Grainger Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Grainger has a total shareholder equity of £1.9B and total debt of £1.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 84.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £3.7B and £1.8B respectively. Grainger's EBIT is £126.2M making its interest coverage ratio 4.1. It has cash and short-term investments of £113.0M.
Key information
84.1%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.59b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.1x |
| Cash | UK£113.00m |
| Equity | UK£1.89b |
| Total liabilities | UK£1.85b |
| Total assets | UK£3.74b |
Recent financial health updates
These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Extensively
Sep 28
Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
May 24Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 26Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 16Is Grainger (LON:GRI) A Risky Investment?
May 13Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jan 13Recent updates
Grainger's (LON:GRI) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors
Dec 04These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Extensively
Sep 28Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
May 24Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 26Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0437
Dec 13Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0437
Nov 25Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 16Is Grainger (LON:GRI) A Risky Investment?
May 13Do Grainger's (LON:GRI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Mar 16Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jan 13Grainger's (LON:GRI) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0389
Dec 20Grainger's (LON:GRI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Dec 01If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Grainger (LON:GRI) Presents An Opportunity
Aug 17Does Grainger (LON:GRI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 05Is Now The Time To Put Grainger (LON:GRI) On Your Watchlist?
May 14These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Mar 16Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033
Dec 14Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033
Nov 21Are Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Sep 30Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 12Grainger plc's (LON:GRI) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?
Mar 11Are Insiders Selling Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock?
Feb 11
Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Compensated Shareholders With A Respectable 43% Return On Their Investment
Jan 25How Is Grainger's (LON:GRI) CEO Compensated?
Jan 10Grainger (LON:GRI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Dec 26Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock's Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Decent: Will The Market Correct The Share Price In The Future?
Dec 11We're Not Counting On Grainger (LON:GRI) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability
Nov 26Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GRI's short term assets (£572.2M) exceed its short term liabilities (£127.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: GRI's short term assets (£572.2M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£1.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GRI's net debt to equity ratio (78.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: GRI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 105.8% to 84.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GRI's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (8.6%).
Interest Coverage: GRI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.1x coverage).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 18:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Grainger plc is covered by 18 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Sander Bunck | Barclays |
| Celine Soo-Huynh | Barclays |
| Miranda Cockburn | Berenberg |