Why is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 20.98%
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Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.21 times
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -3.78% of over the last 5 years
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The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 360.73 MM
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 99.25 MM has Grown at -30.19%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 14.34%
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With ROCE of 18.32%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.74 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.23%, its profits have fallen by -31.2%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 3.23% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
11.69%
0.11
28.34%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.19%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.36
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.21
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.00
Tax Ratio
25.77%
Dividend Payout Ratio
95.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
98.95%
ROCE (avg)
20.98%
ROE (avg)
21.14%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.70
EV to EBIT
17.54
EV to EBITDA
13.62
EV to Capital Employed
2.97
EV to Sales
1.48
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.76%
ROCE (Latest)
16.91%
ROE (Latest)
15.45%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.48 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 9.08
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 1,961.23
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.18% (YoY
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 261.27 MM
Here's what is working for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,961.23
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.48 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 9.08 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.18% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 25.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 261.27 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






