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MSM (MSC Industrial Direct Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 14.09 (As of Jul. 25, 2025)


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What is MSC Industrial Direct Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-07-25), MSC Industrial Direct Co's current share price is $86.82. MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $6.16. MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 14.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MSM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.45   Med: 18.33   Max: 29.96
Current: 14.13

During the past years, MSC Industrial Direct Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.96. The lowest was 11.45. And the median was 18.33.

MSM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
62.79% of 86 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 26.355 vs MSM: 14.13

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MSC Industrial Direct Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in May. 2025 was $1.362. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $6.16 for the trailing ten years ended in May. 2025.

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MSC Industrial Direct Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

MSC Industrial Direct Co Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.92 18.28 16.04 17.84 13.73

MSC Industrial Direct Co Quarterly Data
Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.56 13.73 14.19 12.93 13.18

Competitive Comparison of MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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MSC Industrial Direct Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=86.82/6.16
=14.09

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, MSC Industrial Direct Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of May. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2025)
=1.362/135.3468*135.3468
=1.362

Current CPI (May. 2025) = 135.3468.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201508 1.198 100.548 1.613
201511 1.735 100.135 2.345
201602 0.810 100.040 1.096
201605 1.547 101.355 2.066
201608 1.031 101.617 1.373
201611 1.121 101.829 1.490
201702 0.134 102.779 0.176
201705 0.874 103.256 1.146
201708 1.392 103.587 1.819
201711 1.291 104.072 1.679
201802 0.492 105.052 0.634
201805 1.734 106.148 2.211
201808 1.683 106.383 2.141
201811 1.197 106.338 1.524
201902 0.156 106.649 0.198
201905 1.369 108.048 1.715
201908 2.265 108.245 2.832
201911 1.306 108.519 1.629
202002 1.037 109.139 1.286
202005 0.880 108.175 1.101
202008 3.058 109.662 3.774
202011 1.707 109.793 2.104
202102 0.065 110.968 0.079
202105 0.049 113.576 0.058
202108 1.232 115.421 1.445
202111 0.762 117.269 0.879
202202 -0.291 119.703 -0.329
202205 1.143 123.323 1.254
202208 1.683 124.958 1.823
202211 0.901 125.607 0.971
202302 5.810 126.928 6.195
202305 2.263 128.314 2.387
202308 1.844 129.538 1.927
202311 1.106 129.548 1.156
202402 0.946 130.930 0.978
202405 2.022 132.509 2.065
202408 1.444 132.816 1.472
202411 1.457 133.110 1.481
202502 0.442 134.624 0.444
202505 1.362 135.347 1.362

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


MSC Industrial Direct Co  (NYSE:MSM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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MSC Industrial Direct Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
515 Broadhollow Road, Suite 1000, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
MSC Industrial Direct is one of the largest industrial distributors with a focus on metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations products and services. The company offers over 2 million products through its distribution network, which has 14 fulfillment or regional inventory centers. Although MSC has a presence in Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, it primarily operates in the United States. In fiscal 2024, 95% of the firm's $3.8 billion of sales was generated in the US.
Executives
Mitchell Jacobson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS RD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Philip Peller director
Erik Gershwind officer: SVP, Product Mgmnt & Marketing C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC, 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Kimberly Shacklett officer: SVP, Sales & Customer Success C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Kristen Actis-grande officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Elizabeth Bledsoe officer: SVP & Chief People Officer C/O MSC LNDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Douglas E Jones officer: EVP, Chief Supply Chain C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Stacey L. Bennett 10 percent owner 410 PARK AVE., SUITE 620, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rahquel Purcell director C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Martina Mcisaac officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Steven N Baruch officer: SVP, STRATEGY & MARKETING 18232 PENINSULA CLUB, CORNELIUS NC 28031
Louise K Goeser director C/O PPL CORPORATION, TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
John Hill officer: SVP, Chief Digital Info Offr. C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Neal Dongre officer: VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Martin Edward F Jr officer: SVP, Sales & Customer Success C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747