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Up 8% from Nov 5 to Nov 10.
| The chart | Above a rising 200-day average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 22 |
Tue Nov 10: Ex-dividend, $0.89 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 25.
After its last 4 reports it closed -4.3% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
MSM is #135 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: MSM $223M, DXPE $98.4M.
Reports Wed Jan 6, before the open (in 57 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.1B, 10% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.85 a share, from $1.01.
“Average daily sales exceeded the high end of our guided range, driven by price benefits and stronger volumes that yielded year-over-year improvement of 8.6%.”
MSM's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization expense | about $100M to $105M |
Sales grew 4.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Pays $3.56 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | -5.1% | -15.3% | -7.7% |
| Jul 1, 2026 | +0.6% | +3.7% | +0.0% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | -4.0% | -0.8% | +3.6% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $4B in 2026. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 47.4, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 88% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $3.56 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $199M a year |
| Free cash flow | $225M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 4 years |
2 insiders bought $29M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MSM is 0.1% of SCHD, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Founded in 1941, MSC Industrial Direct originally manufactured and sold cutting tools to metalworking shops in New York. Through a series of acquisitions and organic expansion, MSC has grown into an industrial distribution powerhouse focused on specialized metalworking products and services. The firm also distributes a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies. MSC primarily operates in North America, where it derives over 95% of its revenue.
MSM scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #135 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 8% from Nov 5 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
MSM scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #135 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MSM's 9.
2 insiders bought $29M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Mitchell Jacobson, 10% owner, who bought $15.6M on Oct 23. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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