W.W. Grainger distributes approximately 1.5 million maintenance, repair, and operating products that are sourced from over 4,500 suppliers. The company serves roughly 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.

Financial Strength

7/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.3
Equity-to-Asset	0.38
Debt-to-Equity	0.85
Debt-to-EBITDA	0.97
Interest Coverage	28.38
Piotroski F-Score	6/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	11.12	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.73	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	14.4
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	35
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	31.4
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	22.4
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	22
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	8.95
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	6.73

Momentum Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	45.99
	9-Day RSI	38.83
	14-Day RSI	38.87
	6-1 Month Momentum %	31.13
	12-1 Month Momentum %	47.26

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	2.19
	Quick Ratio	1.33
	Cash Ratio	0.32
	Days Inventory	80.4
	Days Sales Outstanding	51.29
	Days Payable	38.96

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	0.8
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.2
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	7.1
	Forward Dividend Yield %	0.88
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	1.09
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	2.1
	Shareholder Yield %	2.84

Profitability Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	39.29
	Operating Margin %	15.37
	Net Margin %	10.94
	FCF Margin %	10.66
	ROE %	60.34
	ROA %	22.43
	ROIC %	32.59
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	52.73
	ROCE %	42.42
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

3/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	25.73
	Forward PE Ratio	23.64
	PE Ratio without NRI	25.42
	Shiller PE Ratio	46.43
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	26.35
	PEG Ratio	1.34
	PS Ratio	2.79
	PB Ratio	14.3
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	17.6
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	26.17
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	20.72
	EV-to-EBIT	18.44
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	17.45
	EV-to-EBITDA	17
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	16.15
	EV-to-Revenue	2.87
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	2.74
	EV-to-FCF	26.88
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	2.57
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	1.44
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	1.58
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.69
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	1.14
	Price-to-Graham-Number	4.46
	Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value	134.87
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	5.42
	FCF Yield %	3.87
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	22.23

GF Value: $705.6

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