---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-23-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2023-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T06:12:28.751867+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial Direct Q2 net sales up 11.5% to $961.6M, adjusted EPS $1.45 vs $1.29

## Summary
- Net sales $961.6M (+11.5% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.45 (+12.4% YoY).
- Operating income $114.3M; adjusted operating margin 12.2% vs 11.6% prior year.
- Repurchased 150k shares at avg $81.76; share buybacks on hold pending share reclassification.
- FY2023 guidance: adjusted op margin 12.7%-13.3%; ADS growth 5%-9%; gross margins contract 40-70 bps YoY.
- Mission Critical: vending net sales +mid-teens, In-Plant +nearly 20%, Solutions >56% of total.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-23-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2023-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307823000048/0001003078-23-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307823000048/msm-20230404.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-23-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC reported fiscal 2023 second quarter ended March 4, 2023 results: revenue $961.6 million, net income $79.1 million, EPS $1.41 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fiscal 2023 second quarter ended March 4, 2023
  - Revenue: $961.6 million
  - Net income: $79.1 million
  - EPS: $1.41 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: reference in any such filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- NEWS MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. REPORTS FISCAL 2023 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FISCAL 2023 Q2 HIGHLIGHTS • Net sales of $961.6 million increased 11.5% YoY, 11 perc entage points above the Industrial Production (IP) Index • Operating income of $114.3 million, or $117.2 million adjusted to exclude
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307823000048/0001003078-23-000048-index.htm

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