Illinois Tool Works (Illinois Tool Works) GF Value Rank : 6 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Illinois Tool Works GF Value Rank?

Illinois Tool Works has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of Illinois Tool Works's GF Value Rank

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Illinois Tool Works's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Illinois Tool Works's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Illinois Tool Works's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Illinois Tool Works's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Illinois Tool Works (Illinois Tool Works) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

155 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, IL, USA, 60025

Website

https://www.itw.com

Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.

Executives

Smith David Byron Jr	director	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Randall J Scheuneman	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Christopher A O'herlihy	officer: Executive Vice President	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Ernest Scott Santi	director, officer: President & CEO	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Michael M Larsen	officer: SVP & CFO	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Kelly J Grier	director	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Lei Zhang Schlitz	officer: Executive Vice President	5757 N. GREENBAY AVENUE, GLENDALE WI 53129
Patricia A. Hartzell	officer: Executive Vice President	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Javier Gracia Carbonell	officer: Executive Vice President	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Mary Katherine Lawler	officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE, GLENVIEW IL 60025
Jay L Henderson	director	50 SOUTH LASALLE ST, CHICAGO IL 60603
Jennifer Kaplan Schott	officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy.	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Darrell L Ford	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Finch Norman D. Jr.	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Secy	C/O ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Michael R. Zimmerman	officer: Executive Vice President	155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025