MSC Industrial reports Q4 adjusted EPS $1.64, consensus $1.62

Reports Q4 revenue $1.04B, consensus $1.01B. Erik Gershwind, president and CEO, said, “Fiscal 2023 was a monumental year as we exceeded $4 billion in annual net sales for the first time in company history. Additionally, we enhanced our corporate governance into a structure that is more friendly to all shareholders, built upon our M&A strategy and successfully completed our three-year Mission Critical program that strengthened our growth trajectory and operational excellence. We achieved several notable accomplishments with the completion of the first chapter of Mission Critical. We grew over 500 basis points above the Industrial Production Index, brought adjusted operating expenses to sales down by over 200 basis points, and brought ROIC into the high teens.”