MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM): Price and Financial Metrics
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MSM POWR Grades
- MSM scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 91.19% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for MSM is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 179 days.
- MSM's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 41.84% of US stocks).
MSM Stock Summary
- MSM's one year PEG ratio, measuring expected growth in earnings next year relative to current common stock price is 250.86 -- higher than 89.83% of US-listed equities with positive expected earnings growth.
- Of note is the ratio of Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 83.77% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- The volatility of Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc's share price is greater than that of only 4.54% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc are BMI, HNI, UVE, LZB, and UFPI.
- Visit MSM's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.mscdirect.com.
MSM Valuation Summary
- MSM's price/sales ratio is 1.5; this is 16.67% lower than that of the median Industrials stock.
- Over the past 243 months, MSM's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 6.1.
- Over the past 243 months, MSM's price/sales ratio has gone up 0.3.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for MSM.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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MSM | 2021-09-03 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 22.6 | 18.9 |
MSM | 2021-09-02 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 22.9 | 19.1 |
MSM | 2021-09-01 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 22.7 | 19.0 |
MSM | 2021-08-31 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 23.0 | 19.2 |
MSM | 2021-08-30 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 23.2 | 19.3 |
MSM | 2021-08-27 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 23.3 | 19.4 |
MSM Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 43.7%.
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 30.08%.
- The 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 87.26%.

The table below shows MSM's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | 3,319.867 | 179.036 | 244.52 |
2021-09-30 | 3,243.224 | 224.462 | 216.907 |
2021-06-30 | 3,159.925 | 321.158 | 203.469 |
2021-03-31 | 3,128.603 | 359.858 | 186.738 |
2020-12-31 | 3,140.702 | 414.857 | 224.153 |
2020-09-30 | 3,192.399 | 396.739 | 251.117 |
MSM's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- MSM has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 92.24% of graded US stocks.
- MSM's asset turnover comes in at 1.369 -- ranking 60th of 105 Wholesale stocks.
- CHEF, DLA, and INT are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MSM.
The table below shows MSM's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-08-28 | 1.369 | 0.411 | 0.179 |
2021-05-29 | 1.345 | 0.410 | 0.173 |
2021-02-27 | 1.293 | 0.410 | 0.152 |
2020-11-28 | 1.288 | 0.420 | 0.184 |
2020-08-29 | 1.302 | 0.421 | 0.202 |
2020-05-30 | 1.350 | 0.422 | 0.220 |
MSM Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of MSM, see our MSM price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $100.71 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.6 (Moderate Buy) |
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MSM Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $85.06 | 52-week high | $95.95 |
Prev. close | $81.93 | 52-week low | $74.20 |
Day low | $83.21 | Volume | 554,535 |
Day high | $85.14 | Avg. volume | 439,762 |
50-day MA | $82.71 | Dividend yield | 3.66% |
200-day MA | $82.70 | Market Cap | 4.75B |
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) Company Bio
MSC Industrial Direct is a North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Melville, New York.
Latest MSM News From Around the Web
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MSM Price Returns
1-mo | N/A |
3-mo | 7.33% |
6-mo | 2.12% |
1-year | -7.68% |
3-year | 43.21% |
5-year | 34.41% |
YTD | 3.02% |
2021 | 3.09% |
2020 | 25.33% |
2019 | 5.76% |
2018 | -18.26% |
2017 | 6.96% |
MSM Dividends
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