Forensic Analysis · Durable-Goods Wholesale · as of Nov 8, 2026

Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM)

A forensic read on Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

4.3

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

15.8%

ROE

6.4%

Revenue growth

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Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 4.3, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

12.0%

FY2026

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 12.0% in the latest fiscal year and slipping across FY2024–FY2026 from 14.2%. After-tax operating profit was $292M in FY2024 and $241M in FY2026, with operating income at 10.2% of revenue in FY2024, 8.0% in FY2025 and 8.0% in FY2026. The capital base behind it went from $2.1B in FY2024 to $2.0B in FY2026 (-2%), while the revenue it carried went from $3.8B to $4.0B.

93% of FCF

FY2026

Shareholder returns. Returned $208M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2026 — 93% of free cash flow. Right at the limit of what free cash flow covers — little room before it's funded by debt or the balance sheet. That ratio has actually been EASING, not tightening further — down from ~120% of free cash flow two years back. Counting the $19M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 101%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$4.01B

Revenue Growth YoY+6.4%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+2.4%

Net Margin5.6%

Free Cash Flow$225.2M

Return on Equity15.8%

Debt / Equity0.33x

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