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Australian (ASX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-4.3%
  • 3M-9.0%
  • 1Y-18.3%
  • YTD-17.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 4.3%, driven by a pullback from Reece of 7.1%. Overall the industry is down 18% in 12 months. 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
Mon, 01 Sep 2025AU$30.7bAU$23.0bAU$1.0b17.1x30.7x1.3x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025AU$32.4bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.7x23.2x1.4x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025AU$35.9bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b19.3x25.7x1.6x
Sun, 25 May 2025AU$33.6bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b20.9x23.9x1.5x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025AU$32.4bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x23.1x1.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025AU$32.9bAU$23.1bAU$1.4b18.8x23.5x1.4x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025AU$40.7bAU$23.2bAU$1.4b25.8x28.8x1.8x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025AU$37.2bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.6x34.3x1.6x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024AU$38.8bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b23.5x35.8x1.7x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024AU$36.5bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.9x33.5x1.6x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024AU$38.6bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b21.9x35.4x1.7x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024AU$37.9bAU$22.8bAU$1.1b24.1x34.8x1.7x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024AU$37.1bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26.8x33.3x1.6x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024AU$34.5bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.3x31x1.5x
Mon, 27 May 2024AU$34.9bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b23.3x31.3x1.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024AU$35.3bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b25.3x31.8x1.6x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024AU$36.2bAU$22.5bAU$1.1b26x32.5x1.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024AU$32.6bAU$22.4bAU$1.0b28.4x31.1x1.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024AU$30.5bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.8x26.2x1.4x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023AU$28.4bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b22.8x24.5x1.3x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023AU$25.2bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b19.3x21.8x1.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023AU$24.6bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17.4x21.3x1.1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023AU$26.1bAU$21.9bAU$1.2b17x22.5x1.2x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023AU$24.6bAU$20.3bAU$239.8m19.8x102.5x1.2x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023AU$22.1bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m23x148x1.2x
Tue, 30 May 2023AU$21.7bAU$19.1bAU$149.6m22.4x144.9x1.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023AU$21.6bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m21.6x144.1x1.1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023AU$19.9bAU$19.1bAU$150.1m17.2x132.4x1x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023AU$20.9bAU$18.1bAU$142.8m18.1x146.5x1.2x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023AU$19.5bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.8x22x1.1x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022AU$18.2bAU$18.4bAU$886.7m18.3x20.6x1x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022AU$18.0bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m16.7x20.3x1x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022AU$17.2bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m16.2x19.4x0.9x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022AU$17.7bAU$18.4bAU$889.0m15.6x19.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$17.7bTotal Earnings: AU$889.0mTotal Revenue: AU$18.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.6x202320242025
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 30.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.6x.
  • 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 4.0% 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 Market0.13%
Industrials-0.30%
Trade Distributors-4.35%
Trade Companies and Distributors-4.35%
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$50.411.6%
+AU$321.0m
22.9%PE42.1x
IPG IPD GroupAU$4.221.7%
+AU$7.3m
-15.6%PE16.7x
SGI Stealth Group HoldingsAU$0.708.5%
+AU$7.1m
133.3%PE29.1x

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