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MSM vs RAL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE) VS. Ralliant Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MSM 8
— RAL 5
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: RAL
LAST: $119.62 (-1.16%) • MKT CAP: $6.76B
gross-margins
40.80%
LAST: $66.31 (-1.34%) • MKT CAP: $7.44B
gross-margins
50.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MSM VS. RAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MSM | RAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 40.80% | 50.30% | -9.50 | RAL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.20% | -35.00% | +48.20 | MSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.2x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.51% | 4.59% | -1.08 | RAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | -57.20% | +65.20 | MSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | -59.10% | +64.40 | MSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.30% | -4.00% | +2.70 | MSM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.14% | -0.14 | RAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.14 | 1.11 | +5.03 | MSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | MSM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.6 | 45.5 | +0.10 | MSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 1.03 | +0.02 | MSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.0x | 21.0x | +11.00 | RAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.76B | $7.44B | -$676.1M | RAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MSM REV | RAL REV | MSM GROSS % | RAL GROSS % | MSM FCF | RAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.77B | $2.07B | 40.8% | 50.3% | $240.9M | $358.4M |
| FY 2024 | $3.82B | $2.15B | 41.2% | 51.6% | $311.3M | $420.2M |
| FY 2023 | $4.01B | $2.16B | — | — | $519.2M | $364.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MSM // BETA 1.05
RAL // BETA 1.03