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Australian (ASX) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D8.7%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y7.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Distributors industry has dropped 5.2%, driven by a pullback from Bapcor of 2.2%. On the other hand Jatcorp is actually up 8.4%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 36% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025AU$3.3bAU$2.9b-AU$168,291,487.0064.8x-19.5x1.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025AU$3.3bAU$2.9b-AU$168,291,487.0070x-19.6x1.1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025AU$3.3bAU$2.9b-AU$121,422,230.0019.9x-27.3x1.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025AU$3.1bAU$2.9b-AU$121,422,230.0027.4x-25.2x1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024AU$3.0bAU$2.9b-AU$121,422,230.0041.3x-25.1x1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024AU$3.0bAU$2.9b-AU$121,422,230.0040.6x-24.7x1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024AU$3.2bAU$2.9b-AU$121,422,230.0033x-26.4x1.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024AU$3.0bAU$3.0b-AU$123,633,943.0024.5x-23.9x1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024AU$2.8bAU$3.0bAU$132.8m17.8x21.4x1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024AU$2.8bAU$3.0bAU$131.4m17.9x21.5x1x
Mon, 20 May 2024AU$2.6bAU$3.0bAU$131.7m15.8x19.6x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024AU$3.0bAU$3.0bAU$131.7m20.7x22.9x1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024AU$2.9bAU$3.0bAU$106.4m20.7x27.2x1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024AU$2.8bAU$2.9bAU$108.5m26.4x25.7x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024AU$2.7bAU$3.0bAU$89.7m25.1x30.1x0.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023AU$2.7bAU$3.0bAU$89.7m23.9x29.8x0.9x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023AU$2.7bAU$3.0bAU$89.6m22.2x29.9x0.9x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023AU$3.1bAU$3.0bAU$89.6m22.8x34.6x1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023AU$3.0bAU$3.0bAU$81.9m22.4x36.5x1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023AU$2.9bAU$2.9bAU$94.5m26.6x30.6x1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023AU$2.7bAU$2.9bAU$94.5m25.5x28.6x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023AU$2.8bAU$2.9bAU$93.9m22.5x29.6x1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023AU$2.9bAU$2.9bAU$93.9m22.9x31.1x1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023AU$2.9bAU$2.8bAU$116.1m21.4x24.6x1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023AU$2.8bAU$2.7bAU$121.5m16.9x23x1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023AU$2.9bAU$2.7bAU$121.5m17.8x23.9x1.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022AU$3.0bAU$2.7bAU$121.5m18.1x24.6x1.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022AU$2.9bAU$2.7bAU$121.6m18x23.5x1.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022AU$2.6bAU$2.7bAU$121.1m16.4x21.7x1x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022AU$2.9bAU$2.6bAU$133.8m18.1x21.7x1.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022AU$2.9bAU$2.5bAU$116.9m20.7x24.7x1.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022AU$2.6bAU$2.5bAU$116.9m18.9x22.5x1x
Wed, 25 May 2022AU$2.7bAU$2.5bAU$119.4m18.8x22.4x1.1x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022AU$3.1bAU$2.5bAU$119.4m21.3x25.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$3.1bTotal Earnings: AU$119.4mTotal Revenue: AU$2.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Distributors industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Australian Distributors compare with similar industries?

AU Market5.86%
Consumer Discretionary8.55%
Retail Distributors8.69%
Distributors8.69%
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
SNL Supply NetworkAU$37.8012.5%
+AU$181.6m
91.4%PE43.2x
BAP BapcorAU$4.655.7%
+AU$84.9m
-24.3%PS0.8x
TOY ToysRUs ANZAU$0.0326.7%
+AU$302.5k
-70.9%PS1x
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