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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 10
HOLD 18
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $145.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $155.00
LOW: $130.00
MEDIAN: $145.00
CONSENSUS: $145.00
UPSIDE: 16.83%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 36.8% above fair value
Current Price $124.11
Bear Case $72.60 41.5% downside ($72.60 - $124.11) / $124.11 = -41.5% $4.84 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $90.75 26.9% downside ($90.75 - $124.11) / $124.11 = -26.9% $4.84 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $108.89 12.3% downside ($108.89 - $124.11) / $124.11 = -12.3% $4.84 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
4.84$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 25.6x

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 $145.00 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $90.75 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 $145.00 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 50% 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