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Canadian (TSX) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y11.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Finning International up 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Jun 2025CA$24.9bCA$35.8bCA$1.5b15.2x17.1x0.7x
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$23.8bCA$35.7bCA$1.5b13.2x16.4x0.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$21.1bCA$35.0bCA$1.5b12.1x14.1x0.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$22.4bCA$35.1bCA$1.5b12.8x15x0.6x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$22.1bCA$34.7bCA$1.5b12.9x14.4x0.6x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$22.4bCA$34.5bCA$1.5b13.4x15.1x0.6x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$23.1bCA$34.4bCA$1.5b14.8x15.6x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$23.9bCA$34.1bCA$1.6b11.5x14.9x0.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$24.2bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b11.8x15.1x0.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.5bCA$1.6b10.8x14.6x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.5bCA$1.6b9.4x14.1x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$22.4bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.3x13.5x0.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$23.7bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.8x14.3x0.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$24.4bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b10.2x14.3x0.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$23.0bCA$31.6bCA$1.7b9.5x13.4x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$22.7bCA$31.7bCA$1.7b9.7x13x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$22.7bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.6x12.5x0.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$21.5bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.7x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$20.7bCA$31.9bCA$1.8b8.2x11.2x0.7x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$22.0bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.2x12x0.7x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$22.4bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.1x12.2x0.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$22.7bCA$31.7bCA$1.9b8x12.2x0.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$21.4bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7x11.4x0.7x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$21.9bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b7.3x11.6x0.7x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$20.5bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7.2x10.6x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$20.1bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b7.4x10.4x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$21.3bCA$31.5bCA$1.9b7.5x11.2x0.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$19.9bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.7x10.3x0.6x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$19.2bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.6x9.9x0.6x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$18.4bCA$29.7bCA$1.9b6.6x9.7x0.6x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$17.4bCA$29.4bCA$1.9b6.6x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022CA$19.0bCA$29.3bCA$1.9b7.6x10.3x0.6x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022CA$18.9bCA$28.0bCA$1.9b4.6x10.2x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022CA$17.7bCA$27.9bCA$1.8b4.3x9.8x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$17.7bTotal Earnings: CA$1.8bTotal Revenue: CA$27.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.7x202320242025
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 17.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have declined 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% 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 Canadian Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

CA Market0.41%
Industrials-0.69%
Trade Distributors0.92%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.92%
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
FTT Finning InternationalCA$55.124.8%
+CA$335.6m		40.9%PE15x
REK.U Rektron GroupUS$3.952.6%
+US$6.0m		n/aPE18.6x
ZDC ZedcorCA$3.512.0%
+CA$7.4m		167.9%PE135.7x
E Enterprise GroupCA$1.735.2%
+CA$6.6m		41.4%PE37.9x
SURE SureNano ScienceCA$0.1475.0%
+CA$1.3m		154.5%n/a
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7D

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7D

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1Y

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1Y

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CA$0.21

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7D

-10.4%

1Y

-12.2%

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CA$26.34

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7D

-3.4%

1Y

-30.5%

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CA$34.20

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7D

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1Y

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E

CA$1.73

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7D

5.2%

1Y

41.4%

GDL

CA$12.40

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7D

-4.4%

1Y

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