W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW)

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S&P 500

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$ 193.90
   
  • Change Today:
    $-0.94
  • 52 Week High: $219.90
  • 52 Week Low: $126.11
  • Currency: US Dollars
  • Shares Issued: 70.14m
  • Volume: 278,556
  • Market Cap: $13,600m
  • RiskGrade: 124
  • Beta: 1.04

GWW Overview

Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger is the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products in North America. Operating three business segments: branch-based distribution businesses, lab safety and integrated supply, Grainger now serves customers through a network of almost 600 branches and 17 distribution centres throughout North America.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.3%
Div Cover 3.7
Op Mrgn 13.0%
ROCE 44.2%
Latest F'cast
P/E 20.9
PEG 0.7
Pr/Revenue 1.7
Pr/Book 5.0
Latest F'cast
Revenue 12.5%
PBT 23.2%
EPS 31.3%
DPS 21.2%

GWW Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 6,418.01 681.86 510.00¢ 17.2 1.0 +17% 134.00¢ 1.5%
31-Dec-08 6,850.03 773.22 607.00¢ 13.0 0.7 +19% 155.00¢ 2.0%
31-Dec-09 6,221.99 707.34 570.00¢ 17.0 n/a -6% 178.00¢ 1.8%
31-Dec-10 7,182.16 853.78 705.00¢ 19.6 0.8 +24% 208.00¢ 1.5%
31-Dec-11 8,078.19 1,051.53 926.00¢ 20.2 0.7 +31% 252.00¢ 1.3%

GWW Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 9,151.06 1,258.47 1,072.14¢ 18.1 1.1 +16% 289.43¢ 1.5%
31-Dec-13 9,944.53 1,423.34 1,229.35¢ 15.8 1.1 +15% 313.08¢ 1.6%

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GWW ShareCast News

US broker round-up 19-Apr-2012 ShareCast
US midday: S&P move dampens markets 18-Apr-2011 ShareCast

GWW Top Newspaper Links

Intel beats estimates, warns of uncertainty 15-Oct-2008 Chicago Tribune
Grainger settles overbilling suit 26-Jul-2008 Chicago Tribune
Grainger sued on billings to U.S. 09-Feb-2008 Chicago Tribune

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

GWW Market Data

Currency US Dollars
Share Price $ 193.90
Change Today $ -0.94
% Change -0.48 %
52 Week High $219.90
52 Week Low $126.11
Volume 278,556
Shares Issued 70.14m
Market Cap $13,600m
Beta 1.04
RiskGrade 124

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 3
Neutral 10
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
neutral
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Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:16 12,582 @ $193.90
16:15 100 @ $193.85
16:14 100 @ $193.86
16:14 100 @ $193.89
16:14 200 @ $193.88

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