MSC Industrial Direct Cash Flow Statement
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MSC Industrial Direct free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, MSC Industrial Direct generated $333.7 million of operating cash flow and spent $92.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $240.9 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 6.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 22.6% from the prior year's $311.3 million.
MSC Industrial Direct returned $229.0 million to shareholders: $189.7 million in dividends and $39.3 million in share repurchases, equal to 95% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.3 times.
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MSC Industrial Direct cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-08-30 | FY 20242024-08-31 | FY 20232023-09-02 | FY 20222022-09-03 | FY 20212021-08-28 | FY 20202020-08-29 | FY 20192019-08-31 | FY 20182018-09-01 | FY 20172017-09-02 | FY 20162016-09-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 197.84M | 255.96M | 343.11M | 340.48M | 217.94M | 251.76M | 288.80M | 329.22M | 231.43M | 231.22M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -22.71% | -25.40% | +0.77% | +56.23% | -13.43% | -12.83% | -12.28% | +42.26% | +0.09% | -0.04% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 90.63M | 80.89M | 75.13M | 70.38M | 68.85M | 69.08M | 65.38M | 63.15M | 62.98M | 71.93M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 12.55M | 18.85M | 18.64M | 19.26M | 17.72M | 16.93M | 16.28M | 14.93M | 13.93M | 13.98M |
| Change in Working Capital | 27.65M | 53.03M | 253.44M | -185.13M | -96.73M | 50.47M | -59.19M | -50.63M | -75.37M | 69.06M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 333.72M | 410.70M | 699.58M | 246.18M | 224.46M | 396.74M | 328.43M | 339.66M | 246.84M | 401.10M |
| Capital Expenditures | -92.84M | -99.41M | -92.49M | -61.37M | -53.75M | -46.99M | -51.77M | -44.92M | -46.55M | -87.93M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -63.29M | -123.40M | -112.67M | -94.49M | -75.75M | -49.28M | -36.37M | -131.92M | -88.89M | -87.93M |
| Dividends Paid | -189.65M | -187.28M | -176.72M | -167.38M | -167.30M | -166.54M | -145.71M | -125.43M | -102.22M | -105.78M |
| Share Repurchases | -39.32M | -187.69M | -95.78M | -27.36M | -71.26M | -3.44M | -84.61M | -82.37M | -49.18M | -383.80M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 50.00M | 0 | 0 | 4.75M | 100.00M | — | 110.00M | — | 175.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -20.00M | -50.00M | -125.00M | 0 | -20.00M | -20.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -243.57M | -307.35M | -580.40M | -148.14M | -233.75M | -254.62M | -305.63M | -177.59M | -194.75M | -298.37M |
| Net Change in Cash | 26.64M | -20.46M | 6.51M | 3.00M | -84.67M | 92.92M | -13.93M | 30.13M | -36.81M | 14.62M |
| Free Cash Flow | 240.88M | 311.29M | 607.09M | 184.81M | 170.72M | 349.75M | 276.65M | 294.74M | 200.29M | 313.17M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of MSC Industrial Direct's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow MSM's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?