Fastenal Q4 EPS $0.40 Beats $0.38 Estimate, Sales $1.53B Beat $1.51B Estimate

Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) reported quarterly earnings of $0.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.38 by 5.26 percent. This is a 17.65 percent increase over earnings of $0.34 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.53 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.51 billion by 1.44 percent. This is a 12.80 percent increase over sales of $1.36 billion the same period last year.