Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc.

We leveraged this strong cash flow performance and our healthy balance sheet to return approximately $229 million to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Outlook ADS Growth (YoY) Up 3.5% to 4.5% Adjusted Operating Margin 1 8.0% - 8.6% Full-Year Fiscal 2026 Outlook for Certain Financial Metrics Depreciation and amortization expense of $95M-$100M Interest and other expense of $35M Capital expenditures of $100M-$110M Free cash flow conversion 1 of 90% Tax rate of 24.5%-25.5% (1) Guidance provided is a non-GAAP figure presented on an adjusted basis.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

The Company believes that a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking information to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP cannot be made available without unreasonable efforts because a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures would require the Company to predict the timing and likelihood of potential future events such as restructurings, M A activity, capital expenditures and other infrequent or unusual gains and losses.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

We believe that FCF, although similar to cash flow from operations, is a useful additional measure since capital expenditures are a necessary component of ongoing operations.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Management also views FCF, as a measure of the Company s ability to reduce debt, add to cash balances, pay dividends, and repurchase stock.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

For example, FCF does not incorporate payments made on finance lease obligations or required debt service payments.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Erik Gershwind, Chief Executive Officer, said, Our fourth quarter results are evidence of the progress we are making through our Mission Critical strategy.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

As a result of execution in each of these priorities, we returned to daily sales growth in the fiscal fourth quarter for both the Core Customer and the total company.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

We will continue advancing our growth initiatives and identifying areas to generate productivity, both of which are creating a strong foundation for future profitable growth.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that MSC expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements about results of operations and financial condition, expected future results, expected benefits from our investment and strategic plans and other initiatives, and expected future growth and profitability, are forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

REPORTS FISCAL 2025 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS 3 statements involving a discussion of strategy, plans or intentions, statements about management s assumptions, projections or predictions of future events or market outlook and any other statement other than a statement of present or historical fact are forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following general economic conditions in the markets in which we operate changing customer and product mixes volatility in commodity, energy and labor prices, and the impact of prolonged periods of low, high or rapid inflation competition, including the adoption by competitors of aggressive pricing strategies or sales methods industry consolidation and other changes in the industrial distribution sector the applicability of laws and regulations relating to our status as a supplier to the U.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Results Excluding Restructuring and Other Costs, Loss on Sale of Property, Share Reclassification Litigation Costs, Share Reclassification Costs (prior year) and Acquisition-Related Costs (prior year) In calculating certain non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude restructuring and other costs, loss on sale of property, share reclassification litigation costs, share reclassification costs (prior year) and acquisition-related costs (prior year) and tax effects.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Oct 23, 2025

Discussions containing such forward looking statements may be found in Item 2, Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of Part I and Item 1, Legal Proceedings and Item 1A, Risk Factors of Part II of this Report, as well as within this Report generally.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QJul 1, 2026

These forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those discussed in Item 2, Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of Part I and Item 1, Legal Proceedings and Item 1A, Risk Factors of Part II of this Report, as well as in Item 1A, Risk Factors of Part I and Item 7, Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 30, 2025.

SEC original ↗Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QJul 1, 2026