[GWW] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

Stock
[GWW] W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Announcement Date
03-Mar-2006
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 17.85%
YoY- 15.30%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 1,519,499 1,482,880 1,419,117 1,390,606 1,428,342 1,372,808 1,334,880 9.01%
PBT 156,804 152,869 140,367 149,015 139,380 128,983 115,296 22.72%
Tax 52,310 59,130 54,134 45,181 51,271 47,394 42,504 14.82%
NP 104,494 93,739 86,233 103,834 88,109 81,589 72,792 27.22%
Tax Rate -33.36% -38.68% -38.57% -30.32% -36.79% -36.74% -36.87% -
Total Cost 1,415,005 1,389,141 1,332,884 1,286,772 1,340,233 1,291,219 1,262,088 7.91%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 6.88 6.32 6.08 7.47 6.17 5.94 5.45 16.78%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 1.20 1.05 0.96 1.16 0.98 0.91 0.81 29.92%
EPS Diluted 1.16 1.02 0.93 1.16 0.97 0.89 0.79 29.15%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.