The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

MSM

Concerning the House

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's metalworking and MRO products include cutting tools, abrasives, machining fluids, measuring instruments, metalworking products, machinery and accessories, tooling components, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It also offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers and warehouses. In addition, the company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

United States · www.mscdirect.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$4.01B+7.3%
Gross profit$1.64B+15.5%
Operating income$483.73M+14.0%
Net income$343.23M+15.2%
Cash from ops$410.70M+3.7%
Quotation

$121.29

+1.85 (+1.5%)

52w hi$127.28
52w lo$78.90
Vol679.34K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.66

Short+0.79
Medium+0.68
Long+0.37

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Market cap$6.77B
Enterprise value$7.15B
Trailing P/E29.30x
Forward P/E22.27x
EV / EBITDA16.11x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin5.9%
Return on equity16.3%
Revenue growth+7.8%
Earnings growth+41.1%
Debt / equity39.13
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.83
Corr SPX0.49
Annual vol27.9%
Annual ret+24.5%
Sharpe0.88
Max DD-22.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.24
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.47
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.15

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$120.09$121.44$119.44$121.29679.34K
Aug 12$120.58$120.99$117.72$119.44734.60K
Aug 11$122.93$124.51$119.95$120.06662.90K
Aug 10$123.02$123.22$121.55$122.93596.10K
Aug 7$123.63$124.61$122.68$122.92825.60K