Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

DSGR

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies

Mkt Cap

$1.664B

PE

-82.79

Debt

$602M

Cash

$85.6M

EV

$2.18B

FCF

$81.74M

Market Cap

$1.664B

P/E Ratio

-82.79

Debt

$602M

Cash

$85.6M

EV

$2.18B

FCF

$81.74M

Charts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":-4369000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":297000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":-1629000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":29688000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":6214000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":7221000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":15113000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":9406000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":7406000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":-8967000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":285693000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":275834000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":276573000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":305907000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":349637000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":370785000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":351591000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":417733000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":1151422000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":1570402000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":-0.015292639301627971},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.00107673455774125},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":-0.0058899458732414225},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.09704910315880316},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.01777271856239471},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.01947489785185485},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.042984604270302706},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.022516775069242795},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.006432046634509328},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":-0.005710002916450692}],"Assets":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":137840000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":133094000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":135307000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":190667000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":197142000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":204429000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":256304000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":256157000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":1215610000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":1550331000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":61855000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":61264000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":61133000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":93490000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":99173000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":108001000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":122422000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":133007000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":562995000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":661601000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":-0.07063293185676178},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.004847871506920867},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":-0.026646819230203},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.31755267943095516},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.06265818317485607},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.06686049203248118},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.12345003349071246},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.07071808250693573},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.013154646133624633},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":-0.013553486164621879}],"ROA":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":-0.03600551363900174},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.015936105309029707},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":-0.007649271656307508},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.056202698946330516},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.046717594424323584},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.05027173248413875},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.08364676321867782},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.04679551993503984},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.034374511562096394},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.027730207291217165}]}

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. operates as a specialty distribution company in Chicago, North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. The company provides distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO). It operates through three segments: Lawson; TestEquity; and Gexpro Services. The Lawson segment distributes of specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government MRO market. The TestEquity segment distributes test and measurement equipment and solutions, electronic production supplies, and tool kits supporting the technology, aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, education, and medical industries. The Gexpro Services segment provides supply chain solutions; and develops and implements vendor managed inventory and kitting programs to high-specification manufacturing customers. The company was formerly known as Lawson Products, Inc. and has changed to Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. 2022 Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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DCF

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

Calculate

Growth Years

Growth

Start

End

Discount

Start

End

Multiple

g\r	+10%	+11%	+12%	+13%	+14%
0%	10	9	8	8	7
+1%	11	10	9	8	8
+2%	13	11	10	9	8
+3%	14	13	11	10	9
+4%	17	14	12	11	10

Years	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TV
FCF	$81.74M	$106.3M	$135.2M	$168.2M	$204.7M	$243.4M	$282.6M	$320.2M	$354M	$381.6M	$400.7M	$4.007B
DCF		$92.4M	$102.2M	$110.6M	$117M	$121M	$122.2M	$120.4M	$115.7M	$108.5M	$99.04M	$990.4M
Value	$2.099B

Chart P/E ratio

In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.

Earnings Growth 17%

Earnings Stability -10%

Competitiveness and MOAT

High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.

The Net Margin is too low to guarantee profitability in case of higher costs or higher interest rates. Furthermore lower margins cause higher earnings’ volatility.

Over time the ROA has been decreasing indicating a lower marginal ROA with respect to the calculated one, this could impede growth.

Years	12-2015	12-2016	12-2017	12-2018	12-2019	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	12-2023	TTM
Net Margin	0.11%	-0.59%	9.7%	1.8%	1.9%	4.3%	2.3%	0.64%	-0.57%	-1.2%
ROA	1.6%	-0.76%	5.6%	4.7%	5%	8.4%	4.7%	3.4%	2.8%	1.9%
ROE	0.48%	-2.7%	32%	6.3%	6.7%	12%	7.1%	1.3%	-1.4%	-3.1%

What is the average Net Margin?

The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.72%.

What is the trend of Net Margin?

The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -0.51%.

What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?

The average ROA over the past 5 years is +4.83%.

What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?

The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -0.51%.

What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?

The average ROE over the past 5 years is +5.39%.

What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?

The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -1.7%.

Safety & Stabiliy

Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.

The company has high debt with respect to the cashflow it generates.

The Graham’s stability indicate a relevant drawdown, consider checking when it has occured and why.

Years	12-2015	12-2016	12-2017	12-2018	12-2019	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	12-2023	TTM
Debt FCF	-	-	-	0.00	0.32	0.00	-132.45	-22.42	6.98	7.36
Debt Equity	-	-	-	0.00	0.02	0.00	2.73	0.77	0.92	0.92
MIN
Graham Stability	-	-	-	66%	63%	100%	99%	70%	-84%	-84%

What is the Debt/FCF?

The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 7.36.

What is the trend of Debt/FCF?

The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -4.74.

What is the Graham’s Stability?

Graham’s Stability measure stands at -0.84.

Growth

Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.

Earnings growth has been increasing in past years.

Years	12-2016	12-2018	12-2020	12-2022	Trend
Revenue	28%	35%	65%	36%	11%
Net Income	-	-	-	-	6.2%
Stockholders Equity	41%	46%	75%	18%	16%
FCF	49%	37%	41%	-	64%

What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?

The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +35.05%.

What is the trend of Revenue growth?

The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +11.37%.

What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?

The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of Earnings growth?

The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +6.16%.

What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?

The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +46.16%.

What is the trend of Equity growth?

The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +16.05%.

What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?

The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +37.37%.

What is the trend of FCF growth?

The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +63.87%.