MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. REPORTS FISCAL 2025 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

FISCAL 2025 Q3 HIGHLIGHTS

• Net sales of $971.1 million decreased 0.8% YoY
• Operating income of $82.7 million, or $87.2 million on an adjusted basis¹
• Operating margin of 8.5%, or 9.0% on an adjusted basis¹
• Diluted EPS of $1.02 vs. $1.27 in the prior fiscal year quarter
• Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.08 vs. $1.33 in the prior fiscal year quarter¹

MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE:MSM) (“MSC,” “MSC Industrial,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2025 third  quarter ended May 31, 2025.

Erik Gershwind, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We delivered fiscal third quarter results that were in line with our expectations for both average daily sales and operating margins. While we certainly have plenty of room for improvement, we saw early signs of progress in each of our three critical strategic areas of focus — reenergizing the core customer, maintaining momentum in high-touch solutions, and optimizing our cost to serve.”

Kristen Actis-Grande, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “Average daily sales declined 0.8% year-over-year, slightly ahead of the midpoint of our outlook, driven by benefits from price and improving performance in volumes. During the fiscal third quarter, we leveraged our strong free cash flow performance and balance sheet to return approximately $56 million to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases, resulting in approximately $181 million returned to shareholders fiscal year-to-date.”

Gershwind concluded, “The fiscal third quarter included encouraging data points, such as core customer sequential improvement, continued momentum in our high-touch solutions and a building productivity pipeline. Looking longer term, we remain steadfast in our commitment to restoring performance consistent with our long-term objectives of growing to 400 basis points or more above the IP Index and expanding operating margins to the mid-teens.”

Full-Year Fiscal 2025 Outlook for Certain Financial Metrics Maintained

• Depreciation and amortization expense of ~$90M–$95M
• Interest and other expense of ~$45M
• Capital expenditures of ~$100M–$110M
• Free cash flow conversion¹ of ~120%
• Tax rate of ~24.5%-25.0%

Conference Call Information
MSC will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. EDT to review the Company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter results. The call, accompanying slides, and other operational statistics may be accessed at: https://investor.mscdirect.com. The conference call may also be accessed at 1-877-443-5575 (U.S.), 1-855-669-9657 (Canada) or 1-412-902-6618 (international).

An online archive of the broadcast will be available until July 15, 2025. The Company’s reporting date for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year results is scheduled for October 23, 2025.

About MSC Industrial Supply Co.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with approximately 2.4 million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from more than 80 years of working with customers across industries. Our experienced team of more than 7,000 associates works with our customers to help drive results for their businesses – from keeping operations running efficiently today to continuously rethinking, retooling and optimizing for a more productive tomorrow. For more information on MSC Industrial, please visit mscdirect.com.

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