Fastenal Shares Rise After Earnings Beat
October 11 2019 - 11:16AM
Dow Jones News
By Patrick Thomas
Fastenal Co. (FAST) shares rose about 16% to $36.10 Friday after
it posted third-quarter earnings that beat analysts estimates.
The Winona, Minn.-based distributor of factory products reported
a profit of $213.5 million, or 37 cents a share. Analysts polled by
FactSet were expecting earnings of 35 cents a share.
"Execution of our pricing strategy improved nicely and produced
better gross margin," Chief Executive Daniel Florness said in an
investor presentation.
Sales rose to $1.38 billion from $1.28 billion a year earlier.
Analysts had expected $1.37 billion of revenue in the quarter.
"Price-cost improved for the quarter as pricing efforts to
offset tariffs and inflation gained traction," finance chief Holden
Lewis said on a call with analysts.
Write to Patrick Thomas at patrick.thomas@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 11, 2019 11:01 ET (15:01 GMT)
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