Monday, July 9, 2007

Grainger (W.W.) Inc.

Grainger (W.W.) Inc. is among the world’s largest Trading Companies and Distributors sector businesses in the world.  Grainger (W.W.) Inc.’s employees generate $399.0M in profits on $6.011B of revenue.  Global output in the Trading Companies and Distributors business will likely rise substantially over the next 10 years.  Long-term economic growth may lift all boats, but Grainger (W.W.) Inc. is determined to remain a market leader.  Sectoral leadership in the Trading Companies and Distributors segment takes dedication and consistency, but management seeks out-sized growth.

Grainger (W.W.) Inc.’s ticker symbol GWW has recently been trading near $93.99 a share.  The Grainger (W.W.) Inc. corporate headquarters in Lake Forest IL predicts Trading Companies and Distributors profits will satisfy shareholders in search of risk-appropriate returns.

The significance of market volume is sometimes ignored, but with a total market capitalization of $7.854B ensures sufficient liquidity.  With a beta of 1.70, the company is more volatile than the market as a whole.  When the average equity moves higher, Grainger (W.W.) Inc. moves more aggressively.

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