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w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW

Close Chg Chg %
1,177.83 14.42 1.22%

Closed Market

1,192.25

+14.42 (1.22%)

Volume: 157.00K

Last Updated:

Nov 21, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW Key Data

Open

$1,182.84

 Day Range

1,173.28 - 1,199.44

52 Week Range

772.13 - 1,227.66

 Market Cap

$57.39B

Shares Outstanding

48.70M

 Public Float

45.71M

Beta

1.15

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

31.75

 EPS

$37.25

Yield

66.36%

 Dividend

$2.05

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 8, 2024

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

226.29K

  

GWW Performance

1 Week
 
 1.36%
 
1 Month
 
 9.48%
 
3 Months
 
 21.60%
 
1 Year
 
 47.04%
 
5 Years
 
 274.42%
 

GWW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 21
Full Ratings ➔

About w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating products and services with operations in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It operates through the following segments: High-Touch Solutions North America, Endless Assortment, and Other. The High-Touch Solutions North America segment includes value-added MRO solutions that are rooted in deep product knowledge and customer expertise. The Endless Assortment segment provides a streamlined and transparent online platform with one-stop shopping for millions of products. The Other segment refers to the company's Cromwell business in the U.K. and a wholly owned captive insurance entity. The company was founded by William Wallace Grainger in 1928 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

GWW At a Glance

W.W. Grainger, Inc.
100 Grainger Parkway
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-5201
Phone 1-847-535-1000 Revenue 16.48B
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 1.83B
Sector Distribution Services 2023 Sales Growth 8.209%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2024 Employees 26,000
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GWW Valuation

P/E Current 31.751
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 22.70
Price to Sales Ratio 2.52
Price to Book Ratio 13.12
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 20.442
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.663
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.666
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.063

GWW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 633,769.231
Income Per Employee 70,346.154
Receivables Turnover 7.517
Total Asset Turnover 2.094

GWW Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.88
Quick Ratio 1.643
Cash Ratio 0.36

GWW Profitability

Gross Margin 39.034
Operating Margin 15.724
Pretax Margin 15.172
Net Margin 11.10
Return on Assets 23.248
Return on Equity 65.851
Return on Total Capital 31.174
Return on Invested Capital 33.858

GWW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 88.347
Total Debt to Total Capital 46.906
Total Debt to Total Assets 33.779
Long-Term Debt to Equity 84.976
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 45.117
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Annual Financials for W.w. Grainger Inc. - GWW

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All values USD millions. 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
11.80B 13.02B 15.23B 16.48B
Sales Growth
+2.71% +10.38% +16.94% +8.21%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
7.62B 8.37B 9.44B 10.05B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
176.00M 186.00M 200.00M 214.00M
Depreciation
116.00M 123.00M 139.00M 150.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
60.00M 63.00M 61.00M 64.00M
COGS Growth
+6.31% +9.79% +12.85% +6.42%
Gross Income
4.18B 4.66B 5.79B 6.43B
Gross Income Growth
-3.26% +11.46% +24.29% +11.13%
Gross Profit Margin
+35.42% +35.76% +38.01% +39.03%
2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.07B 3.11B 3.57B 3.84B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.07B 3.11B 3.57B 3.84B
SGA Growth
+4.64% +1.37% +14.89% +7.50%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 204.00M 20.00M 35.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
906.00M 1.53B 2.18B 2.59B
Non Operating Income/Expense
134.00M 25.00M 24.00M 2.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
93.00M 67.00M 58.00M 93.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+17.72% -27.96% -13.43% +60.34%
Gross Interest Expense
97.00M 68.00M 58.00M 93.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - 4.00M 1.00M
-
Pretax Income
947.00M 1.49B 2.15B 2.50B
Pretax Income Growth
-21.67% +56.81% +44.51% +16.50%
Pretax Margin
+8.03% +11.40% +14.09% +15.17%
Income Tax
192.00M 371.00M 533.00M 597.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
147.00M 267.00M 451.00M 531.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
65.00M 81.00M 78.00M 81.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(20.00M) 23.00M 4.00M (15.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
755.00M 1.11B 1.61B 1.90B
Minority Interest Expense
60.00M 71.00M 66.00M 74.00M
Net Income
695.00M 1.04B 1.55B 1.83B
Net Income Growth
-18.14% +50.07% +48.32% +18.23%
Net Margin Growth
+5.89% +8.01% +10.16% +11.10%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
695.00M 1.04B 1.55B 1.83B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
695.00M 1.04B 1.55B 1.83B
EPS (Basic)
12.9906 20.0963 30.3929 36.6533
EPS (Basic) Growth
-16.30% +54.70% +51.24% +20.60%
Basic Shares Outstanding
53.50M 51.90M 50.90M 49.90M
EPS (Diluted)
12.9423 19.9808 30.274 36.507
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-16.31% +54.38% +51.52% +20.59%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
53.70M 52.20M 51.10M 50.10M
EBITDA
1.29B 1.73B 2.42B 2.81B
EBITDA Growth
-20.37% +34.76% +39.35% +16.15%
EBITDA Margin
+10.90% +13.31% +15.86% +17.02%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 1,105.091
Number of Ratings 21 Current Quarters Estimate 9.747
FY Report Date 12 / 2024 Current Year's Estimate 38.97
Last Quarter’s Earnings 9.87 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 36.67 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 42.229
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 17 14 18 18
Mean Estimate 9.75 10.35 38.97 42.23
High Estimates 10.04 11.07 39.20 43.08
Low Estimate 9.40 10.15 38.78 40.45
Coefficient of Variance 1.53 2.30 0.30 1.66

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 16 16 11
UNDERWEIGHT 2 1 1
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for W.w. Grainger Inc. - GWW

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 13,556 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1113.33 per share 15,092,301.48
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,379 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1122.2 per share 4,914,113.80
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,358 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1115.68 per share 12,671,893.44
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,946 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1114.79 per share 13,317,281.34
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 10,566 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1116.68 per share 11,798,840.88
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 7,193 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $231.2 per share 1,663,021.60
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 9,158 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1118.2 per share 10,240,475.60
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,579 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1121.22 per share 5,134,066.38
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,979 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1120.37 per share 5,578,322.23
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,097 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $276.64 per share 3,069,874.08
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 13,956 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $311.26 per share 4,343,944.56
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 5,708 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1119.11 per share 6,387,879.88
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 1,848 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $917.16 per share 1,694,911.68
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 2,083 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $914.38 per share 1,904,653.54
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 1,948 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $915.43 per share 1,783,257.64
Jun 5, 2024 Susan Slavik Williams Director 1,855 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jun 5, 2024 Steven A. White Director 5 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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