W.W. Grainger Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
W.W. Grainger has a total shareholder equity of $3.5B and total debt of $2.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 65.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $8.4B and $4.9B respectively. W.W. Grainger's EBIT is $2.6B making its interest coverage ratio 28.9. It has cash and short-term investments of $804.0M.
Key information
65.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.30b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 28.9x |
Cash | US$804.00m |
Equity | US$3.51b |
Total liabilities | US$4.89b |
Total assets | US$8.40b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GWW's short term assets ($5.5B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: GWW's short term assets ($5.5B) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GWW's net debt to equity ratio (42.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: GWW's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 102.7% to 65.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GWW's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (97.4%).
Interest Coverage: GWW's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (28.9x coverage).