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Australian (ASX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D5.6%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y-24.6%
  • YTD-19.6%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 5.6% in the last week, with Reece up 13%. However, the industry is down 25% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 25 Nov 2025AU$27.9bAU$23.0bAU$1.0b18.5x27.9x1.2x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025AU$30.2bAU$23.0bAU$1.0b19.7x30.2x1.3x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025AU$30.4bAU$23.0bAU$1.0b19.6x30.4x1.3x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025AU$31.5bAU$22.9bAU$1.1b20.2x28.9x1.4x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025AU$31.9bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.4x22.8x1.4x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025AU$35.2bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b17.4x25.2x1.5x
Sun, 11 May 2025AU$34.0bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x24.3x1.5x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025AU$30.0bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x21.4x1.3x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025AU$34.9bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b21.9x24.9x1.5x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025AU$38.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.7x35.8x1.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024AU$37.7bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b25.2x34.8x1.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024AU$40.1bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b20.9x36.9x1.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024AU$36.4bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.3x33.4x1.6x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024AU$39.7bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22.4x36.4x1.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024AU$35.7bAU$22.7bAU$1.1b22.5x33x1.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024AU$35.6bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.7x31.9x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024AU$35.4bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b23.1x31.8x1.6x
Mon, 13 May 2024AU$36.1bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b24.5x32.5x1.6x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024AU$35.7bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.9x32.1x1.6x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024AU$36.2bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.9x32.6x1.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024AU$30.2bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b21.9x26x1.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024AU$30.6bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b23.6x26.4x1.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023AU$26.3bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b20.9x22.7x1.2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023AU$23.6bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.3x20.4x1.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023AU$25.2bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.7x21.8x1.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023AU$25.3bAU$21.3bAU$1.2b16.2x21.1x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023AU$23.9bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.3x99.6x1.2x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023AU$22.9bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m22.2x152.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 May 2023AU$21.5bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m23.1x143.5x1.1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023AU$21.3bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m20.5x141.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023AU$20.5bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m17.7x136.3x1.1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023AU$20.6bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.8x23.2x1.1x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023AU$17.9bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.6x20.2x1x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022AU$19.0bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.8x21.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: AU$19.0bTotal Earnings: AU$886.7mTotal Revenue: AU$18.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.5x202320242025
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 27.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 45.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 4.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Market-1.37%
Industrials0.43%
Trade Distributors5.61%
Trade Companies and Distributors5.61%
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$46.177.0%
+AU$1.2b
-6.6%PE38.6x
REH ReeceAU$12.3515.5%
+AU$1.0b
-51.7%PE24.1x
RDX RedoxAU$2.857.1%
+AU$99.8m
-24.6%PE19.4x
EHL Emeco HoldingsAU$1.327.8%
+AU$48.9m
51.7%PE9x
IPG IPD GroupAU$3.6812.9%
+AU$43.6m
-1.9%PE14.6x

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