The company reported its July sales figures, which showed net and daily sales were up 3.7% compared with the same period in 2022.
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Total year-over-year sales growth of 5.9% was a sharp slowdown compared to 1Q, as daily sales slowed in each month during the quarter.
It was the distributor's weakest daily sales growth month since June 2021.
The company's year-over-year daily sales growth accelerated after several months of decline, powered by sales to manufacturing customers.
The distributor said pricing's impact on 1Q sales was roughly half what it was in 2022's third quarter.
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It was a deceleration from January's 11.2% growth, but another solid month nonetheless.
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Fastenal bounced back after a December that saw slower sales growth.
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Though solid, sales and profit growth were considerably smaller than the previous several quarters.
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Fastenal's daily sales growth this past month was slower than October but still outpaced Baird's projected output.
Fastenal’s eCommerce sales represent 17.4% of total company year-to-date sales, the company announced.
Despite waning growth in non-residential construction markets, total daily sales growth essentially matched September’s.
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It was another quarter of double-digit sales and profit gains for the industrial supplies distributor, which saw softening demand and tougher year-over-year comparables.
Continued strong sales growth means the third quarter will likely be another windfall fiscal period for most industrial distributors.
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