MSC Industrial (MSM) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.72 per diluted share, down from $1.18 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.68.
Net sales for the quarter ended March 1 were $891.7 million, down from $935.3 million a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $899.6 million.
Shares of the company were up 1.4% in recent premarket activity.