The building materials distributor and manufacturer said that 91% of 3Q 2023 revenue came from distribution.
The company’s Spring 2023 acquisition of office products distributor Indoff powered most of the growth, while volume also improved.
It’s another week for industrial manufacturers’ financial reports. We recap the key figures for thee of them here.
The company reported double-digit organic sales growth in commercial aviation, defense and space and process solutions.
Year-over-year sales declines continued at the toolmaker, but gross margin and operating margins improved substantially.
Net sales for the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year were $1.1 billion, an increase of 3.1% over the prior year.
While total sales growth continued to slow from earlier in the year, it still far outperformed the MRO market.
While MSC’s June-August quarter ended with strong daily sales growth, it flattened to low-single digits in September and October.
3Q Industrial & Safety sales fell nearly 5% year-over-year amid mixed end-market demand and distributors right-sizing inventory levels.
For 3Q 2023, sales in North America were $2.21 billion, an increase of 2.7%, while sales in Europe were $2.38 billion, an increase of 3.4%.
Net sales for 2023’s third quarter were nearly $1.16 billion, an increase of $56.8 million, or 5.2%, from 2022 levels.
For 3Q 2023, the company also reported a 9% increase in operating income to a record $257 million.
