September 3, 2004
2004 August Sales Information
| Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal) | |||||||
| Information Regarding Monthly Sales Amounts and Other Information | |||||||
| (Dollar amounts in thousand.) | |||||||
| AUGUST 2004 INFORMATION | |||||||
| Net sales and daily sales amounts for the month: | |||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | Increase | |||||
| Net Sales | $ | 111,187 | 84,959 | 30.9% | |||
| Business Days | 22 | 21 | 4.8% | ||||
| Daily Sales | $ | 5,054 | 4,046 | 24.9% | |||
| Definitions for above: | |||||||
| Net Sales - | Net sales of Fastenal for the period indicated. | ||||||
| Daily Sales - | Net sales of Fastenal for the period indicated divided by the number of business days. | ||||||
| Other information for month, year-to-date, or at month end: | |||||||
| Number of stores opened | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
| Month | 18 | 7 | |||||
| Year-to-date | 152 | 86 | |||||
| Number of stores added to CSP format in the current month (includes new stores opened): 41 | |||||||
| Net sales growth (daily basis) for month | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
| Stores more than 5 years old | 15.6% | 3.2% | |||||
| Stores 2 to 5 years old | 25.3% | 13.5% | |||||
| Stores more than 2 years old | 17.5% | 4.8% | |||||
| Headcount at month end | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
| Sales personnel | 5,371 | 4,658 | |||||
| Support personnel | 2,269 | 2,014 | |||||
| Total personnel | 7,640 | 6,672 | |||||