,260 114,289 76,166
60,256 Basic and diluted net earnings per share $0.97 0.76 0.51
0.40 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 149,117 151,084
149,113 150,989 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 149,117
151,084 149,113 150,989 FASTENAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited) Six months ended June 30, 2008 2007 Cash flows from
operating activities: Net earnings $144,260 114,289 Adjustments to
reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating
activities: Depreciation of property and equipment 19,296 18,600
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment 245 (83) Bad debt
expense 3,536 3,097 Deferred income taxes - 1,256 Stock based
compensation 1,429 383 Amortization of non-compete agreement 34 34
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Trade accounts
receivable (59,261) (48,666) Inventories (3,397) (15,564) Other
current assets 611 3,172 Accounts payable 11,890 16,081 Accrued
expenses 1,433 4,486 Income taxes payable (4,228) 4,876 Other
(1,163) 5,812 Net cash provided by operating activities 114,685
107,773 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of property
and equipment (51,075) (24,816) Proceeds from sale of property and
equipment 1,762 3,970 Net (increase) decrease in marketable
securities (60) 8,195 Increase in other assets (75) (249) Net cash
used in investing activities (49,448) (12,900) Cash flows from
financing activities: Purchase of common stock (8,944) (25,847)
Payment of dividends (37,280) (31,584) Net cash used in financing
activities (46,224) (57,431) Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash 205 542 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 19,218
37,984 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 57,220
19,346 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $76,438 57,330
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during
each period for: Income taxes $93,749 67,466 DATASOURCE: Fastenal
Company CONTACT: Dan Florness, EVP|CFO of Fastenal Company,
+1-507-453-8211 Web site: http://www.fastenal.com/
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