MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
130.38
+0.06
+0.05%
MSC Industrial Direct
US · MSM
#1745 by market cap
Listed 1970
130.38
+0.06
+0.05%
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· 2026-10-07 19:54
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130.38
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- Market cap
- 7.28B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 31.49
- P/Bi
- 5.13
- EPSi
- 3.57
- Div yieldi
- 2.65%
- 52W posi
- 96%
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 6.54, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -1.35% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 40.75%
- Operating margin
- 8.29%
- Net margin
- 5.29%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 7.73B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 6.54
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.20B | 3.36B | 3.19B | 3.24B | 3.69B | 4.01B | 3.82B | 3.77B |
| Gross profit | 1.39B | 1.43B | 1.34B | 1.33B | 1.56B | 1.64B | 1.57B | 1.54B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 420.55M | 406.72M | 367.77M | 339.05M | 474.39M | 491.67M | 404.91M | 312.56M |
| Pretax profit | 406.19M | 383.13M | 334.25M | 288.38M | 451.13M | 456.16M | 342.75M | 263.58M |
| Tax | 76.97M | 94.33M | 82.49M | 70.44M | 110.65M | 113.05M | 86.79M | 65.74M |
| Net profit | 329.22M | 288.80M | 251.76M | 217.94M | 340.48M | 343.11M | 255.96M | 197.84M |
| Basic EPS | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.80 | 5.20 | 4.51 | 3.87 | 6.06 | 6.11 | 4.58 | 3.57 |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 891.72M | 971.15M | 978.18M | 965.68M | 917.77M | 1.05B |
| Gross profit | 365.23M | 397.74M | 394.98M | 392.68M | 377.59M | 430.41M |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 63.65M | 85.42M | 88.87M | 81.11M | 67.25M | 106.75M |
| Pretax profit | 51.71M | 75.11M | 76.15M | 67.51M | 56.02M | 104.24M |
| Tax | 12.57M | 18.25M | 20.02M | 16.41M | 13.86M | 25.54M |
| Net profit | 39.15M | 56.86M | 56.13M | 51.11M | 42.16M | 78.71M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.70 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 1.44 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.15B | 1.20B | 1.24B | 1.31B | 1.54B | 1.32B | 1.19B | 1.23B |
| Cash & ST investments | 46.22M | 32.29M | 125.21M | 40.54M | 43.54M | 50.05M | 29.59M | 56.23M |
| Inventory | 518.50M | 559.14M | 543.11M | 624.17M | 715.63M | 726.52M | 643.90M | 644.09M |
| Total assets | 2.29B | 2.31B | 2.38B | 2.46B | 2.73B | 2.54B | 2.46B | 2.46B |
| Total current liabilities | 490.52M | 446.92M | 408.73M | 561.93M | 725.94M | 649.44M | 605.43M | 729.35M |
| Short-term debt | 224.10M | 175.45M | 144.06M | 216.36M | 344.24M | 251.10M | 251.85M | 339.10M |
| Long-term debt | 311.24M | 266.43M | 497.02M | 583.62M | 468.91M | 224.39M | 278.85M | 168.83M |
| Total liabilities | 901,473,000.00 | 827,358,000.00 | 1,061,857,000.00 | 1,300,243,000.00 | 1,367,131,000.00 | 1,051,552,000.00 | 1,061,031,000.00 | 1,065,562,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.39B | 1.48B | 1.32B | 1.16B | 1.36B | 1.49B | 1.40B | 1.40B |
| Retained earnings | 1.33B | 946.65M | 749.52M | 532.32M | 681.29M | 755.01M | 456.85M | 432.62M |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.19B | 1.24B | 1.23B | 1.26B | 1.23B | 1.28B |
| Cash & ST investments | 41.28M | 71.69M | 56.23M | 40.25M | 46.19M | 74.09M |
| Inventory | 644.97M | 649.36M | 644.09M | 660.48M | 677.38M | 684.12M |
| Total assets | 2.46B | 2.48B | 2.46B | 2.49B | 2.45B | 2.50B |
| Total current liabilities | 622.63M | 644.27M | 729.35M | 726.30M | 709.04M | 824.73M |
| Short-term debt | 253.98M | 258.75M | 339.10M | 338.54M | 338.72M | 439.72M |
| Long-term debt | 304.59M | 284.68M | 168.83M | 213.65M | 194.11M | 89.19M |
| Total liabilities | 1,097,588,000.00 | 1,100,029,000.00 | 1,065,562,000.00 | 1,104,239,000.00 | 1,065,593,000.00 | 1,076,240,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.36B | 1.38B | 1.40B | 1.38B | 1.39B | 1.42B |
| Retained earnings | 422.81M | 423.53M | 432.62M | 426.72M | 420.21M | 451.40M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 339.66M | 328.43M | 396.74M | 224.46M | 246.18M | 699.58M | 410.70M | 333.72M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 63.15M | 65.38M | 69.08M | 68.85M | 70.64M | 76.32M | 82.87M | 92.42M |
| Free cash flow | 294.74M | 276.65M | 349.75M | 170.72M | 184.81M | 607.09M | 311.29M | 240.88M |
| Dividends paid | -125.43M | -145.71M | -444.17M | -362.65M | -167.38M | -176.72M | -187.28M | -189.65M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -82.37M | -84.61M | -23.44M | -91.26M | -27.36M | -95.78M | -187.70M | -39.32M |
| Ending cash balance | 46.22M | 32.29M | 125.21M | 40.54M | 43.54M | 50.05M | 29.59M | 56.23M |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 54.47M | 97.13M | 80.26M | 29.41M | 94.40M | 101.73M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 23.48M | 23.27M | 23.48M | 25.37M | 25.64M | 25.75M |
| Free cash flow | 24.68M | 75.98M | 58.53M | 7.41M | 73.08M | 80.92M |
| Dividends paid | -47.40M | -47.32M | -47.40M | -48.63M | -48.55M | -48.58M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -12.47M | -8.72M | -179.00K | -12.96M | -764.00K | -171.00K |
| Ending cash balance | 41.28M | 71.69M | 56.23M | 40.25M | 46.19M | 74.09M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 25.18 | 20.15 | 17.98 | 17.59 | 27.17 | 24.26 | 18.01 | 14.34 |
| ROA %i | 14.99 | 12.55 | 10.70 | 8.95 | 13.09 | 13.02 | 10.33 | 8.10 |
| ROIC %i | 18.48 | 15.67 | 13.47 | 11.46 | 16.81 | 17.07 | 14.02 | 11.14 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 19.57 | 20.22 | 20.42 | 20.15 | 21.61 | 21.43 | 21.00 | 20.28 |
| EBIT margin %i | 13.13 | 11.89 | 10.99 | 9.34 | 12.70 | 11.94 | 9.64 | 7.63 |
| FCF / sales %i | 9.20 | 8.22 | 10.96 | 5.26 | 5.01 | 15.14 | 8.15 | 6.39 |
| Current ratioi | 2.34 | 2.68 | 3.03 | 2.34 | 2.13 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 1.68 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.16 | 1.28 | 1.51 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 |
| Debt / assetsi | 23.39 | 19.12 | 28.35 | 33.97 | 31.54 | 20.49 | 23.07 | 21.88 |
| LT debt / equityi | 22.44 | 18.02 | 40.41 | 53.88 | 38.25 | 18.27 | 22.73 | 14.39 |
| Interest coveragei | 29.08 | 23.68 | 21.05 | 20.87 | 26.63 | 21.23 | 14.30 | 11.95 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 3.25 | 5.51 | 3.40 | 0.41 | 3.15 | 7.89 | 5.62 | 0.70 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 12.49 | 7.70 | 2.76 | -12.98 | 5.56 | 10.98 | 6.03 | -16.29 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 14.11 | -4.05 | 20.42 | -16.64 | -12.58 | 20.18 | 22.17 | 9.23 |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 15.53 | 14.34 | 14.34 | 14.84 | 15.16 | 16.59 |
| ROA %i | 8.60 | 8.03 | 8.10 | 8.25 | 8.45 | 9.30 |
| ROIC %i | 11.73 | 11.05 | 11.14 | 11.31 | 11.52 | 12.62 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 8.25 | 7.71 | 7.63 | 7.72 | 7.76 | 8.34 |
| FCF / sales %i | 8.04 | 7.04 | 6.39 | 4.38 | 5.61 | 5.63 |
| Current ratioi | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.55 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Debt / assetsi | 23.95 | 23.27 | 21.88 | 23.32 | 22.80 | 22.26 |
| LT debt / equityi | 24.75 | 23.20 | 14.39 | 17.48 | 15.90 | 8.15 |
| Interest coveragei | 12.00 | 11.57 | 11.95 | 12.56 | 13.07 | 14.74 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Single segment100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.