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Ranked against 40 sector peers with collected financials. Valuation from latest close × latest fiscal-year fundamentals; 13F conviction as of 2026-09-30.
Percentile is “goodness” within the peer set (100 = best). For valuation and leverage that means cheaper / less-levered ranks higher.
| Company | Mkt cap ▼ | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/S | Rev gr | Gross | Net | ROE | ROIC | Net D/EBITDA | 13F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWW | $64.6B | 38.8× | 23.6× | 3.6× | 4.5% | 39.1% | 9.5% | 45.7% | 27.4% | 0.7× | 410 |
| TEL | $64.0B | 36.2× | 16.9× | 3.7× | 8.9% | 35.2% | 10.7% | 14.6% | 10.1% | 1.1× | 375 |
| FERG | $46.5B | 25.8× | 16.8× | 1.5× | 3.8% | 30.7% | 6.0% | 31.8% | 18.6% | 1.2× | 237 |
| RS | $22.4B | 31.4× | 18.3× | 1.6× | 3.3% | — | 5.2% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 0.9× | 166 |
| SNX | $20.3B | 25.6× | 12.3× | 0.3× | 6.9% | 7.0% | 1.3% | 9.8% | 6.3% | 1.2× | 184 |
| WCC | $17.9B | 28.1× | 18.0× | 0.8× | 7.8% | 21.1% | 2.7% | 12.7% | 5.9% | 4.4× | 167 |
| GPC | $16.9B | 260.4× | 14.2× | 0.7× | 3.5% | 36.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 3.0× | 339 |
| WSO | $12.6B | 24.7× | 15.9× | 1.7× | -5.0% | 28.0% | 6.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | -0.6× | 205 |
| ARW | $11.2B | 20.2× | 14.6× | 0.4× | 10.5% | 11.2% | 1.9% | 8.7% | 5.9% | 2.9× | 140 |
| AIT | $11.0B | 27.6× | 19.4× | 2.2× | 8.8% | 30.3% | 8.3% | 22.3% | 19.5% | 0.2× | 153 |
| HSIC | $9.6B | 26.4× | 10.6× | 0.7× | 4.0% | 31.1% | 3.0% | 12.3% | 9.9% | 0.6× | 149 |
| CNM | $8.1B | 19.1× | 11.0× | 1.1× | 2.8% | 26.9% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 10.6% | 2.1× | 85 |
| AVT | $7.6B | 23.1× | — | 0.3× | 24.5% | 10.4% | 1.2% | 6.7% | 4.1% | — | 138 |
| POOL | $7.3B | 18.8× | 13.6× | 1.4× | -0.4% | 29.7% | 7.7% | 34.3% | 17.0% | 1.9× | 117 |
| MSM | $6.9B | 30.9× | 18.0× | 1.7× | 6.4% | 40.9% | 5.6% | 15.6% | 11.7% | 1.0× | 113 |
| INGM | $6.6B | 20.6× | 7.4× | 0.1× | 9.5% | 6.7% | 0.6% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 1.2× | 33 |
| SITE | $4.8B | 32.9× | — | 1.0× | 3.6% | 34.8% | 3.2% | 9.1% | 7.4% | — | 74 |
| LKQ | $4.6B | 7.7× | 3.0× | 0.3× | -1.2% | 38.6% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 9.3% | -0.2× | 114 |
| REZI | $2.9B | — | 7.9× | 0.4× | 10.5% | 29.4% | -7.1% | -18.1% | -8.6% | 3.7× | 101 |
| DXPE | $2.7B | 32.8× | 17.4× | 1.4× | 11.9% | 31.5% | 4.4% | 17.8% | 6.7% | 2.8× | 61 |
| BCC | $2.7B | 22.1× | 7.9× | 0.4× | -4.8% | — | 2.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% | -0.1× | 62 |
| PLUS | $2.5B | 19.0× | 10.7× | 1.0× | 22.1% | 25.2% | 5.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | -2.1× | 62 |
| CNXN | $2.2B | 26.2× | 17.9× | 0.8× | 2.5% | 18.8% | 2.9% | 9.2% | 9.2% | -1.8× | 49 |
| GIC | $1.7B | 23.9× | 15.4× | 1.2× | 4.8% | 35.5% | 5.2% | 23.0% | 23.0% | -0.6× | 26 |
| DSGR | $1.6B | 194.5× | 14.2× | 0.8× | 9.8% | 33.4% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 4.0× | 25 |
| ZEUS | — | — | — | — | -10.0% | — | 1.2% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 3.3× | — |
Peers = companies sharing ZEUS's sector (Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & of fices) with collected SEC financials. Multiples use the most recent end-of-day close and latest fiscal-year fundamentals (trailing, not forward). Missing cells mean the peer never reported that line item, has no collected price, or has a non-positive denominator. Not investment advice.
What the company returns to shareholders — and whether it's covered by cash.
The dividend exceeds free cash flow (159%) — funded from the balance sheet or debt, a red flag if it persists. Last year: $6.7M dividends + $0 buybacks = $6.7M returned on $4.2M FCF.
3 consecutive years of dividend increases · 25%/yr.
Yields use the latest fiscal-year dividends/buybacks over current market cap. Dividends and buybacks from the SEC cash-flow statement; payout coverage vs net income and free cash flow. Educational — not a recommendation.
How management deployed cash over 10 years — and what it earned on reinvestment.
A reinvestment story — most cash went back into growth rather than to shareholders.
Reinvestment has been productive — operating income grew well per dollar put in. Current ROIC on all capital: 3%. Rough measure (includes maintenance capex).
Cash uses aggregated from the SEC cash-flow statement over 10 fiscal years. "Return on reinvestment" is a rough proxy — operating-income change ÷ cumulative CapEx + M&A — and includes maintenance capex. Educational — not a recommendation.
How much the company owes, how it's trended, and how comfortably it's serviced.
Cash of $11.9M covers the $0 due within a year 11912000.0× over. Scheduled principal only (excludes interest & revolver draws). As of 2024-12-31 (10-K).
Green ≤ 1.5× · amber ≤ 3× · red > 3× (leverage relative to cash earnings).
Coverage is adequate but not comfortable. Effective rate ~6.0% on $272.5M of debt.
Cash of $11.9M fully covers short-term debt of $0.
Mostly long-term debt (balance-sheet current vs non-current split). See the maturity ladder above for the year-by-year repayment schedule.
Debt, cash, interest and equity from the SEC balance sheet & income statement. Effective rate = interest ÷ average debt. Maturity ladder from the SEC long-term-debt repayment schedule. Educational — not a recommendation.
How a revenue dollar becomes profit — FY2024
Dividends and buybacks are cash paid out, shown here against the same year's profit for scale — not funded from it.
Each value shows its share of revenue below it (common-size).
| Line Item | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.94B 100.0% | $2.16B 100.0% | $2.56B 100.0% | $2.31B 100.0% | $1.23B 100.0% | $1.58B 100.0% | $1.72B 100.0% | $1.33B 100.0% | $1.06B 100.0% | $1.18B 100.0% |
| Cost of Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.06B 79.3% | $820.0M 77.7% | $942.2M 80.2% |
| Cost of Products | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.06B 79.3% | $820.0M 77.7% | $942.2M 80.2% |
| Selling, General & Admin | $113.0M 5.8% | $122.2M 5.7% | $114.0M 4.5% | $104.6M 4.5% | $71.5M 5.8% | $76.9M 4.9% | $81.1M 4.7% | $69.7M 5.2% | $63.1M 6.0% | $65.0M 5.5% |
| Total Operating Expenses | $373.2M 19.2% | $369.4M 17.1% | $332.6M 13.0% | $2.14B 92.5% | $1.23B 100.0% | $1.56B 98.9% | $1.66B 96.7% | $1.31B 98.2% | $1.05B 99.5% | $1.20B 102.4% |
| Operating Income | $47.9M 2.5% | $77.7M 3.6% | $133.7M 5.2% | $172.5M 7.5% | $573K 0.0% | $16.6M 1.1% | $57.1M 3.3% | $24.0M 1.8% | $5.7M 0.5% | -$27.8M -2.4% |
| Interest Expense | $16.5M 0.8% | $16.0M 0.7% | $10.1M 0.4% | $7.6M 0.3% | $7.4M 0.6% | $11.3M 0.7% | $10.7M 0.6% | $7.5M 0.6% | $5.3M 0.5% | $5.7M 0.5% |
| Other Income (Expense), net | -$93K -0.0% | -$78K -0.0% | -$45K -0.0% | -$36K -0.0% | -$73K -0.0% | -$32K -0.0% | -$307K -0.0% | -$118K -0.0% | -$55K -0.0% | -$125K -0.0% |
| Pretax Income | $31.3M 1.6% | $61.6M 2.9% | $123.6M 4.8% | $164.8M 7.1% | -$6.9M -0.6% | $5.3M 0.3% | $46.1M 2.7% | $16.4M 1.2% | $420K 0.0% | -$33.6M -2.9% |
| Income Tax Expense | $8.3M 0.4% | $17.1M 0.8% | $32.7M 1.3% | $43.7M 1.9% | -$1.3M -0.1% | $1.4M 0.1% | $12.3M 0.7% | -$2.6M -0.2% | $1.5M 0.1% | -$6.8M -0.6% |
| Net Income | $23.0M 1.2% | $44.5M 2.1% | $90.9M 3.6% | $121.1M 5.2% | -$5.6M -0.5% | $3.9M 0.2% | $33.8M 2.0% | $19.0M 1.4% | -$1.1M -0.1% | -$26.8M -2.3% |
| Per Share | ||||||||||
| EPS (Basic) | $1.97 | $3.85 | $7.87 | $10.53 | -$0.49 | $0.34 | $2.95 | $1.67 | -$0.10 | -$2.39 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.97 | $3.85 | $7.87 | $10.52 | -$0.49 | $0.34 | $2.95 | $1.67 | -$0.10 | -$2.39 |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Basic) | 11.7M | 11.6M | 11.6M | 11.5M | 11.4M | 11.5M | 11.4M | 11.4M | 11.2M | 11.2M |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | 11.7M | 11.6M | 11.6M | 11.5M | 11.4M | 11.5M | 11.4M | 11.4M | 11.2M | 11.2M |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (annual, fiscal year). Quarterly flow items are derived from cumulative filings; balance-sheet figures are as-of each period end. Ratios and margins are computed, not reported.
Total return (dividends reinvested) vs the market, from quarter-end prices.
Above 0 = ahead of the S&P 500 since the window start; below 0 = behind. Rising means it's pulling ahead.
How far the stock fell below its prior peak. Deeper, longer drawdowns = a rougher ride to the same return.
Quarter-end, dividend-adjusted (total return). Beta & volatility from quarterly returns (annualized). Benchmark is the S&P 500 (SPY total return). Annual returns compound the quarters ending in each calendar year; the first and last years in a window may be partial. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
No current price collected.
Where each multiple sits in its own 13-yr range
Dot = today · shaded = middle 50% · line = median. Lower percentile = cheaper vs its own 13-yr history.
Is the profit real, and how strong is the balance sheet?
FY2024 · every deduction from revenue to net income
DuPont — the three levers
ROE 4% against ROIC 3% — 1% of the return on equity comes from leverage and buybacks rather than from the operating business.
What the company owes vs. what it holds
This shows debt/cash structure and net leverage. The year-by-year maturity schedule is on the Debt & Leverage tab.
Latest year: profit growth vs revenue growth
High operating leverage: profit moved 3.8× as fast as sales — great in an upturn, painful in a downturn.
Each line as % of revenue — the trend in color
| % of revenue | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of Revenue | 79.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Operating Income | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Income Tax | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Net Income | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Green = margin-favorable vs the row's own range · red = unfavorable.
The metrics that matter, over time
A 30-second read on ZEUS: price, valuation and headline fundamentals from SEC filings. The four questions at the top of the page are where the judgements live.
Cost of capital cannot be computed, so the spread is unknown.
| Fiscal year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 19.8% | -2.4% | -2.3% |
| FY2016 | 22.3% | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| FY2017 | 20.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| FY2018 | not reported | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| FY2019 | not reported | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| FY2020 | not reported | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| FY2021 | not reported | 7.5% | 5.2% |
| FY2022 | not reported | 5.2% | 3.6% |
| FY2023 | not reported | 3.6% | 2.1% |
| FY2024 | not reported | 2.5% | 1.2% |
Return on equity (4%) and return on invested capital (3%) are within a couple of points in FY2024, so the headline return is the operating return — there is no meaningful leverage effect to strip out.
No material counter-signal in the checked set: ROIC vs WACC spread, 5-year spread history, gross margin trend, operating margin trend, net margin against 3 years ago, revenue growth, ROIC ex-goodwill gap.
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: beta, market_cap.
Converts 7.03x of reported profit into free cash flow over 5 years, with accruals negative.
Reported free cash flow is $4M; after share-based compensation it is $2M. The difference is a real cost that the cash flow statement adds back.
Covers interest 2.0x under stress — adequate, without much room.
| EBITDA decline | Interest coverage |
|---|---|
| 0% | 2.91x |
| 5% | 2.76x |
| 10% | 2.62x |
| 15% | 2.47x |
| 20% | 2.33x |
| 25% | 2.18x |
| 30% | 2.04x |
| 35% | 1.89x |
| 40% | 1.74x |
| 45% | 1.60x |
| 50% | 1.45x |
| 55% | 1.31x |
| 60% | 1.16x |
This schedule comes from a filing dated 2024-12-31, 668 days old. Maturities are shown relative to that date, not to today.
Ladder as of 2024-12-31 (10-K); cash from the 2024-12-31 balance sheet; FCF from FY2024.
Balance sheet at 2024-12-31. Undrawn revolving credit is not shown: the tag is collected but not yet mapped through to the API.
Net debt is 3.8x EBITDA, so coverage today depends on earnings holding up rather than on the balance sheet.
No current price or share count, so the market's assumption cannot be solved for.
The percentile ranks the FISCAL-YEAR point, because the distribution behind each strip is built from fiscal-year closes — ranking a TTM figure inside it would compare two different bases. No TTM point: the four most recent quarters do not form a usable window.
No material counter-signal in the checked set: reverse-DCF implied growth, historical FCF CAGR, per-year FCF growth distribution, reporting-basis breaks, discount rate used, free-cash-flow basis (stock comp charged?).
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: market_cap.
| Step | Amount | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| Net income | $23M | $23M |
| Share-based comp | $2M | $25M |
| Other non-cash & working capital | $9M | $34M |
| Operating cash flow | $34M | $34M |
| Capex | −$29M | $4M |
| Free cash flow | $4M | $4M |
| FCF after SBC | $2M | $2M |
| Fiscal year | Revenue growth | Receivables growth | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | -7.9% | -23.8% | -15.9 points |
| FY2020 | -21.8% | 13.5% | 35.3 points |
| FY2021 | 87.4% | 87.7% | 0.3 points |
| FY2022 | 10.7% | -22.8% | -33.5 points |
| FY2023 | -15.7% | -13.0% | 2.7 points |
| FY2024 | -10.0% | -13.1% | -3.1 points |
| Fiscal year | DSO | DIO | DPO | Cash conversion cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 37.3 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2019 | 30.9 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2020 | 44.8 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2021 | 44.9 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2022 | 31.3 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2023 | 32.3 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2024 | 31.2 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fiscal year | Accruals / assets |
|---|---|
| FY2018 | 11.1 percent |
| FY2019 | -19.4 percent |
| FY2020 | -6.6 percent |
| FY2021 | 26.1 percent |
| FY2022 | -10.7 percent |
| FY2023 | -13.3 percent |
| FY2024 | -1.0 percent |
Below the line, the asset base is being consumed faster than it is replaced.
Below the line for 6 consecutive years to the latest.
Depreciation here includes amortisation of acquired intangibles — goodwill written down over time, customer lists, acquired technology. Capex does not replace those and is not meant to, so an acquisitive or asset-light company sits below 1.0 permanently and correctly. The signal is cleanest for capital-intensive businesses, where the two measure the same physical base. For that reason this informs the earnings-quality verdict but never caps it.
SBC is added back inside operating cash flow, so reported free cash flow treats shares issued to employees as free. Percent of revenue says how expensive the payroll is; percent of operating cash flow says how much of the cash exists only because the charge was added back. The buyback offset is buybacks over SBC — below 1.0 the repurchase does not cover the shares issued.
Figures are the latest fiscal year (FY2024) from the company's own filings, not a trailing-twelve-month window — Q2 reads fiscal years throughout so the cash-conversion ratios and these share one basis. A blank is a line the filer did not report; it is never read as zero.