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November 24, 2009 1:48 AM ET

Graco Inc. (GGG:NYSE)

LAST $29.40 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.47 1.62%
VOLUME 280.5K
As of 4:01 PM 11/23/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Graco Inc. (GGG)

OPEN
$29.22
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$28.93
DAY HIGH
$29.66
DAY LOW
$29.20
52 WEEK HIGH
10/22/09 - $32.09
52 WEEK LOW
03/6/09 - $14.17
MARKET CAP
1.8B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
406.7K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$0.70
SHARES OUTSTANDING
60.0M
EX-DATE
10/15/09
P/E TTM
42.3x
DIVIDEND
$0.76
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.59%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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GGG Details

Graco Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides fluid handling solutions to manufacturing, processing, construction, and maintenance sectors. It operates in three segments: Industrial, Contractor, and Lubrication. The Industrial segment includes Industrial Products and Applied Fluid Technologies divisions. The Industrial Products division provides equipment to apply paint and other coatings to motor vehicles, appliances, furniture, and other industrial and consumer products; equipment to move and dispense chemicals, and liquid and semi-solid foods; and equipment to refinish and repair automobiles. The Applied Fluid Technologies division offers equipment to apply coatings and foam; equipment to apply sealants and adhesives; and equipment to create reaction injection molded polyurethane parts. The Contractor segment markets a line of airless paint and texture sprayers; and accessories, such as spray guns, hoses and filters, and spare parts. The Lubrication segment provides pumps; applicators; and accessories, such as meters and hose reels for the motor vehicle lubrication market. This segment also manufactures automated lubrication systems and components for use in various industrial applications and offers a line of injectors and metering systems; systems for the automatic lubrication of factory machine tools, compressors, and pumps used in petrochemical and gas transmissions plants; bearings and gears on equipment in metal, pulp, and paper mills; conveyors and material handling equipment; and off-road and over-the-road trucks. It offers its products through distributors, integrators, original equipment manufacturers, auto parts stores, home centers, sales force, and direct sales generalists in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Gray Company, Inc. and changed its name to Graco Inc. in 1969. Graco Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2,400 Employees
Founded in 1926

GGG Top Compensated Officers

Chief Executive Officer, President and Direct...
Age: 48
Total Annual Compensation: $620.0K
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Age: 65
Total Annual Compensation: $297.1K
Vice President and General Manager of Europe
Age: 62
Total Annual Compensation: $340.7K
Vice President and General Manager of Contrac...
Age: 55
Total Annual Compensation: $299.2K
Vice President of Manufacturing & Distributio...
Age: 58
Total Annual Compensation: $254.3K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Graco Inc. (GGG)

Graco Inc. to Report Q1, 2010 Results on April 21, 2010

Graco Inc. announced that they will report Q1, 2010 results on April 21, 2010.

Graco Inc. to Report Q2, 2010 Results on July 21, 2010

Graco Inc. announced that they will report Q2, 2010 results on July 21, 2010.

Graco Inc. to Report Q3, 2010 Results on October 20, 2010

Graco Inc. announced that they will report Q3, 2010 results on October 20, 2010.

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Industry Analysis

Valuation GGG Industry Range
Price/Earnings 42.2x
Price/Sales 2.9x
Price/Book 9.6x
Price/Cash Flow 42.2x
TEV/Sales 2.7x

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GGG transactions

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Target
Buyback
September 18, 2009
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