雅虎香港財經 MSC Industrial (MSM) Acquires ApTex & Premier Tool Grinding
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. MSM announced that it acquired ApTex, Inc. and Premier Tool Grinding, Inc. This transaction will broaden MSC Industrial's product offerings and strengthen its regional presence.
According to the purchase agreements, both companies will continue to operate under their current names as MSC businesses.
ApTex is a production-oriented, highly technical metalworking distributor based in Waukesha, WI. It focuses on cutting tools, abrasives, metalworking fluids, and workholding systems and components. The company focuses on value-added services and solutions to drive cost savings through every step of customers' production processes.
MSM intends to combine its expanded product portfolio with ApTex's technological capabilities to provide additional cost savings to customers. Moreover, this acquisition will help MSC Industrial’s position to gain a share in the surrounding Wisconsin.
Premier Tool Grinding, headquartered in Goodyear, AZ, designs, manufactures, refurbishes, and coats carbide cutting tools . This deal will complement MSM's specialty tooling and regrinding service portfolio, which was recently expanded with the acquisition of Tru-Edge. The acquisition will expand MSC Industrial's footprint in the western United States.
In 2023, the two companies generated around $20 million in combined sales. Both acquisitions are estimated to have a net neutral impact on MSC's fiscal 2024 net income.
MSM reported preliminary net sales of $978-$980 million for the third fiscal quarter, which indicates a year-over-year decline of 7.3-7.1%. MSC Industrial generated revenues of around $935 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Average daily sales increased around 3% sequentially.
Adjusted earnings per share for the third fiscal quarter are expected to be $1.32-$1.34, which suggests a decline from the $1.74 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company posted second-quarter fiscal 2024 adjusted earnings per share of $1.18.
Price Performance
MSC Industrial’s shares have lost 15.1% in the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 9.4%.
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Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
MSC Industrial currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
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