MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc (MSM)
Activity ratios
Short-term
Turnover ratios
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Dec 2, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Jun 3, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Mar 4, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Dec 3, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Sep 3, 2022 | |
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| Inventory turnover | 3.47 | 3.41 | 3.45 | 3.57 | 3.54 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.27 | 3.64 | 3.61 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.35 | 3.28 | 3.22 | 3.04 | 3.33 | 3.47 | 3.42 | 3.46 | 
| Receivables turnover | 8.90 | 9.12 | 9.49 | 9.42 | 9.32 | 9.11 | 9.03 | 8.79 | 8.98 | 9.54 | 9.79 | 9.55 | 9.42 | — | 8.94 | — | 9.44 | — | 5.78 | 5.76 | 
| Payables turnover | 9.92 | 10.39 | 10.43 | 10.90 | 11.06 | 11.00 | 10.99 | 10.77 | 11.98 | 13.55 | 13.80 | 11.81 | 10.76 | 11.36 | 11.14 | 10.95 | 12.00 | 11.84 | 11.69 | 11.40 | 
| Working capital turnover | 7.58 | 6.32 | 6.56 | 6.62 | 6.59 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 5.94 | 6.07 | 6.14 | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.14 | 6.36 | 6.20 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 4.76 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 
Average number of days
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Dec 2, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Jun 3, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Mar 4, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Dec 3, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Sep 3, 2022 | ||
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| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 105.26 | 107.13 | 105.92 | 102.14 | 103.19 | 107.40 | 107.50 | 111.58 | 100.38 | 101.08 | 99.31 | 99.25 | 108.88 | 111.26 | 113.49 | 120.07 | 109.51 | 105.19 | 106.60 | 105.41 | 
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 40.99 | 40.03 | 38.46 | 38.77 | 39.18 | 40.09 | 40.41 | 41.55 | 40.64 | 38.27 | 37.27 | 38.23 | 38.76 | — | 40.81 | — | 38.66 | — | 63.14 | 63.36 | 
| Number of days of payables | days | 36.80 | 35.14 | 34.99 | 33.48 | 33.00 | 33.18 | 33.21 | 33.88 | 30.48 | 26.93 | 26.46 | 30.91 | 33.91 | 32.12 | 32.77 | 33.34 | 30.41 | 30.82 | 31.23 | 32.02 | 
Long-term
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Dec 2, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Jun 3, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Mar 4, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Dec 3, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Sep 3, 2022 | |
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| Fixed asset turnover | — | 9.40 | 8.87 | 9.20 | — | 11.09 | — | 11.39 | — | 12.27 | — | 13.01 | 10.63 | 13.11 | 10.68 | 12.81 | 13.04 | 13.32 | 13.34 | 13.82 | 
| Total asset turnover | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.45 |