Discounted Cash Flow

W.w. Grainger, Inc.

GWW · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

Free cash flow growth
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Averaged growth (FCF & NI)
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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $10.1b $605.9m $718.7m 6.0% $9.94
2017 $10.4b (2.8%) $585.7m (-3.3%) $819.3m (14.0%) 5.6% (-6.0%) $10.07 (1.3%)
2018 $11.2b (7.6%) $782.0m (33.5%) $818.0m (-0.2%) 7.0% (24.0%) $13.82 (37.2%)
2019 $11.5b (2.4%) $849.0m (8.6%) $821.0m (0.4%) 7.4% (6.1%) $15.39 (11.4%)
2020 $11.8b (2.7%) $695.0m (-18.1%) $926.0m (12.8%) 5.9% (-20.3%) $12.88 (-16.3%)
2021 $13.0b (10.4%) $1.0b (50.1%) $682.0m (-26.3%) 8.0% (36.0%) $19.94 (54.8%)
2022 $15.2b (16.9%) $1.5b (48.3%) $1.1b (57.9%) 10.2% (26.8%) $30.22 (51.6%)
2023 $16.5b (8.2%) $1.8b (18.2%) $1.6b (47.3%) 11.1% (9.3%) $36.39 (20.4%)
2024 $17.2b (4.2%) $1.9b (4.4%) $1.6b (-1.0%) 11.1% (0.2%) $38.84 (6.7%)
2025 $17.9b (4.5%) $1.7b (-10.6%) $1.3b (-15.2%) 9.5% (-14.5%) $35.47 (-8.7%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands.

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

PV of projected FCF:

Terminal FCF:

Terminal value:

PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

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