TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Feb 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 891.7M
Gross Profit 365.2M 40.96%
Operating Income 63.7M 7.14%
Net Income 39.1M 4.39%
EPS (Diluted) $0.70

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 2.5B
Total Liabilities 1.1B
Shareholders Equity 1.4B
Debt to Equity 0.80

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 64.6M
Free Cash Flow 76.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

MSC Industrial Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i3.8B4.0B3.7B3.2B3.2B
Cost of Goods Sold i2.2B2.4B2.1B1.9B1.8B
Gross Profit i1.6B1.6B1.6B1.3B1.3B
Gross Margin % i41.2%41.0%42.2%41.1%42.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i00000
Operating Income i404.9M491.7M474.4M339.0M367.8M
Operating Margin % i10.6%12.3%12.8%10.5%11.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i412.0K1.0M150.0K66.0K333.0K
Interest Expense i25.8M22.5M17.6M14.5M16.7M
Other Non-Operating Income-36.8M-14.0M-5.8M-36.2M-17.2M
Pre-tax Income i342.7M456.2M451.1M288.4M334.2M
Income Tax i86.8M113.0M110.6M70.4M82.5M
Effective Tax Rate % i25.3%24.8%24.5%24.4%24.7%
Net Income i256.0M343.1M340.5M217.9M251.8M
Net Margin % i6.7%8.6%9.2%6.7%7.9%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i465.9M563.0M545.0M409.0M437.0M
EPS (Basic) i$4.60$6.14$6.09$3.89$4.53
EPS (Diluted) i$4.58$6.11$6.06$3.87$4.51
Basic Shares Outstanding i5625700055918000557770005573700055472000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i5625700055918000557770005573700055472000

Income Statement Trend

MSC Industrial Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i29.6M50.1M43.5M40.5M125.2M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i412.1M435.4M687.6M560.4M491.7M
Inventory i643.9M726.5M715.6M624.2M543.1M
Other Current Assets102.5M105.5M96.9M89.2M77.7M
Total Current Assets i1.2B1.3B1.5B1.3B1.2B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i58.6M65.9M64.8M49.0M56.2M
Goodwill i1.5B1.5B1.5B1.5B1.5B
Intangible Assets i101.1M110.6M114.3M101.9M104.9M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets30.3M12.2M9.9M5.9M4.1M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.3B1.2B1.2B1.1B1.1B
Total Assets i2.5B2.5B2.7B2.5B2.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i205.9M226.3M217.4M186.3M125.8M
Short-term Debt i251.9M251.1M344.2M216.4M144.1M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i605.4M649.4M725.9M561.9M408.7M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i316.3M270.3M516.5M620.0M531.4M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i139.3M131.8M124.7M108.8M121.7M
Other Non-Current Liabilities---9.4M-
Total Non-Current Liabilities i455.6M402.1M641.2M738.3M653.1M
Total Liabilities i1.1B1.1B1.4B1.3B1.1B
Equity
Common Stock i57.0K57.0K57.0K57.0K57.0K
Retained Earnings i456.8M755.0M681.3M532.3M749.5M
Treasury Stock i114.2M107.7M106.2M104.4M103.9M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.4B1.5B1.4B1.2B1.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i568.2M521.4M860.8M836.4M675.5M
Working Capital i582.7M668.1M817.7M752.3M829.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

MSC Industrial Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i256.0M343.1M340.5M217.9M251.8M
Depreciation & Amortization i82.9M76.3M70.6M68.8M69.1M
Stock-Based Compensation i18.8M18.6M19.3M17.7M16.9M
Working Capital Changes i83.7M222.2M-222.6M-214.4M36.7M
Operating Cash Flow i454.7M685.3M231.8M95.0M404.9M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i0024.7M00
Acquisitions i-24.0M-20.2M-57.9M-22.0M-2.3M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i---00
Investing Cash Flow i-24.0M-20.2M-33.1M-22.0M-2.3M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-237.7M-220.8M-27.4M-91.3M-23.4M
Dividends Paid i-187.3M-176.7M-167.4M-362.6M-444.2M
Debt Issuance i484.5M333.0M374.0M588.2M1.1B
Debt Repayment i-384.6M-550.2M-367.0M-401.8M-918.2M
Financing Cash Flow i-321.4M-1.2B-551.6M-666.8M-1.2B
Free Cash Flow i311.3M607.1M184.8M170.7M349.7M
Net Change in Cash i109.3M-496.3M-352.9M-593.7M-785.9M

Cash Flow Trend

MSC Industrial Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 24.07
Forward P/E 19.87
Price to Book 3.48
Price to Sales 1.27
PEG Ratio 19.87

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 5.30%
Operating Margin 8.92%
Return on Equity 14.03%
Return on Assets 8.08%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.92
Debt to Equity 41.87
Beta 0.87

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $3.55
Book Value per Share $24.55
Revenue per Share $67.02

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
msm4.8B24.073.4814.03%5.30%41.87
Fastenal 54.7B45.8314.3632.56%15.30%14.32
Ferguson Enterprises 45.1B28.108.0329.08%5.32%105.39
Beacon Roofing 7.7B25.393.9516.54%3.21%188.24
SiteOne Landscape 6.2B50.423.787.86%2.71%63.02
Resideo Technologies 3.8B85.871.342.58%1.12%67.20

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.