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MSC Industrial Direct Co (FRA:98M) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 12.11 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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

As of today (2025-06-04), MSC Industrial Direct Co's current share price is €71.18. MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was €5.88. MSC Industrial Direct Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 12.11.

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:

FRA:98M' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.45   Med: 18.53   Max: 29.96
Current: 13.11

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 18.53.

FRA:98M's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
66.67% of 84 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 21.84 vs FRA:98M: 13.11

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 Feb. 2025 was €0.424. 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 €5.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 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
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 17.58 14.56 13.73 14.19 12.93

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
=71.18/5.88
=12.11

* 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 Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=0.424/134.6241*134.6241
=0.424

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 134.6241.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201505 1.491 100.333 2.001
201508 1.076 100.548 1.441
201511 1.617 100.135 2.174
201602 0.731 100.040 0.984
201605 1.367 101.355 1.816
201608 0.919 101.617 1.218
201611 1.039 101.829 1.374
201702 0.126 102.779 0.165
201705 0.791 103.256 1.031
201708 1.179 103.587 1.532
201711 1.100 104.072 1.423
201802 0.398 105.052 0.510
201805 1.467 106.148 1.861
201808 1.457 106.383 1.844
201811 1.053 106.338 1.333
201902 0.137 106.649 0.173
201905 1.224 108.048 1.525
201908 2.036 108.245 2.532
201911 1.182 108.519 1.466
202002 0.951 109.139 1.173
202005 0.807 108.175 1.004
202008 2.584 109.662 3.172
202011 1.444 109.793 1.771
202102 0.054 110.968 0.066
202105 0.041 113.576 0.049
202108 1.047 115.421 1.221
202111 0.667 117.269 0.766
202202 -0.257 119.703 -0.289
202205 1.081 123.323 1.180
202208 1.661 124.958 1.789
202211 0.884 125.607 0.947
202302 5.426 126.928 5.755
202305 2.082 128.314 2.184
202308 1.691 129.538 1.757
202311 1.022 129.548 1.062
202402 0.877 130.930 0.902
202405 1.871 132.509 1.901
202408 1.310 132.816 1.328
202411 1.373 133.110 1.389
202502 0.424 134.624 0.424

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  (FRA:98M) 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.

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