How to buy MSC Industrial Direct Company stock (MSM)

MSC Industrial Direct Company is an industrial distribution business based in the US. MSC Industrial Direct Company shares (MSM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $83.89 – an increase of 0.65% over the previous week. MSC Industrial Direct Company employs 7,191 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.8 billion.

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MSC Industrial Direct Company stock price (NYSE: MSM)

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MSC Industrial Direct Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-11.

Latest market close	$83.89
52-week range	$73.54 - $101.76
50-day moving average more info button	$83.54
200-day moving average more info button	$86.37
Wall St. target price	$82.00
PE ratio more info button	18.3166
Dividend yield more info button	$3.34 (4.05%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.58

Is it a good time to buy MSC Industrial Direct Company stock?

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MSC Industrial Direct Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $84.3 from 2024-12-10

1 week (2024-12-05)	1.14%
1 month (2024-11-13)	-3.64%
3 months (2024-09-12)	7.10%
6 months (2024-06-12)	-1.06%

1 year (2023-12-12)	-15.38%
2 years (2022-12-12)	7.83%
3 years (2021-12-10)	11.30%
5 years (2019-12-12)	51.94%

Is MSC Industrial Direct Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing MSC Industrial Direct Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of MSC Industrial Direct Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's P/E ratio

MSC Industrial Direct Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, MSC Industrial Direct Company shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's PEG ratio

MSC Industrial Direct Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.3872. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into MSC Industrial Direct Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's EBITDA

MSC Industrial Direct Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $486.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a MSC Industrial Direct Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

MSC Industrial Direct Company financials

Revenue TTM	$3.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	9.94%
Gross profit TTM	$1.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	10.14%
Return on equity TTM	17.69%
Profit margin	6.77%
Book value	$24.90
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

MSC Industrial Direct Company's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like MSC Industrial Direct Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 24.2

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and MSC Industrial Direct Company's overall score of 24.2 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 25th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like MSC Industrial Direct Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

MSC Industrial Direct Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 10.86/100

MSC Industrial Direct Company's environmental score of 10.86 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that MSC Industrial Direct Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's social score

Social score: 15.41/100

MSC Industrial Direct Company's social score of 15.41 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that MSC Industrial Direct Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's governance score

Governance score: 14.43/100

MSC Industrial Direct Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that MSC Industrial Direct Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	24.2
Total ESG percentile	25.16
Environmental score	10.86
Environmental score percentile	9
Social score	15.41
Social score percentile	9
Governance score	14.43
Governance score percentile	9

MSC Industrial Direct Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 69.73% of net profits

Recently MSC Industrial Direct Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), MSC Industrial Direct Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In MSC Industrial Direct Company's case, that would currently equate to about $3.34 per share.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

MSC Industrial Direct Company's most recent dividend payout was on 26 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have MSC Industrial Direct Company's shares ever split?

MSC Industrial Direct Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 25 May 1998 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your MSC Industrial Direct Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for MSC Industrial Direct Company shares which in turn could have impacted MSC Industrial Direct Company's share price.

MSC Industrial Direct Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, MSC Industrial Direct Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $73.5398 up to $101.7604. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while MSC Industrial Direct Company's is 0.826. This would suggest that MSC Industrial Direct Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

MSC Industrial Direct Company overview

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 MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website, mscdirect. com; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers, and warehouses. The company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of MSC Industrial Direct Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 20.914% of MSC Industrial Direct Company shares are held by insiders and 83.213% by institutions. How many people work for MSC Industrial Direct Company?
Latest data suggests 7,191 work at MSC Industrial Direct Company. When does the fiscal year end for MSC Industrial Direct Company?
MSC Industrial Direct Company's fiscal year ends in August. Where is MSC Industrial Direct Company based?
MSC Industrial Direct Company's address is: 515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY, United States, 11747 What is MSC Industrial Direct Company's ISIN number?
MSC Industrial Direct Company's international securities identification number is: US5535301064 What is MSC Industrial Direct Company's CUSIP number?
MSC Industrial Direct Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 553530106