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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 20.98%
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.21 times
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -3.78% of over the last 5 years
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
With ROCE of 18.32%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.74 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. for the last several years.
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Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. overvalued or undervalued?
As of 14 November 2025, the valuation grade for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. moved from very expensive to expensive. The company appears to be overvalued based on its current metrics, with a P/E ratio of 21, a Price to Book Value of 3.41, and an EV to EBITDA ratio of 11.99. In comparison to peers, Pool Corp. has a higher P/E ratio of 30.46, while WESCO International, Inc. is more favorably valued with a P/E of 20.94. Despite a year-to-date return of 14.82%, which slightly outperformed the S&P 500's return of 14.49%, the long-term performance shows a concerning trend, with MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. lagging significantly behind the S&P 500 over three and five years. This underperformance, coupled with its elevated valuation ratios, supports the conclusion that the stock is overvalued....
Read MoreIs MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. overvalued or undervalued?
As of 14 November 2025, the valuation grade for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. moved from very expensive to expensive. The company appears to be overvalued based on its current metrics. Key ratios include a P/E ratio of 21, a Price to Book Value of 3.41, and an EV to EBITDA of 11.99. In comparison, peers such as Pool Corp. have a P/E of 30.46, while WESCO International, Inc. has a more favorable P/E of 20.94, indicating that MSC Industrial Direct may not be competitively priced within its industry. Additionally, the company's recent stock performance shows a return of 1.39% over the past year, significantly lagging behind the S&P 500's 13.19% return, which reinforces the notion that the stock may not be a compelling investment at its current valuation....
Read MoreIs MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. overvalued or undervalued?
As of 14 November 2025, the valuation grade for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. has moved from very expensive to expensive, indicating a slight improvement in its valuation outlook. The company appears to be overvalued based on its current metrics, particularly with a P/E ratio of 21, a Price to Book Value of 3.41, and an EV to EBITDA of 11.99. In comparison to peers, Pool Corp. has a higher P/E of 30.46, while WESCO International, Inc. shows a more favorable P/E of 20.94, suggesting that MSC is not competitively priced within its industry. Despite a year-to-date return of 16.00%, which outperformed the S&P 500's 14.49%, the longer-term performance reveals a concerning trend, with a 3-year return of only 3.18% compared to the S&P 500's 70.17%. This discrepancy reinforces the notion that MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is currently overvalued relative to its peers and the broader market performance....
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Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned ShareholdingShareholding Snapshot : Feb 2025
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Held in 116 Schemes (45.58%)
Held by 172 Foreign Institutions (9.32%)
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Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Aug'24
YoY Growth in year ended Aug 2024 is -4.70% vs 8.60% in Aug 2023
YoY Growth in year ended Aug 2024 is -25.39% vs 0.76% in Aug 2023
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