Fastenal Company ( FAST ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 30, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.2 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 30, 2013.

APRIL 2013 INFORMATION Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal) Release date: 5/3/13 Information Regarding Monthly Sales Amounts and Other Information (Dollar amounts in thousands.

One company that I believe is not thought of as having this advantage is Fastenal (FAST). This is a company that many households are not familiar with because its main customer focus is the industrial and construction markets.

Despite overall weak sales pattern, the company is seeing some progress around its vending program and is fast accelerating its vending contract signings and installations.

Despite overall weak sales pattern, the company is seeing some progress around its vending program and is fast accelerating its vending contract signings and installations.

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Fastenal Co. (FAST, $50.78), Winona, Minn., sells industrial and construction supplies. Fastenal has been well-managed and innovative enough to change its business model to grow and gain market share, Newcomer said.

Investment Managers: M.A. Weatherbie & Company, Inc. Small-Cap Growth | Matthew A. Weatherbie, CFA TCW Investment Management Company Mid-Cap Growth | Chang Lee and Mike Olson, CFA Large-Cap Growth | Craig C. Blum, CFA Monthly ...

Education: Graduated from New York Mills Junior-High School, attended Utica College. Career: Currently a salesman for Fastenal Industrial Company, for 10 years; previously worked at Mohawk Hospital Equipment for 20 years. Traci Welch (Markowicz) ...

Fastenal (FAST) is a $14.3 billion seller of industrial and construction supplies. The company pays a dividend yield of 1.6% and has $160 million in cash on its balance sheet.