Fastenal Company · NASDAQ:FAST

Fastenal — Q2 2021 Earnings Presentation

14 slides from Fastenal's earnings presentation, Jul 13, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Investor Teleconference Presentation Second Quarter 2021

    Investor Teleconference Presentation Second Quarter 2021 Fastenal Company July 13, 2021 1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement All statements made herein that are not historical facts (e.g., future operating results and business activity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as expectations regarding operations, including gross margin, future inventory levels, pricing, Onsite and weighted FMI devi

  3. Slide 3: CEO Messages on 2Q21

    CEO Messages on 2Q21 Daily Sales Rate (DSR) Growth ◦ Sales to manufacturing and construction customers grew 18% 21.5% in 2Q21, but the fall-off of pandemic-related sales 16% from 2Q20 resulted in flat overall sales. 14% 12.2% ◦ We continue to manage costs well. Operating profit grew 12% 10.3% slight

  4. Slide 4: 2Q21 Growth Driver Update

    2Q21 Growth Driver Update Onsite Signings and Active Locations ◦ Onsites: 87 signings in 2Q21 were a second straight post- 150 1,500 1,323 pandemic high. We finished with 1,323 active sites, +9.2% 120 1,200 from 2Q20. Daily sales, excluding transferred branch sales, grew more than 25%. An improving

  5. Slide 5: Two Year Results of Operations

    Two Year Results of Operations (Comparison to 2019 Periods) Six-month Period Three-month Period 2021 2019 Change 2021 2019 Change Net sales $ 2,924.7 $ 2,677.7 9.2% $ 1,507.7 $ 1,368.4 10.2% Gross profit $ 1,344.1 $ 1,265.9 6.2% $ 700.7 $ 641.2 9.3 % % of net sales 46.0% 47.3% 46.5% 46.9% Operating

  6. Slide 6: 2Q21 Business Cadence

    2Q21 Business Cadence End Market Daily Sales Rate (DSR) Growth ◦ U.S. PMI averaged 60.8 in 2Q21. U.S. Industrial Production in 40% 32.6% Apr/May 2021 increased 14.2% versus 2Q20. The data reflects 30% strong manufacturing conditions, aided by an easy comparison. 24.5% 20% ◦ In 2Q21, fastener daily s

  7. Slide 7: 2Q21 Margin Summary

    2Q21 Margin Summary Gross Profit Margin ◦ Gross margin improved in 2Q21. Mix contributed, as the 50% fastener/non-fastener product growth gap widened faster 46.9% 46.5% than the large/small customer growth gap. We also 44.5% leveraged overhead/organizational costs on strong demand 45% from tradition

  8. Slide 8: 2Q21 Cash Flow Profile

    2Q21 Cash Flow Profile Operating Cash Flow ◦ 2Q21 operating cash flow was $171.5, or 71.6% of net income. (in millions) 350 Second quarter conversion rates tend to be lower, averaging 300 63.5% from 2Q15-2Q19, and in light of this we view our 2Q21 104.9% cash generation as healthy. It was below 2Q20

  9. Slide 9: Appendix: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Appendix Non-GAAP Financial Measures The appendix includes information on our Return on Invested Capital (‘ROIC’), which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define ROIC as net operating profit less income tax expense divided by average invested capital over the trailing 12 months. We believe ROIC is

  10. Slide 10: Return on Invested Capital

    Return on Invested Capital* Calculation of Return on Invested Capital Reconciliation of ROIC to Return on Assets (ROA) TTM TTM TTM TTM (Amounts in millions) 2Q21 2Q20 (Amounts in millions) 2Q21 2Q20 Operating Income $ 1,152.6 1,108.1 Net Earnings $ 867.9 833.7 (Income Tax Expense) (275.0) (264.0) To

  11. Slide 11: Sequential Trends

    Sequential Trends* Daily Sales Rate (DSR) Cum. Chg., Cum. Chg., Cum. Chg., Cum. Chg., BENCHMARKS Jan.* Feb. Mar. Jan. to Mar. Apr. May June Jan. to Jun. July Aug. Sep. Jan. to Sep. Oct. Jan. to Oct. Nov. Dec. BENCHMARK** (1.0%) 1.2% 3.1% 4.3% 0.1% 1.7% 1.8% 8.1% (3.4%) 3.3% 2.2% 10.3% (2.5%) 7.5% (4

  12. Slide 12: Employee Statistics

    Employee Statistics Absolute Count FTE Count 1 Change Change Change Change Change Change HEADCOUNT STATISTICS Since Since Since Since Since Since 2Q21 1Q21 1Q21 4Q20 4Q20 2Q20 2Q20 2Q21 1Q21 1Q21 4Q20 4Q20 2Q20 2Q20 In-market locations (branches & Onsites) 12,446 12,683 (1.9%) 12,680 (1.8%) 12,982 (

  13. Slide 13: In-Market Location Statistics

    In-Market Location Statistics BRANCH STATISTICS 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 New Branch Openings 1Q 37 28 11 9 2 17 5 0 3 3 2 2Q 38 25 22 8 6 10 5 5 3 4 5 3Q 19 20 11 5 5 8 5 3 2 3 4Q 28 7 9 2 28 5 3 3 4 2 Cumulative 122 80 53 24 41 40 18 11 12 12 7 Closed/Converted Branche

  14. Slide 14: End Market Profile

    End Market Profile End Market Mix — 2019 End Market Mix — 2020 Transportation/ Other, 4.0% Other, 3.3% Transportation/ Warehousing, 2.6% Warehousing, 6.9% Gov't/Education, 3.7% Gov't/Education, 8.1% Manufacturing, 39.0% Manufacturing, 41.6% Reseller, 9.2% Reseller, 8.0% Construction, 12.9% Construct

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