MSM MSM
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MSM (MSM) is a publicly traded company listed on . The valuation, growth and price-trend signals below summarize what matters most to investors and traders evaluating the stock.
Why Investors Should Care
Return on capital employed stands at 17.4%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Aug 2025 Revenue of $3.77B (-1.3% YoY); net profit $199.33M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -1.4%, earnings -22.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.0%, profit CAGR 2.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.97% |
| 1 Year: | -1.35% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.95% |
| 1 Year: | -22.92% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +52.50% |
| 6 Months: | +40.07% |
| 3 Months: | +22.79% |
| 1 Month: | +5.34% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMAAbove
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)57.95 · Neutral
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Price Chart
Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
Note: intraday data is not stored locally. “Hourly” uses the most recent 10 daily candles as a short-term proxy.
Fundamental Growth Charts
No fundamental data available for this stock.
Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | May 2015 | Aug 2015 | Nov 2015 | Feb 2016 | May 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Aug 2019 | Nov 2019 | Feb 2020 | May 2020 | Aug 2020 | Nov 2020 | Feb 2021 | May 2021 | Nov 2021 | Feb 2022 | May 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Nov 2024 | Mar 2025 | May 2025 | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 831.60M | 823.00M | 866.55M | 842.67M | 823.60M | 786.09M | 834.97M | 747.73M | 771.90M | 774.00M | 866.29M | 848.55M | 862.52M | 958.58M | 957.75M | 961.63M | 1.05B | 953.97M | 935.35M | 979.35M | 928.48M | 891.72M | 971.14M | 965.68M | 917.77M | 1.05B |
| Gross Profit | 338.42M | 327.13M | 318.97M | 308.79M | 327.03M | 334.07M | 308.74M | 314.56M | 329.50M | 333.45M | 335.07M | 337.22M | 361.00M | 359.67M | 357.99M | 351.81M | 368.65M | 353.59M | 347.20M | 331.05M | 353.96M | 311.11M | 323.32M | 294.75M | 366.47M | 352.60M | 366.27M | 411.15M | 397.80M | 396.69M | 428.94M | 393.12M | 388.61M | 400.45M | 378.19M | 365.23M | 397.74M | 392.68M | 377.59M | 430.40M |
| Operating Income | 104.24M | 95.44M | 90.39M | 80.54M | 105.78M | 99.25M | 90.60M | 86.64M | 101.78M | 99.98M | 99.28M | 98.10M | 115.38M | 107.79M | 103.00M | 95.98M | 110.50M | 90.51M | 90.30M | 77.67M | 109.85M | 72.92M | 53.91M | 28.02M | 128.63M | 90.73M | 97.17M | 136.84M | 116.01M | 114.28M | 135.39M | 101.57M | 91.19M | 106.77M | 72.28M | 62.25M | 82.73M | 76.24M | 64.79M | 106.75M |
| Net Income | 63.34M | 59.02M | 55.03M | 49.52M | 64.82M | 61.85M | 54.29M | 53.56M | 62.84M | 60.75M | 59.59M | 117.55M | 79.07M | 73.02M | 74.23M | 68.42M | 79.60M | 66.61M | 65.42M | 55.50M | 77.70M | 52.50M | 38.45M | 18.09M | 94.43M | 66.07M | 69.93M | 99.66M | 81.31M | 79.14M | 95.18M | 69.35M | 61.85M | 71.70M | 46.62M | 39.31M | 56.84M | 51.80M | 42.48M | 80.36M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.03 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 2.06 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 0.94 | 0.69 | 0.32 | 1.68 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.78 | 1.45 | 1.41 | 1.69 | 1.22 | 1.10 | 1.27 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 1.44 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Aug 2009 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2011 | Sep 2012 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.49B | 1.69B | 2.02B | 2.36B | 2.46B | 2.79B | 2.91B | 2.86B | 2.89B | 3.20B | 3.36B | 3.19B | 3.24B | 3.69B | 4.01B | 3.82B | 3.77B |
| Gross Profit | 687.85M | 766.94M | 940.92M | 1.08B | 1.12B | 1.29B | 1.32B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.39B | 1.43B | 1.34B | 1.33B | 1.56B | 1.64B | 1.57B | 1.54B |
| Operating Income | 204.72M | 241.82M | 349.76M | 412.22M | 385.53M | 383.18M | 379.53M | 375.96M | 379.00M | 420.55M | 400.00M | 350.74M | 301.77M | 468.71M | 483.73M | 390.39M | 301.56M |
| Net Income | 125.12M | 150.37M | 218.79M | 259.03M | 238.00M | 236.07M | 231.31M | 231.22M | 231.43M | 329.22M | 288.87M | 251.12M | 216.91M | 339.79M | 343.23M | 258.59M | 199.33M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.99 | 2.37 | 3.43 | 4.09 | 3.75 | 3.76 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 4.05 | 5.80 | 5.20 | 4.51 | 3.87 | 6.06 | 6.11 | 4.58 | 3.57 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Aug 2008 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2011 | Sep 2012 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.15B | 1.24B | 1.44B | 1.94B | 2.06B | 2.10B | 2.06B | 2.10B | 2.29B | 2.31B | 2.38B | 2.46B | 2.73B | 2.54B | 2.46B | 2.46B |
| Total Equity | 711.61M | 805.54M | 899.88M | 993.11M | 1.19B | 1.39B | 1.40B | 1.33B | 1.10B | 1.23B | 1.39B | 1.48B | 1.31B | 1.15B | 1.35B | 1.48B | 1.39B | 1.39B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 42.84M | 225.57M | 121.19M | 95.96M | 168.45M | 55.88M | 47.15M | 38.27M | 52.89M | 16.08M | 46.22M | 32.29M | 125.21M | 40.54M | 43.54M | 50.05M | 29.59M | 56.23M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 2.19M | 241.57M | 240.24M | 214.79M | - | - | - | 264.23M | 494.56M | 582.43M | 468.73M | 224.16M | 278.40M | 168.58M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 253.44M | 251.31M | 257.76M | 552.62M | 662.18M | 767.32M | 966.58M | 873.77M | 901.47M | 827.36M | 1.06B | 1.30B | 1.37B | 1.05B | 1.06B | 1.07B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 190.28M | 172.20M | 170.51M | 213.58M | 309.16M | 421.99M | 478.60M | 557.73M | 490.52M | 446.92M | 408.73M | 561.93M | 725.94M | 649.44M | 605.43M | 729.35M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Aug 2009 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2011 | Sep 2012 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 285.45M | 149.86M | 209.96M | 234.28M | 325.44M | - | - | 401.10M | 246.84M | 339.66M | 328.43M | 396.74M | 224.46M | 246.18M | 699.58M | 410.70M | 333.72M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -22.29M | -30.30M | -54.43M | -81.14M | -638.02M | - | - | -87.93M | -88.89M | -131.92M | -36.37M | -49.28M | -75.75M | -94.49M | -112.67M | -123.40M | -63.29M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -80.27M | -223.90M | -180.81M | -80.62M | 200.06M | - | - | -298.37M | -194.75M | -177.59M | -305.63M | -254.62M | -233.75M | -148.14M | -580.40M | -307.35M | -243.57M |
| Capital Expenditure | -22.74M | -30.30M | -25.48M | -47.69M | -89.25M | -70.62M | -51.41M | -87.93M | -46.55M | -44.92M | -51.77M | -46.99M | -53.75M | -61.37M | -92.49M | -99.41M | -92.84M |
| Free Cash Flow | 262.71M | 119.55M | 184.48M | 186.59M | 236.19M | - | - | 313.17M | 200.29M | 294.74M | 276.65M | 349.75M | 170.72M | 184.81M | 607.09M | 311.29M | 240.88M |
| Share Buybacks | 1.21M | 48.24M | 69.28M | 48.10M | 3.77M | 191.36M | 33.41M | 383.80M | 49.18M | 82.37M | 84.61M | 3.44M | 71.26M | 27.36M | 95.78M | 187.69M | 39.32M |
| Dividends Paid | 49.88M | 51.73M | 119.26M | 63.02M | 75.86M | 82.61M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Aug 2009 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2011 | Sep 2012 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 46.2% | 45.3% | 46.5% | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 45.2% | 45.0% | 44.5% | 43.5% | 42.6% | 42.1% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 40.8% |
| Operating Margin % | 13.7% | 14.3% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 15.7% | 13.7% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.0% |
| Net Margin % | 8.4% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| ROE % | 15.5% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.4% | 21.1% | 18.9% | 23.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% | 18.8% | 25.2% | 23.2% | 18.6% | 14.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 25.1% | 32.6% | 32.3% | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 21.5% | 17.8% | 15.9% | 23.4% | 25.5% | 21.0% | 17.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
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MSM — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of MSM?
As of 2026-08-05 17:25 PDT, MSM trades at $125.57 on NASDAQ/NYSE. Its 52-week range is $78.90 to $127.28.
What is the P/E ratio of MSM?
MSM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.17.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of MSM?
MSM has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.36%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 17.40%.
Is MSM a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of MSM, including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.