W.w. Grainger, Inc.

Industrials
Office Equipment/Supplies/Services
www.grainger.com

Earnings Score
Moat Score
Safety Score
Final Score

Market Cap $49.29B
PE 26
Debt $3.28B
Cash $1.04B
EV $51.53B
FCF $1.57B

Earnings

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Sales & Net Margins

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Earnings	$1.91B
EBIT	$2.64B
ROE	52%
ROA	30%
FCF	$1.57B
Equity	$3.70B
Growth Stability	95%
PE	25.82
PEG	0.85
PB	13.31
P/FCF	31.39
P/S	2.87
Price/Cash	0.02
Debt/Equity	0.88
Debt/FCF	2.09
Net Margins	11%
Gross Margins	39%
Op. Margins	15%
Earnings CAGR	16%
Sales Growth YoY	6%
Sales Growth QoQ	-4%
Sales CAGR	7%
FCF CAGR	10%
Equity CAGR	4%
Earnings Stability	0.8
Earnings Growth YoY	20%
Earnings Growth QoQ	-2%
Earnings CAGR 5Y	30%

Sales CAGR 5Y	10%
FCF CAGR 5Y	19%
Equity CAGR 5Y	16%
Earnings CAGR 3Y	8%
Sales CAGR 3Y	8%
FCF CAGR 3Y	42%
Equity CAGR 3Y	20%
Market Cap	$49.29B
Revenue	$17.17B
Dividend Yield	1%
Payout Ratio	22%
Assets	$8.83B
Total Debt	$3.28B
Cash	$1.04B
Shares Outstanding	48.9M
EV	51.53B
Earnings Score	93%
Moat Score	96%
Safety Score	92%
Final Score	93%
Working Capital	3.43B
Current Ratio	2.49
Gross Profit	$6.76B
Shares Growth 3y	-2%
Equity Growth QoQ	-4%
Equity Growth YoY	8%

Assets & ROA

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Stockholders Equity & ROE

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W.W. Grainger distributes 1.5 million maintenance, repair, and operating products that are sourced from over 4,500 suppliers. The company serves about 5 million customers through its online and electronic purchasing platforms, vending machines, catalog distribution, and network of over 300 global branches. In recent years, Grainger has invested in its e-commerce capabilities and is the 11th-largest e-retailer in North America.

SEC Filings

Direct access to W.w. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Annual Reports (10K) and Quarterly Reports (10Q) from the SEC website.

2024
- 10-K Dec 31
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31
2023
- 10-K Dec 31
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31
2022
- 10-K Dec 31
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31

Sector Comparison

How does W.w. Grainger, Inc. compare to its competitors?

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Peter Lynch's Chart

This chart shows the current pricing of W.w. Grainger, Inc. compared to its past. The addition of the earnings trend line provides further insights into the company's earnings power.

CAGR 16%

Stability 80%

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W.w. Grainger, Inc. Discounted Cash Flow

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Years

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= $31B

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TV
fcf	$1.6B	$1.7B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$2.8B	$3B	$3.3B	$3.7B	$4B	$40B
DCF		$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$16B
Value	$31B

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.

Years	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	12/2024	TTM
Net Margins	8%	6%	6%	7%	7%	6%	8%	10%	11%	11%	11%
ROA	-	20%	18%	20%	21%	16%	23%	29%	31%	30%	30%
ROE	-	32%	32%	37%	41%	33%	48%	57%	53%	52%	52%

Good Net Margins (11.12%)

Net Margins are high enough to offer a good protection on the profits in case of higher costs or higher interests. Furthermore higher margins reduce earnings’ volatility.

Safety and Stability

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.

Years	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	12/2024	TTM
Debt over FCF	-	3.15	2.89	2.78	2.96	2.62	3.5	2.21	1.48	2.09	2.09
Debt over Equity	0.85	1.19	1.29	1.09	1.18	1.16	1.1	0.87	0.68	0.88	0.88
Growth Stability	-	-	-	100%	100%	95%	100%	100%	100%	100%	95%

Neutral Debt/FCF ratio (2.09)

Net Margins are at a level that is not too high nor too low. They are not a competitive advantage but they are not a competitive disadvantage either.

Good Debt/Equity ratio (0.88)

The company is not overleveraged and has a good balance between equity and debt.

Good Graham’s Stability (95%)

The company has a good stability in its earnings, which is a sign of a good competitive advantage.

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.

Years	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	12/2024	CAGR 5Y
Revenue YoY growth	-	2%	3%	8%	2%	3%	10%	17%	8%	4%	10%
Earnings YoY growth	-	-21%	-3%	34%	9%	-18%	50%	48%	18%	4%	30%
Equity YoY growth	-	-19%	-4%	15%	-2%	2%	3%	27%	26%	8%	16%
FCF YoY growth	-	17%	14%	-0%	0%	13%	-26%	58%	47%	-1%	19%