EX-99.1 2 ex_99103312025earningsrele.htm PRESS RELEASE Document

EXHIBIT 99.1
Fastenal Company Reports 2025 First Quarter Earnings
WINONA, Minn., April 11, 2025 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive) or contraction (negative) for the applicable period.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 Three-month Period
 20252024Change
Net sales$1,959.4 1,895.1 3.4 %
Business days63 64 
Daily sales$31.1 29.6 5.0 %
Gross profit$883.9 861.6 2.6 %
 % of net sales45.1 %45.5 %
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses $490.0 471.4 3.9 %
% of net sales25.0 %24.9 %
Operating income$393.9 390.2 0.9 %
 % of net sales20.1 %20.6 %
Income before income taxes$393.1 389.8 0.8 %
 % of net sales20.1 %20.6 %
Net income$298.7 297.7 0.3 %
Diluted net income per share$0.52 0.52 0.2 %
Note – Daily sales are defined as the total net sales for the period divided by the number of business days (in the U.S.) in the period.
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales
Net sales increased $64.3, or 3.4%, in the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the first quarter of 2024. There was one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 relative to the prior year period and, taking this into consideration, our net daily sales increased 5.0% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was helped by the absence of Good Friday in March of 2025. Excluding these effects, results reflected contribution from improved customer contract signings over the past twelve months, which was partially offset by sluggish underlying business activity. Changes in foreign exchange rates negatively affected sales in the first quarter of 2025 by approximately 50 basis points as compared to having an immaterial impact in the first quarter of 2024.
We experienced an increase in unit sales in the first quarter of 2025. This was due to a growth in the number of customer sites spending $10K or more per month with Fastenal and, to a lesser degree, growth in average monthly sales per customer site across all customer spend categories. The impact of product pricing on net sales was not material in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Price levels remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2025.

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From a product standpoint, we have three categories: fasteners, including fasteners used in original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), safety supplies, and other product lines, the latter of which includes eight smaller product categories, such as tools, janitorial supplies, and cutting tools. With industrial production still sluggish in the first quarter of 2025, the performance of our fastener product line continued to lag our non-fastener product lines. The fastener category experienced growth in the first quarter of 2025 after seven consecutive flat or declining quarters. This was driven by easier comparisons and increased contribution from large customer signings. We achieved growth in our safety category reflecting the lower volatility of PPE demand, which tends to be utilized in more MRO than OEM applications, growth of our vending installed base, and success with warehousing and data center customers. Other product lines experienced growth from MRO-oriented lines, such as electrical and janitorial, rather than from OEM-oriented lines, such as cutting tools and welding/abrasives, reflecting continued soft manufacturing demand. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:
DSR Change
Three-month Period
% of Sales
Three-month Period
2025202420252024
OEM fasteners3.9 %-4.0 %19.4 %19.6 %
MRO fasteners-3.3 %-5.1 %10.9 %11.9 %
Total fasteners1.1 %-4.4 %30.3 %31.5 %
Safety supplies7.1 %8.3 %22.0 %21.6 %
Other product lines6.7 %3.9 %47.7 %46.9 %
Total non-fasteners6.8 %5.2 %69.7 %68.5 %
From an end market standpoint, we have four categories: heavy manufacturing, other manufacturing, non-residential construction, and other, the latter of which includes reseller, government/education, and transportation/warehousing. Our manufacturing end markets outperformed primarily due to the relative strength we are experiencing with key account customers with significant managed spend where our service model and technology are particularly impactful. This disproportionately benefits manufacturing customers. Other end market sales were favorably impacted by growth with warehousing and storage, and data center customers, which was partially offset by declining sales with resellers. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:
DSR Change
Three-month Period
% of Sales
Three-month Period
2025202420252024
Heavy manufacturing4.8 %2.7 %43.4 %43.4 %
Other manufacturing 9.7 %2.5 %33.0 %31.6 %
Total manufacturing6.8 %2.6 %76.4 %75.0 %
Non-residential construction-3.4 %-6.6 %7.8 %8.5 %
Other end markets0.8 %3.9 %15.8 %16.5 %
Total non-manufacturing-0.6 %0.0 %23.6 %25.0 %
From a customer standpoint, we have two categories: contracts, which include national multi-site, local and regional, and government customers with significant revenue potential, and non-contracts, which include all other customers. Sales with our contract customers continue to outperform as we realize incremental sales from implementing strong customer signings that we have achieved over the last 12 months, which was partially offset by subdued business activity. Non-contract customers tend to be smaller and utilize fewer of our tools and capabilities, providing fewer avenues for share gains and therefore more closely reflect business trends, which remain sluggish. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:
DSR Change
Three-month Period
% of Sales
Three-month Period
2025202420252024
Contract sales8.5 %7.2 %73.1 %70.6 %
Non-contract sales-3.6 %-8.8 %26.9 %29.4 %


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Supplemental Data
Prior to 2025, our disclosed metrics primarily addressed development of capabilities, including branch openings, geographic expansion, growth of national accounts, growth of non-fastener products, FMI installations, and Onsite signings, to name a few. The data provided in the chart below measures the number of customer sites that are served throughout our in-market network, categorizing them by monthly customer spend categories and end market, and the sales and average sales per site. We believe this supplemental information may be useful to investors in evaluating Fastenal's business trends and whether and to what degree we are being successful, and we intend to disclose this information quarterly going forward until management determines otherwise. Historical end market sales have been updated in the table below to categorize by customer site and may not be able to be recalculated due to the rounding of those dollar values.
The prior three years of quarterly customer site data can be found at the end of this document.
Three-month period
2025		Three-month period
2024
Customer Sites (#) (1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#) (1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,114 $874.0 $137,811 1,987 $819.2 $137,427 
$10K+/Mo.8,500 1,293.1 50,710 8,263 1,230.0 49,619 
$5K-$10K/Mo.4,451 95.5 7,152 4,448 95.3 7,142 
<$5K/Mo.30,308 101.7 1,119 31,999 104.7 1,091 
Other sales (5)
— 2.7 — — 11.1 — 
Total manufacturing sales43,259 $1,493.0 $11,484 44,710 $1,441.1 $10,661 
Non-manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
388 $136.6 $117,354 353 $116.0 $109,537 
$10K+/Mo.2,918 288.5 32,956 2,890 265.7 30,646 
$5K-$10K/Mo.2,749 58.2 7,057 2,888 60.8 7,018 
<$5K/Mo.52,118 109.7 702 59,156 116.3 655 
Other sales (5)
— 10.0 — — 11.2 — 
Total non-manufacturing sales57,785 $466.4 $2,633 64,934 $454.0 $2,273 
Total
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,502 $1,010.6 $134,639 2,340 $935.1 $133,205 
$10K+/Mo.11,418 1,581.6 46,173 11,153 1,495.7 44,702 
$5K-$10K/Mo.7,200 153.8 7,120 7,336 156.2 7,097 
<$5K/Mo.82,426 211.4 855 91,155 221.0 808 
Other sales (5)
— 12.6 — — 22.2 — 
Total net sales101,044 $1,959.4 $6,422 109,644 $1,895.1 $5,694 
(1)Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.
(2)Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.
(3)Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.
(4)$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.
(5)Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

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FMI Technology comprises our FASTStock℠ (scanned stocking locations), FASTBin® (infrared, RFID, and scaled bins), and FASTVend® (vending devices) offerings. FASTStock's fulfillment processing technology is not embedded, is relatively less expensive and highly flexible in application, and is delivered using our proprietary mobility technology. FASTBin and FASTVend incorporate highly efficient and powerful embedded data tracking and fulfillment processing technologies. The first statistic is a weighted FMI® measure, which combines the signings and installations of FASTBin and FASTVend in a standardized machine equivalent unit (MEU) based on the expected output of each type of device. We do not include FASTStock in this measurement because scanned stocking locations can take many forms, such as bins, shelves, cabinets, pallets, etc., that cannot be converted into a standardized MEU. The second statistic is sales through FMI Technology, which combines the sales through FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend. A portion of the growth in sales experienced by FMI, particularly FASTStock and FASTBin, reflects the migration of products from less efficient non-digital stocking locations to more efficient, digital stocking locations.
We signed 6,418 weighted FASTBin and FASTVend devices in the first quarter of 2025. Our goal for weighted FASTBin and FASTVend device signings in 2025 remains between 28,000 to 30,000 MEUs.
The table below summarizes signings and installations of our FMI devices and sales through our FMI devices, eBusiness(1) tools, and Digital Footprint(2).
Three-month Period
20252024
DSR
Change (3)
Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings (MEUs)6,418 6,726 -4.6 %
Signings per day102 105 
Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend installations (MEUs; end of period)129,996 115,653 12.4 %
FASTStock sales$239.1 239.8 1.3 %
% of sales12.1 %12.5 %
FASTBin/FASTVend sales$619.9 556.9 13.1 %
% of sales31.3 %29.0 %
FMI sales$859.0 796.7 9.5 %
FMI daily sales$13.6 12.4 
% of sales43.3 %41.5 %
 eBusiness sales$607.6 549.3 12.9 %
% of sales30.7 %28.6 %
Less: eBusiness and FMI sales overlap$258.6 210.6 24.8 %
% of sales13.1 %11.0 %
Digital Footprint sales$1,208.0 1,135.4 8.3 %
% of sales61.0 %59.2 %
(1)Our eBusiness includes eProcurement activities, which are integrated transactions, including electronic data interchange (EDI), and eCommerce (transactional website sales).
(2)Digital Footprint is a combination of our sales through FMI (FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend) plus that portion of our eBusiness sales that does not represent billings of FMI services.
(3)Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings and installations reflects the percent change compared to the same period in the prior year.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 45.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 45.5% in the first quarter of 2024. Our gross profit percentage was primarily impacted by three factors. First, customer and product mix diluted our gross profit percentage. This reflects relatively stronger growth from large customers, including Onsite-like customers, and non-fastener products, each of which tend to have a lower gross profit percentage than our business as a whole. Second, we experienced higher fleet and transportation costs due to inflation in vehicle costs as we cycle our fleet and in third-party freight costs. Third, the aforementioned negative effects on our gross profit percentage were partly offset by increases in supplier incentives due to expanding spend with key suppliers.
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SG&A Expenses
Our SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 25.0% in the first quarter of 2025 versus 24.9% in the first quarter of 2024. Our ability to leverage was impacted by having one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2024, as operating expenses are not managed around monthly selling days. We also experienced growth in SG&A of 3.9% in the first quarter of 2025 versus net sales growth of 3.4% in the same period.
Employee-related expenses, which represent 70% to 75% of total SG&A expenses, increased 2.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. We experienced a modest increase in employee base pay due to higher average FTE and, to a lesser degree, higher average wages during the period, as well as higher health insurance costs. This was partly offset by lower incentive pay and profit sharing expense versus the first quarter of 2024.
Occupancy-related expenses, which represent 15% to 20% of total SG&A expenses, increased 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily a result of increases in a number of cost categories, including general inflation in branch rental costs and utilities, incremental depreciation and other costs associated with hub investments and upgrades, and slightly higher depreciation from an increase in the installed base of FMI hardware.
Combined, all other SG&A expenses, which represent 10% to 15% of total SG&A expenses, increased 10.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Selling-related transportation costs were higher, reflecting higher lease costs as we refreshed our fleet of pick-ups, which were partially offset by lower fuel expense. We had relatively smaller increases in bad debt expense, information technology (IT) expenses, sales-related travel expense, and realized losses on currency conversion, which were partially offset by increases in joint marketing efforts with our suppliers.
Operating Income
Our operating income, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 20.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 20.6% in the first quarter of 2024.
Net Interest
We had lower interest income reflecting a reduction in capital being invested in higher-earning short-term instruments during the period. We had lower interest expense as a result of slightly lower borrowings through the first quarter of 2025. The greater reduction in interest income relative to interest expense resulted in our generating net interest expense of $0.8 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.4 in the first quarter of 2024.
Income Taxes
We recorded income tax expense of $94.4 in the first quarter of 2025, or 24.0% of income before income taxes. Income tax expense was $92.1 in the first quarter of 2024, or 23.6% of income before income taxes. We believe our ongoing tax rate, absent any discrete tax items or broader changes to tax law, will be approximately 24.5%. Our tax rate in the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2024 was below our expected ongoing tax rate due to the tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options during each period.
Net Income
Our net income during the first quarter of 2025 was $298.7, an increase of 0.3% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Our diluted net income per share was $0.52 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.52 in the first quarter of 2024.
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BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW
Net cash provided by operating activities was $262.2 in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 21.8% from the first quarter of 2024, representing 87.8% of the period's net income versus 112.7% in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in operating cash flow, as a percent of net income, primarily reflects our operating assets and liabilities being a more significant use of cash in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to a modest use of cash in the first quarter of 2024.
The dollar and percentage change in accounts receivable, net, inventories, and accounts payable as of March 31, 2025 when compared to March 31, 2024 were as follows:
 March 31Twelve-month Dollar ChangeTwelve-month Percentage Change
 2025202420252025
Accounts receivable, net$1,278.7 1,213.2 $65.5 5.4 %
Inventories1,673.9 1,496.3 177.5 11.9 %
Trade working capital$2,952.6 2,709.5 $243.0 9.0 %
Accounts payable$341.1 276.0 $65.1 23.6 %
Trade working capital, net$2,611.5 2,433.5 $177.9 7.3 %
Net sales in last three months$1,959.4 1,895.1 $64.3 3.4 %
Note - Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference.
The increase in our accounts receivable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to growth in sales with our customers, including relative growth with larger customers that tend to carry longer payment terms.
The increase in our inventory balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to three factors. First, we added inventory to support projected growth in our business and, to a lesser extent, the anticipated impact of tariffs. Second, our inventory increased as a result of growth in sales with certain customers and the addition of stock to ensure we can support their future growth. Third, we added inventory to support our fastener expansion and optimal package quantity initiatives, which are intended to improve service to our in-market locations and generate efficiencies in our hubs.
The increase in our accounts payable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to an increase in our product purchases as reflected in the growth in inventories.
During the first quarter of 2025, our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, was $53.8, which was a slight increase from $48.3 in the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily related to an increase in spending for facility construction and upgrades, FMI hardware to support growth in our installed base, IT and manufacturing.
For 2025, we continue to expect our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, to be within a range of $265.0 to $285.0, an increase from $214.1 in 2024. This increase reflects three items. First, we expect higher distribution center spending to complete our upgraded Utah hub, begin construction on a new Atlanta hub, and improve our picking capacity and efficiency across our hub network. Second, we expect elevated IT spending as projects that were expected in 2024 experienced delays and will occur in 2025. Third, we expect greater outlays for FMI hardware reflecting an increase in our targeted signings.
During the first quarter of 2025, we returned $246.7 to our shareholders in the form of dividends, compared to the first quarter of 2024 when we returned $223.2 to our shareholders in the form of dividends. We did not repurchase any of our common stock in either period.
Total debt on our balance sheet was $200.0 at the end of the first quarter of 2025, or 5.1% of total capital (the sum of stockholders' equity and total debt). This compares to $200.0, or 5.5% of total capital, at the end of the first quarter of 2024.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The table below summarizes our absolute and full time equivalent (FTE; based on 40 hours per week) employee headcount, number of branch locations, number of $50K+ customer sites, and weighted FMI devices at the end of the periods presented and the percentage change compared to the end of the prior periods.
Change
Since:		Change
Since:
Q1
2025		Q4
2024		Q4
2024		Q1
2024		Q1
2024
Selling personnel - absolute employee headcount (1)
16,995 16,669 2.0 %16,726 1.6 %
Selling personnel - FTE employee headcount (1)
15,236 15,014 1.5 %15,064 1.1 %
Total personnel - absolute employee headcount24,181 23,702 2.0 %23,695 2.1 %
Total personnel - FTE employee headcount21,339 20,958 1.8 %20,935 1.9 %
Number of branch locations1,587 1,597 -0.6 %1,592 -0.3 %
Number of $50K+ customer sites2,502 2,330 7.4 %2,340 6.9 %
Weighted FMI devices (MEU installed count) 129,996 126,957 2.4 %115,653 12.4 %
(1)    In the fourth quarter of 2024, we realigned certain employees as a result of a routine review of our organizational structure. While there is no change to total absolute or total FTE headcount, it produces minor shifts between headcount categories. Historical numbers have been adjusted to reflect this realignment.
During the last twelve months, we increased our total FTE employee headcount by 404. Our total FTE selling and sales support personnel increased by 172. This increase reflects additions of FTE to support growth in our Onsite locations, partially offset by a reduction of personnel at our branch locations reflecting both shifts to Onsite locations and tight management of headcount given sluggish business conditions. We had an increase in our distribution and transportation FTE personnel of 98 to support increased product throughput at our distribution facilities. We had an increase in our remaining FTE personnel of 134 which related primarily to personnel investments in manufacturing, quality control, IT, and business analytics.



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CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS QUARTERLY RESULTS
As we previously disclosed, we will host a conference call today to review the quarterly results, as well as current operations. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at 9:00 a.m., central time. To access the webcast, please go to our Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY INFORMATION
We publish on the 'Investor Relations' page of our website at www.fastenal.com both our monthly consolidated net sales information and the presentation for our quarterly conference call (which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter). We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for each month, other than the third month of a quarter, at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the fourth business day of the following month. We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for the third month of each quarter and the conference call presentation for each quarter at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the date our earnings announcement for such quarter is publicly released.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WEBCAST
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, we will be holding our Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 'Annual Meeting') at the Remlinger Muscle Car Museum located at 3560 Service Drive, Winona, Minnesota. The Annual Meeting will be webcast from 10:00 a.m., central time, until the conclusion of the meeting. To access the webcast, please go to the Fastenal Company Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this document do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are considered 'forward-looking statements' that provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as anticipate, believe, should, estimate, expect, intend, may, will, plan, goal, project, hope, trend, target, opportunity, and similar words or expressions, or by references to typical outcomes. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends, and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Our forward-looking statements generally relate to our expectations and beliefs regarding the business environment in which we operate, our projections of future performance, our perceived marketplace opportunities including our prospects to capture long-term value from certain warehousing customers and the related end market, our strategies, goals, mission, and vision, and our expectations about future capital expenditures, future tax rates, future inventory levels, pricing, weighted FMI device signings, future sales attributable to our Digital Footprint, investment in property and equipment, the impact of inflation or deflation on our cost of goods, controlling SG&A expenses including FTE growth, future traditional branch closures and openings, the impact of fluctuations in freight and shipping costs, future operating results and business activity, and the impact of natural disasters on daily sales. You should understand that forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown (including risks disclosed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports), and may be affected by inaccurate assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those detailed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. FAST-E
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FASTENAL COMPANY
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in millions except share and per share information)
(Unaudited)
AssetsMarch 31,
2025		December 31,
2024
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$231.8 255.8 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $6.3 and $5.2, respectively
1,278.7 1,108.6 
Inventories1,673.9 1,645.0 
Prepaid income taxes— 18.8 
Other current assets173.6 183.7 
Total current assets3,358.0 3,211.9 
Property and equipment, net1,075.8 1,056.6 
Operating lease right-of-use assets289.4 279.2 
Other assets147.7 150.3 
Total assets$4,870.9 4,698.0 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:  
Current portion of debt$75.0 75.0 
Accounts payable341.1 287.7 
Accrued expenses215.7 225.6 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities101.4 98.8 
Income taxes payable52.0 — 
Total current liabilities785.2 687.1 
Long-term debt125.0 125.0 
Operating lease liabilities194.4 186.6 
Deferred income taxes69.6 68.9 
Other long-term liabilities6.4 14.1 
Stockholders' equity:  
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
— — 
Common stock: $0.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 573,611,957 and 573,320,452 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
5.7 5.7 
Additional paid-in capital101.8 88.6 
Retained earnings3,665.5 3,613.5 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(82.7)(91.5)
Total stockholders' equity3,690.3 3,616.3 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$4,870.9 4,698.0 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in millions except income per share)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20252024
Net sales$1,959.4 1,895.1 
Cost of sales1,075.5 1,033.5 
Gross profit883.9 861.6 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses490.0 471.4 
Operating income393.9 390.2 
Interest income0.9 1.6 
Interest expense(1.7)(2.0)
Income before income taxes393.1 389.8 
Income tax expense94.4 92.1 
Net income$298.7 297.7 
Basic net income per share$0.52 0.52 
Diluted net income per share$0.52 0.52 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding573.5 572.3 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding574.8 574.1 




















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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20252024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$298.7 297.7 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment42.0 40.2 
Gain on sale of property and equipment(0.3)(0.6)
Bad debt expense (recoveries)1.8 (0.9)
Deferred income taxes0.7 0.8 
Stock-based compensation2.0 2.0 
Amortization of intangible assets2.7 2.7 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable(170.0)(127.6)
Inventories(26.5)21.9 
Other current assets10.2 34.9 
Accounts payable45.3 15.6 
Accrued expenses(8.8)(31.9)
Income taxes70.9 74.5 
Other(6.5)6.3 
Net cash provided by operating activities262.2 335.6 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(55.7)(50.8)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1.9 2.5 
Other0.0 (0.1)
Net cash used in investing activities(53.8)(48.4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt obligations155.0 160.0 
Payments against debt obligations(155.0)(220.0)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options11.2 15.8 
Cash dividends paid(246.7)(223.2)
Net cash used in financing activities(235.5)(267.4)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents3.1 (4.0)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(24.0)15.8 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period255.8 221.3 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$231.8 237.1 
Supplemental information:
Cash paid for interest$1.5 2.4 
Net cash paid for income taxes$21.9 15.9 
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$30.4 30.4 



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Supplemental Data
Q1 2024Q1 2023Q1 2022
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
1,987 $819.2 $137,427 1,916 $778.0 $135,351 1,638 $623.3 $126,842 
$10K+/Mo.8,263 1,230.0 49,619 8,202 1,186.9 48,236 7,632 1,007.9 44,021 
$5K-$10K/Mo.4,448 95.3 7,142 4,561 97.3 7,111 4,601 98.2 7,114 
<$5K/Mo.31,999 104.7 1,091 34,614 109.8 1,057 39,864 117.0 978 
Other sales (5)
— 11.1 — — 11.9 — — 12.5 — 
Total manufacturing sales44,710 $1,441.1 $10,661 47,377 $1,405.9 $9,809 52,097 $1,235.6 $7,826 
Non-manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
353 $116.0 $109,537 327 $108.8 $110,907 305 $107.8 $117,814 
$10K+/Mo.2,890 265.7 30,646 2,738 249.4 30,363 2,634 245.2 31,030 
$5K-$10K/Mo.2,888 60.8 7,018 2,857 60.1 7,012 2,862 60.0 6,988 
<$5K/Mo.59,156 116.3 655 67,715 129.9 639 83,179 142.8 572 
Other sales (5)
— 11.2 — — 13.8 — — 20.5 — 
Total non-manufacturing sales64,934 $454.0 $2,273 73,310 $453.2 $1,997 88,675 $468.5 $1,684 
Total
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,340 $935.1 $133,205 2,243 $886.8 $131,788 1,943 $731.1 $125,425 
$10K+/Mo.11,153 1,495.7 44,702 10,940 1,436.3 43,763 10,266 1,253.2 40,691 
$5K-$10K/Mo.7,336 156.2 7,097 7,418 157.4 7,073 7,463 158.2 7,066 
<$5K/Mo.91,155 221.0 808 102,329 239.7 781 123,043 259.8 704 
Other sales (5)
— 22.2 — — 25.7 — — 32.9 — 
Total net sales109,644 $1,895.1 $5,694 120,687 $1,859.1 $5,064 140,772 $1,704.1 $3,957 
(1)Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.
(2)Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.
(3)Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.
(4)$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.
(5)Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.







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Q2 2024Q2 2023Q2 2022
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,021 $835.8 $137,853 1,922 $801.5 $139,005 1,734 $671.9 $129,162 
$10K+/Mo.8,369 1,250.3 49,799 8,239 1,211.8 49,027 7,912 1,071.4 45,138 
$5K-$10K/Mo.4,434 94.9 7,134 4,544 97.2 7,130 4,601 98.1 7,107 
<$5K/Mo.32,009 104.6 1,089 34,148 107.8 1,052 39,029 117.7 1,005 
Other sales (5)
— 11.1 — — 11.5 — — 12.6 — 
Total manufacturing sales44,812 $1,460.9 $10,784 46,931 $1,428.3 $10,063 51,542 $1,299.8 $8,325 
Non-manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
365 $120.0 $109,589 316 $110.1 $116,139 304 $106.9 $117,215 
$10K+/Mo.2,849 267.1 31,251 2,758 255.4 30,868 2,747 251.1 30,470 
$5K-$10K/Mo.2,849 59.9 7,008 2,891 60.8 7,010 2,969 62.2 6,983 
<$5K/Mo.58,844 116.6 661 66,518 125.8 630 81,987 144.5 587 
Other sales (5)
— 11.7 — — 12.8 — — 21.0 — 
Total non-manufacturing sales64,542 $455.3 $2,290 72,167 $454.8 $2,042 87,703 $478.8 $1,740 
Total
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,386 $955.8 $133,529 2,238 $911.6 $135,776 2,038 $778.8 $127,380 
$10K+/Mo.11,218 1,517.4 45,088 10,997 1,467.2 44,473 10,659 1,322.5 41,358 
$5K-$10K/Mo.7,283 154.8 7,085 7,435 158.0 7,084 7,570 160.3 7,059 
<$5K/Mo.90,853 221.2 812 100,666 233.6 774 121,016 262.2 722 
Other sales (5)
— 22.8 — — 24.3 — — 33.6 — 
Total net sales109,354 $1,916.2 $5,771 119,098 $1,883.1 $5,202 139,245 $1,778.6 $4,177 
(1)Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.
(2)Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.
(3)Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.
(4)$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.
(5)Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.








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Q3 2024Q3 2023Q3 2022
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,025 $827.9 $136,280 1,880 $771.8 $136,844 1,796 $711.4 $132,034 
$10K+/Mo.8,318 1,240.2 49,699 8,073 1,176.8 48,590 7,974 1,112.7 46,514 
$5K-$10K/Mo.4,465 95.5 7,130 4,453 95.4 7,141 4,563 97.5 7,123 
<$5K/Mo.31,245 103.6 1,105 33,208 105.9 1,063 37,117 114.7 1,030 
Other sales (5)
— 11.7 — — 11.2 — — 12.1 — 
Total manufacturing sales44,028 $1,451.0 $10,897 45,734 $1,389.3 $10,044 49,654 $1,337.0 $8,894 
Non-manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
376 $122.9 $108,954 320 $109.4 $113,958 303 $101.3 $111,441 
$10K+/Mo.2,962 277.0 31,173 2,878 260.4 30,160 2,778 245.8 29,494 
$5K-$10K/Mo.2,862 60.5 7,046 2,942 62.0 7,025 2,925 61.4 6,997 
<$5K/Mo.56,424 113.5 671 63,255 121.5 640 76,035 138.9 609 
Other sales (5)
— 8.2 — — 12.7 — — 19.3 — 
Total non-manufacturing sales62,248 $459.2 $2,415 69,075 $456.6 $2,143 81,738 $465.4 $1,820 
Total
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,401 $950.8 $132,001 2,200 $881.2 $133,515 2,099 $812.6 $129,046 
$10K+/Mo.11,280 1,517.2 44,835 10,951 1,437.2 43,746 10,752 1,358.6 42,119 
$5K-$10K/Mo.7,327 156.0 7,097 7,395 157.4 7,095 7,488 158.9 7,074 
<$5K/Mo.87,669 217.1 825 96,463 227.5 786 113,152 253.5 747 
Other sales (5)
— 19.9 — — 23.8 — — 31.4 — 
Total net sales106,276 $1,910.2 $5,929 114,809 $1,845.9 $5,290 131,392 $1,802.4 $4,493 
(1)Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.
(2)Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.
(3)Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.
(4)$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.
(5)Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.







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Q4 2024Q4 2023Q4 2022
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Customer Sites (#)
(1) (2)
Sales
Mo. Sales per Customer Site (3)
Manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
1,945 $779.4 $133,573 1,788 $720.0 $134,228 1,678 $664.6 $132,022 
$10K+/Mo.7,921 1,169.7 49,224 7,680 1,104.6 47,943 7,537 1,043.5 46,150 
$5K-$10K/Mo.4,271 91.3 7,126 4,311 92.3 7,137 4,334 93.0 7,153 
<$5K/Mo.30,286 101.9 1,122 31,927 102.6 1,071 34,696 106.4 1,022 
Other sales (5)
— 3.8 — — 11.8 — — 12.0 — 
Total manufacturing sales42,478 $1,366.7 $10,695 43,918 $1,311.3 $9,864 46,567 $1,254.9 $8,898 
Non-manufacturing
$50K+/Mo. (4)
385 $132.8 $114,978 332 $109.9 $110,341 319 $102.1 $106,688 
$10K+/Mo.2,916 285.3 32,613 2,894 262.6 30,246 2,631 237.9 30,141 
$5K-$10K/Mo.2,677 56.4 7,023 2,767 58.6 7,059 2,826 59.2 6,983 
<$5K/Mo.52,364 106.7 679 58,825 114.5 649 67,392 127.4 630 
Other sales (5)
— 9.4 — — 11.6 — — 16.2 — 
Total non-manufacturing sales57,957 $457.8 $2,579 64,486 $447.3 $2,252 72,849 $440.7 $1,942 
Total
$50K+/Mo. (4)
2,330 $912.2 $130,501 2,120 $830.0 $130,503 1,997 $766.7 $127,975 
$10K+/Mo.10,837 1,455.0 44,754 10,574 1,367.2 43,099 10,168 1,281.3 42,004 
$5K-$10K/Mo.6,948 147.7 7,086 7,078 150.9 7,107 7,160 152.2 7,086 
<$5K/Mo.82,650 208.6 841 90,752 217.1 797 102,088 233.8 763 
Other sales (5)
— 13.2 — — 23.4 — — 28.3 — 
Total net sales100,435 $1,824.5 $6,012 108,404 $1,758.6 $5,336 119,416 $1,695.6 $4,654 
(1)Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.
(2)Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.
(3)Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.
(4)$50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.
(5)Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.




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CONTACT:Taylor Ranta Oborski
Accounting Manager
507.313.7959

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