For the quarter ended February 2025, MSC Industrial (MSM) reported revenue of $891.72 million, down 4.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.72, compared to $1.18 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $898.71 million, representing a surprise of -0.78%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.68.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how MSC Industrial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales Days: 63 versus 63 estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Total Company ADS Percent Change: -4.7% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of -3.9%.
- Average Daily Sales (ADS): $14.20 million versus $14.27 million estimated by five analysts on average.
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Shares of MSC Industrial have returned +1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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