MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. logo MSM - MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 9
HOLD 18
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $97.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $117.00
LOW: $85.00
MEDIAN: $94.50
CONSENSUS: $97.75
DOWNSIDE: 8.22%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.9% above fair value
Current Price $106.50
Bear Case $63.15 40.7% downside ($63.15 - $106.50) / $106.50 = -40.7% $4.84 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $78.93 25.9% downside ($78.93 - $106.50) / $106.50 = -25.9% $4.84 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $94.72 11.1% downside ($94.72 - $106.50) / $106.50 = -11.1% $4.84 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
4.84$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $97.75 from 28 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $78.93 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 36%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 97% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Wall Street's average price target is $97.75 (from 28 analysts). Our estimate is 26% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples