NYSE$MSM
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. · Q1 2023 earnings
Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
MSC Industrial Supply Co. reported first quarter fiscal 2023 results, with strong sales growth and operating margin expansion.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. reported a strong start to fiscal 2023, with net sales increasing by 12.9% year-over-year to $957.7 million. The company's diluted EPS was $1.45, compared to $1.18 in the prior year quarter. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2023 adjusted operating margin guidance range.
- Net sales increased by 12.9% year-over-year to $957.7 million.
- Average daily sales growth was roughly 9 percentage points above the Industrial Production Index.
- Diluted EPS was $1.45, compared to $1.18 in the prior fiscal year quarter.
- The company reaffirms its fiscal 2023 adjusted operating margin guidance range.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
MSC · Revenue · Quarterly
$958M
Forward guidance
The Company is reaffirming its fiscal 2023 full year adjusted operating margin and ADS outlook that was communicated last quarter and providing key assumptions for the year.
Tailwinds
- Adjusted Operating Margin 12.7%-13.3%
- ADS Growth (YoY) 5.0%-9.0%
- Gross Margins 40-70 bps YoY contraction
- Depreciation and Amortization Expense $77M-$82M
- Operating Cash Flow Conversion >100%
Headwinds
- Fiscal 2023 includes 6 fewer selling days than fiscal 2022
- Acquisitions expected to dilute gross margins by 30 to 40 bps
- Acquisitions expected to dilute operating margins by ~20 bps
- Low end of ADS range assumes contracting industrial economy; high end assumes a flat industrial economy
- Adjusted operating expense as a percentage of sales expected to improve in the back half of the year
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023
-0.9%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+2.5%
Avg return
30 days after
43%
29 / 67 earnings
Positive
+8.1%
Q1 2017
Best reaction
-17.1%
Q3 2017
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2026 | +0.8% | +6.7% | — | |
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | -1.6% | +12.5% | |
| Q4 2025 | +3.0% | -3.1% | +1.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9% | -3.0% | -2.9% | |
| Q2 2025 | -5.2% | -11.5% | -2.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | +0.1% | +3.4% | +0.5% | |
| Q4 2024 | -2.7% | +2.0% | +5.7% | |
| Q3 2024 | +0.4% | -1.1% | +7.8% | |
| Q2 2024 | -3.6% | -4.9% | -6.3% | |
| Q1 2024 | -1.9% | +0.4% | +2.9% | |
| Q4 2023 | -1.9% | -1.7% | +3.8% | |
| Q3 2023 | -0.7% | -0.2% | +4.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | +0.2% | +0.1% | +6.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | -3.9% | -1.9% | +9.0% | |
| Q4 2022 | +1.9% | +3.5% | +9.9% | |
| Q3 2022 | +2.1% | +1.5% | +12.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | +3.1% | +2.0% | +0.3% | |
| Q1 2022 | -0.0% | +0.6% | -1.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | -4.1% | -4.1% | -2.4% | |
| Q3 2021 | -1.0% | -0.4% | -5.4% | |
| Q2 2021 | -1.8% | -2.5% | +2.2% | |
| Q1 2021 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +4.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | +1.3% | +5.1% | +28.8% | |
| Q3 2020 | -12.9% | -12.0% | -6.4% | |
| Q2 2020 | +3.7% | -1.7% | +4.3% | |
| Q1 2020 | -1.2% | +0.9% | -7.5% | |
| Q4 2019 | +1.3% | -0.2% | -0.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | -1.6% | -0.2% | -5.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | -3.1% | -2.0% | -8.1% | |
| Q1 2019 | +0.9% | +1.9% | +5.1% | |
| Q4 2018 | +5.9% | +9.6% | +14.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | -4.2% | -3.7% | +0.3% | |
| Q2 2018 | -3.9% | -3.1% | +0.2% | |
| Q1 2018 | -2.6% | -3.0% | -8.7% | |
| Q4 2017 | +1.6% | +3.1% | +13.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | -17.1% | -14.6% | -19.9% | |
| Q2 2017 | -7.0% | -8.5% | -12.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +8.1% | +7.2% | +13.3% | |
| Q4 2016 | -1.2% | +1.0% | +23.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | +4.3% | +2.6% | +2.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | -0.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +6.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -5.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -5.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -5.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +4.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -8.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -5.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +5.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -3.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -4.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -7.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -7.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -7.0% | — | — |
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