4/12/2012 7:18 AM ET
(RTTNews) – Fastenal Co. (FAST: News ) said its net earnings for the first quarter rose 26% to $100.19 million from $79.55 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Earnings per share improved to $0.34 from $0.27 in the year-ago quarter.Quarterly sales climbed 20% to $768.88 million from $640.58 million in the prior year.
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