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MSM vs BRK-A // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MSM 3
— BRK-A 8
▲ 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA LEADER: BRK-A
LAST: $122.92 (+0.27%) • MKT CAP: $6.87B
macro-sensitivity
1.05
LAST: $817,500.00 (+0.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
macro-sensitivity
1.13
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MSM VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MSM | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.20% | 11.47% | +1.73 | MSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.2x | 9.7x | +9.52 | BRK-A | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.51% | 2.09% | +1.42 | MSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 27.80% | -19.80 | BRK-A | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 22.30% | -17.00 | BRK-A | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.30% | 3.93% | -5.23 | BRK-A | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.14 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | MSM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.4 | 68.1 | -19.70 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | 1.05 | 1.13 | -0.08 | BRK-A | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.0x | 24.3x | +7.66 | BRK-A | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.87B | $1.20T | -$1.20T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MSM REV | BRK-A REV | MSM GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | MSM FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.77B | $247.24B | 40.8% | — | $240.9M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $3.82B | $249.71B | 41.2% | — | $311.3M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $4.01B | $254.91B | — | — | $519.2M | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MSM // BETA 1.05
BRK-A // BETA 1.13