Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, metalworking products distributor MSC Industrial Direct (MSM 1.11%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MSC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MSC facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Melville, N.Y. (1941) |
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Market Cap |
$5.0 billion |
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Industry |
Trading companies and distributors |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.4 billion |
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Management |
CEO/COO Erik Gershwind CFO Jeffrey Kaczka |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
21.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$244.0 million/$3.3 million |
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Dividend Yield |
1.5% |
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Competitors |
Applied Industrial Technologies W.W. Grainger |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 502 members who have rated MSC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFTheRealDeal, succinctly summed up the MSC bull case for our community: "Boring, industrial distributor that operates in a business with great economics. ROIC over 18% for past 15 years. Highly fragmented industry with an opportunity to gain market share."
