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Australian (ASX) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D5.6%
  • 3M-13.4%
  • 1Y-13.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 5.6% in the last week, with Reece up 10%. In the same time, Emeco Holdings was down 6.8%. In contrast, the industry has lost 14% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025AU$32.2bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x23x1.4x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025AU$33.8bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b21.4x24.1x1.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025AU$38.7bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.8x35.7x1.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025AU$37.5bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b26.6x34.6x1.6x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024AU$40.5bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b25.2x37.3x1.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024AU$35.4bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.1x32.5x1.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024AU$39.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22.2x36x1.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024AU$36.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b20.9x33.2x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024AU$35.6bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.1x31.9x1.6x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024AU$34.8bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.2x31.2x1.5x
Sat, 18 May 2024AU$34.7bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b23.8x31.2x1.5x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024AU$35.9bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.8x32.2x1.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024AU$36.0bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25x32.3x1.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024AU$30.3bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b21.9x26.1x1.4x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024AU$29.9bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.3x25.8x1.4x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023AU$27.0bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.1x23.3x1.2x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023AU$23.8bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b16.7x20.5x1.1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023AU$25.8bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b18.4x22.3x1.2x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023AU$25.1bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b16.4x21.7x1.1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023AU$24.1bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m18.9x100.4x1.2x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023AU$22.8bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m23.7x152.3x1.2x
Sun, 21 May 2023AU$21.8bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m23.1x145.4x1.1x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023AU$21.5bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m22.1x142.9x1.1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023AU$20.0bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m17.2x133.5x1.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023AU$20.3bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.7x22.9x1.1x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023AU$18.0bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.4x20.3x1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022AU$18.6bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m17.9x21x1x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022AU$18.0bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m17.1x20.2x1x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022AU$16.3bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m15.8x18.3x0.9x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022AU$18.0bAU$18.4bAU$884.6m16.7x20.4x1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022AU$16.4bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.7x9.6x1x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022AU$16.0bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b12.6x9.3x1x
Mon, 23 May 2022AU$17.8bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.2x10.4x1.1x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022AU$19.7bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b15.2x11.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$19.7bTotal Earnings: AU$1.7bTotal Revenue: AU$16.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian 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 23.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 42.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and 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 Comparison

How does Australian Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.081%
Industrials1.09%
Trade Distributors5.57%
Trade Companies and Distributors5.57%
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
REH ReeceAU$15.6710.1%
+AU$930.2m
-43.3%PE26.9x
SGH SGHAU$46.954.0%
+AU$732.3m
17.2%PE24.1x
RDX RedoxAU$2.913.6%
+AU$52.5m
0.3%PE16.8x
IPG IPD GroupAU$3.804.4%
+AU$16.6m
-19.5%PE15.1x
ACF AcrowAU$1.061.9%
+AU$6.1m
-9.1%PE14.4x
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1Y

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SGH

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7D

-6.8%

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2.0%

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