Analysis updated on Oct. 14, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · NYSE
On Oct. 14, 2026, MSM is rated Neutral: its 90-day Total forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $7.38B.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for MSM is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +4.5%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +2.1%, strong sell < +0.9% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-13 signals)
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| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $7.38B | – |
| P/E Ratio | 31.93x | – |
| P/B Ratio | 5.20x | – |
| Dividend Yield | 2.62% | – |
| EPS | $4.05 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $25.42 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $69.99 | – |
| FCF/Share | $3.94 | – |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 16.3% | – |
| ROA | 9.3% | – |
| ROIC | 19.9% | – |
| Gross Margin | 40.8% | – |
| Operating Margin | 8.5% | – |
| Net Margin | 5.9% | – |
| EBT Margin | 7.8% | – |
| Tax Rate | 24.9% | – |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.55x | – |
| Quick Ratio | 0.72x | – |
| D/E Ratio | 0.76x | – |
| Financial Leverage | 1.76x | – |
| Interest Coverage | 19.4x | 2/5 |
| Working Capital | $452M | – |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $306M | 1/5 |
| Free Cash Flow | $220M | – |
| Capital Spending | -$86M | – |
| OCF Growth YoY | -15.2% | – |
| FCF Growth YoY | -16.6% | – |
| FCF/Sales | 5.6% | – |
| CapEx/Sales | 2.2% | – |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 1.57x | – |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.5x | – |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.4x | – |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 11.4x | – |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 39 days | – |
| Days Inventory | 108 days | – |
| Payables Period | 36 days | – |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 110 days | – |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $3.91B | – |
| Operating Income | $332M | 1/5 |
| Net Income | $231M | – |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $2.31B | 1/5 |
| Metric | MSM | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $3.46 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 85.4% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 56M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $1.28B | 51.2% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $74M | 3.0% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $413M | 16.6% of assets |
| Inventory | $684M | 27.4% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.08B | 43.1% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $595M | 23.9% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc (Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment): 5 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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On Oct. 14, 2026, MSM is rated Neutral: its 90-day Total forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for MSM is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.
5 issuers in our coverage, MSM included, share the SEC industry code Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment. The largest are: Dxp Enterprises Inc (DXPE), Global Industrial Co (GIC), Alta Equipment Group Inc. (ALTG), Tx Rail Products, Inc. (TXRP).
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