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Canadian (TSX) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by a pullback from Finning International of 1.8%. In contrast, Zedcor has gained 23%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.3%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024CA$22.7bCA$34.3bCA$1.5b13.9x15.3x0.7x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024CA$24.8bCA$34.1bCA$1.6b12x15.4x0.7x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024CA$23.4bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b10.7x14.5x0.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024CA$22.6bCA$31.6bCA$1.6b10.6x14.1x0.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024CA$22.5bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.4x13.6x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024CA$22.8bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b10.4x13.8x0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024CA$23.5bCA$31.3bCA$1.7b10.2x14.1x0.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024CA$24.4bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b9.8x14.2x0.8x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024CA$23.4bCA$31.6bCA$1.7b10x13.6x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.8x12.9x0.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023CA$23.1bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.7x0.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023CA$21.4bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.3x11.8x0.7x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023CA$20.9bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b7.8x11.5x0.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023CA$22.7bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.2x12.3x0.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023CA$22.8bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8x12.4x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023CA$22.3bCA$31.7bCA$1.9b7.8x12x0.7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023CA$21.3bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7.2x11.3x0.7x
Wed, 10 May 2023CA$20.8bCA$32.2bCA$2.0b7x10.6x0.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023CA$19.9bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b6.9x10.3x0.6x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023CA$21.5bCA$31.7bCA$2.0b8.1x11x0.7x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023CA$20.9bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b7.5x10.9x0.7x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022CA$18.8bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.3x9.7x0.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022CA$19.3bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.9x10x0.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022CA$17.5bCA$29.5bCA$1.9b6.3x9.4x0.6x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022CA$18.2bCA$29.4bCA$1.9b6.9x9.8x0.6x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022CA$19.4bCA$29.3bCA$1.9b8.1x10.5x0.7x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022CA$17.5bCA$28.1bCA$1.8b4.2x9.6x0.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022CA$19.6bCA$27.9bCA$1.8b4.4x10.8x0.7x
Thu, 12 May 2022CA$20.1bCA$27.1bCA$1.8b6.5x11.5x0.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022CA$22.3bCA$26.0bCA$1.7b7x13.1x0.9x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022CA$22.1bCA$25.7bCA$1.7b9.1x13.4x0.9x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022CA$22.1bCA$24.7bCA$1.5b8.8x14.7x0.9x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021CA$21.6bCA$24.6bCA$1.5b9.1x14.6x0.9x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021CA$21.9bCA$25.9bCA$1.5b8.9x14.4x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$21.9bTotal Earnings: CA$1.5bTotal Revenue: CA$25.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.3x202220232024
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 15.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.72x.
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 9.8% 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 Market0.41%
Industrials-2.23%
Trade Distributors-3.40%
Trade Companies and Distributors-3.40%
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
ZDC ZedcorCA$3.4322.5%
+CA$60.5m		411.9%PE846.9x
DBM Doman Building Materials GroupCA$9.444.5%
+CA$35.8m		45.7%PE14.6x
E Enterprise GroupCA$2.039.7%
+CA$11.1m		185.9%PE20.4x
TBL Taiga Building ProductsCA$3.851.0%
+CA$4.3m		21.1%PE8.2x
GDL GoodfellowCA$13.862.4%
+CA$2.8m		-1.0%PE9x
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