Both in Wholesale Trade
MSC Industrial Direct Co. vs Arrow Electronics
Over the past year MSM returned +47.5% and ARW returned +73.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.40.
MSM +47.5% ARW +73.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | MSM | ARW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $128.25 | $216.27 |
| Market cap | $7.16B | $11.01B |
| Today | −1.63% | +0.77% |
| 1 month | +4.9% | −1.4% |
| 6 months | +32.0% | +22.9% |
| Year to date | +52.5% | +96.3% |
| 1 year | +50.1% | +83.2% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.8% | +31.8% |
| Gross margin | 41.1% | 11.3% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 2.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 31.0× | 13.6× |
| Price / sales | 1.8× | 0.3× |
| Net cash | -$432.7M | -$1.93B |
| Dividend yield | 2.71% | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 23.5% | 41.3% |
| Short % of float | 4.9% | 3.3% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).