Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DSGR • • Industrial / General

IndustrialsIndustrial DistributionGeneral Industrial MRO DistributionSpecialized MRO Distributors

AboutLawson Products, Inc. sells and distributes specialty products to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government maintenance, repair, and operations market. It sells its products to customers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Show more

Revenue $1.8B +14.9%
EBITDA $130M +25.4%
Net Income -$7M +18.2%
EPS (Diluted) -0.16 +20.0%
Gross Margin 34.02% -3.8%
EBITDA Margin 7.22% +9.2%
Operating Margin 3.1% +13.3%
Net Margin -0.41% +28.8%
ROE -1.13% +23.1%
ROIC 3.19% +10.6%
Debt/Equity 1.30 +32.3%
Interest Coverage 1.01 +1.0%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 37.2%
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.6%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y20.24%

5Y37.22%

3Y51.36%

TTM14.46%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-595.32%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-680.9%

ROCE

10Y Avg5.57%

5Y Avg6.54%

3Y Avg4.67%

Latest4.04%

Peer Comparison

Specialized MRO Distributors

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
AITApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	10.65B	282.47	27.91	1.88%	8.61%	21.33%	4.37%	0.42
MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.	4.81B	86.13	24.13	-1.35%	5.29%	14.27%	6.94%	0.39
DSGRDistribution Solutions Group, Inc.	1.39B	30.00	-187.50	14.88%	-0.57%	-1.71%	2.4%	1.30

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	275.83M	276.57M	305.91M	349.64M	370.79M	351.59M	520.29M	1.15B	1.57B	1.8B
Revenue Growth %	-0.03%	0%	0.11%	0.14%	0.06%	-0.05%	0.48%	1.21%	0.36%	0.15%
Cost of Goods Sold+	106.71M	108.51M	122.89M	160.1M	173.43M	165.05M	390.01M	760.52M	1.01B	1.19B
COGS % of Revenue	0.39%	0.39%	0.4%	0.46%	0.47%	0.47%	0.75%	0.66%	0.65%	0.66%
Gross Profit+	169.12M	168.06M	183.02M	189.54M	197.35M	186.54M	130.28M	390.9M	555.46M	613.77M
Gross Margin %	0.61%	0.61%	0.6%	0.54%	0.53%	0.53%	0.25%	0.34%	0.35%	0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.09%	0.04%	0.04%	-0.05%	-0.3%	2%	0.42%	0.1%
Operating Expenses+	167M	169.52M	178.5M	180.33M	188.29M	165.99M	118.86M	349.11M	512.47M	557.82M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.61%	0.61%	0.58%	0.52%	0.51%	0.47%	0.23%	0.3%	0.33%	0.31%
Selling, General & Admin	166.07M	169.52M	178.5M	180.33M	188.29M	165.99M	207.25M	349.11M	416.7M	457.55M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.6%	0.61%	0.58%	0.52%	0.51%	0.47%	0.4%	0.3%	0.27%	0.25%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-203K	422K	780K	-1.34M	0	0	-88.39M	-670K	95.77M	100.27M
Operating Income+	2.12M	-1.46M	9.94M	9.21M	9.07M	20.55M	11.42M	41.79M	42.99M	55.95M
Operating Margin %	0.01%	-0.01%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%
Operating Income Growth %	1.43%	-1.69%	7.82%	-0.07%	-0.02%	1.27%	-0.44%	2.66%	0.03%	0.3%
EBITDA+	10.66M	6.61M	16.71M	16.07M	14.96M	27.25M	30.1M	86.97M	103.94M	130.33M
EBITDA Margin %	0.04%	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	0.08%	0.06%	0.08%	0.07%	0.07%
EBITDA Growth %	1.82%	-0.38%	1.53%	-0.04%	-0.07%	0.82%	0.1%	1.89%	0.2%	0.25%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	8.54M	8.07M	6.77M	6.86M	5.89M	6.7M	18.68M	45.19M	60.95M	74.38M
EBIT	1.92M	-1.03M	10.72M	7.87M	10.28M	21.44M	12M	37.24M	82.8M	54.61M
Net Interest Income+	-766K	-496K	-622K	-1.01M	-603K	-654K	-16.74M	-24.3M	-42.77M	-55.15M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	766K	496K	622K	1.01M	603K	654K	16.74M	24.3M	42.77M	55.15M
Other Income/Expense	-969K	-74K	158K	-2.35M	608K	235K	-16.16M	-28.85M	-45M	-56.49M
Pretax Income+	1.15M	-1.53M	10.09M	6.86M	9.67M	20.79M	-4.74M	12.94M	-2.01M	-536K
Pretax Margin %	0%	-0.01%	0.03%	0.02%	0.03%	0.06%	-0.01%	0.01%	-0%	-0%
Income Tax+	855K	98K	-19.59M	649K	2.45M	5.67M	313K	5.53M	6.96M	6.8M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.26%	1.06%	2.94%	0.91%	0.75%	0.73%	1.07%	0.57%	4.47%	13.68%
Net Income+	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Net Margin %	0%	-0.01%	0.1%	0.02%	0.02%	0.04%	-0.01%	0.01%	-0.01%	-0%
Net Income Growth %	1.07%	-6.48%	19.22%	-0.79%	0.16%	1.09%	-1.33%	2.47%	-2.21%	0.18%
Net Income (Continuing)	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.03	-0.18	3.23	0.67	0.39	0.81	0.46	0.21	-0.20	-0.16
EPS Growth %	1.06%	-7.04%	18.94%	-0.79%	-0.42%	1.08%	-0.43%	-0.54%	-1.95%	0.2%
EPS (Basic)	0.03	-0.18	3.33	0.67	0.40	0.84	0.46	0.22	-0.20	-0.16
Diluted Shares Outstanding	8.93M	8.83M	9.19M	9.33M	8.95M	18.66M	20.49M	35.09M	44.87M	47.2M
Basic Shares Outstanding	8.78M	8.83M	8.92M	9.33M	8.95M	18.04M	20.49M	34.29M	44.87M	46.83M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	86.56M	87.77M	98.45M	106.91M	106.42M	143.06M	236.06M	478.19M	657.33M	712.17M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	10.77M	10.42M	4.42M	11.88M	5.5M	28.39M	14.67M	24.55M	83.93M	66.48M
Cash Only	10.77M	10.42M	4.42M	11.88M	5.5M	28.39M	14.67M	24.55M	83.93M	66.48M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	30.9M	33.99M	42.3M	41.34M	44.22M	51.8M	80.57M	166.3M	213.45M	250.72M
Days Sales Outstanding	40.89	44.85	50.47	43.15	43.53	53.78	56.53	52.72	49.61	50.72
Inventory	44.09M	42.56M	50.93M	52.89M	55.91M	61.87M	132.72M	264.37M	315.98M	348.23M
Days Inventory Outstanding	150.83	143.16	151.26	120.58	117.66	136.81	124.21	126.88	113.64	106.78
Other Current Assets	4.47M	4.59M	4.53M	4.45M	802K	998K	8.1M	22.96M	43.97M	46.75M
Total Non-Current Assets+	46.54M	47.54M	92.22M	90.24M	98.01M	113.24M	255.3M	737.42M	893M	1.02B
Property, Plant & Equipment	35.49M	30.91M	27.33M	23.55M	27.79M	24.56M	53.47M	138.29M	214.73M	217.49M
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.77x	8.95x	11.19x	14.85x	13.34x	14.31x	9.73x	8.33x	7.31x	8.30x
Goodwill	300K	5.52M	19.61M	20.08M	20.92M	35.18M	104.21M	348.05M	399.93M	462.79M
Intangible Assets	0	0	11.81M	13.11M	12.34M	18.5M	96.61M	227.99M	253.83M	269.76M
Long-Term Investments	10.24M	10.05M	11.96M	12.6M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	453K	1.04M	248K	307K	15.25M	16.52M	747K	22.9M	24.42M	64.91M
Total Assets+	133.09M	135.31M	190.67M	197.14M	204.43M	256.3M	491.36M	1.22B	1.55B	1.73B
Asset Turnover	2.07x	2.04x	1.60x	1.77x	1.81x	1.37x	1.06x	0.95x	1.01x	1.04x
Asset Growth %	-0.03%	0.02%	0.41%	0.03%	0.04%	0.25%	0.92%	1.47%	0.28%	0.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	36.34M	39.44M	59.98M	66.21M	56.93M	98M	214.94M	169.48M	242.01M	266.26M
Accounts Payable	9.37M	11.31M	12.39M	15.21M	13.79M	22.26M	47.96M	80.49M	98.67M	125.58M
Days Payables Outstanding	32.05	38.03	36.81	34.67	29.02	49.23	44.88	38.63	35.49	38.51
Short-Term Debt	925K	841K	14.54M	10.82M	0	0	134.41M	26.32M	32.55M	40.48M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	693K	648K	822K	485K	1000K	810K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	11.2M	12.29M	13.5M	13.47M	34.28M	33.88M	13.42M	41.46M	78.15M	16.22M
Current Ratio	2.38x	2.23x	1.64x	1.61x	1.87x	1.46x	1.10x	2.82x	2.72x	2.67x
Quick Ratio	1.17x	1.15x	0.79x	0.82x	0.89x	0.83x	0.48x	1.26x	1.41x	1.37x
Cash Conversion Cycle	159.66	149.98	164.93	129.06	132.17	141.36	135.85	140.97	127.76	119
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	35.49M	34.74M	37.2M	31.76M	39.5M	35.89M	110.65M	483.14M	646.72M	820.45M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	-19.68M	2.27M	0	93.13M	395.82M	535.88M	693.9M
Capital Lease Obligations	8.54M	7.54M	6.42M	5.21M	9.5M	5.74M	16.13M	39.83M	67.06M	77.76M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.98M	1.12M	3.12M	2.76M	6.19M	2.84M	808K	23.83M	18.33M	22.27M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	26.95M	27.19M	27.66M	4.11M	21.54M	27.31M	574K	23.65M	25.44M	26.52M
Total Liabilities	71.83M	74.17M	97.18M	97.97M	96.43M	133.88M	325.59M	652.62M	888.73M	1.09B
Total Debt+	9.46M	8.38M	20.96M	16.04M	15.61M	10.31M	248.31M	471.93M	649.05M	831.09M
Net Debt	-1.3M	-2.04M	16.55M	4.15M	10.11M	-18.09M	233.64M	447.38M	565.12M	764.61M
Debt / Equity	0.15x	0.14x	0.22x	0.16x	0.14x	0.08x	1.50x	0.84x	0.98x	1.30x
Debt / EBITDA	0.89x	1.27x	1.25x	1.00x	1.04x	0.38x	8.25x	5.43x	6.24x	6.38x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.12x	-0.31x	0.99x	0.26x	0.68x	-0.66x	7.76x	5.14x	5.44x	5.87x
Interest Coverage	2.77x	-2.94x	15.97x	9.13x	15.03x	31.42x	0.68x	1.72x	1.01x	1.01x
Total Equity+	61.26M	61.13M	93.49M	99.17M	108M	122.42M	165.77M	563M	661.6M	640.54M
Equity Growth %	-0.01%	-0%	0.53%	0.06%	0.09%	0.13%	0.35%	2.4%	0.18%	-0.03%
Book Value per Share	6.86	6.92	10.18	10.63	12.06	6.56	8.09	16.05	14.75	13.57
Total Shareholders' Equity	61.26M	61.13M	93.49M	99.17M	108M	122.42M	165.77M	563M	661.6M	640.54M
Common Stock	8.8M	8.87M	8.92M	9.01M	9.19M	9.29M	10.32M	19.42M	46.76M	46.86M
Retained Earnings	43.57M	41.94M	71.45M	77.34M	86.5M	101.61M	-33.14M	-25.74M	-34.71M	-42.04M
Treasury Stock	-515K	-691K	-711K	-1.23M	-5.76M	-9.02M	-10.03M	-12.53M	-16.43M	-19.63M
Accumulated OCI	-466K	-39K	822K	-1.56M	-1K	699K	1.57M	-9.96M	-5.17M	-22.12M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	9.29M	8.46M	7.07M	20.3M	9.2M	32.53M	10.32M	-11.03M	102.29M	56.45M
Operating CF Margin %	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.09%	0.02%	-0.01%	0.07%	0.03%
Operating CF Growth %	3.99%	-0.09%	-0.16%	1.87%	-0.55%	2.54%	-0.68%	-2.07%	10.27%	-0.45%
Net Income	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Depreciation & Amortization	8.54M	8.07M	6.77M	6.86M	5.89M	6.7M	18.68M	45.19M	63.59M	74.38M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.09M	2.47M	3.11M	7.51M	4.05M	1.48M	0	2.45M	8.37M	5.23M
Deferred Taxes	-21K	31K	-21.23M	545K	2.17M	-167K	-4M	-2.41M	-8.03M	-6.65M
Other Non-Cash Items	931K	12K	-5.42M	21.48M	0	1.92M	-78K	10.4M	12.64M	11.39M
Working Capital Changes	-2.56M	-489K	-5.84M	-823K	-10.14M	7.48M	766K	-74.07M	34.69M	-20.57M
Change in Receivables	3.29M	-3.25M	-5.28M	-193K	-5.27M	1.76M	6.94M	-21.77M	18.02M	-1.42M
Change in Inventory	-116K	2.23M	-1.71M	-2.92M	-2.31M	2.1M	-5.06M	-42.4M	3.58M	-9.23M
Change in Payables	-6.35M	397K	1.85M	2.85M	-3.23M	5.79M	-2.24M	-8.84M	3.05M	11.34M
Cash from Investing+	-2.78M	-9.14M	-27.36M	-7.83M	-2.03M	-3.99M	-41.38M	-126.69M	-278.52M	-229.68M
Capital Expenditures	-2.34M	-3.11M	-1.26M	-2.52M	-2.03M	-1.69M	-13.78M	-20.1M	-24.68M	-23.19M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	3K	0	6.18M	0	0	0	6.34M	8.76M	0	-7.07M
Cash from Financing+	975K	-84K	13.52M	-4.49M	-13.89M	-5.77M	34.67M	148.46M	250.41M	159.3M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	298K	176K	-60K	-62K	-540K	15K	9.23M	-11.96M	-1.17M	-2.06M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	6.94M	5.35M	5.81M	17.77M	7.17M	30.84M	-3.46M	-31.13M	77.61M	33.26M
FCF Margin %	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.05%	0.02%	0.09%	-0.01%	-0.03%	0.05%	0.02%
FCF Growth %	8.73%	-0.23%	0.09%	2.06%	-0.6%	3.3%	-1.11%	-7.99%	3.49%	-0.57%
FCF per Share	0.78	0.61	0.63	1.91	0.80	1.65	-0.17	-0.89	1.73	0.70
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	31.26x	-5.19x	0.24x	3.27x	1.27x	2.15x	-2.04x	-1.49x	-11.41x	-7.70x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	1.04M	590K	398K	15.39M	23.44M	40.63M	55.79M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	1.26M	947K	5.38M	3M	13.81M	12.42M	15.26M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.48%	-2.66%	38.4%	6.45%	6.97%	13.12%	-3.51%	2.03%	-1.46%	-1.13%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.5%	-1.84%	8.81%	6.47%	6.14%	13.86%	3.4%	4.45%	2.88%	3.19%
Gross Margin	61.31%	60.77%	59.83%	54.21%	53.23%	53.06%	25.04%	33.95%	35.37%	34.02%
Net Margin	0.11%	-0.59%	9.7%	1.78%	1.95%	4.3%	-0.97%	0.64%	-0.57%	-0.41%
Debt / Equity	0.15x	0.14x	0.22x	0.16x	0.14x	0.08x	1.50x	0.84x	0.98x	1.30x
Interest Coverage	2.77x	-2.94x	15.97x	9.13x	15.03x	31.42x	0.68x	1.72x	1.01x	1.01x
FCF Conversion	31.26x	-5.19x	0.24x	3.27x	1.27x	2.15x	-2.04x	-1.49x	-11.41x	-7.70x
Revenue Growth	-3.45%	0.27%	10.61%	14.3%	6.05%	-5.18%	47.98%	121.3%	36.39%	14.88%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Lawson	-	-	-	-	-	312.8M	371.67M	-	-	-
Lawson Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.82%	-	-	-
Bolt	-	-	-	-	-	38.79M	46.06M	-	-	-
Bolt Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.76%	-	-	-
Product	-	-	-	-	330.69M	-	-	-	-	-
Product Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Service	-	-	-	-	40.09M	-	-	-	-	-
Service Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lawson	-	-	297.95M	313.1M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lawson Growth	-	-	-	5.08%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bolt	-	-	7.95M	36.54M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bolt Growth	-	-	-	359.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	251.13M	250.82M	266.99M	279.92M	295.68M	283.26M	337.98M	932.42M	1.25B	1.39B
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-0.12%	6.45%	4.84%	5.63%	-4.20%	19.32%	175.88%	34.42%	10.88%
CANADA	24.7M	25.75M	38.91M	69.72M	75.11M	68.33M	79.75M	118.72M	141.13M	192.21M
CANADA Growth	-	4.23%	51.12%	79.17%	7.73%	-9.03%	16.72%	48.86%	18.87%	36.20%
Latin America	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34.2M	74.58M	131.34M
Latin America Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	118.05%	76.12%
Europe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51.63M	79.64M	58.14M
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54.25%	-26.99%
Asia Pacific	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.77M	13.52M	20.58M
Asia Pacific Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.51%	52.30%
Other Geographical	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.68M	9.84M	14.01M
Other Geographical Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	167.35%	42.32%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) reported $1.98B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 528% increase from $315.0M in 2011.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) grew revenue by 14.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) reported a net loss of $11.2M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) has a return on equity (ROE) of -1.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) generated $81.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DSGR • • Industrial / General

IndustrialsIndustrial DistributionGeneral Industrial MRO DistributionSpecialized MRO Distributors

Revenue $1.8B +14.9%
EBITDA $130M +25.4%
Net Income -$7M +18.2%
EPS (Diluted) -0.16 +20.0%
Gross Margin 34.02% -3.8%
EBITDA Margin 7.22% +9.2%
Operating Margin 3.1% +13.3%
Net Margin -0.41% +28.8%
ROE -1.13% +23.1%
ROIC 3.19% +10.6%
Debt/Equity 1.30 +32.3%
Interest Coverage 1.01 +1.0%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 37.2%
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.6%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y20.24%

5Y37.22%

3Y51.36%

TTM14.46%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-595.32%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-680.9%

ROCE

10Y Avg5.57%

5Y Avg6.54%

3Y Avg4.67%

Latest4.04%

Peer Comparison

Specialized MRO Distributors

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
AITApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	10.65B	282.47	27.91	1.88%	8.61%	21.33%	4.37%	0.42
MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.	4.81B	86.13	24.13	-1.35%	5.29%	14.27%	6.94%	0.39
DSGRDistribution Solutions Group, Inc.	1.39B	30.00	-187.50	14.88%	-0.57%	-1.71%	2.4%	1.30

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	275.83M	276.57M	305.91M	349.64M	370.79M	351.59M	520.29M	1.15B	1.57B	1.8B
Revenue Growth %	-0.03%	0%	0.11%	0.14%	0.06%	-0.05%	0.48%	1.21%	0.36%	0.15%
Cost of Goods Sold+	106.71M	108.51M	122.89M	160.1M	173.43M	165.05M	390.01M	760.52M	1.01B	1.19B
COGS % of Revenue	0.39%	0.39%	0.4%	0.46%	0.47%	0.47%	0.75%	0.66%	0.65%	0.66%
Gross Profit+	169.12M	168.06M	183.02M	189.54M	197.35M	186.54M	130.28M	390.9M	555.46M	613.77M
Gross Margin %	0.61%	0.61%	0.6%	0.54%	0.53%	0.53%	0.25%	0.34%	0.35%	0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.09%	0.04%	0.04%	-0.05%	-0.3%	2%	0.42%	0.1%
Operating Expenses+	167M	169.52M	178.5M	180.33M	188.29M	165.99M	118.86M	349.11M	512.47M	557.82M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.61%	0.61%	0.58%	0.52%	0.51%	0.47%	0.23%	0.3%	0.33%	0.31%
Selling, General & Admin	166.07M	169.52M	178.5M	180.33M	188.29M	165.99M	207.25M	349.11M	416.7M	457.55M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.6%	0.61%	0.58%	0.52%	0.51%	0.47%	0.4%	0.3%	0.27%	0.25%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-203K	422K	780K	-1.34M	0	0	-88.39M	-670K	95.77M	100.27M
Operating Income+	2.12M	-1.46M	9.94M	9.21M	9.07M	20.55M	11.42M	41.79M	42.99M	55.95M
Operating Margin %	0.01%	-0.01%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%
Operating Income Growth %	1.43%	-1.69%	7.82%	-0.07%	-0.02%	1.27%	-0.44%	2.66%	0.03%	0.3%
EBITDA+	10.66M	6.61M	16.71M	16.07M	14.96M	27.25M	30.1M	86.97M	103.94M	130.33M
EBITDA Margin %	0.04%	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	0.08%	0.06%	0.08%	0.07%	0.07%
EBITDA Growth %	1.82%	-0.38%	1.53%	-0.04%	-0.07%	0.82%	0.1%	1.89%	0.2%	0.25%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	8.54M	8.07M	6.77M	6.86M	5.89M	6.7M	18.68M	45.19M	60.95M	74.38M
EBIT	1.92M	-1.03M	10.72M	7.87M	10.28M	21.44M	12M	37.24M	82.8M	54.61M
Net Interest Income+	-766K	-496K	-622K	-1.01M	-603K	-654K	-16.74M	-24.3M	-42.77M	-55.15M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	766K	496K	622K	1.01M	603K	654K	16.74M	24.3M	42.77M	55.15M
Other Income/Expense	-969K	-74K	158K	-2.35M	608K	235K	-16.16M	-28.85M	-45M	-56.49M
Pretax Income+	1.15M	-1.53M	10.09M	6.86M	9.67M	20.79M	-4.74M	12.94M	-2.01M	-536K
Pretax Margin %	0%	-0.01%	0.03%	0.02%	0.03%	0.06%	-0.01%	0.01%	-0%	-0%
Income Tax+	855K	98K	-19.59M	649K	2.45M	5.67M	313K	5.53M	6.96M	6.8M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.26%	1.06%	2.94%	0.91%	0.75%	0.73%	1.07%	0.57%	4.47%	13.68%
Net Income+	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Net Margin %	0%	-0.01%	0.1%	0.02%	0.02%	0.04%	-0.01%	0.01%	-0.01%	-0%
Net Income Growth %	1.07%	-6.48%	19.22%	-0.79%	0.16%	1.09%	-1.33%	2.47%	-2.21%	0.18%
Net Income (Continuing)	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.03	-0.18	3.23	0.67	0.39	0.81	0.46	0.21	-0.20	-0.16
EPS Growth %	1.06%	-7.04%	18.94%	-0.79%	-0.42%	1.08%	-0.43%	-0.54%	-1.95%	0.2%
EPS (Basic)	0.03	-0.18	3.33	0.67	0.40	0.84	0.46	0.22	-0.20	-0.16
Diluted Shares Outstanding	8.93M	8.83M	9.19M	9.33M	8.95M	18.66M	20.49M	35.09M	44.87M	47.2M
Basic Shares Outstanding	8.78M	8.83M	8.92M	9.33M	8.95M	18.04M	20.49M	34.29M	44.87M	46.83M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	86.56M	87.77M	98.45M	106.91M	106.42M	143.06M	236.06M	478.19M	657.33M	712.17M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	10.77M	10.42M	4.42M	11.88M	5.5M	28.39M	14.67M	24.55M	83.93M	66.48M
Cash Only	10.77M	10.42M	4.42M	11.88M	5.5M	28.39M	14.67M	24.55M	83.93M	66.48M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	30.9M	33.99M	42.3M	41.34M	44.22M	51.8M	80.57M	166.3M	213.45M	250.72M
Days Sales Outstanding	40.89	44.85	50.47	43.15	43.53	53.78	56.53	52.72	49.61	50.72
Inventory	44.09M	42.56M	50.93M	52.89M	55.91M	61.87M	132.72M	264.37M	315.98M	348.23M
Days Inventory Outstanding	150.83	143.16	151.26	120.58	117.66	136.81	124.21	126.88	113.64	106.78
Other Current Assets	4.47M	4.59M	4.53M	4.45M	802K	998K	8.1M	22.96M	43.97M	46.75M
Total Non-Current Assets+	46.54M	47.54M	92.22M	90.24M	98.01M	113.24M	255.3M	737.42M	893M	1.02B
Property, Plant & Equipment	35.49M	30.91M	27.33M	23.55M	27.79M	24.56M	53.47M	138.29M	214.73M	217.49M
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.77x	8.95x	11.19x	14.85x	13.34x	14.31x	9.73x	8.33x	7.31x	8.30x
Goodwill	300K	5.52M	19.61M	20.08M	20.92M	35.18M	104.21M	348.05M	399.93M	462.79M
Intangible Assets	0	0	11.81M	13.11M	12.34M	18.5M	96.61M	227.99M	253.83M	269.76M
Long-Term Investments	10.24M	10.05M	11.96M	12.6M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	453K	1.04M	248K	307K	15.25M	16.52M	747K	22.9M	24.42M	64.91M
Total Assets+	133.09M	135.31M	190.67M	197.14M	204.43M	256.3M	491.36M	1.22B	1.55B	1.73B
Asset Turnover	2.07x	2.04x	1.60x	1.77x	1.81x	1.37x	1.06x	0.95x	1.01x	1.04x
Asset Growth %	-0.03%	0.02%	0.41%	0.03%	0.04%	0.25%	0.92%	1.47%	0.28%	0.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	36.34M	39.44M	59.98M	66.21M	56.93M	98M	214.94M	169.48M	242.01M	266.26M
Accounts Payable	9.37M	11.31M	12.39M	15.21M	13.79M	22.26M	47.96M	80.49M	98.67M	125.58M
Days Payables Outstanding	32.05	38.03	36.81	34.67	29.02	49.23	44.88	38.63	35.49	38.51
Short-Term Debt	925K	841K	14.54M	10.82M	0	0	134.41M	26.32M	32.55M	40.48M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	693K	648K	822K	485K	1000K	810K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	11.2M	12.29M	13.5M	13.47M	34.28M	33.88M	13.42M	41.46M	78.15M	16.22M
Current Ratio	2.38x	2.23x	1.64x	1.61x	1.87x	1.46x	1.10x	2.82x	2.72x	2.67x
Quick Ratio	1.17x	1.15x	0.79x	0.82x	0.89x	0.83x	0.48x	1.26x	1.41x	1.37x
Cash Conversion Cycle	159.66	149.98	164.93	129.06	132.17	141.36	135.85	140.97	127.76	119
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	35.49M	34.74M	37.2M	31.76M	39.5M	35.89M	110.65M	483.14M	646.72M	820.45M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	-19.68M	2.27M	0	93.13M	395.82M	535.88M	693.9M
Capital Lease Obligations	8.54M	7.54M	6.42M	5.21M	9.5M	5.74M	16.13M	39.83M	67.06M	77.76M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.98M	1.12M	3.12M	2.76M	6.19M	2.84M	808K	23.83M	18.33M	22.27M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	26.95M	27.19M	27.66M	4.11M	21.54M	27.31M	574K	23.65M	25.44M	26.52M
Total Liabilities	71.83M	74.17M	97.18M	97.97M	96.43M	133.88M	325.59M	652.62M	888.73M	1.09B
Total Debt+	9.46M	8.38M	20.96M	16.04M	15.61M	10.31M	248.31M	471.93M	649.05M	831.09M
Net Debt	-1.3M	-2.04M	16.55M	4.15M	10.11M	-18.09M	233.64M	447.38M	565.12M	764.61M
Debt / Equity	0.15x	0.14x	0.22x	0.16x	0.14x	0.08x	1.50x	0.84x	0.98x	1.30x
Debt / EBITDA	0.89x	1.27x	1.25x	1.00x	1.04x	0.38x	8.25x	5.43x	6.24x	6.38x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.12x	-0.31x	0.99x	0.26x	0.68x	-0.66x	7.76x	5.14x	5.44x	5.87x
Interest Coverage	2.77x	-2.94x	15.97x	9.13x	15.03x	31.42x	0.68x	1.72x	1.01x	1.01x
Total Equity+	61.26M	61.13M	93.49M	99.17M	108M	122.42M	165.77M	563M	661.6M	640.54M
Equity Growth %	-0.01%	-0%	0.53%	0.06%	0.09%	0.13%	0.35%	2.4%	0.18%	-0.03%
Book Value per Share	6.86	6.92	10.18	10.63	12.06	6.56	8.09	16.05	14.75	13.57
Total Shareholders' Equity	61.26M	61.13M	93.49M	99.17M	108M	122.42M	165.77M	563M	661.6M	640.54M
Common Stock	8.8M	8.87M	8.92M	9.01M	9.19M	9.29M	10.32M	19.42M	46.76M	46.86M
Retained Earnings	43.57M	41.94M	71.45M	77.34M	86.5M	101.61M	-33.14M	-25.74M	-34.71M	-42.04M
Treasury Stock	-515K	-691K	-711K	-1.23M	-5.76M	-9.02M	-10.03M	-12.53M	-16.43M	-19.63M
Accumulated OCI	-466K	-39K	822K	-1.56M	-1K	699K	1.57M	-9.96M	-5.17M	-22.12M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	9.29M	8.46M	7.07M	20.3M	9.2M	32.53M	10.32M	-11.03M	102.29M	56.45M
Operating CF Margin %	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.09%	0.02%	-0.01%	0.07%	0.03%
Operating CF Growth %	3.99%	-0.09%	-0.16%	1.87%	-0.55%	2.54%	-0.68%	-2.07%	10.27%	-0.45%
Net Income	297K	-1.63M	29.69M	6.21M	7.22M	15.11M	-5.05M	7.41M	-8.97M	-7.33M
Depreciation & Amortization	8.54M	8.07M	6.77M	6.86M	5.89M	6.7M	18.68M	45.19M	63.59M	74.38M
Stock-Based Compensation	2.09M	2.47M	3.11M	7.51M	4.05M	1.48M	0	2.45M	8.37M	5.23M
Deferred Taxes	-21K	31K	-21.23M	545K	2.17M	-167K	-4M	-2.41M	-8.03M	-6.65M
Other Non-Cash Items	931K	12K	-5.42M	21.48M	0	1.92M	-78K	10.4M	12.64M	11.39M
Working Capital Changes	-2.56M	-489K	-5.84M	-823K	-10.14M	7.48M	766K	-74.07M	34.69M	-20.57M
Change in Receivables	3.29M	-3.25M	-5.28M	-193K	-5.27M	1.76M	6.94M	-21.77M	18.02M	-1.42M
Change in Inventory	-116K	2.23M	-1.71M	-2.92M	-2.31M	2.1M	-5.06M	-42.4M	3.58M	-9.23M
Change in Payables	-6.35M	397K	1.85M	2.85M	-3.23M	5.79M	-2.24M	-8.84M	3.05M	11.34M
Cash from Investing+	-2.78M	-9.14M	-27.36M	-7.83M	-2.03M	-3.99M	-41.38M	-126.69M	-278.52M	-229.68M
Capital Expenditures	-2.34M	-3.11M	-1.26M	-2.52M	-2.03M	-1.69M	-13.78M	-20.1M	-24.68M	-23.19M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	3K	0	6.18M	0	0	0	6.34M	8.76M	0	-7.07M
Cash from Financing+	975K	-84K	13.52M	-4.49M	-13.89M	-5.77M	34.67M	148.46M	250.41M	159.3M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	298K	176K	-60K	-62K	-540K	15K	9.23M	-11.96M	-1.17M	-2.06M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	6.94M	5.35M	5.81M	17.77M	7.17M	30.84M	-3.46M	-31.13M	77.61M	33.26M
FCF Margin %	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.05%	0.02%	0.09%	-0.01%	-0.03%	0.05%	0.02%
FCF Growth %	8.73%	-0.23%	0.09%	2.06%	-0.6%	3.3%	-1.11%	-7.99%	3.49%	-0.57%
FCF per Share	0.78	0.61	0.63	1.91	0.80	1.65	-0.17	-0.89	1.73	0.70
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	31.26x	-5.19x	0.24x	3.27x	1.27x	2.15x	-2.04x	-1.49x	-11.41x	-7.70x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	1.04M	590K	398K	15.39M	23.44M	40.63M	55.79M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	1.26M	947K	5.38M	3M	13.81M	12.42M	15.26M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.48%	-2.66%	38.4%	6.45%	6.97%	13.12%	-3.51%	2.03%	-1.46%	-1.13%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.5%	-1.84%	8.81%	6.47%	6.14%	13.86%	3.4%	4.45%	2.88%	3.19%
Gross Margin	61.31%	60.77%	59.83%	54.21%	53.23%	53.06%	25.04%	33.95%	35.37%	34.02%
Net Margin	0.11%	-0.59%	9.7%	1.78%	1.95%	4.3%	-0.97%	0.64%	-0.57%	-0.41%
Debt / Equity	0.15x	0.14x	0.22x	0.16x	0.14x	0.08x	1.50x	0.84x	0.98x	1.30x
Interest Coverage	2.77x	-2.94x	15.97x	9.13x	15.03x	31.42x	0.68x	1.72x	1.01x	1.01x
FCF Conversion	31.26x	-5.19x	0.24x	3.27x	1.27x	2.15x	-2.04x	-1.49x	-11.41x	-7.70x
Revenue Growth	-3.45%	0.27%	10.61%	14.3%	6.05%	-5.18%	47.98%	121.3%	36.39%	14.88%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Lawson	-	-	-	-	-	312.8M	371.67M	-	-	-
Lawson Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.82%	-	-	-
Bolt	-	-	-	-	-	38.79M	46.06M	-	-	-
Bolt Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.76%	-	-	-
Product	-	-	-	-	330.69M	-	-	-	-	-
Product Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Service	-	-	-	-	40.09M	-	-	-	-	-
Service Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lawson	-	-	297.95M	313.1M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lawson Growth	-	-	-	5.08%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bolt	-	-	7.95M	36.54M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bolt Growth	-	-	-	359.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	251.13M	250.82M	266.99M	279.92M	295.68M	283.26M	337.98M	932.42M	1.25B	1.39B
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-0.12%	6.45%	4.84%	5.63%	-4.20%	19.32%	175.88%	34.42%	10.88%
CANADA	24.7M	25.75M	38.91M	69.72M	75.11M	68.33M	79.75M	118.72M	141.13M	192.21M
CANADA Growth	-	4.23%	51.12%	79.17%	7.73%	-9.03%	16.72%	48.86%	18.87%	36.20%
Latin America	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34.2M	74.58M	131.34M
Latin America Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	118.05%	76.12%
Europe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51.63M	79.64M	58.14M
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54.25%	-26.99%
Asia Pacific	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.77M	13.52M	20.58M
Asia Pacific Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.51%	52.30%
Other Geographical	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.68M	9.84M	14.01M
Other Geographical Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	167.35%	42.32%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) reported $1.98B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 528% increase from $315.0M in 2011.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) grew revenue by 14.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) reported a net loss of $11.2M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) has a return on equity (ROE) of -1.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) generated $81.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.