Fastenal (FAST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2014)
Fastenal (FAST) recorded Short-term Investments of $453,000 in Q2 2014, up 3.7% from $437,000 a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2013, Fastenal reported Short-term Investments of $451,000, up 27.4% from FY2012.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a four-year compound annual growth rate of -63.1% (FY2009 to FY2013).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $354,000 in FY2012 (-98.7%), $27.17 million in FY2011 (+4.2%), $26.07 million in FY2010 (+6.8%) and $24.4 million in FY2009.
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has ranged from $354,000 in Q4 2012 to $27.23 million in Q3 2012 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 43.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 27.4% in Q4 2013, against a decline of 98.7% in Q4 2012 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $453,000 (Q1 2014), $451,000 (Q4 2013) and $441,000 (Q3 2013).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.17 Bn | 8.97 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2014 | 453,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 453,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 451,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 441,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 437,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 417,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 354,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 27.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 27.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 27.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 27.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 26.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 26.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 26.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 26.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 24.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 24.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 24.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 24.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.30 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "FAST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();