What is the long-term trend for MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories has grown at a -74.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $107.04M to -$1.72M.

MSC Industrial Direct Co. MSM Increase (Decrease) in Inventories

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Income statement

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Revenue$917.8M+2.9%

Gross profit$377.6M+3.4%

Operating income$64.8M+4.1%

Net income$42.5M+8.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.76+8.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$46.2M+11.9%

Total debt$876.6M+6.3%

Total equity$1.4B+2.0%

Total assets$2.5B-0.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$94.4M+73.3%

CapEx$21.3M-28.4%

Free cash flow$73.1M+196%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.62B+16.7%

Enterprise value$7.45B+15.1%

P/E31.9×+5.3×

P/S1.7×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-0.1pp

Operating margin8%-0.8pp

Net margin5.4%-0.3pp

FCF margin5.6%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.2%-0.4pp

Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Current ratio1.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MSC Industrial Direct Co. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInInventories.

The official record: MSC Industrial Direct Co.’s 10-Q, filed April 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories?: MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) reported increase (decrease) in inventories of $14.43M in Q4 2025.
How has MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories changed year-over-year?: MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories increased by 57.0% year-over-year, from $9.19M to $14.43M.
What is the long-term trend for MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s increase (decrease) in inventories has grown at a -74.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $107.04M to -$1.72M.