MSC Industrial increased its sales by 7.8% and its earnings per share by 41.2% year over year. Results were driven mainly by a 720 basis-point increase in pricing and 50 basis points of volume growth. Operating margins improved 1.7 percentage points year over year to 10.2%.
MSC’s national scale and focus on inventory management services should help the firm take share from smaller regional and local distributors.
MSC could continue to face gross margin pressure against a backdrop of soft demand, fierce competition, and execution issues.
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Metric
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MSM
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GWW
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FAST
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 28.68 | 33.72 | 41.32 |
Price/Book Value | 4.88 | 16.72 | 13.54 |
Price/Sales | 1.77 | 3.62 | 6.41 |
Price/Cash Flow | 18.52 | 26.20 | 36.43 |
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Metric
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MSM
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GWW
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FAST
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.59 | 1.51 | 2.13 |
Current Ratio | 1.55 | 2.69 | 4.39 |
Interest Coverage | 14.71 | 32.46 | 310.80 |
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Metric
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MSM
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GWW
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FAST
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 9.78% | 21.59% | 25.89% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 17.44% | 52.72% | 33.85% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 13.21% | 29.26% | 30.03% |
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