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Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25
Profitability
Gross margin40.8%0.0pp40.7%0.0pp40.8%-0.2pp40.9%0.0pp40.9%-0.1pp
Operating margin8%0.0pp8%0.0pp8%-0.2pp8.2%-0.6pp8.9%-0.7pp
Net margin5.4%0.0pp5.4%+0.1pp5.3%0.0pp5.3%-0.4pp5.7%-0.5pp
EBITDA margin10.6%+0.1pp10.5%+0.1pp10.4%-0.2pp10.6%-0.5pp11.1%-0.6pp
Free cash flow margin5.6%+1.2pp4.4%-2.0pp6.4%-0.7pp7%-1.0pp8%-0.7pp
Returns
Return on equity15.2%+0.3pp14.8%+0.5pp14.3%0.0pp14.3%-1.2pp15.5%-1.6pp
Return on assets8.5%+0.2pp8.2%+0.1pp8.1%+0.1pp8%-0.6pp8.6%-0.9pp
Return on invested capital10.6%+0.1pp10.5%+0.1pp10.4%-0.3pp10.7%-0.5pp11.2%-1.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.6×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×
Inventory turnover3.4×0.0×3.5×0.0×3.5×+0.1×3.4×0.0×3.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.7×0.0×1.7×+0.1×1.7×-0.2×1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×
Quick ratio0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×-0.1×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×-0.1×2.1×+0.1×+0.2×1.9×0.0×1.9×+0.2×
Interest coverage13.5×+0.5×13.1×+0.5×12.5×+0.2×12.4×-0.5×12.9×-0.7×
Per Share
Book value per share$24.75+0.3%$24.67-0.7%$24.84+1.3%$24.52+0.9%$24.29-1.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$5.24B+5.5%$4.96B-1.2%$5.02B+7.6%$4.67B+4.0%$4.49B-6.8%
Enterprise value$6.07B+4.2%$5.82B-0.1%$5.82B+7.6%$5.41B+2.6%$5.27B-5.2%
Price / earnings25.2×+0.9×24.3×-0.9×25.2×+1.7×23.5×+2.5×21×+0.6×
Price / sales1.4×+0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×+0.1×1.2×+0.1×1.2×-0.1×
Price / book3.8×+0.2×3.6×0.0×3.6×+0.2×3.4×+0.1×3.3×-0.2×
EV / EBITDA15×+0.4×14.6×-0.3×14.8×+1.2×13.7×+1.0×12.6×+0.1×
EV / sales1.6×+0.1×1.5×0.0×1.5×+0.1×1.4×0.0×1.4×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield4.1%+0.7pp3.4%-1.4pp4.8%-0.8pp5.6%-1.1pp6.7%-0.1pp
Earnings yield4%-0.2pp4.1%+0.2pp4%-0.3pp4.2%-0.5pp4.8%-0.1pp
Dividend yield3.7%-0.2pp3.8%+0.1pp3.8%-0.3pp4%-0.2pp4.2%+0.3pp

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What are MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s profit margins?
MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) runs a 40.8% gross margin and a 8.0% operating margin, with a 5.4% net margin.
Where do MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s ratios come from?
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