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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has remained flat, although notably RS Group gained 4.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 12% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£55.7bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13x17.4x1.4x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£55.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.6x17.5x1.4x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£54.8bUK£40.0bUK£3.5b10.9x15.7x1.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£51.9bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11.2x15x1.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£55.0bUK£40.3bUK£3.4b11.1x16.2x1.4x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£49.7bUK£39.8bUK£3.0b11.2x16.4x1.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£48.0bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.5x15.4x1.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£49.8bUK£39.8bUK£3.1b11.3x16x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£51.9bUK£39.0bUK£3.1b11.2x17x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b10.2x15.6x1.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£52.1bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b10.2x16.2x1.3x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b10.4x15.7x1.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£50.9bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b12.1x16.1x1.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£53.5bUK£37.9bUK£3.1b12x17.1x1.4x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£51.7bUK£36.6bUK£3.0b12.6x17x1.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£47.5bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.2x15.5x1.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£50.4bUK£36.7bUK£3.2b12.3x15.6x1.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£63.8bUK£62.2bUK£5.1b11x12.4x1x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£65.9bUK£60.4bUK£5.1b13.2x12.9x1.1x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£71.3bUK£57.3bUK£4.8b13.9x14.8x1.2x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£63.4bUK£57.0bUK£4.6b13.6x13.8x1.1x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£65.7bUK£54.2bUK£4.3b14.5x15.4x1.2x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£66.5bUK£54.1bUK£4.2b15.3x15.7x1.2x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£74.9bUK£52.6bUK£4.0b20.5x18.8x1.4x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£78.3bUK£50.6bUK£3.7b21.9x21.4x1.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£80.1bUK£53.0bUK£3.5b20.5x22.7x1.5x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£90.0bUK£53.1bUK£3.5b21.3x25.5x1.7x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£87.5bUK£51.7bUK£3.2b24.2x27.4x1.7x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021UK£81.8bUK£50.5bUK£3.0b24.1x26.9x1.6x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021UK£83.4bUK£49.5bUK£2.4b27.2x34.4x1.7x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021UK£80.7bUK£49.3bUK£2.3b25.9x35.8x1.6x
Tue, 01 Jun 2021UK£74.3bUK£48.5bUK£2.1b22.4x35.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34x


Total Market Cap: UK£71.3bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£48.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Trading Companies and Distributors industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.1% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.28%
Industrials0.59%
Trade Distributors0.35%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.35%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DPLM DiplomaUK£37.102.6%
+UK£126.0m		37.5%PE42.2x
YCA Yellow CakeUK£6.878.9%
+UK£121.4m		79.1%PE3.7x
RS1 RS GroupUK£7.471.9%
+UK£66.4m		-13.4%PE15x
BNZL BunzlUK£30.860.5%
+UK£53.7m		-2.7%PE19.7x
TPK Travis PerkinsUK£7.791.7%
+UK£27.4m		-17.9%PE43.1x
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