W.W. Grainger operates in the highly fragmented maintenance, repair, and operations, or MRO, product distribution market, where its industry-leading sales of high-touch solutions in North America represent a high-single-digit percentage market share. Its smaller endless assortment segment holds less than 1% market share in the US.
Grainger generates some of the fastest inventory turns in the industry driven by astute inventory management and a dense customer base.
Amazon.com Business remains an ever-present threat to Grainger’s endless assortment business, possessing the scale and product breadth required to compete.
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GWW
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MSM
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WCC
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 29.59 | 29.72 | 24.33 |
Price/Book Value | 14.61 | 5.06 | 3.47 |
Price/Sales | 3.23 | 1.84 | 0.73 |
Price/Cash Flow | 22.98 | 19.20 | 17.09 |
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Metric
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GWW
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MSM
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WCC
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Quick Ratio | 1.60 | 0.59 | 1.16 |
Current Ratio | 2.81 | 1.55 | 2.09 |
Interest Coverage | 34.15 | 14.71 | 3.25 |
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Metric
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GWW
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MSM
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WCC
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 22.16% | 9.78% | 4.49% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 53.36% | 17.44% | 15.11% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 29.93% | 13.21% | 9.30% |
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