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Australian (ASX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-14.6%
  • 1Y-5.6%
  • YTD-6.7%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with SGH up 4.5%. In contrast, the industry has lost 5.6% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 17 May 2025AU$34.8bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b22.6x24.8x1.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025AU$32.2bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x23x1.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025AU$33.1bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b20.7x23.6x1.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025AU$39.0bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b26.1x36x1.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025AU$37.5bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b26.6x34.6x1.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024AU$40.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.3x37.1x1.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024AU$35.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21x32.4x1.5x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024AU$39.1bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22.2x35.9x1.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024AU$36.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b20.9x33.2x1.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024AU$36.1bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.3x32.4x1.6x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024AU$34.7bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.2x31.2x1.5x
Sun, 19 May 2024AU$34.7bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b23.8x31.2x1.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$35.5bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.3x31.9x1.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$36.0bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.5x32.4x1.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$30.9bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b21.4x26.7x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$29.9bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.3x25.8x1.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$26.9bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.2x23.2x1.2x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$24.4bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.8x21.1x1.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$25.8bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b18.4x22.3x1.2x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$25.5bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b16.5x22.1x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$24.0bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.2x100x1.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$21.8bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m23x146x1.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$21.8bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m23.1x145.4x1.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$21.3bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m21.9x141.9x1.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$19.8bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m17.1x132.1x1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$20.3bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.7x22.9x1.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$18.4bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.6x20.8x1x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$18.1bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.7x20.4x1x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$17.5bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m17.1x19.7x1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$16.3bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m15.8x18.3x0.9x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$18.2bAU$18.4bAU$884.6m16.8x20.6x1x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$16.4bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.7x9.6x1x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$16.0bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b12.6x9.3x1x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$17.8bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.1x10.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$17.8bTotal Earnings: AU$1.7bTotal Revenue: AU$16.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Trade 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 24.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Industrials industry?

AU Market1.21%
Industrials0.93%
Trade Distributors2.67%
Trade Companies and Distributors2.67%
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
SGH SGHAU$52.794.5%
+AU$927.6m		35.8%PE27x
REH ReeceAU$16.471.7%
+AU$174.4m		-36.8%PE28.3x
RDX RedoxAU$3.038.2%
+AU$120.8m		1.7%PE17.5x
HNG Hancock & GoreAU$0.2816.3%
+AU$21.8m		-16.2%PE31.6x
EHL Emeco HoldingsAU$0.783.3%
+AU$12.9m		7.6%PE6x
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