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      MSC Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Results

      MSC Industrial Supply Co.

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      MSC Industrial Supply Co.

      Apr 10, 2019, 06:30 ET

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      MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

      FISCAL Q2 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

      • Net sales of $823.0 million, a 7.0% YoY increase
      • Average daily sales increased 8.8% YoY, with 270 basis points of acquisitive growth
      • Operating income of $96.0 million, a decrease of approximately 2.2% YoY
      • Operating margin of 11.7% (11.9% excluding acquisitions*)
      • Diluted EPS of $1.24

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), "MSC" or the "Company," a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations ("MRO") products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today reported financial results for its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended March 2, 2019. 














      Financial Highlights1


      FY19 Q2


      FY18 Q2


      Change


      FY19 YTD


      FY18 YTD


      Change

      Net Sales


      $823.0


      $769.0


      7.0%


      $1,654.6


      $1,537.5


      7.6%

      Operating Income


      96.0


      98.1


      -2.2%


      199.0


      197.4


      0.8%

      % of Net Sales


      11.7%


      12.8%




      12.0%


      12.8%



      Net Income


      68.4


      117.6

      4

      -41.8%


      142.7


      177.1

      4

      -19.5%

      Diluted EPS


      $1.24

      .2

      $2.06

      .3,4

      -39.8%


      $2.56

      .2

      $3.12

      .3,4

      -17.9%

      1In millions except per share data or as otherwise noted. 2Based on 55.4 million and 55.6 million diluted shares outstanding for FY19 Q2 and FY19 YTD, respectively.  3Based on 56.9 million and 56.7 million diluted shares outstanding for FY18 Q2 and FY18 YTD, respectively. 4 Prior year periods include a provisional tax benefit of $41.2 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, from the revaluation of the company's tax related balance sheet items and a tax benefit of $16.9 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, attributable to the lower effective tax rate required to bring the first half of fiscal 2018 into alignment with the expected full year rate.

      Erik Gershwind, president and chief executive officer, said, "Conditions generally remained solid in the industrial economy in the fiscal second quarter of 2019, although we did see some moderation in February and this continued into March. Our core and national account customer growth in the quarter was in the high single digits, while Government sales were negative as expected. As a result, our total company growth rate was slightly below our expectations. The pricing environment remained stable in the fiscal second quarter, and we were pleased with the strong realization that we achieved on our mid-year price increase."

      Rustom Jilla, executive vice president and chief financial officer, added, "Our fiscal second quarter total ADS increased 8.8% year-over-year, with acquisitions contributing 270 basis points. Our gross margin was in-line with our expectations. Price realization was strong, while purchase cost and mix remained headwinds, as expected. Our operating expense to sales ratio was 31.1%, roughly flat with last year's second quarter and in line with our guidance, as our stepped-up growth investments offset the benefits of sales leverage. Despite our gross margins and operating expenses coming in as expected, our earnings per share were one cent below our guidance mid-point due to slightly lower than anticipated sales. Finally, in the fiscal second quarter, we paid dividends of $35 million and repurchased approximately 275 thousand shares for about $21 million."

      Gershwind concluded, "Over the past few years, we have repositioned MSC from a spot buy supplier to a mission critical partner on manufacturing plant floors. More recently, we transformed our sales force and ramped hiring of sales talent. At the halfway point of the fiscal year, gross margins and operating expenses are as anticipated, but revenue growth has slightly underperformed our expectations. Looking forward, we are seeing positive signs from the implementation of our strategic plan, particularly from our sales force transformation, and are confident that it will deliver above market growth."

      Outlook
      The Company expects net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 to be between $874 million and $891 million. At the midpoint, average daily sales are expected to increase roughly 6.5% compared to last year's third quarter. The Company expects diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 to be between $1.46 and $1.52.

      Excluding acquisitions*, the Company expects net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 to be between $846 million and $863 million, with average daily sales at the midpoint expected to increase roughly 4.0% compared to last year's third quarter. The Company expects the impact from acquisitions to have a roughly breakeven impact on diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

      * An explanation and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures is presented in the financial schedules of this press release.

      Conference Call Information

      MSC will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. EDT to review the Company's fiscal 2019 third quarter results. The call, accompanying slides, and other operational statistics may be accessed at: http://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 April 17, 2019.

      The Company's reporting date for fiscal 2019 third quarter results is scheduled for July 10, 2019.

      About MSC Industrial Supply Co. MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with more than 1.6 million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from over 75 years of working with customers across industries. Our experienced team of over 6,500 associates is dedicated to working side by side 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, please visit mscdirect.com.

      Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: 
      Statements in this Press Release may constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including statements about expected future results, expected benefits from our investment and strategic plans, including from our recent acquisitions, and expected future margins, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by MSC or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include: general economic conditions in the markets in which we operate; changing customer and product mixes; competition, including the adoption by competitors of aggressive pricing strategies and sales methods; industry consolidation and other changes in the industrial distribution sector; volatility in commodity and energy prices; the outcome of government or regulatory proceedings or future litigation; credit risk of our customers; risk of customer cancellation or rescheduling of orders; work stoppages or other business interruptions (including those due to extreme weather conditions) at transportation centers, shipping ports, our headquarters or our customer fulfillment centers; dependence on our information systems and the risks of business disruptions arising from changes to our information systems and disruptions due to catastrophic events, power outages, natural disasters, computer system or network failures, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and cyber-attacks; retention of key personnel; retention of qualified sales and customer service personnel and metalworking specialists; risk of loss of key suppliers, key brands or supply chain disruptions; risks associated with changes to trade policies, including the impact from significant restrictions or tariffs; risks associated with opening or expanding our customer fulfillment centers; litigation risk due to the nature of our business; risks associated with the integration of acquired businesses or other strategic transactions; financial restrictions on outstanding borrowings; failure to comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could be impaired; risks associated with the volatility of our common stock; and our principal shareholders exercise significant control over us. Additional information concerning these and other risks is described under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements. 

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (In thousands)








      March 2,


      September 1,


      2019


      2018

      ASSETS

       (unaudited)



      Current Assets:






      Cash and cash equivalents

      $

      31,167


      $

      46,217

      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts


      540,756



      523,892

      Inventories


      572,593



      518,496

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets


      99,387



      58,902

      Total current assets


      1,243,903



      1,147,507

      Property, plant and equipment, net


      307,310



      311,685

      Goodwill


      677,501



      674,998

      Identifiable intangibles, net


      123,062



      122,724

      Other assets


      6,340



      31,813

      Total assets

      $

      2,358,116


      $

      2,288,727







      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY






      Current Liabilities:






      Short-term debt

      $

      308,562


      $

      224,097

      Accounts payable


      162,673



      145,133

      Accrued liabilities


      96,656



      121,293

      Total current liabilities


      567,891



      490,523

      Long-term debt


      284,666



      311,236

      Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties


      99,714



      99,714

      Total liabilities


      952,271



      901,473

      Commitments and Contingencies






      Shareholders' Equity:






      Preferred Stock


      —



      —

      Class A common stock


      54



      55

      Class B common stock


      10



      10

      Additional paid-in capital


      670,047



      657,749

      Retained earnings


      1,349,972



      1,325,822

      Accumulated other comprehensive loss


      (20,237)



      (19,634)

      Class A treasury stock, at cost


      (599,603)



      (576,748)

      Total MSC Industrial shareholders' equity


      1,400,243



      1,387,254

      Noncontrolling interest


      5,602



      —

      Total Shareholders' Equity


      1,405,845



      1,387,254

      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

      $

      2,358,116


      $

      2,288,727

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

      (In thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)














      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six Weeks Ended


      March 2,


      March 3,


      March 2,


      March 3,


      2019


      2018


      2019


      2018

      Net sales

      $

      823,004


      $

      768,987


      $

      1,654,601


      $

      1,537,548

      Cost of goods sold


      471,190



      431,764



      944,802



      865,256

      Gross profit


      351,814



      337,223



      709,799



      672,292

      Operating expenses


      255,833



      239,120



      510,818



      474,911

      Income from operations


      95,981



      98,103



      198,981



      197,381

      Other (expense) income:












      Interest expense


      (4,539)



      (3,550)



      (8,595)



      (6,787)

      Interest income


      164



      213



      326



      376

      Other (expense) income, net


      (237)



      77



      (235)



      (331)

      Total other expense


      (4,612)



      (3,260)



      (8,504)



      (6,742)

      Income before provision for income taxes


      91,369



      94,843



      190,477



      190,639

      Provision (Benefit) for income taxes


      22,939



      (22,709)



      47,815



      13,502

      Net income


      68,430



      117,552



      142,662



      177,137

      Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest


      6



      —



      6



      —

      Net income attributable to MSC Industrial

      $

      68,424


      $

      117,552


      $

      142,656


      $

      177,137

      Per share data attributable to MSC Industrial:












      Net income per common share:












      Basic

      $

      1.24


      $

      2.08


      $

      2.58


      $

      3.14

      Diluted

      $

      1.24


      $

      2.06


      $

      2.56


      $

      3.12

      Weighted average shares used in computing

         net income per common share:












      Basic


      55,139



      56,439



      55,320



      56,363

      Diluted


      55,362



      56,892



      55,619



      56,698

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)














      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six Weeks Ended


      March 2,


      March 3,


      March 2,


      March 3,


      2019


      2018


      2019


      2018

      Net income, as reported

      $

      68,430


      $

      117,552


      $

      142,662


      $

      177,137

      Other comprehensive income, net of tax:












      Foreign currency translation adjustments


      675



      27



      (666)



      (816)

      Comprehensive income


      69,105



      117,579



      141,996



      176,321

        Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest


      57



      —



      57



      —

      Comprehensive income attributable to MSC Industrial

      $

      69,162


      $

      117,579


      $

      142,053


      $

      176,321

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)








      Twenty-Six Weeks Ended


      March 2,


      March 3,


      2019


      2018

      Cash Flows from Operating Activities:






      Net income

      $

      142,662


      $

      177,137

      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:






      Depreciation and amortization    


      32,076



      31,307

      Stock-based compensation


      8,078



      7,589

      Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment


      343



      178

      Provision for doubtful accounts


      6,050



      3,407

      Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties


      —



      (41,199)

      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:






      Accounts receivable


      (20,510)



      (32,461)

      Inventories


      (44,642)



      (33,648)

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets


      (13,359)



      (3,457)

      Other assets


      (1,545)



      2,330

      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities


      (10,575)



      7,004

      Total adjustments


      (44,084)



      (58,950)

      Net cash provided by operating activities


      98,578



      118,187

      Cash Flows from Investing Activities:






          Expenditures for property, plant and equipment


      (23,156)



      (17,261)

          Cash used in business acquisitions, net of cash received


      (11,625)



      (738)

      Net cash used in investing activities


      (34,781)



      (17,999)

      Cash Flows from Financing Activities:






      Repurchases of common stock


      (84,425)



      (21,728)

      Payments of cash dividends


      (69,551)



      (59,873)

      Proceeds from sale of Class A common stock in connection with associate stock purchase plan


      2,429



      2,376

      Proceeds from exercise of Class A common stock options


      14,518



      16,393

      Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities


      326,000



      124,000

      Contributions from non-controlling interest


      918



      —

      Payments under the revolving credit facilities


      (269,000)



      (146,000)

      Other, net


      241



      71

      Net cash used in financing activities


      (78,870)



      (84,761)

      Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


      23



      98

      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


      (15,050)



      15,525

      Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year


      46,217



      16,083

      Cash and cash equivalents – end of year

      $

      31,167


      $

      31,608

      Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:






      Cash paid for income taxes

      $

      47,834


      $

      50,279

      Cash paid for interest

      $

      8,316


      $

      6,553

      Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      • Results excluding All Integrated Solutions (AIS) and MSC Mexico

      To supplement MSC's unaudited selected financial data presented consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Non-GAAP net sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP (benefit) provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, that exclude the results of our acquisition of All Integrated Solutions ("AIS") and the operations of two newly-formed entities, MSC IndustrialSupply, S. de R.L. de C.V. and MSC Import Export LLC (which completed the acquisition of certain assets in February 2019), including the non-recurring acquisition and integrations costs (collectively, referred to as "Acquisitions").

      These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative for GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect MSC's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and that these measures should only be used to evaluate MSC's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of the Company's performance.

      In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude the results of the Acquisitions to facilitate a review of the Company's operating performance on a period-to-period basis, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. We believe that investors benefit from seeing results "through the eyes" of management in addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

      • the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company's on-going operating results;
      • the ability to better identify trends in the Company's underlying business and perform related trend analyses;
      • a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company's underlying business; and
      • an easier way to compare the Company's operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures

      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information

      Thirteen and Twenty-Six Weeks Ended March 2, 2019

      (dollars in thousands, except per share data)






























      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure



      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Net Sales


      Acquisitions


      Net Sales, excluding
      Acquisitions



      Average Daily Sales Growth


      Average Daily Sales Growth,
      excluding Acquisitions

      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended



      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended

      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019



      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019

      $

      823,004


      $

      1,654,601


      $

      19,943


      $

      37,601


      $

      803,061


      $

      1,617,000



      8.8

      %


      8.5

      %


      6.1

      %


      6.0

      %































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure



      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Gross Profit


      Acquisitions


      Gross Profit, excluding
      Acquisitions



      Gross Margin


      Gross Margin, excluding
      Acquisitions

      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended



      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended

      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019



      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019

      $

      351,814


      $

      709,799


      $

      5,960


      $

      11,408


      $

      345,854


      $

      698,391



      42.7

      %


      42.9

      %


      43.1

      %


      43.2

      %































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure



      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Operating Expenses


      Acquisitions


      Operating Expenses, excluding
      Acquisitions



      Operating Expenses as a
      percentage of Net Sales


      Operating Expenses as a
      percentage of Net Sales,
      excluding Acquisitions

      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended



      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended

      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019



      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019

      $

      255,833


      $

      510,818


      $

      5,654


      $

      10,511


      $

      250,179


      $

      500,307



      31.1

      %


      30.9

      %


      31.2

      %


      30.9

      %































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure



      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Operating Income


      Acquisitions


      Operating Income, excluding
      Acquisitions



      Operating Margin


      Operating Margin, excluding
      Acquisitions

      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended



      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended

      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019



      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019

      $

      95,981


      $

      198,981


      $

      306


      $

      897


      $

      95,675


      $

      198,084



      11.7

      %


      12.0

      %


      11.9

      %


      12.3

      %



































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure














      Provision (benefit)

      for income taxes


      Acquisitions


      Provision (benefit) for income
      taxes, excluding Acquisitions














      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended














      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019














      $

      22,939


      $

      47,815


      $

      (137)


      $

      (207)


      $

      23,076


      $

      48,022












































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure














      Net Income (loss)


      Acquisitions


      Net Income (loss), excluding
      Acquisitions














      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended














      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019














      $

      68,430


      $

      142,662


      $

      (416)


      $

      (623)


      $

      68,846


      $

      143,285












































      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure














      Diluted Earnings (loss) Per
      Share


      Acquisitions


      Diluted Earnings (loss) Per
      Share, excluding Acquisitions














      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended


      Thirteen

      Weeks Ended


      Twenty-Six

      Weeks Ended














      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019


      March 2, 2019














      $

      1.24


      $

      2.56


      $

      -


      $

      (0.01)


      $

      1.24


      $

      2.57












































      MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information

      Guidance for Thirteen Weeks Ended June 1, 2019*

      (dollars in millions, except per share data)













      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure


      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Net Sales


      Acquisitions


      Net Sales,

      excluding Acquisitions


      Average Daily Sales Growth


      Average Daily Sales
      Growth, excluding
      Acquisitions

      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended

      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019

      $

      882.6


      $

      28.2


      $

      854.4


      6.5

      %


      4.0

      %















      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure


      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Gross Profit


      Acquisitions


      Gross Profit,

      excluding Acquisitions


      Gross Margin


      Gross Margin,

      excluding Acquisitions

      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended

      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019

      $

      377.2


      $

      7.6


      $

      369.6


      42.7

      %


      43.3

      %















      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure


      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Operating Expenses


      Acquisitions


      Operating Expenses,

      excluding Acquisitions


      Operating Expenses as a
      percentage of Net Sales


      Operating Expenses as a
      percentage of Net Sales,
      excluding Acquisitions

      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended

      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019

      $

      262.3


      $

      6.9


      $

      255.4


      29.7

      %


      29.9

      %















      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure


      GAAP Measure


      Non-GAAP Measure

      Operating Income


      Acquisitions


      Operating Income,

      excluding Acquisitions


      Operating Margin


      Operating Margin,

      excluding Acquisitions

      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended

      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019

      $

      114.9


      $

      0.7


      $

      114.2


      13.0

      %


      13.4

      %















      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure







      Net Income (loss)


      Acquisitions


      Net Income (loss),

      excluding Acquisitions







      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended







      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019







      $

      82.8


      $

      (0.1)


      $

      82.9





















      GAAP Measure


      Items Affecting Comparability


      Non-GAAP Measure







      Diluted Earnings Per Share


      Acquisitions


      Diluted Earnings Per Share,
      excluding Acquisitions







      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended


      Thirteen Weeks Ended







      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019


      June 1, 2019







      $

      1.49


      $

      -


      $

      1.49





















      *  The data in the above tables represent the midpoint of management's guidance; see note regarding forward-looking statements















      SOURCE MSC Industrial Supply Co.

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