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April 14, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering W. W. Grainger Inc (GWW). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential W. W. Grainger Inc investor.
Report Summary: US industrial supply distribution company W. W. Grainger reports first quarter results on April 14th. The company's monthly sales updates reveal that the company experienced weaker sales during January and February. Both months showed sales were down by up to ten percent when compared to the same month in 2008. The company attributed the decline in its sales to weaker demand in all segments and geographical regions. Results from Grainger's Canadian business also fell due to the weaker Canadian dollar. Grainger's sales figures first started to decline in November and the company's fourth quarter 2008 results revealed that sales fell by one percent compared to the year-earlier period.
However, Grainger's earnings for the fourth quarter rose by three percent. When the company reports its first quarter results, investors will be interested to see if the company will issue guidance for the remainder of 2009 after withholding 2009 guidance in the company's full-year 2008 results announcement. However, despite the short-term uncertainty in the company's business, when assessing W. W. Grainger as a long-term investment, we should focus on the company's long-term underlying fundamentals. We can assess Grainger's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework. W. W. Grainger currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 43, rating close to the US market average. This rating places Grainger eighth when compared to ten of the company's closest US-listed peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning factors as size and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of W. W. Grainger Inc for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for W. W. Grainger Inc is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=GWW&cod_country=125
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=125
About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA:
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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