| | Business Summary | | MSC
Industrial
Direct
Co.,
Inc.
is
a
direct
marketer
of
a
broad
range
of
industrial
products
to
small
and
mid-sized
industrial
customers
throughout
the
United
States.
The
Company
distributes
a
full
line
of
industrial
products,
such
as
cutting
tools,
abrasives,
measuring
instruments,
machine
tool
accessories,
safety
equipment,
fasteners,
welding
supplies
and
electrical
supplies,
intended
to
satisfy
its
customers'
maintenance,
repair
and
operations
(MRO)
supplies
requirements.
MSC
offers
over
450,000
stock-keeping
units
(SKUs)
through
its
4,480-page
master
catalog
and
weekly,
monthly
and
quarterly
specialty
and
promotional
catalogs,
newspapers
and
brochures,
and
services
its
customers
from
approximately
90
branch
offices.
Most
of
its
products
are
carried
in
stock
and
orders
for
these
products
are
typically
fulfilled
the
day
on
which
the
order
is
received. | | More
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Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | MSM
is
a
direct
marketer
of
a
full
line
of
industrial
products,
such
as
measuring
instruments,
cutting
tools,
abrasives,
machine
tool
accessories,
fastners,
safety
equipment,
welding
supplies
and
electrical
supplies.
For
the
39
weeks
ended
5/26/01,
net
sales
rose
6%
to
$627.5
million.
Net
income
fell
25%
to
$30.3
million.
Results
reflect
higher
sales
to
the
Co's
existing
customers,
the
number
of
active
customers,
offset
by
the
impairment
in
carrying
value
of
investments. | | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Mitchell Jacobson, 49
Chairman,
CEO, Pres | $671K | -- | Sidney Jacobson, 82
Vice
Chairman | 254K | -- | David Sandler, 43
COO,
Exec. VP, Director | 317K | $890K | Charles Boehlke, 44
Sr.
VP, CFO | -- | -- | James Schroeder, 60
Sr.
VP, Logistics, | 390K | 1.2M | | Dollar
amounts are as of 2-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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