Fastenal co (FAST)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent

790,900

751,900

578,600

499,400

516,400

494,150

448,636

420,536

357,929

265,356

184,357

279,705

232,622

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquisition:
Depreciation of property and equipment

144,600

134,100

123,600

103,500

86,100

72,145

63,770

53,459

44,113

40,688

40,020

39,201

37,332

Gain on sale of property and equipment

1,200

500

1,000

500

1,400

964

643

403

-194

-35

-850

-167

99

Bad debt expense

5,500

8,100

8,200

8,600

8,800

11,480

9,421

9,726

9,217

8,658

9,409

7,498

5,343

Deferred income taxes

15,000

33,800

-30,000

25,600

8,300

1,760

8,129

15,442

15,747

1,602

6,099

-2,419

-911

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense

5,700

5,100

5,200

4,100

5,800

7,039

5,400

4,800

4,050

4,030

3,850

3,247

1,915

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

2,094

2,787

10,149

0

0

-

-

-

Amortization of intangible assets

4,100

4,100

3,800

500

500

527

421

593

593

67

67

67

67

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Trade accounts receivable

30,400

120,300

103,700

40,500

20,600

63,418

51,593

43,291

77,678

64,622

-21,362

16,107

32,142

Inventories

84,400

193,300

76,300

80,900

47,800

87,622

68,685

69,231

88,783

48,964

-60,425

59,655

48,595

Other current assets

10,400

28,900

15,600

-29,100

15,800

7,510

10,627

7,528

19,294

24,577

-17,747

-4,203

7,410

Accounts payable

-800

46,100

36,300

-17,200

20,600

12,501

13,234

4,240

13,305

6,984

-14,172

8,596

13,982

Accrued expenses

10,700

46,800

37,600

-28,600

11,100

25,263

22,424

14,193

15,550

30,393

-17,526

7,980

14,021

Income taxes

-7,700

-15,500

19,400

15,500

-26,600

34,405

-14,714

704

-3,222

16,956

-12,156

-6,374

5,892

Other

-1,100

-2,700

900

-1,300

-4,900

-1,730

6,266

-3,201

3,232

-3,882

-5,738

-6,211

-5,878

Net cash provided by operating activities

842,700

674,200

585,200

519,900

550,300

499,392

416,120

396,292

268,489

240,488

306,070

259,898

227,895

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment

246,400

176,300

119,900

189,500

155,200

189,474

206,540

138,406

120,043

73,597

52,538

95,306

55,759

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

6,600

9,500

7,400

6,500

9,900

5,819

4,990

4,524

3,554

4,459

4,863

8,383

5,929

Cash paid for acquisition

0

3,700

58,700

0

23,500

5,575

0

0

-

-

5,032

0

0

Net decrease in marketable securities

-

-

-

-

-

-451

97

-26,811

-4,054

581

28,941

-412

-12,421

Other

-100

3,400

8,100

5,100

11,800

2

145

133

-212

10,329

101

72

265

Net cash used in investing activities

-239,700

-173,900

-179,300

-188,100

-180,600

-188,781

-201,792

-107,204

-112,223

-80,048

-81,749

-86,583

-37,674

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt obligations

910,000

980,000

1,015,000

950,000

1,215,000

705,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments against debt obligations

1,065,000

895,000

980,000

920,000

955,000

615,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Borrowings under credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

260,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Payments against credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

260,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

58,500

13,400

9,500

29,300

19,100

7,697

9,306

29,644

8,939

0

0

-

-

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

2,094

2,787

10,149

983

0

0

-

-

Purchases of common stock

0

103,000

82,600

59,500

292,900

52,942

9,080

0

0

-

41,104

25,958

87,312

Payments of dividends

498,600

441,900

369,100

346,600

327,100

296,581

237,456

367,306

191,741

182,814

106,943

117,474

66,216

Net cash used in financing activities

-595,100

-446,500

-407,200

-346,800

-340,900

-249,732

-234,443

-327,513

-181,819

-182,814

-148,047

-143,432

-153,528

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-200

-3,500

5,500

-1,300

-14,200

-4,889

-990

360

-464

1,215

2,686

-1,211

1,181

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

7,700

50,300

4,200

-16,300

14,600

55,990

-21,105

-38,065

-26,017

-21,159

78,960

28,672

37,874

Supplemental information:
Cash paid for interest

13,900

12,600

8,700

6,200

3,100

915

113

0

0

-

-

-

-

Net cash paid for income taxes

242,700

215,300

304,100

248,300

327,000

257,514

270,615

268,357

205,614

146,726

118,035

173,539

144,318