W.W. Grainger Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
W.W. Grainger has a total shareholder equity of $3.9B and total debt of $2.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 72.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $9.1B and $5.3B respectively. W.W. Grainger's EBIT is $2.6B making its interest coverage ratio 31.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.4B.
Key information
72.1%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.78b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 31.4x |
| Cash | US$1.45b |
| Equity | US$3.86b |
| Total liabilities | US$5.26b |
| Total assets | US$9.11b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GWW's short term assets ($6.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: GWW's short term assets ($6.2B) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GWW's net debt to equity ratio (34.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: GWW's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 105.6% to 72.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GWW's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (82.2%).
Interest Coverage: GWW's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (31.4x coverage).