Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates.
Employee headcount at month end
May-21
May-20
Change
Apr-21
Change
In-market locations (branches & Onsites) - FTE
11,320
11,131
1.7%
11,260
0.5%
Non-in-market selling - FTE
1,998
1,873
6.7%
1,972
1.3%
Total selling personnel - FTE
13,318
13,004
2.4%
13,232
0.6%
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE
2,652
2,478
7.0%
2,629
0.9%
Manufacturing personnel - FTE
617
625
(1.3%)
612
0.8%
Administrative personnel - FTE
1,499
1,373
9.2%
1,513
(0.9%)
Total non-selling personnel - FTE
4,768
4,476
6.5%
4,754
0.3%
Total personnel - FTE
18,086
17,480
3.5%
17,986
0.6%
Total personnel - absolute
20,261
21,034
(3.7%)
20,401
(0.7%)
Historical averages exclude the impact of the March 2017 acquisition of Mansco. They also exclude 2020, a year during which many months were significantly impacted by COVID-19 surge activity and so would not be considered representative of normal activity.
Definitions in release:
Net sales - Net sales for the period indicated.
Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the US.
FTE - Full-time equivalent headcount.
Next monthly sales release date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 6:00 AM(central time)
Next earnings release date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 6:00 AM(central time)
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Fastenal Company is one of the North American leaders in industrial and construction material distribution. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- fastening products (32.4%): screws, nuts, bolts, joints, etc.;
- protection equipment (21.2%);
- storage and handling equipment (14%);
- industrial assembly and disassembly tools (8.5%);
- pneumatic and hydraulic tools (6.7%);
- cutting equipment (5.3%);
- electrical materials (4.6%);
- welding equipment (4.1%);
- other (3.2%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 3,419 outlets located primarily in the United States/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic (2,783), Canada (283), Mexico (197), and Europe (89).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (83.6%), Canada and Mexico (13.4%) and other (3%).