MSC Industrial Direct (MSM)

• Market cap: $5B
• 1 day: 0.25%
• 5 days: 4.8%
• 1 month: 4.47%
• 3 months: 0.93%
• 6 months: 13.45%
• Year to date: 19.15%
• 1 year: 2.49%
• 5 years: 9.57%
• 10 years: 49.14%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Distribution

About: Founded in 1941, MSC Industrial Direct originally manufactured and sold cutting tools to metalworking shops in New York. Through a series of acquisitions and organic expansions, MSC has grown into an industrial distribution powerhouse with a focus on specialized metalworking products and services. The firm also distributes a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies. MSC primarily operates within North America where it derives over 95% of its revenue.

Employees: 7,284