Fastenal : 2016 Q4 Supplemental Information

Q4 2016 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WEB RELEASE
Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal)			Release date: 1/18/17
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
The accompanying supplemental information is unaudited.
Fastener product line sales expressed as a % of net sales:
Quarter	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
1st	50.8%	50.2%	50.7%	49.8%	47.6%	45.5%	43.0%	40.2%	39.0%	37.5%
2nd	51.5%	51.0%	49.7%	49.7%	47.9%	45.2%	43.1%	40.6%	38.7%	37.1%
3rd	50.5%	51.3%	49.5%	49.2%	46.5%	43.5%	41.7%	40.3%	37.9%	36.1%
4th	50.0%	51.2%	49.9%	48.0%	45.8%	42.9%	40.6%	39.2%	37.4%	35.6%
Daily sales:
Month	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
January	$7,508	$8,680	$7,945	$8,133	$9,658	$11,713	$12,494	$13,326	$14,927	$15,418
February	$7,513	$8,641	$7,736	$8,075	$9,812	$11,774	$12,743	$13,726	$14,909	$15,298
March	$7,897	$9,228	$7,626	$8,548	$10,501	$12,530	$13,171	$14,705	$15,530	$15,525
April	$7,842	$9,181	$7,249	$8,600	$10,598	$12,433	$13,028	$14,325	$15,203	$15,788
May	$8,095	$9,387	$7,444	$9,013	$11,050	$12,493	$13,156	$14,930	$15,718	$15,890
June	$8,426	$9,767	$7,570	$9,169	$11,233	$12,808	$13,577	$15,298	$15,864	$15,866
July	$8,243	$9,462	$7,297	$9,081	$11,117	$12,466	$12,830	$14,713	$15,184	$15,498
August	$8,419	$9,800	$7,700	$9,399	$11,278	$12,628	$13,531	$15,567	$15,812	$15,864
September	$8,790	$10,051	$7,957	$9,823	$11,667	$13,176	$13,924	$15,725	$15,674	$16,109
October	$8,683	$9,719	$7,905	$9,675	$11,749	$12,545	$13,517	$15,491	$15,363	$15,966
November	$8,243	$8,805	$7,745	$9,132	$11,160	$12,071	$13,063	$15,068	$14,909	$15,086
December	$7,705	$7,706	$7,045	$8,515	$10,320	$11,326	$12,080	$14,183	$13,650	$14,088
Daily sales growth by age of store:
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Quarter	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old	10+ years old
1st	4.6%	6.7%	-17.1%	2.1%	15.0%	14.4%	1.9%	5.7%	7.5%	1.0%
2nd	3.8%	9.7%	-26.6%	16.4%	16.6%	9.1%	1.3%	9.4%	4.6%	0.0%
3rd	3.8%	9.4%	-25.4%	19.1%	13.2%	6.6%	1.5%	12.2%	1.4%	0.1%
4th	5.4%	1.5%	-16.8%	12.9%	15.9%	2.9%	3.8%	14.5%	-2.4%	1.1%
Quarter	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old	5+ years old
1st	5.5%	9.1%	-16.2%	1.7%	17.5%	16.2%	3.6%	6.6%	7.6%	0.4%
2nd	5.3%	10.7%	-25.5%	16.1%	18.5%	10.9%	2.7%	10.0%	4.5%	0.0%
3rd	5.8%	9.9%	-25.2%	19.0%	15.6%	8.1%	2.8%	12.7%	1.1%	0.4%
4th	8.0%	1.3%	-17.0%	15.6%	17.1%	4.5%	5.3%	14.3%	-2.8%	1.6%
Store Count:
New Store Openings:	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
1st	73	53	33	29	37	28	11	9	2	17
2nd	50	59	9	16	38	25	22	8	6	10
3rd	24	28	3	45	19	20	11	5	5	8
4th	14	21	24	37	28	7	9	2	28	5
Cumulative	161	161	69	127	122	80	53	24	41	40
Closed/Converted Locations:	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Closed current quarter	0	-8	-7	0	-10	-5	-7	-11	-15	-45
Closed (Annual)	-1	-8	-10	-7	-28	-16	-16	-73	-50	-144
Converted (Store to Customer- only)	0	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-2	-2	-6	-16
Converted (Customer-only to Store)	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	1
Cumulative	-1	-10	-11	-6	-27	-13	-18	-74	-56	-159
Year-end total store count:	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Year-end	2,160	2,311	2,369	2,490	2,585	2,652	2,687	2,637	2,622	2,503
Significant dates:
Fastenal anticipates publishing its consolidated net sales figures on the fourth business day of each month at this website; except for the net sales figures for
the third month of a quarter, which is released with the quarterly earnings release.
Fastenal anticipates its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2017.
Fastenal anticipates its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days of the end of the quarter.