[GWW] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2007 [#Q4]

Stock
[GWW] W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Announcement Date
27-Feb-2008
Financial Year
2007
Quarter
31-Dec-2007 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -4.36%
YoY- 5.52%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 CAGR
Revenue 1,839,475 1,756,856 1,661,046 1,611,753 1,658,592 1,601,011 1,546,658 12.21%
PBT 228,690 184,380 186,500 168,704 177,184 170,252 165,721 23.87%
Tax 88,667 71,201 72,262 64,312 68,034 65,461 63,934 24.28%
NP 140,023 113,179 114,238 104,392 109,150 104,791 101,787 23.61%
Tax Rate -38.77% -38.62% -38.75% -38.12% -38.40% -38.45% -38.58% -
Total Cost 1,699,452 1,643,677 1,546,808 1,507,361 1,549,442 1,496,220 1,444,871 11.39%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 CAGR
NP Margin 7.61 6.44 6.88 6.48 6.58 6.55 6.58 10.15%
Per Share
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 CAGR
EPS 1.84 1.48 1.47 1.34 1.33 1.25 1.21 32.13%
EPS Diluted 1.79 1.43 1.43 1.34 1.29 1.21 1.17 32.67%

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.