MSC Industrial Q3 net income falls 21% as sales slip 0.8% to $971.1 million
MSC Industrial reported fiscal 2025 third-quarter results for the period ended May 31, 2025, with net sales of $971.1 million, down 0.8% year over year, and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.02 versus $1.27 a year earlier. Operating income fell 22.5% to $82.7 million, so shareholders saw lower sales and lower profit in the quarter. The company gave a fourth-quarter average daily sales growth outlook of (0.5)% to 1.5% and an adjusted operating margin outlook of 8.5% to 9.0%, and it maintained its full-year fiscal 2025 outlook for certain metrics.
Key points
- Net sales were $971.1 million, down 0.8% from $979.4 million; operating income was $82.7 million, down 22.5%
- GAAP diluted EPS was $1.02 versus $1.27; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.08 versus $1.33
- Fourth-quarter outlook: average daily sales growth of (0.5)% to 1.5%; adjusted operating margin of 8.5% to 9.0%
- Approximately $56 million returned to shareholders in the quarter through dividends and share repurchases, and about $181 million fiscal year to date
The filing
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