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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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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: 21.64%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 64.1% above fair value
Current Price $119.20
Bear Case $58.13 51.2% downside ($58.13 - $119.20) / $119.20 = -51.2% $4.84 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $72.66 39.0% downside ($72.66 - $119.20) / $119.20 = -39.0% $4.84 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $87.19 26.9% downside ($87.19 - $119.20) / $119.20 = -26.9% $4.84 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
4.84$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 24.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $4.84, the base-case value is $72.66 per share. DDM cross-check: $71.88.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (29 analysts) $145.00
Analyst Range $130.00 – $155.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 50%

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