GWW: W.W. Grainger Inc. Company Profile & Statistics

About

W.W. Grainger Inc. is a broad line, business-to-business distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services. Its operations are primarily in North America, Japan and the U.K. Its customers represent a wide array of industries including government, manufacturing, transportation, commercial and contractors. Its products include material-handling equipment, safety and security supplies, lighting and electrical products, power and hand tools, pumps and plumbing supplies, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking tools. Grainger has two reportable segments: High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) and Endless Assortment.

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CEO

D.G. Macpherson

Headquarters

100 GRAINGER PARKWAY
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045, UNITED STATES

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Share holders

510

Employees

26,000

W.W. Grainger Inc. Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization²

53.20B

Enterprise Value

54.53B

Enterprise Value/EBITDA(ttm)

19.52

Price to Earnings Ratio(ttm)

28.78

Price to Sales(ttm)

3.11

Price to Book(mrq)

13.66

Price to Cash(ytd)

26.00

Profitability

Gross Margin(ttm)

39.24%

Operating Margin(ttm)

11.00%

Profit Margin(ttm)

10.79%

Return on Equity(ttm)

51.78%

Return on Invested Capital(ttm)

33.97%

Return on Assets(ttm)

21.91%

Income Statement

Revenue(ttm)

16.93B

Revenue Per Share(ttm)

347.68

Gross Profit(ttm)

6.64B

EBITDA(ttm)³

2.79B

Net Income Available to Common(ttm)

1.83B

Diluted EPS(ttm)

36.89

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)

1.16

52-Week Change

37.40%

S&P 500 52-Week Change

24.74%

S&P 500 Member

Yes

Stock Optionable

Yes

Total Shares Outstanding¹

48.70M

Dividend Yield

0.76%

Float⁴

44.07M

% Held by Insiders

9.50%

% Held by Institutions

80.70%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash(mrq)

1.45B

Total Cash Per Share(mrq)

29.73

Total Debt(mrq)

2.78B

Total Debt/Equity(mrq)

71.99%

Current Ratio(mrq)

2.59%

Quick Ratio(mrq)

1.68%

Book Value Per Share(mrq)

79.17

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share(ytd)

34.42

Free Cash Flow(ytd)

1.40B

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

1 Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.
2 Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.
3 EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
4 The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.

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