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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

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186.23 Down 2.17(1.15%) May 18, 4:01PM EDT|After Hours: 186.23 0.00 (0.00%) May 18, 4:28PM EDT

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:13.06B
Enterprise Value (May 19, 2012)3:13.25B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):19.68
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2013)1:15.15
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:1.27
Price/Sales (ttm):1.58
Price/Book (mrq):4.75
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.58
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:10.71
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 30
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Mar 31, 2012
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):8.20%
Operating Margin (ttm):13.14%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):15.87%
Return on Equity (ttm):26.43%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):8.39B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):120.05
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):16.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.51B
EBITDA (ttm)6:1.24B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):675.28M
Diluted EPS (ttm):9.47
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):18.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):338.76M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):4.83
Total Debt (mrq):523.69M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):18.22
Current Ratio (mrq):2.20
Book Value Per Share (mrq):39.65
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):733.96M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):438.79M
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Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow

Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.80
52-Week Change3:25.08%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-1.68%
52-Week High (Mar 27, 2012)3:221.84
52-Week Low (Aug 9, 2011)3:124.33
50-Day Moving Average3:207.51
200-Day Moving Average3:198.00
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:473,349
Avg Vol (10 day)3:714,312
Shares Outstanding5:70.14M
Float:60.55M
% Held by Insiders1:14.68%
% Held by Institutions1:70.20%
Shares Short (as of Apr 30, 2012)3:2.65M
Short Ratio (as of Apr 30, 2012)3:4.40
Short % of Float (as of Apr 30, 2012)3:4.50%
Shares Short (prior month)3:1.53M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:3.20
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.70%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.78
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.50%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.70%
Payout Ratio4:28.00%
Dividend Date3:May 31, 2012
Ex-Dividend Date4:May 10, 2012
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Jun 15, 1998

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Mar 31, 2012)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Mar 31, 2012)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Mar 31, 2012)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2011)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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