How many subsidiaries does MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC file with the SEC?

29, listed in its most recent exhibit 21. They are incorporated across 9 jurisdictions, led by New York, Michigan, Delaware. That exhibit is filed with the company's annual report and is the company's own list, not an estimate.

Is MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC financially healthy?

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC scores 5 out of 9 on the Piotroski F-score. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

Who are the largest institutional holders of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC?

Among the managers tracked here, the biggest positions as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings are GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (adding). Direction is the change in share count against that manager's own previous filing; managers with no prior filing are left out rather than counted as new buyers.

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC (MSM)

NYSE · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment

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Corporate structure

29 entities across 9 jurisdictions. Read directly from the company’s own 10-K EX-21 filed 2025-10-23 — see the exhibit.

Which other public companies file entities in the same places:

Delaware11 Mexico6 New York5 Canada2 Michigan1 Massachusetts1 Kansas1 Ireland1 Wisconsin1

Subsidiaries of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC as disclosed in its SEC filing
Entity	Jurisdiction	Note
Sid Tool Co., Inc.	New York
MSC Services Corp.	New York
J&L America, Inc.	Michigan
MSC Acquisition Corp VI	New York
MSC AR Holding Co., LLC	Delaware
MSC Contract Management, Inc.	New York
MSC Foreign Properties Corporation	Delaware
American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc.	Massachusetts
Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company	Delaware
MSC Industrial Supply ULC	Canada

Financial health

Two standard screens, computed from the XBRL in FY2025 against FY2024. Every test shows the numbers behind it — a score with its inputs hidden is a number you cannot check.

Piotroski F-score

5 / 9

PASSReturn on assets positiveROA 8.1%
PASSOperating cash flow positiveOCF 334M
FAILReturn on assets improving10.5% → 8.1%
PASSCash flow exceeds earningsOCF 334M vs NI 199M
PASSLong-term debt ratio falling11.3% → 6.8% of assets
FAILCurrent ratio improving1.96 → 1.68
PASSNo share dilution56M → 56M shares
FAILGross margin improving41.2% → 40.8%
FAILAsset turnover improving1.55× → 1.53×

Altman Z-score

6.50safe

Bankruptcy-risk screen combining working capital, retained earnings, operating income, market value against liabilities, and asset turnover. Above 2.99 is the safe zone; below 1.81 is distress.

Six-year record

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Shares
FY2020	$3.2B	$251.1M	$349.7M	42.1%	55,643,000
FY2021	$3.2B	$216.9M	$170.7M	41.1%	56,093,000
FY2022	$3.7B	$339.8M	$184.8M	42.2%	56,045,000
FY2023	$4.0B	$343.2M	$607.1M	41.0%	56,210,000
FY2024	$3.8B	$258.6M	$311.3M	41.2%	56,441,000

Ownership flow

1 institutions tracked — 1 added, 0 reduced.

Institutional holders of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC and their share-count change
Manager	Kind	Shares	Change	Value
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Index	1,168,449	+60,919	$139.0M

From 13F filings, which cover institutions managing over $100m and are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — so this is a considered position, not a live one, and it is not the whole shareholder register.

Capital returned

What the company actually paid out and bought back, as reported — the record behind any yield figure.

Dividend per share

2026Q1: $0.87
2025Q4: $0.87
2025Q2: $0.85
2024Q4: $0.85
2023Q4: $0.83
2018Q4: $0.63

Shares repurchased

2025Q4: $13.0M
2024Q4: $18.1M
2023Q4: $132.0M
2023Q2: $65,000
2023Q1: $12.5M
2022Q4: $18.5M

Identity

CIK: 0001003078
LEI: 0XVKH0LN6YGOWO2EGO17
SIC: 5084 · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Incorporated: NY
Headquarters: MELVILLE, NY

Ownership

Institutional: 86.3%
Institutions: 617
Insiders: 26.8%

Ownership percentages are a vendor aggregate, not a filing — unlike everything else on this page.

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Questions about MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC

How many subsidiaries does MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC file with the SEC?: 29, listed in its most recent exhibit 21. They are incorporated across 9 jurisdictions, led by New York, Michigan, Delaware. That exhibit is filed with the company's annual report and is the company's own list, not an estimate.
Is MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC financially healthy?: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC scores 5 out of 9 on the Piotroski F-score. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.
Who are the largest institutional holders of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC?: Among the managers tracked here, the biggest positions as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings are GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (adding). Direction is the change in share count against that manager's own previous filing; managers with no prior filing are left out rather than counted as new buyers.

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