LOWBuilt-inProduct / Revenue mix
15%
MSC exclusive brand SKUs
“10-K Item 1: 'SKUs sold under MSC exclusive brands represent approximately 15% of net sales.'”
MSM · Concentration risk · 10-K extracted
MSC Industrial Direct Company, (MSM) concentration risks
Updated
The most significant concentration MSC Industrial Direct Company, discloses is MSC exclusive brand SKUs at 15%, classified LOW by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.
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Source: MSC Industrial Direct Company,’s SEC Form 10-K filed — view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
At a glance
Disclosed-size breakdown · 2 disclosed concentrations
HIGH0
MEDIUM0
LOW2
Disclosed concentrations
Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).
LOWOutside partyCustomer
10%
U.S. government and public sector
“10-K Item 1A: 'As a supplier to the U.S. government and public sector, which represented approximately 10% of the Company's total revenue in fiscal year 2025, we must comply with certain laws and regulations'”
TrendMatrix Research · concentration synthesis
What these concentrations mean together
updated 2026-07-03MSC Industrial's disclosed concentration exposures are both low-sized and sit on different sides of the business. On the product side, SKUs sold under MSC's exclusive brands represent approximately 15% of net sales — a structural exposure tied to the company's private-label mix rather than to any single supplier or customer relationship. On the customer side, the U.S. government and public sector accounted for approximately 10% of total revenue in fiscal year 2025, a dependency exposure that comes with the added layer of needing to comply with government contracting laws and regulations. Neither exposure is large enough on its own to be a primary driver of results, and the two are largely uncorrelated — private-label product mix shifts and public-sector demand cycles don't move in tandem. The government and public sector exposure is the one worth watching more closely of the two, not because of its size but because of its regulatory character: compliance requirements specific to serving that customer base introduce a layer of operational risk beyond ordinary demand fluctuation. Overall, MSC's disclosed concentration profile reads as modest and diversified, with no single customer, supplier, or product category standing out as a dominant swing factor for the business.
For the engine’s reasoning on MSM’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.
Industry peers · Industrial Distribution
Peer concentration profile
| Symbol | Name | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNM | Core & Main, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DNOW | DNOW Inc. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DXPE | DXP Enterprises, Inc. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MSM● | MSC Industrial Direct Company, | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.