MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

$113.88+37% 1Y

$113.88

$79.4752 weeks$132.64

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: 8 of 9 health tests passed and earnings fully cash-backed (1.3×), but margins compressing.

2 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral

Fundamental health (F-score)8 / 9SEC EDGAR · Aug 29, 2026

High fundamental quality. Nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year health from the filings.

Profits arrive as cash1.27×derived · Aug 29, 2026

Operating profit is fully backed by cash. Conversion is worsening vs a year ago.

Margin direction, 3 years−4.1 pts

Profits are tracking sales roughly one-for-one, limited operating leverage either way.

Where ROE comes from9% ROA

A balanced mix of margins, efficiency, and leverage. ROE 15% = margin × turnover × leverage.

Unless marked, from derived.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

FCF conversionmiddle of the market

Leverage (Debt/EBITDA)better than 80% of the market

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. earns 14% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so the business is worth more the bigger it gets.

14%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 4.8 points above what the capital costs: growth creates value

Operating margin: 8.0%
Operating margin · Industrial Distribution median 7.4% · 12 months to Q4 2026
Cash conversion: 1.27×
Cash conversion · 1.47× a year ago · operating cash flow covers the operating profit after tax
Gross margin: 41%
Gross margin

Details›

Gross margin12 months to Q4 2026: 41%
Operating margin12 months to Q4 2026: 8.0%
Net margin12 months to Q4 2026: 5.5%
Free cash flow margin: 5.6%
Revenue, trailing twelve months: $4.01B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months: $225M
Net income, trailing twelve months: $223M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash: 14%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Ranks #7 of 16 by RyuScore