With market conditions going from "not great" to "weak", the road ahead of MSC Industrial (NYSE:MSM)
is getting tougher in the short term. Overall economic weakness is a
concern for the entire industrial MRO distributor space, but with the
company's higher leverage to heavy industry (particularly
metalworking/cutting) relative to Grainger (NYSE:GWW) and Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST), it has more to worry about in the near term.
I
don't think this is a great stock for short-term investors, unless you
believe that there's a high probability that U.S. manufacturing will
stage a sharp rebound over the next few months. Longer term, I continue
to believe that MSC Industrial is a well-run MRO distributor with ample
opportunities to gain share, expand into adjacent markets, and play a
part in consolidating the industry.
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The Going Is Getting Tougher At MSC Industrial
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