W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is a Industrial - Distribution company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $1,155.42. It has a SharesGrow Score of 61/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of GWW = $1,063.02 (-8% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is GWW = $1,163 (+0.6% upside).
Valuation: GWW trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 32 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.91.
Financials: revenue is $17.9B, +5.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.7B, growing at +4%/yr. Net profit margin is 9.5% (thin). Gross margin is 39.1% (+0.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $3.2B against $4.1B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.76, moderate). Current ratio is 2.83 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 35.3%. Total assets: $9.0B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 37 analysts rate GWW as buy (27%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 46/100 (Partial), Growth 55/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 66/100 (Partial), Future 34/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
