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MSC Industrial Direct

NYQ:MSM US5535301064
55
  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    69
  • Safety
    Safety
    73
  • Combined
    83
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    55
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Company Description

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc. is a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services. It operates in the metalworking and MRO industries. It offers its products through e-commerce channels and customer care centers. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4926 million, profits of $1573 million, revenue of $3821 million, and 7191 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 55 (better than 55% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock MSC Industrial Direct are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for MSC Industrial Direct. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 52, which means that the share price of MSC Industrial Direct is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 52% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 69, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 73. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 23. Professional investors are more confident in 77% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Large
Website mscdirect.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 45 69 53
Growth
69 15 47 5
Safety
Safety
73 52 53 71
Sentiment
23 19 46 6
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55 9 59 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
3 8 32 44
Opinions Change
50 50 50 8
Pro Holdings
n/a 51 96 88
Market Pulse
78 20 24 12
Sentiment
23 19 46 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 45 69 53
Growth
69 15 47 5
Safety Safety
73 52 53 71
Combined
83 19 56 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 36 32 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
33 27 41 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
36 34 82 35
Dividend Yield
93 95 94 99
Value
52 45 69 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
47 51 42 25
Profit Growth
54 20 52 34
Capital Growth
62 29 41 10
Stock Returns
64 21 53 25
Growth
69 15 47 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
64 64 68 44
Refinancing
60 32 28 41
Liquidity
70 76 76 88
Safety Safety
73 52 53 71

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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