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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly 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 reported Acquisitions for 7 consecutive years, with $1.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2015.

  • In Q4 2015, Acquisitions fell 94.39% year-over-year to $1.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2016 stood at $51.0 million (down 33.71% YoY), while the FY2016 annual figure was $159000.0, down 99.97% from the prior year.
  • Acquisitions retreated to $1.1 million in Q4 2015 per GWW's latest filing, from $20.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Acquisitions topped out at $347.8 million in Q3 2011 and bottomed at $48000.0 in Q3 2012.
  • Historically, Acquisitions has averaged $66.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.0 million in 2013.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Acquisitions sank 99.99% — and 2013, when it jumped 249329.17%.
  • W.W. Grainger's Acquisitions stood at $10.9 million in 2011, then surged by 269.24% to $40.4 million in 2012, then sank by 35.79% to $26.0 million in 2013, then dropped by 22.53% to $20.1 million in 2014, then sank 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 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn -
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 10.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn -
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn -
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn -
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 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