W.w. Grainger, Inc.

  • 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
ROE52%
ROA30%
FCF$1.57B
Equity$3.70B
Growth Stability95%
PE25.82
PEG0.85
PB13.31
P/FCF31.39
P/S2.87
Price/Cash0.02
Debt/Equity0.88
Debt/FCF2.09
Net Margins11%
Gross Margins39%
Op. Margins15%
Earnings CAGR16%
Sales Growth YoY6%
Sales Growth QoQ-4%
Sales CAGR7%
FCF CAGR10%
Equity CAGR4%
Earnings Stability0.8
Earnings Growth YoY20%
Earnings Growth QoQ-2%
Earnings CAGR 5Y30%
Sales CAGR 5Y10%
FCF CAGR 5Y19%
Equity CAGR 5Y16%
Earnings CAGR 3Y8%
Sales CAGR 3Y8%
FCF CAGR 3Y42%
Equity CAGR 3Y20%
Market Cap$49.29B
Revenue$17.17B
Dividend Yield1%
Payout Ratio22%
Assets$8.83B
Total Debt$3.28B
Cash$1.04B
Shares Outstanding48.9M
EV51.53B
Earnings Score93%
Moat Score96%
Safety Score92%
Final Score93%
Working Capital3.43B
Current Ratio2.49
Gross Profit$6.76B
Shares Growth 3y-2%
Equity Growth QoQ-4%
Equity Growth YoY8%

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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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.

Years12/201512/201612/201712/201812/201912/202012/202112/202212/202312/2024TTM
Net Margins8%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%

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.

Years12/201512/201612/201712/201812/201912/202012/202112/202212/202312/2024TTM
Debt over FCF-3.152.892.782.962.623.52.211.482.092.09
Debt over Equity0.851.191.291.091.181.161.10.870.680.880.88
Growth Stability---100%100%95%100%100%100%100%95%

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.

Years12/201512/201612/201712/201812/201912/202012/202112/202212/202312/2024CAGR 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%