W.W. Grainger (GWW)

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257.78 -0.77  -0.30%   NYSE May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

W.W. Grainger Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.024 for May 24, 2013
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W.W. Grainger Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    W.W. Grainger Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 2.024
    May 23, 2013 2.030
    May 22, 2013 2.041
    May 21, 2013 2.099
    May 20, 2013 2.068
    May 17, 2013 2.068
    May 16, 2013 2.030
    May 15, 2013 2.056
    May 14, 2013 2.057
    May 13, 2013 2.022
    May 10, 2013 2.014
    May 9, 2013 1.976
    May 8, 2013 1.983
    May 7, 2013 1.988
    May 6, 2013 1.952
    May 3, 2013 1.953
    May 2, 2013 1.904
    May 1, 2013 1.892
    April 30, 2013 1.935
    April 29, 2013 1.928
    April 26, 2013 1.926
    April 25, 2013 1.928
    April 24, 2013 1.934
    April 23, 2013 1.931
    April 22, 2013 1.914
       
    April 19, 2013 1.908
    April 18, 2013 1.889
    April 17, 2013 1.870
    April 16, 2013 1.899
    April 15, 2013 1.772
    April 12, 2013 1.790
    April 11, 2013 1.797
    April 10, 2013 1.785
    April 9, 2013 1.776
    April 8, 2013 1.764
    April 5, 2013 1.743
    April 4, 2013 1.764
    April 3, 2013 1.704
    April 2, 2013 1.717
    April 1, 2013 1.726
    March 28, 2013 1.789
    March 27, 2013 1.766
    March 26, 2013 1.757
    March 25, 2013 1.741
    March 22, 2013 1.787
    March 21, 2013 1.775
    March 20, 2013 1.800
    March 19, 2013 1.779
    March 18, 2013 1.776
    March 15, 2013 1.79

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    GWW Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    GWW Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 66th percentile
    2653 of 8011
    Sector 45th percentile
    485 of 895 in Industrials
    Industry 37th percentile
    17 of 27 in Industrial Distribution

    GWW Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.6962 Nov 19 2008
    Maximum 2.099 May 21 2013
    Average 1.337