Fastenal Company (FAST)

TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

• The total return over 5 years of Fastenal Company is 72.2%, which is higher, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (36.4%) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (14.9%) in the period of the last 3 years, the total return of 32.9% is larger, thus better.

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate isn't a true return rate, but rather a representational figure. It is essentially a number that describes the rate at which an investment would have grown if it had grown the same rate every year and the profits were reinvested at the end of each year. In reality, this sort of performance is unlikely. However, CAGR can be used to smooth returns so that they may be more easily understood when compared to alternative investments.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (6.4%) in the period of the last 5 years, the annual performance (CAGR) of 11.5% of Fastenal Company is higher, thus better.
• During the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) is 9.9%, which is greater, thus better than the value of 4.7% from the benchmark.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. Volatility can either be measured by using the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction. For example, when the stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of time, it is called a 'volatile' market.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (17.8%) in the period of the last 5 years, the 30 days standard deviation of 28.6% of Fastenal Company is greater, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (20%) in the period of the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 31.5% is larger, thus worse.

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• The downside volatility over 5 years of Fastenal Company is 19%, which is larger, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (13.2%) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the downside deviation is 21%, which is higher, thus worse than the value of 15.1% from the benchmark.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• The Sharpe Ratio over 5 years of Fastenal Company is 0.31, which is larger, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (0.22) in the same period.
• Looking at Sharpe Ratio in of 0.24 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to SPY (0.11).

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return, while the Sharpe ratio penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally. Though both ratios measure an investment's risk-adjusted return, they do so in significantly different ways that will frequently lead to differing conclusions as to the true nature of the investment's return-generating efficiency. The Sortino ratio is used as a way to compare the risk-adjusted performance of programs with differing risk and return profiles. In general, risk-adjusted returns seek to normalize the risk across programs and then see which has the higher return unit per risk.'

• Looking at the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of 0.47 in the last 5 years of Fastenal Company, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.3)
• Looking at downside risk / excess return profile in of 0.35 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to SPY (0.15).

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (4.93 ) in the period of the last 5 years, the Downside risk index of 9.71 of Fastenal Company is greater, thus worse.
• Looking at Ulcer Index in of 9.93 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to SPY (5.58 ).

MaxDD:

'A maximum drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum Drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period. It can be used both as a stand-alone measure or as an input into other metrics such as 'Return over Maximum Drawdown' and the Calmar Ratio. Maximum Drawdown is expressed in percentage terms.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum drop from peak to valley of -27.8 days of Fastenal Company is larger, thus better.
• Compared with SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum drop from peak to valley of -27.8 days is greater, thus better.

MaxDuration:

'The Maximum Drawdown Duration is an extension of the Maximum Drawdown. However, this metric does not explain the drawdown in dollars or percentages, rather in days, weeks, or months. It is the length of time the account was in the Max Drawdown. A Max Drawdown measures a retrenchment from when an equity curve reaches a new high. It’s the maximum an account lost during that retrenchment. This method is applied because a valley can’t be measured until a new high occurs. Once the new high is reached, the percentage change from the old high to the bottom of the largest trough is recorded.'

• Looking at the maximum time in days below previous high water mark of 186 days in the last 5 years of Fastenal Company, we see it is relatively smaller, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (187 days)
• Looking at maximum days under water in of 165 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to SPY (139 days).

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Looking at the average days below previous high of 57 days in the last 5 years of Fastenal Company, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (42 days)
• Looking at average days below previous high in of 48 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (36 days).