MORGAN STANLEY PLC/CALL/FASTENAL/82.5/0.1/20.12.24 Stock

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%).