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251.7 (1y: +33%)
Market Cap 17.79 B P/E(ttm) 25.20
Enterprise Value 17.86 B P/B 5.90
GWW- NYSE (USA)
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
  • Currently 5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M17,794Revenue $M9,037Net Margin (%)7.7Z-Score10.1
Enterprise Value $M17,859EPS $10.1Operating Margin %12.6F-Score6
P/E(ttm))25.2Cash Flow Per Share $11.6Pre-tax Margin (%)12.5Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book5.910-y EBITDA Growth Rate %15.3Quick Ratio1.0Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales2.05-y EBITDA Growth Rate %14.1Current Ratio2.7Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow16.5y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %7.4ROA % (ttm)13.8Higher Current Ratio y-yY
Dividend Yield %1.3Insider Buy (3m)0ROE % (ttm)22.8Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %31.8Shares Outstanding M69.5ROI % (ttm)22.9Gross Margin Increase y-yY

Gurus Latest Trades with GWW

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 51.
Total Records: 15
TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
GWWRay Dalio 2013-03-31 Buy 0.04%$202.37 - $231.78
($219.15)		 $ 251.715%New holding, 20736 sh.20,736
GWWJoel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Buy 0.03%$202.37 - $231.78
($219.15)		 $ 251.715%New holding, 2938 sh.2,938
GWWMeridian Funds 2013-03-31 Reduce-0.13%$202.37 - $231.78
($219.15)		 $ 251.715%Reduce -34.74%31,000
GWWFrank Sands 2012-12-31 Sold Out -2.5%$187.08 - $216.72
($199.08)		 $ 251.726%Sold Out0
GWWMeridian Funds 2012-12-31 Reduce-0.14%$187.08 - $216.72
($199.08)		 $ 251.726%Reduce -27.7%47,500
GWWFrank Sands 2012-06-30 Add0.15%$177.48 - $218.26
($197.83)		 $ 251.727%Add 6.38%2,916,949
GWWMeridian Funds 2011-09-30 Reduce-0.17%$126.11 - $161.63
($150.21)		 $ 251.768%Reduce -26.78%103,600
GWWMeridian Funds 2010-12-31 Add0.09%$118.25 - $138.65
($127.74)		 $ 251.797%Add 13.72%166,600
GWWMeridian Funds 2010-09-30 Add0.26%$97.54 - $121.01
($110.71)		 $ 251.7127%Add 60.81%146,500
GWWMeridian Funds 2010-06-30 Buy 0.41%$97.29 - $115.64
($106.63)		 $ 251.7136%New holding, 91100 sh.91,100
GWWArnold Van Den Berg 2009-06-30 Sold Out -0.03%$71.77 - $84.43
($79.94)		 $ 251.7215%Sold Out0
GWWArnold Van Den Berg 2008-03-31 Buy 0.02%$84.52 - $93.12
($88.4)		 $ 251.7185%New holding, 8120 sh.8,120
GWWArnold Van Den Berg 2007-09-30 Sold Out -0.94%$84.31 - $97.66
($89.5)		 $ 251.7181%Sold Out0
GWWArnold Van Den Berg 2007-06-30 Reduce-0.6%$76.88 - $92.56
($85.1)		 $ 251.7196%Reduce -57.41%408,161
GWWArnold Van Den Berg 2005-06-30 Buy 4.75%$53.06 - $60.77
($55.1)		 $ 251.7357%New Holding899,700
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
Total Records: 15

GWW is held by these Gurus:

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Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
GWW Ray Dalio 2013-03-3120,7360.030.04New Buy
GWW Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-312,93800.03New Buy
GWW Meridian Funds 2013-03-3131,0000.040.25-34.74%
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GWW: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
Macpherson Donald GSr. VP, Global Supply Chain 2013-06-13Sell3,000$252.291.42view
ANDERSON BRIAN PDirector 2013-06-07Sell1,670$258.5-1.02view
CARRUTHERS COURT DSr. Vice President 2013-05-30Sell2,471$254.840.4view
RYAN JAMES TChairman, President and CEO 2013-05-14Sell22,662$260-1.59view
JADIN RONALD LSr. VP & CFO 2013-05-10Sell2,000$256.06-0.07view
Brown Laura DSr. VP, Comm. & Inv. Rel. 2013-05-08Sell2,700$252.181.46view
JADIN RONALD LSr. VP & CFO 2013-05-07Sell5,000$252.611.29view
HOWARD JOHN LSr. VP and General Counsel 2013-04-26Sell2,652$243.954.89view
CARRUTHERS COURT DSr. Vice President 2013-04-19Sell2,984$239.66.79view
CARRUTHERS COURT DSr. Vice President 2013-04-19Sell2,016$240.836.25view

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