---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-24-000103"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:18:12.179742+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial Q4 net sales $952.3M (-8% YoY), adj EPS $1.03; provides weak Q1 outlook

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $952.3M (-8.0% YoY); diluted EPS $0.99 vs $1.56 prior year.
- FY24 net sales $3,821M (-4.7% YoY); diluted EPS $4.58 vs $6.11 prior year.
- Adjusted Q4 operating margin 9.9% vs 12.6% a year ago; FY24 adjusted op margin 10.7%.
- Q1 FY2025 guidance: ADS growth (5.5)% to (4.5)%, adjusted operating margin 7.0%-7.5%.
- Full-year FY2025 outlook: capex $100-110M, free cash flow conversion ~100%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-24-000103
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307824000103/0001003078-24-000103-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307824000103/msm-20241024.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-24-000103
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-24-000103.txt

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