FAST Relative Valuation
FAST's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, FAST is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Fastenal Co (FAST) is now in the Overvalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 35.24 is considered Overvalued compared with the five-year average of 31.62. The fair price of Fastenal Co (FAST) is between 32.57 to 40.80 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 41.26 USD , Fastenal Co is Overvalued By 1.12%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
32.57-40.80
Current Price：41.26
1.12%
Overvalued
35.24
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
23.80
EV/EBITDA
Fastenal Co. (FAST) has a current EV/EBITDA of 23.80. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 21.46. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 15.70, Undervalued between 15.70 and 18.58, Fairly Valued between 24.34 and 18.58, Overvalued between 24.34 and 27.22, and Strongly Overvalued above 27.22. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 23.80 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
26.14
EV/EBIT
Fastenal Co. (FAST) has a current EV/EBIT of 26.14. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 23.98. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 17.66, Undervalued between 17.66 and 20.82, Fairly Valued between 27.14 and 20.82, Overvalued between 27.14 and 30.30, and Strongly Overvalued above 30.30. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 26.14 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
41.26
PS
Fastenal Co. (FAST) has a current PS of 41.26. The 5-year average PS is 5.18. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.78, Undervalued between -1.78 and 1.70, Fairly Valued between 8.66 and 1.70, Overvalued between 8.66 and 12.15, and Strongly Overvalued above 12.15. The current Forward PS of 41.26 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
36.52
P/OCF
Fastenal Co. (FAST) has a current P/OCF of 36.52. The 5-year average P/OCF is 32.13. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 21.45, Undervalued between 21.45 and 26.79, Fairly Valued between 37.47 and 26.79, Overvalued between 37.47 and 42.80, and Strongly Overvalued above 42.80. The current Forward P/OCF of 36.52 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
46.15
P/FCF
Fastenal Co. (FAST) has a current P/FCF of 46.15. The 5-year average P/FCF is 40.31. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 25.55, Undervalued between 25.55 and 32.93, Fairly Valued between 47.69 and 32.93, Overvalued between 47.69 and 55.06, and Strongly Overvalued above 55.06. The current Forward P/FCF of 46.15 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Fastenal Co (FAST) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 12.16. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 11.22 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 8.42% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 10.82, the current P/B ratio is about 12.46% higher. Fastenal Co (FAST) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.02%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 2.65%, the current FCF yield is approximately -99.23% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 2.60% , the current FCF yield is about -99.22% lower.
12.16
P/B
Median3y
11.22
Median5y
10.82
0.02
FCF Yield
Median3y
2.65
Median5y
2.60
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for FAST's competitors is 274.65, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Fastenal Co Corp (FAST) exhibits a P/S ratio of 41.26, which is -84.98% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 11.68%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of FAST decreased by 0.14% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 1.91B to 2.13B.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 0.77%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of FAST in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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