MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc
NYSE:MSM

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc
NYSE:MSM
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Price: 82.04 USD -0.63% Market Closed
Market Cap: 4.6B USD

Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc

Revenue
3.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-2.2B USD
Gross Profit
1.6B USD
Operating Expenses
-1.2B USD
Operating Income
378.1m USD
Other Expenses
-142.3m USD
Net Income
235.9m USD

Margins Comparison
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc
NYSE:MSM
4.6B USD
41%
10%
6%
JP
Itochu Corp
TSE:8001
10.5T JPY
16%
5%
6%
JP
Mitsubishi Corp
TSE:8058
10T JPY
12%
2%
6%
JP
Mitsui & Co Ltd
TSE:8031
8.9T JPY
9%
4%
7%
US
W W Grainger Inc
NYSE:GWW
53B USD
39%
15%
11%
US
WW Grainger Inc
XMUN:GWW
50.9B EUR
39%
15%
11%
US
United Rentals Inc
NYSE:URI
48B USD
41%
27%
17%
US
Fastenal Co
NASDAQ:FAST
42.2B USD
45%
20%
15%
UK
Ferguson PLC
NYSE:FERG
35.3B USD
31%
9%
6%
IN
Adani Enterprises Ltd
NSE:ADANIENT
2.7T INR
52%
11%
6%
UK
Ashtead Group PLC
LSE:AHT
22.1B GBP
75%
30%
14%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc
NYSE:MSM
4.6B USD
17%
9%
20%
13%
JP
Itochu Corp
TSE:8001
10.5T JPY
15%
6%
8%
5%
JP
Mitsubishi Corp
TSE:8058
10T JPY
12%
5%
3%
2%
JP
Mitsui & Co Ltd
TSE:8031
8.9T JPY
14%
6%
4%
3%
US
W W Grainger Inc
NYSE:GWW
53B USD
55%
21%
39%
30%
US
WW Grainger Inc
XMUN:GWW
50.9B EUR
55%
21%
39%
30%
US
United Rentals Inc
NYSE:URI
48B USD
31%
9%
17%
12%
US
Fastenal Co
NASDAQ:FAST
42.2B USD
33%
25%
38%
28%
UK
Ferguson PLC
NYSE:FERG
35.3B USD
31%
10%
23%
15%
IN
Adani Enterprises Ltd
NSE:ADANIENT
2.7T INR
14%
3%
9%
6%
UK
Ashtead Group PLC
LSE:AHT
22.1B GBP
22%
7%
17%
13%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.