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MSM vs CAT // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MSM 6
— CAT 9
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: MSM
LAST: $121.02 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $6.87B
piotroski-score
7/9
LAST: $622.75 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $286.26B
piotroski-score
5/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MSM VS. CAT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MSM | CAT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.80% | 82.20% | -41.40 | CAT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.20% | 21.15% | -7.95 | CAT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.2x | 20.9x | -1.66 | MSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.51% | 3.74% | -0.23 | CAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 17.52% | -9.52 | CAT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 14.51% | -9.21 | CAT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.30% | 18.36% | -19.66 | CAT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.05% | -1.05 | CAT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.14 | 4.34 | +1.80 | MSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | MSM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.10% | 8.46% | -1.36 | MSM | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.5 | 23.6 | +21.93 | MSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 1.02 | +0.03 | MSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.0x | 26.0x | +6.04 | CAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.87B | $286.26B | -$279.40B | CAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MSM REV | CAT REV | MSM GROSS % | CAT GROSS % | MSM FCF | CAT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.77B | $67.59B | 40.8% | 99.9% | $240.9M | $8.92B |
| FY 2024 | $3.82B | $64.81B | 41.2% | 100.0% | $311.3M | $10.05B |
| FY 2023 | $4.01B | $67.06B | 44.0% | 99.8% | $519.2M | $11.29B |
| FY 2022 | — | $59.43B | — | 99.3% | — | $6.47B |
| FY 2021 | — | $50.97B | — | 30.3% | — | $6.11B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MSM // BETA 1.05
CAT // BETA 1.02