Fastenal Valuation

Is 0IKW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0IKW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0IKW ($84.08) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($60.11)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0IKW is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0IKW?

Key metric: As 0IKW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0IKW. This is calculated by dividing 0IKW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0IKW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio41.5x
EarningsUS$1.15b
Market CapUS$48.18b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0IKW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0IKW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.5x
AHT Ashtead Group
22.4x1.8%UK£27.4b
BNZL Bunzl
24x7.0%UK£11.7b
DPLM Diploma
46.1x14.3%UK£6.0b
HWDN Howden Joinery Group
17.7x6.0%UK£4.5b
0IKW Fastenal
41.5x7.6%US$48.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0IKW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (41.5x) compared to the peer average (27.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0IKW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Trade Distributors Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0IKW 41.5xIndustry Avg. 14.4xNo. of Companies11PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0IKW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (41.5x) compared to the European Trade Distributors industry average (14.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0IKW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0IKW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio41.5x
Fair PE Ratio25x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0IKW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (41.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0IKW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$84.08
US$73.56
-12.5%
13.3%US$88.00US$51.00n/a13
Nov ’25US$78.46
US$72.35
-7.8%
12.7%US$86.00US$51.00n/a12
Oct ’25US$71.46
US$64.95
-9.1%
11.1%US$80.00US$51.00n/a11
Sep ’25US$68.04
US$63.54
-6.6%
11.2%US$80.00US$51.00n/a10
Aug ’25US$66.81
US$63.54
-4.9%
11.2%US$80.00US$51.00n/a10
Jul ’25US$62.31
US$65.15
+4.6%
13.8%US$85.00US$51.00n/a10
Jun ’25US$65.05
US$67.04
+3.1%
11.9%US$85.00US$50.00n/a11
May ’25US$67.90
US$66.88
-1.5%
12.2%US$85.00US$50.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$77.20
US$65.22
-15.5%
13.9%US$85.00US$50.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$72.62
US$63.56
-12.5%
10.8%US$75.00US$50.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$69.43
US$63.47
-8.6%
10.6%US$75.00US$50.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$64.66
US$58.18
-10.0%
7.2%US$66.00US$48.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$60.57
US$58.02
-4.2%
7.1%US$66.00US$48.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$58.43
US$58.02
-0.7%
7.1%US$66.00US$48.00US$78.4613
Oct ’24US$54.80
US$56.09
+2.4%
7.6%US$61.30US$48.00US$71.4614
Sep ’24US$57.05
US$56.02
-1.8%
7.7%US$61.30US$48.00US$68.0413
Aug ’24US$58.14
US$56.52
-2.8%
8.0%US$63.00US$48.00US$66.8114
Jul ’24US$59.13
US$54.87
-7.2%
9.5%US$63.00US$46.00US$62.3113
Jun ’24US$53.93
US$54.18
+0.5%
9.4%US$63.00US$46.00US$65.0513
May ’24US$53.72
US$54.18
+0.9%
9.4%US$63.00US$46.00US$67.9013
Apr ’24US$53.50
US$51.73
-3.3%
10.1%US$63.00US$42.00US$77.2012
Mar ’24US$51.58
US$51.73
+0.3%
10.1%US$63.00US$42.00US$72.6212
Feb ’24US$50.80
US$50.12
-1.3%
7.7%US$56.00US$42.00US$69.4311
Jan ’24US$47.08
US$49.60
+5.4%
7.3%US$55.00US$43.00US$64.6610
Dec ’23US$51.51
US$48.10
-6.6%
7.8%US$55.00US$43.00US$60.5710
Nov ’23US$49.06
US$47.30
-3.6%
8.7%US$55.00US$42.00US$58.4310

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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