Stock Research: MSC Industrial Direct

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MSC Industrial Direct

NYSE:MSM US5535301064
18
  • Value
    62
  • Growth
    27
  • Safety
    Safety
    29
  • Combined
    21
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    18
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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 18 (better than 18% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock MSC Industrial Direct are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for MSC Industrial Direct. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 62, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 62% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 29, which means that the share price of MSC Industrial Direct is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 27, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 33, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 67% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
29 45 69 53
Growth
27 15 47 5
Safety
Safety
62 52 53 71
Sentiment
33 19 46 6
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18 9 59 10
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
24 8 32 44
Opinions Change
61 50 50 8
Pro Holdings
n/a 51 96 88
Market Pulse
16 20 24 12
Sentiment
33 19 46 6
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
29 45 69 53
Growth
27 15 47 5
Safety Safety
62 52 53 71
Combined
21 19 56 24
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
21 27 41 54
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
30 36 32 36
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 34 82 35
Dividend Yield
93 95 94 99
Value
29 45 69 53
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
52 51 42 25
Profit Growth
17 20 52 34
Capital Growth
18 29 41 10
Stock Returns
57 21 53 25
Growth
27 15 47 5
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
58 64 68 44
Refinancing
33 32 28 41
Liquidity
72 76 76 88
Safety Safety
62 52 53 71

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