🫧 Edgar looked up MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. ($MSM). Last filing: 8-K (5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers), 2026-09-08. 15 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.
🔖 Exposure: revenue $3.8B (FY2025), total debt $485.2M. Experience: revenue down 1.3% on the year, up 3.8% a year over 4 years; operating margin 8.0%, down from 10.2%. Soundness: equity 56.4% of assets, return on equity 14.4%, dividend per share up 2 years running. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $3.0B and $4.4B next year (method v3, set from 4,599 SEC company-years; on a year the method never saw, 83% landed inside). A range, not a forecast. Against peers (9 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 8.0% against a 8.0% median; growth -1.3% against 4.8%.
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| Fiscal year end | 2025-08-30 |
| Revenue | $3.8B |
| Revenue, on the year | −1.3% |
| Revenue, a year over the record | 3.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% |
| Operating margin, prior year | 10.2% |
| Net margin | 5.3% |
| Research and development | not filed separately |
| Free cash flow | $241M |
| Cash | $56M |
| Total debt | $485M |
| Equity of assets | 56.4% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% |
| Payout of profit | — |
| Dividend per share | $2.22 · up 2 years running |
| Audited years read | 5 |
Peers: the median of 9 filers with $50M+ revenue in wholesale-industrial machinery & equipment.
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