Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates.
Employee headcount at month end
Sep-21
Sep-20
Change
Aug-21
Change
In-market locations (branches & Onsites) - FTE
11,104
11,302
(1.8%)
11,295
(1.7%)
Non-in-market selling - FTE
2,049
1,895
8.1%
2,043
0.3%
Total selling personnel - FTE
13,153
13,197
(0.3%)
13,338
(1.4%)
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE
2,560
2,638
(3.0%)
2,720
(5.9%)
Manufacturing personnel - FTE
616
618
(0.3%)
626
(1.6%)
Administrative personnel - FTE
1,531
1,409
8.7%
1,540
(0.6%)
Total non-selling personnel - FTE
4,707
4,665
0.9%
4,886
(3.7%)
Total personnel - FTE
17,860
17,862
0.0%
18,224
(2.0%)
Total personnel - absolute
20,231
20,336
(0.5%)
20,229
0.0%
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: Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 6:00 AM(central time)
Next earnings release date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 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%).
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