Stock Price Trends

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc (MSM)

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 12.47% per annum.
  • MSM price at the close of April 28, 2025 was $77.07 and was inside the primary price channel.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 2.39% per annum.
  • MSM price at the close of April 28, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of MSM price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: July 10, 2023
End date: April 28, 2025

a = 4.9900

b = -0.0004

s = 0.0466

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0004) – 1
= -12.47%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0466) – 1
= 20.51%

July 10, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y803)
= Exp(a + b × X803 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,167 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9900 + -0.0004 × 1,167 + 2 × 0.0466)
= Exp(4.6573)
= $105.36

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y803)
= Exp(a + b × X803 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,167 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9900 + -0.0004 × 1,167 – 2 × 0.0466)
= Exp(4.4708)
= $87.42

April 28, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9900 + -0.0004 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0466)
= Exp(4.4172)
= $82.86

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9900 + -0.0004 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0466)
= Exp(4.2306)
= $68.76

Description

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 12.47% per annum.
  • MSM price at the close of April 28, 2025 was $77.07 and was inside the primary price channel.

Secondary Trend

Start date: May 29, 2024
End date: April 28, 2025

a = 4.4799

b = -0.0001

s = 0.0402

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0001) – 1
= -2.39%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0402) – 1
= 17.44%

May 29, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,027)
= Exp(a + b × X1,027 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,491 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4799 + -0.0001 × 1,491 + 2 × 0.0402)
= Exp(4.4614)
= $86.61

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,027)
= Exp(a + b × X1,027 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,491 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4799 + -0.0001 × 1,491 – 2 × 0.0402)
= Exp(4.3006)
= $73.75

April 28, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4799 + -0.0001 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0402)
= Exp(4.4392)
= $84.71

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4799 + -0.0001 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0402)
= Exp(4.2785)
= $72.13

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 2.39% per annum.
  • MSM price at the close of April 28, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.