Company Information

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Address: 75 MAXESS RD  
City: MELVILLE 
State: NY 
Zip Code: 11747 
Telephone: 516-812-2000 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 5084
(As filed with the SEC)  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "MSC," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us") is one of the largest direct marketers and distributors of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products to customers throughout the United States. We operate primarily in the United States, with customers in all 50 states, through a network of five customer fulfillment centers (four customer fulfillment centers are located within the United States and one is located in the United Kingdom (the "U.K.") and 105 branch offices (104 branches are located within the United States and one is located in the U.K.). MSC's customer fulfillment centers are located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Elkhart, Indiana; Reno, Nevada and Wednesbury, United Kingdom. Our experience has been that areas accessible by next day delivery generate significantly greater sales than areas where next day delivery is not available.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
11/20113.630.25019.15
08/20113.43NA17.98
05/20113.200.22021.72
02/20112.920.22021.64
11/20102.621.22022.95
08/20102.37NA18.81
05/20102.090.20024.76
02/20101.840.20024.77

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 08/27

Profitability 2011 Leverage 2011
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.99Total Liab/Total Assets0.20
Net Inc/Total Assets0.18Total Liab/Inv Cap0.23
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.20Total Liab/Comm Equity1.14
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.17Interest Coverage Ratio1354.99
Net Inc/Net Sales0.11Curr Debt/EquityNA
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.10LTD/EquityNA
SG&A/NetSales0.29Total Debt/EquityNA
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover7.43Quick Ratio2.40
Inventory Turnover3.43Current Ratio4.40
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.39
Net Sales/Work Cap3.45Inv/Curr Assets0.45
Net Sales/PP&E13.59  

Income Statement (Millions)

  11/26/2011 8/27/2011 5/28/2011 2/26/2011
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 545.70 533.24 532.37 483.36
Cost of Goods Sold 293.57 287.87 280.80 257.06
Selling & Admin Exps 155.31 151.49 153.43 145.70
Operating Income 96.82 93.88 98.13 80.60
Interest Exp 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06
Pretax Income 96.82 93.74 97.98 80.57
Other Income 0.05 -0.10 -0.11 0.03
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 59.84 59.45 62.09 49.69

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 11/26/2011 8/27/2011 5/28/2011 2/26/2011
Cash & Short Term Investments 128.23 95.96 136.77 75.68
Receivables - Total 297.01 295.08 283.36 272.21
Inventories - Total 360.53 344.85 321.86 305.07
Total Current Assets 812.07 758.43 761.60 675.33
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 154.90 148.81 147.65 147.50
Total Assets 1,299.90 1,244.42 1,231.72 1,149.29
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 163.08 172.20 146.57 134.94
Debt in Current Liabilities 1.28 0.00 0.04 0.09
Total Current Liabilities 164.36 172.20 146.61 135.02
Long-Term Debt 2.79 NA NA NA
Total Liabilities 249.06 251.31 222.13 206.55
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
Retained Earnings 819.19 775.15 729.81 681.78
Treasury Stock -221.93 -219.05 -152.95 -153.29
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,050.85 993.11 1,009.59 942.74
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 1,299.90 1,244.42 1,231.72 1,149.29

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 11/26/2011 8/27/2011 5/28/2011 2/26/2011
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 46.19 64.67 64.97 38.40
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -9.52 -24.86 -4.56 -20.55
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -4.31 -80.62 0.67 -22.74

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
08/20071,688.19173.932.59
08/20081,779.84196.243.04
08/20091,489.52125.122.00
08/20101,692.04150.372.37
08/20112,021.79218.793.43
Growth Rates4.615.907.28

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/1122543,79993.59




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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