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GTES vs MSM // OPERATING MARGIN
Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. (NYSE) VS. MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GTES 7
— MSM 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: GTES
LAST: $24.01 (+0.76%) • MKT CAP: $6.03B
operating-margins
13.50%
LAST: $119.62 (-1.16%) • MKT CAP: $6.76B
operating-margins
8.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GTES VS. MSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GTES | MSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.80% | 40.80% | -1.00 | MSM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.80% | 13.20% | -5.40 | MSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.2x | 19.2x | -4.00 | GTES | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.09% | 3.51% | +2.58 | GTES | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.50% | 8.00% | +5.50 | GTES | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.30% | 5.30% | +2.00 | GTES | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.00% | -1.30% | +2.30 | GTES | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.46 | 6.14 | -3.68 | MSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | GTES | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.7 | 45.6 | -5.90 | MSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.05 | -0.06 | MSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.6x | 32.0x | -7.40 | GTES | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.03B | $6.76B | -$727.4M | MSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GTES REV | MSM REV | GTES GROSS % | MSM GROSS % | GTES FCF | MSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.44B | $3.77B | 39.8% | 40.8% | $404.9M | $240.9M |
| FY 2024 | $3.41B | $3.82B | 39.9% | 41.2% | $296.5M | $311.3M |
| FY 2023 | $3.57B | $4.01B | — | — | $320.3M | $519.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GTES // BETA 0.99
MSM // BETA 1.05