GWW Change In Working Capital vs Free Cash Flow Analysis

GWW Stock

USD 1,083 7.97 0.73%

WW Grainger financial indicator trend analysis is more than just analyzing WW Grainger current accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether WW Grainger is a good investment. Please check the relationship between WW Grainger Change In Working Capital and its Free Cash Flow accounts. Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in WW Grainger. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

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Change In Working Capital vs Free Cash Flow

Change In Working Capital vs Free Cash Flow Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of WW Grainger Change In Working Capital account and Free Cash Flow. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have significant contrarian relationship.

The correlation between WW Grainger's Change In Working Capital and Free Cash Flow is -0.34. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Change In Working Capital that can explain the historical movement of Free Cash Flow in the same time period over historical financial statements of WW Grainger, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of WW Grainger's Change In Working Capital and Free Cash Flow is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Change In Working Capital of WW Grainger are associated (or correlated) with its Free Cash Flow. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Free Cash Flow has no effect on the direction of Change In Working Capital i.e., WW Grainger's Change In Working Capital and Free Cash Flow go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

-0.34

Relationship Direction	Negative
Relationship Strength	Insignificant

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Change In Working Capital

The difference in the amount of working capital from one period to the next, indicating the change in a company's short-term assets and liabilities.

Free Cash Flow

The amount of cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets.

Most indicators from WW Grainger's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into WW Grainger current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in WW Grainger. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

For more information on how to buy GWW Stock please use our How to Invest in WW Grainger guide.At this time, WW Grainger's Sales General And Administrative To Revenue is fairly stable compared to the past year. Enterprise Value is likely to climb to about 9.4 B in 2024, whereas Selling General Administrative is likely to drop slightly above 2.3 B in 2024.

	2021	2023	2024 (projected)
Interest Expense	87M	107.0M	112.3M
Depreciation And Amortization	186M	220M	135.3M

Interest Expense Depreciation And Amortization

WW Grainger fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Accounts Payable	Property Plant And Equipment Gross	Good Will	Intangible Assets	Common Stock Total Equity
Total Assets		0.8	0.9	0.69	0.45	0.98	0.74	0.97	0.67	0.66	-0.02	0.67	0.97	-0.84	0.83	0.98	0.52	-0.9	0.9	0.98	0.06	0.95	0.74	0.1	-0.02	0.64
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.8		0.63	0.63	-0.1	0.82	0.99	0.87	0.45	0.54	-0.36	0.45	0.84	-0.75	0.99	0.81	0.32	-0.95	0.98	0.79	0.11	0.89	0.56	-0.16	0.17	0.46
Other Current Liab	0.9	0.63		0.76	0.56	0.84	0.58	0.82	0.56	0.71	0.03	0.56	0.83	-0.83	0.65	0.86	0.47	-0.73	0.77	0.86	0.12	0.83	0.54	0.32	0.16	0.44
Total Current Liabilities	0.69	0.63	0.76		0.48	0.64	0.64	0.62	0.19	0.94	0.12	0.19	0.61	-0.9	0.61	0.65	0.57	-0.64	0.71	0.61	0.43	0.67	0.18	0.4	0.27	0.18
Total Stockholder Equity	0.45	-0.1	0.56	0.48		0.39	-0.16	0.29	0.3	0.58	0.52	0.3	0.32	-0.47	-0.05	0.4	0.53	-0.11	0.09	0.41	0.02	0.24	0.19	0.53	-0.21	0.24
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.98	0.82	0.84	0.64	0.39		0.76	0.98	0.6	0.61	-0.07	0.6	0.97	-0.78	0.83	0.97	0.55	-0.91	0.89	0.97	0.05	0.94	0.78	0.03	-0.05	0.68
Net Debt	0.74	0.99	0.58	0.64	-0.16	0.76		0.81	0.3	0.54	-0.38	0.3	0.79	-0.72	0.96	0.74	0.34	-0.91	0.95	0.72	0.16	0.85	0.47	-0.16	0.21	0.37
Retained Earnings	0.97	0.87	0.82	0.62	0.29	0.98	0.81		0.67	0.55	-0.17	0.67	0.99	-0.79	0.89	0.98	0.45	-0.96	0.93	0.98	-0.04	0.97	0.79	-0.11	-0.1	0.69
Cash	0.67	0.45	0.56	0.19	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.67		0.2	-0.06	1.0	0.63	-0.45	0.51	0.66	-0.03	-0.58	0.52	0.72	-0.25	0.56	0.74	-0.1	-0.17	0.71
Non Current Assets Total	0.66	0.54	0.71	0.94	0.58	0.61	0.54	0.55	0.2		0.24	0.2	0.53	-0.9	0.53	0.58	0.54	-0.55	0.63	0.54	0.39	0.57	0.15	0.57	0.32	0.16
Non Currrent Assets Other	-0.02	-0.36	0.03	0.12	0.52	-0.07	-0.38	-0.17	-0.06	0.24		-0.06	-0.19	0.01	-0.38	-0.11	0.05	0.31	-0.26	-0.12	0.46	-0.26	-0.12	0.59	-0.09	-0.13
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.67	0.45	0.56	0.19	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.67	1.0	0.2	-0.06		0.63	-0.45	0.51	0.66	-0.03	-0.58	0.52	0.72	-0.25	0.56	0.74	-0.1	-0.17	0.71
Net Receivables	0.97	0.84	0.83	0.61	0.32	0.97	0.79	0.99	0.63	0.53	-0.19	0.63		-0.76	0.87	0.99	0.52	-0.95	0.91	0.99	-0.07	0.98	0.77	-0.13	-0.14	0.68
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	-0.84	-0.75	-0.83	-0.9	-0.47	-0.78	-0.72	-0.79	-0.45	-0.9	0.01	-0.45	-0.76		-0.78	-0.8	-0.58	0.8	-0.84	-0.78	-0.16	-0.81	-0.34	-0.29	-0.15	-0.3
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.83	0.99	0.65	0.61	-0.05	0.83	0.96	0.89	0.51	0.53	-0.38	0.51	0.87	-0.78		0.84	0.35	-0.97	0.98	0.83	-0.01	0.92	0.58	-0.2	0.09	0.48
Inventory	0.98	0.81	0.86	0.65	0.4	0.97	0.74	0.98	0.66	0.58	-0.11	0.66	0.99	-0.8	0.84		0.56	-0.93	0.9	1.0	-0.02	0.97	0.74	-0.05	-0.16	0.65
Other Current Assets	0.52	0.32	0.47	0.57	0.53	0.55	0.34	0.45	-0.03	0.54	0.05	-0.03	0.52	-0.58	0.35	0.56		-0.42	0.42	0.51	0.04	0.52	0.08	0.15	-0.25	0.06
Other Stockholder Equity	-0.9	-0.95	-0.73	-0.64	-0.11	-0.91	-0.91	-0.96	-0.58	-0.55	0.31	-0.58	-0.95	0.8	-0.97	-0.93	-0.42		-0.97	-0.92	0.05	-0.97	-0.68	0.22	0.05	-0.6
Total Liab	0.9	0.98	0.77	0.71	0.09	0.89	0.95	0.93	0.52	0.63	-0.26	0.52	0.91	-0.84	0.98	0.9	0.42	-0.97		0.88	0.11	0.95	0.6	-0.06	0.13	0.49
Total Current Assets	0.98	0.79	0.86	0.61	0.41	0.97	0.72	0.98	0.72	0.54	-0.12	0.72	0.99	-0.78	0.83	1.0	0.51	-0.92	0.88		-0.08	0.96	0.78	-0.08	-0.17	0.69
Short Term Debt	0.06	0.11	0.12	0.43	0.02	0.05	0.16	-0.04	-0.25	0.39	0.46	-0.25	-0.07	-0.16	-0.01	-0.02	0.04	0.05	0.11	-0.08		-0.05	-0.09	0.54	0.54	-0.14
Accounts Payable	0.95	0.89	0.83	0.67	0.24	0.94	0.85	0.97	0.56	0.57	-0.26	0.56	0.98	-0.81	0.92	0.97	0.52	-0.97	0.95	0.96	-0.05		0.68	-0.12	-0.06	0.58
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.74	0.56	0.54	0.18	0.19	0.78	0.47	0.79	0.74	0.15	-0.12	0.74	0.77	-0.34	0.58	0.74	0.08	-0.68	0.6	0.78	-0.09	0.68		-0.22	-0.16	0.96
Good Will	0.1	-0.16	0.32	0.4	0.53	0.03	-0.16	-0.11	-0.1	0.57	0.59	-0.1	-0.13	-0.29	-0.2	-0.05	0.15	0.22	-0.06	-0.08	0.54	-0.12	-0.22		0.58	-0.26
Intangible Assets	-0.02	0.17	0.16	0.27	-0.21	-0.05	0.21	-0.1	-0.17	0.32	-0.09	-0.17	-0.14	-0.15	0.09	-0.16	-0.25	0.05	0.13	-0.17	0.54	-0.06	-0.16	0.58		-0.23
Common Stock Total Equity	0.64	0.46	0.44	0.18	0.24	0.68	0.37	0.69	0.71	0.16	-0.13	0.71	0.68	-0.3	0.48	0.65	0.06	-0.6	0.49	0.69	-0.14	0.58	0.96	-0.26	-0.23

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WW Grainger Account Relationship Matchups

WW Grainger fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	6.0B	6.3B	6.6B	7.6B	8.1B	8.6B
Short Long Term Debt Total	2.2B	2.4B	2.8B	2.7B	2.8B	2.9B
Other Current Liab	658M	555M	543M	808M	724M	760.2M
Total Current Liabilities	1.7B	1.4B	1.5B	2.0B	1.8B	948.5M
Property Plant And Equipment Net	1.4B	1.4B	1.8B	1.8B	2.1B	2.2B
Net Debt	1.9B	1.8B	2.5B	2.4B	2.1B	2.2B
Retained Earnings	8.4B	8.8B	9.5B	10.7B	12.2B	12.8B
Cash	360M	585M	241M	325M	660M	693M
Non Current Assets Total	2.5B	2.4B	2.6B	2.6B	2.9B	1.5B
Non Currrent Assets Other	306M	327M	142M	59M	182M	168.8M
Cash And Short Term Investments	360M	585M	241M	325M	660M	693M
Net Receivables	1.4B	1.5B	1.8B	2.1B	2.2B	2.3B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	54.9M	53.7M	52.2M	51.1M	50.1M	68.5M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	6.0B	6.3B	6.6B	7.6B	8.1B	8.6B
Non Current Liabilities Total	2.3B	2.8B	2.9B	2.8B	2.9B	3.0B
Inventory	1.7B	1.7B	1.9B	2.3B	2.3B	2.4B
Other Current Assets	104M	127M	292M	266M	156M	121.7M
Other Stockholder Equity	(6.2B)	(6.9B)	(7.6B)	(8.1B)	(8.9B)	(8.5B)
Total Liab	3.9B	4.2B	4.4B	4.9B	4.7B	4.9B
Total Current Assets	3.6B	3.9B	4.0B	5.0B	5.3B	5.5B
Short Term Debt	301M	65M	132M	103M	105M	118.1M
Accounts Payable	719M	779M	816M	1.0B	954M	1.0B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.5B	4.1B	4.4B
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(154M)	(61M)	(96M)	(180M)	(172M)	(180.6M)
Good Will	429M	391M	384M	371M	370M	363.4M
Intangible Assets	304M	228M	238M	232M	234M	283.2M
Other Liab	182M	372M	208M	207M	238.1M	221.6M
Other Assets	94M	362M	142M	180M	207M	153.5M
Long Term Debt	1.9B	2.4B	2.4B	2.3B	2.3B	2.4B
Treasury Stock	(7.6B)	(8.2B)	(8.9B)	(9.4B)	(8.5B)	(8.1B)
Property Plant Equipment	1.4B	1.4B	1.8B	1.8B	2.1B	1.2B
Net Tangible Assets	1.6B	1.2B	1.5B	2.2B	1.9B	1.5B
Noncontrolling Interest In Consolidated Entity	205M	265M	286M	295M	339.3M	356.2M
Retained Earnings Total Equity	8.4B	8.8B	9.5B	10.7B	12.3B	7.1B
Long Term Debt Total	1.9B	2.4B	2.4B	2.3B	2.6B	1.6B

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Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 1.0	Cash
Total Current Assets	+ 1.0	Inventory
Net Debt	+ 0.99	Short Long Term Debt Total
Non Current Liabilities Total	+ 0.99	Short Long Term Debt Total
Net Receivables	+ 0.99	Retained Earnings
Inventory	+ 0.99	Net Receivables

Accounts Payable	- 0.97	Other Stockholder Equity
Total Liab	- 0.97	Other Stockholder Equity
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.97	Non Current Liabilities Total
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.96	Retained Earnings
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.95	Net Receivables
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.95	Short Long Term Debt Total