[GWW] YoY Annual Result on 31-Dec-2008 [#FY]

Stock
[GWW] W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Announcement Date
26-Feb-2009
Financial Year
2008
Quarter
31-Dec-2008 [#FY]
Profit Trend
YoY- 13.15%
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Annual Result
31/12/11 31/12/10 31/12/09 31/12/08 31/12/07 31/12/06 31/12/05 CAGR
Revenue 8,078,185 7,182,158 6,221,991 6,850,032 6,418,014 5,883,654 5,526,636 6.52%
PBT 1,051,527 853,778 707,337 773,218 681,861 603,023 532,674 11.99%
Tax 385,115 340,196 276,565 297,863 261,741 219,624 186,350 12.85%
NP 658,423 510,865 430,466 475,355 420,120 383,399 346,324 11.29%
Tax Rate -36.62% -39.85% -39.10% -38.52% -38.39% -36.42% -34.98% -
Total Cost 7,419,762 6,671,293 5,791,525 6,374,677 5,997,894 5,500,255 5,180,312 6.16%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/11 31/12/10 31/12/09 31/12/08 31/12/07 31/12/06 31/12/05 CAGR
NP Margin 8.15 7.11 6.92 6.94 6.55 6.52 6.27 4.46%
Per Share
31/12/11 31/12/10 31/12/09 31/12/08 31/12/07 31/12/06 31/12/05 CAGR
EPS 9.26 7.05 5.70 6.21 5.10 4.36 3.87 15.64%
EPS Diluted 9.07 6.93 5.62 6.04 4.94 4.24 3.78 15.69%

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.