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Australian (ASX) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y20.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Trade Companies and Distributors has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 20% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025AU$37.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.5x34.3x1.6x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024AU$37.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b23.6x34.8x1.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024AU$37.1bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22.7x34.1x1.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024AU$38.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.6x35.1x1.7x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024AU$36.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b22x33.8x1.6x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024AU$35.3bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b24.8x31.7x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024AU$33.4bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.7x30x1.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024AU$35.4bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b24.1x31.8x1.6x
Wed, 01 May 2024AU$35.6bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b24x32.1x1.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024AU$36.2bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b27.6x32.6x1.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024AU$32.4bAU$22.4bAU$1.1b29.2x30.3x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024AU$29.8bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.7x25.7x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023AU$29.7bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b23.1x25.6x1.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023AU$26.5bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b20x22.9x1.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023AU$24.4bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b16.8x21.1x1.1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023AU$25.3bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b16.8x21.9x1.2x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023AU$25.2bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.7x105x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023AU$22.4bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.2x93.4x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023AU$22.0bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m22.8x147.3x1.2x
Thu, 04 May 2023AU$21.0bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m22.6x139.6x1.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023AU$20.8bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m21x138.3x1.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023AU$20.7bAU$19.1bAU$148.6m20.8x139.3x1.1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023AU$19.4bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.4x21.9x1.1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022AU$17.8bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.1x20.1x1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022AU$18.1bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m17.5x20.4x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022AU$16.7bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m16x18.8x0.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022AU$17.5bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m16.5x19.7x0.9x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022AU$17.6bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.5x10.3x1.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022AU$16.6bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b13.5x9.7x1x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022AU$17.2bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b12.7x10x1.1x
Fri, 06 May 2022AU$19.5bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b14.5x11.4x1.2x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022AU$20.6bAU$16.0bAU$1.7b15.2x12x1.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022AU$22.9bAU$16.8bAU$1.8b14.3x12.7x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022AU$23.6bAU$13.6bAU$1.0b22.1x23x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23x


Total Market Cap: AU$23.6bTotal Earnings: AU$1.0bTotal Revenue: AU$13.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42x202320242025
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 34.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 42.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

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

AU Market0.10%
Industrials0.77%
Trade Distributors-0.081%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.081%
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$23.225.0%
+AU$710.6m
3.9%PE35.8x
SGH SGHAU$46.562.4%
+AU$442.5m
33.6%PE40.7x
RDX RedoxAU$4.181.7%
+AU$36.8m
81.0%PE24.3x
ACF AcrowAU$1.102.3%
+AU$7.6m
-1.4%PE13.2x
IPG IPD GroupAU$3.761.6%
+AU$6.2m
-19.8%PE17.4x
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