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Australian (ASX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-8.8%
  • 1Y-12.4%
  • YTD-15.0%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with SGH up 1.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025AU$31.7bAU$22.9bAU$1.1b19.7x29.1x1.4x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025AU$31.6bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.3x22.6x1.4x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025AU$35.1bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b17.4x25.1x1.5x
Tue, 13 May 2025AU$34.7bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b22.6x24.7x1.5x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025AU$30.3bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x21.6x1.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025AU$34.2bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b21.7x24.4x1.5x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025AU$38.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.7x35.8x1.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025AU$37.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b26.8x34.3x1.6x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024AU$40.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.9x36.9x1.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024AU$35.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.1x32.9x1.6x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024AU$39.7bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22.4x36.4x1.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024AU$36.1bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b23x33.5x1.6x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024AU$35.5bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.7x31.9x1.6x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024AU$35.4bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b24.6x31.8x1.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024AU$35.1bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b23.1x31.6x1.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024AU$35.5bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.1x32x1.6x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024AU$36.5bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.9x32.8x1.6x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024AU$29.8bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b21.1x25.6x1.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024AU$30.2bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b23x26.1x1.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023AU$26.9bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.5x23.1x1.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023AU$23.6bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.3x20.4x1.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023AU$25.5bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.6x22x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023AU$25.2bAU$21.8bAU$1.2b16.4x21.5x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023AU$23.9bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.2x99.8x1.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023AU$22.9bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m21x153.1x1.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023AU$21.4bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m23x142.7x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023AU$21.4bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m22.2x142.3x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023AU$20.5bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m17.7x136.3x1.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023AU$20.2bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.9x22.7x1.1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023AU$18.0bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.6x20.3x1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022AU$18.8bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.8x21.2x1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022AU$17.8bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m16.6x20x1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022AU$16.3bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m15.7x18.3x0.9x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022AU$18.4bAU$18.4bAU$884.5m17.4x20.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$18.4bTotal Earnings: AU$884.5mTotal Revenue: AU$18.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.5x202320242025
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 29.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.32%
Industrials0.34%
Trade Distributors1.34%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.34%
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$48.832.9%
+AU$560.7m		25.1%PE40.8x
EHL Emeco HoldingsAU$0.942.2%
+AU$10.3m		9.9%PE7.3x
HNG Hancock & GoreAU$0.276.0%
+AU$8.2m		-24.3%PS548.7x
BPP Babylon Pump & PowerAU$0.00620.0%
+AU$3.8m		-14.3%PE34.4x
ACF AcrowAU$1.051.0%
+AU$3.1m		-5.8%PE14.4x

Latest News

HNG
AU$0.27
Hancock & Gore
7D
6.0%
1Y
-24.3%
BPP
AU$0.006
Babylon Pump & Power
7D
20.0%
1Y
-14.3%

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Aug 14
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EHL
AU$0.94
Emeco Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
9.9%
SGH
AU$48.83
SGH
7D
2.9%
1Y
25.1%

SGH Limited (ASX:SGH) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Aug 13
SGH Limited (ASX:SGH) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
REH
AU$13.83
Reece
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-47.2%
CYG
AU$0.70
Coventry Group
7D
2.9%
1Y
-49.3%

Coventry Group's (ASX:CYG) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Aug 08
Coventry Group's (ASX:CYG) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
SGI
AU$0.62
Stealth Group Holdings
7D
-2.4%
1Y
195.2%
RDX
AU$2.10
Redox
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-36.0%
ACF
AU$1.05
Acrow
7D
1.0%
1Y
-5.8%
IPG
AU$3.56
IPD Group
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-23.4%
BOL
AU$1.31
Boom Logistics
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-9.7%
MSI
AU$0.005
Multistack International
7D
25.0%
1Y
n/a