The Manufacturers Supply Company ('Mansco') acquisition occurred on March 31, 2017 and therefore had no impact on our net sales in March 2017. Mansco's net sales contribution will begin to be reflected in our April 2017 release.
Definitions in release:
Net sales - Net sales for the period indicated.
Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the United States. FTE - Full-time equivalent headcount.
Next monthly sales release date: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM (central time)
Next earnings release date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 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%).