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Canadian (TSX) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-7.4%
  • 1Y-2.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by Finning International declining 5.2%. The industry has fallen 3.2% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024CA$22.0bCA$34.5bCA$1.5b13.5x14.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024CA$22.8bCA$34.4bCA$1.5b14x15.4x0.7x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024CA$24.8bCA$34.1bCA$1.6b12.1x15.5x0.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024CA$22.8bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b10.6x14.1x0.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024CA$22.7bCA$31.6bCA$1.6b10.6x14.2x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024CA$22.4bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.6x13.6x0.7x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024CA$22.8bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b10.8x13.8x0.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024CA$23.4bCA$31.3bCA$1.7b10.1x14x0.7x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024CA$24.5bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b10.3x14.3x0.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024CA$23.4bCA$31.6bCA$1.7b9.8x13.6x0.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024CA$22.8bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.6x12.7x0.7x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023CA$23.1bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.7x0.7x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023CA$21.8bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.4x12x0.7x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023CA$21.2bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b7.8x11.6x0.7x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023CA$22.5bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.2x12.2x0.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023CA$23.3bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.4x12.6x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023CA$22.0bCA$31.7bCA$1.9b7.4x11.8x0.7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023CA$21.6bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b6.9x11.4x0.7x
Sun, 07 May 2023CA$20.4bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b6.8x10.5x0.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023CA$20.6bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7.1x10.7x0.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023CA$21.4bCA$31.7bCA$2.0b8x10.9x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023CA$21.0bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b7.5x11x0.7x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022CA$19.0bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.6x9.8x0.6x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022CA$19.1bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.8x9.9x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022CA$17.2bCA$29.5bCA$1.9b6.2x9.2x0.6x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022CA$18.1bCA$29.3bCA$1.9b7.1x9.8x0.6x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022CA$19.6bCA$29.2bCA$1.9b7.3x10.6x0.7x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022CA$17.3bCA$28.1bCA$1.8b4.3x9.5x0.6x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022CA$20.1bCA$27.9bCA$1.8b4.6x11x0.7x
Mon, 09 May 2022CA$21.0bCA$27.1bCA$1.8b6.9x12x0.8x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022CA$22.6bCA$26.0bCA$1.7b7.2x13.4x0.9x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022CA$22.6bCA$25.4bCA$1.7b9.1x13.6x0.9x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022CA$21.8bCA$24.7bCA$1.5b8.7x14.5x0.9x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021CA$21.5bCA$24.6bCA$1.5b9x14.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$21.5bTotal Earnings: CA$1.5bTotal Revenue: CA$24.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Trading Companies and Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
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 12% 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 Canadian Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

CA Market-2.58%
Industrials-1.91%
Trade Distributors-0.60%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.60%
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
TIH Toromont IndustriesCA$114.062.2%
+CA$204.8m		-1.4%PE18.5x
REK.U Rektron GroupUS$1.559.2%
+US$40.2m		n/aPE11.4x
RCH Richelieu HardwareCA$38.190.2%
+CA$5.0m		-20.1%PE23.5x
E Enterprise GroupCA$1.822.8%
+CA$3.1m		130.4%PE18.3x
GDL GoodfellowCA$13.492.4%
+CA$2.6m		-4.7%PE8.7x
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