| | Business Summary | | W.W.
Grainger,
Inc.
is
a
North
American
provider
of
maintenance,
repair
and
operating
(MRO)
supplies,
services
and
related
information
to
businesses
and
institutions.
The
Company
offers
a
breadth
of
MRO
solutions
by
combining
products,
services
and
information.
W.W.
Grainger
tailors
its
capabilities
with
a
view
toward
providing
the
lowest
total-cost
MRO
solution
to
select
customer
groups.
The
Company
has
three
reportable
industry
segments,
Branch-based
Distribution,
Digital
and
Lab
Safety
Supply. | | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | GWW
is
a
distributor
of
maintenance,
repair,
and
operating
supplies,
services
and
related
information
to
the
commercial,
industrial,
contractor
and
institutional
markets
in
North
America.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
sales
fell
2%
to
$2.44
billion.
Net
income
fell
41%
to
$57
million.
Results
reflect
lower
sales
in
the
Branch-based
Distribution
Business,
$40
million
in
restructuring
charges
and
$21.5
million
in
costs
related
to
the
liquidation
of
an
unconsolidated
entity. | | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Richard Keyser, 58
Chairman
and CEO | $1.3M | $557K | Wesley Clark, 48
Pres,
COO | 898K | -- | P. Ogden Loux, 58
CFO,
Sr. VP-Fin. | 552K | -- | Donald Bielinski, 51
Group
Pres of Emerging Bus.es | 1.0M | 459K | John Howard, 43
Sr.
VP, Gen. Counsel | -- | -- | | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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