---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:08:59.797846+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial Q2 net sales down 4.7% to $891.7M; adjusted EPS $0.72 vs $1.18 YoY

## Summary
- Net sales of $891.7M, down 4.7% YoY; operating margin 7.0% (adjusted 7.1%).
- Diluted EPS $0.70 (adjusted $0.72) vs prior year $1.10 ($1.18 adjusted), declines of ~36-39%.
- Q3 FY25 guidance: ADS growth (2.0%) to 0%; adjusted op margin 8.7%-9.3%.
- Full-year outlook maintained: capex $100M-$110M, FCF conversion ~100%, tax rate ~24.5%-25%.
- Returned ~$60M to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1003078/000100307825000044/0001003078-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307825000044/msm-20250403.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-25-000044.txt

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