msc industrial direct co. inc. - MSM

MSM

Close Chg Chg %
86.04 0.28 0.33%

Pre-Market

86.32

+0.28 (0.33%)

Volume: 650.12K

Last Updated:

Dec 18, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: msc industrial direct co. inc. - MSM

MSM Key Data

Open

$85.61

Day Range

85.37 - 86.51

52 Week Range

68.11 - 94.31

Market Cap

$4.80B

Shares Outstanding

55.79M

Public Float

45.20M

Beta

0.84

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

24.05

EPS

$3.57

Yield

398.79%

Dividend

$0.87

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 12, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

621.94K

 

MSM Performance

1 Week
 
-0.56%
 
1 Month
 
-2.10%
 
3 Months
 
-5.21%
 
1 Year
 
12.35%
 
5 Years
 
0.97%
 

MSM Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11
Full Ratings ➔

About msc industrial direct co. inc. - MSM

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations products and services. Its products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies. The company was founded by Sidney Jacobson in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

MSM At a Glance

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
515 Broadhollow Road
Melville, New York 11747-3151
Phone 1-516-812-2000 Revenue 3.77B
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 199.33M
Sector Distribution Services Employees 7,284
Fiscal Year-end 08 / 2026
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MSM Valuation

P/E Current 24.048
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 25.301
Price to Sales Ratio 1.338
Price to Book Ratio 3.626
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.11
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.702
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.468
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.097

MSM Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 517,507.002
Income Per Employee 27,365.184
Receivables Turnover 8.905
Total Asset Turnover 1.531

MSM Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.679
Quick Ratio 0.796
Cash Ratio 0.077

MSM Profitability

Gross Margin 40.704
Operating Margin 8.323
Pretax Margin 6.992
Net Margin 5.288
Return on Assets 8.096
Return on Equity 14.34
Return on Total Capital 10.344
Return on Invested Capital 12.095

MSM Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 38.813
Total Debt to Total Capital 27.961
Total Debt to Total Assets 21.884
Long-Term Debt to Equity 14.386
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 10.363
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Msc Industrial Direct Co. Inc. - MSM

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
3.69B 4.01B 3.82B 3.77B
Sales Growth
+13.83% +8.60% -4.70% -1.35%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.13B 2.37B 2.25B 2.24B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
87.14M 74.73M 82.51M 90.18M
Depreciation
75.47M 59.81M 64.84M 72.12M
Amortization of Intangibles
11.66M 14.92M 15.69M 16.27M
COGS Growth
+11.73% +10.90% -4.91% -0.67%
Gross Income
1.56B 1.64B 1.57B 1.53B
Gross Income Growth
+16.85% +5.44% -4.39% -2.32%
Gross Profit Margin
+42.21% +40.98% +41.11% +40.70%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.08B 1.15B 1.16B 1.22B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.08B 1.15B 1.16B 1.22B
SGA Growth
+9.19% +6.28% +1.20% +4.79%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
16.68M 1.71M 9.04M 4.43M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
458.58M 490.30M 396.95M 309.30M
Non Operating Income/Expense
10.15M (11.60M) (28.43M) (21.66M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
150.00K 1.03M 412.00K 1.13M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
17.60M 22.54M 25.77M 24.06M
Interest Expense Growth
+21.29% +28.09% +14.31% -6.62%
Gross Interest Expense
17.60M 22.54M 25.77M 24.06M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
451.13M 456.16M 342.75M 263.58M
Pretax Income Growth
+56.44% +1.11% -24.86% -23.10%
Pretax Margin
+12.22% +11.38% +8.97% +6.99%
Income Tax
110.65M 113.05M 86.79M 65.74M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
97.28M 102.31M 75.42M 64.80M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.31M 1.64M 1.33M 2.25M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
12.87M 9.85M 7.76M (2.21M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(816.00K) (741.00K) 2.28M 896.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
340.48M 343.11M 255.96M 197.84M
Minority Interest Expense
696.00K (126.00K) (2.64M) (1.49M)
Net Income
339.79M 343.23M 258.59M 199.33M
Net Income Growth
+56.65% +1.01% -24.66% -22.92%
Net Margin Growth
+9.20% +8.56% +6.77% +5.29%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
339.79M 343.23M 258.59M 199.33M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
339.79M 343.23M 258.59M 199.33M
EPS (Basic)
6.0919 6.1382 4.5966 3.5734
EPS (Basic) Growth
+56.54% +0.76% -25.11% -22.26%
Basic Shares Outstanding
55.78M 55.92M 56.26M 55.78M
EPS (Diluted)
6.0627 6.1063 4.5817 3.5662
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+56.78% +0.72% -24.97% -22.16%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
56.05M 56.21M 56.44M 55.89M
EBITDA
562.40M 566.74M 488.50M 403.91M
EBITDA Growth
+31.29% +0.77% -13.81% -17.32%
EBITDA Margin
+15.23% +14.14% +12.78% +10.72%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 91.60
Number of Ratings 11 Current Quarters Estimate 0.873
FY Report Date 02 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 4.245
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.95 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.76 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.787
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 10 10 10 10
Mean Estimate 0.87 1.21 4.24 4.79
High Estimates 0.93 1.26 4.37 5.03
Low Estimate 0.79 1.14 4.05 4.50
Coefficient of Variance 4.42 3.63 2.58 3.78

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 9 9 8
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Msc Industrial Direct Co. Inc. - MSM

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,563,824 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 4,920 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 3,593 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 9,076 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 20,934 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 1,136 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,567,189 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $86.42 per share 135,436,473.38
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,570,121 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,569,890 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,561,684 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $84.79 per share 132,415,186.36
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 1,564,187 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 3,006 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 16,533 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Erik David Gershwind Chief Executive Officer; Director 2,775 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 20,049 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 798 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 6,463 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 6,210 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $84.79 per share 526,545.90
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 1,918 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 6, 2025 Martina McIsaac President & COO 6,386 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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