Distributes metalworking products Distributes maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $482.6M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 33.8× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 45% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 20% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
It pays out $3.48 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 34 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 23/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 45/100.
On our five-subject report card, MSM sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: MSM is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (45/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.