What's in the Cards for Fastenal (FAST) in Q4 Earnings?

Fastenal Company (FAST) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2023 results on Jan 18, before the opening bell.In the last reported quarter, earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2%, but net sales missed the same by 0.2%. Earnings and net sales increased 4.1% and 2.4% from the year-ago figures, respectively. Fastenal’s earnings topped the consensus mark in three of the last four quarters and met on one occasion, with the average being 2.6%.Trend in Estimate RevisionFor the quarter to be reported, the ...