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W.W. Grainger Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Jun. 2020)
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W.W. Grainger has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

W.W. Grainger's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 7.32. W.W. Grainger's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 1.18. As of today, W.W. Grainger's Altman Z-Score is 6.49.

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W.W. Grainger Financial Strength Distribution

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W.W. Grainger Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

W.W. Grainger's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2020 was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2020 was $205 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $3,301 Mil.

W.W. Grainger's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=-1*205/-28
=7.32

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

W.W. Grainger's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2020 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(36 + 3301) / 2837
=1.18

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

W.W. Grainger has a Z-score of 6.49, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.49 is strong.

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

W.W. Grainger  (NYSE:GWW) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

W.W. Grainger has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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