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How MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. stacks up
MSM · against 412 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
78/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #129 of 413 · scores higher than 66% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score70 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including MSM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 78?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.5% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 76% of peers. Return on invested capital: 14.2% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 9.3% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 388 reported | 14.2% | 10.3% | 68% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 415 reported | 8.5% | 10.4% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 391 reported | 9.3% | 4.6% | 85% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 390 reported | 16.3% | 11.9% | 66% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 419 reported | 40.8% | 29.8% | 78% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 4 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 129 | 49.2B NOK (≈$4.7B) | 78 | 41 | |
| 129 | 3.3B EUR (≈$3.6B) | 78 | 71 | |
| 129 | 4.5B USD | 78 | 58 | |
| 129 | 5.6B USD | 78 | 47 | |
| 129 | 6.7B USD | 78 | 53 | |
| 129 | 9.3B USD | 78 | 47 | |
| 129 | 8.2B USD | 78 | 61 | |
| 141 | 62.3B CNY (≈$8.7B) | 77 | 75 | |
| 141 | 816.2B JPY (≈$5.6B) | 77 | 72 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score