Fastenal Co. (FAST) 1998年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、FA S T E N AL,FA S TTO OL,SH A R PCUT,PO W E RFL OW,EQ U I PRI TE,CL E A NCH O I CE,PO W E RPH A S Eand FA S TAR Care trademarks and/or service marks of the Company.Fastenal Company was founded in 1967.Asof December 31,1998,the Company operated 766 store sites located in 48 states,Puerto Rico and Ca

2、nada and employed3,025 people at these sites.In addition,therewere 1,524 people employed in various supportpositions.The Company sells industrial andconstruction supplies in eight product lines.Thetraditional Fastenalproduct line consists ofa p p roximately 59,000 different types of t h readed faste

3、ners and other industrial and construction supplies;the FastToolproductline consists of approximately 30,000 differenttypes of tools and safety supplies;the SharpCutproduct line consists of approximately 16,000different types of metal cutting tool blades;thePowe r Fl owp roduct line consists of appr

4、oximately 14,000 different types of fluidtransfer components and accessories forhydraulic and pneumatic power;the EquipRiteproduct line consists of approximately 6,000 different types of material handling and storagep roducts;the CleanChoicep roduct line consists of approximately 4,000 different typ

5、esof janitorial and paper products;thePowe r Ph a s e p roduct line consists of approximately 4,000 different types of electricalsupplies;and the FastArcproduct line consistsof approximately 3,000 different types of welding supplies(excluding gas and weldingmachines).The Sh a r p Cu t,Powe r Fl ow,E

6、q u i p R i t eand CleanChoicep roduct lineswere introduced in 1996.The PowerPhaseandFastArcproduct lines were introduced in 1997.As of December 31,1998,the Company alsooperated eleven distribution centers located inMinnesota,Indiana,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Texas,Georgia,Washington,California,Utah,NorthCa