W.W. Grainger (GWW) Acquisitions (2009 - 2015)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Acquisitions of $1.1 million for Q4 2015, down 94.39% year-over-year from $20.1 million in Q4 2014, and down 94.39% quarter-over-quarter from $20.1 million in Q4 2014.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Acquisitions (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 7 years of Acquisitions data on file, last reported at $1.1 million in Q4 2015.

  • Acquisitions for Q4 2015 came in at $1.1 million, down 94.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2016 was $51.0 million (down 33.71% YoY), and the FY2016 annual result was $159000.0, down 99.97% from the prior year.
  • Acquisitions eased to $1.1 million in Q4 2015 per GWW's latest filing, from $20.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Acquisitions peaked at $347.8 million in Q3 2011 and troughed at $48000.0 in Q3 2012.
  • A 5-year average of $66.2 million and a median of $26.0 million in 2013 frame the typical range for Acquisitions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2012 and 2013: Acquisitions sank 99.99% in 2012, then jumped 249329.17% in 2013.
  • A 5-year view of Acquisitions shows it stood at $10.9 million in 2011, then jumped by 269.24% to $40.4 million in 2012, then plunged by 35.79% to $26.0 million in 2013, then slipped by 22.53% to $20.1 million in 2014, then plunged by 94.39% to $1.1 million in 2015.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Acquisitions at $1.1 million in Q4 2015, $20.1 million in Q4 2014, and $29.8 million in Q3 2014.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Acquisitions (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn -
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn -
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 10.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 9.00 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn -
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn -
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 1.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 20.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 29.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 25.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 119.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 40.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 48,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 10.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 347.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 92.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -31.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -9.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 134.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -13.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 2.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 24,000.00