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French (CAC) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y1.1%
  • YTD3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has risen 3.8%, driven by gains from Rexel of 3.7%. Meanwhile, Jacquet Metals actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.9% in the last week. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Jan 2025€8.7b€22.3b€777.9m12x11.2x0.4x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024€8.3b€22.3b€777.9m12x10.7x0.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024€9.0b€22.3b€777.7m12.5x11.6x0.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024€9.0b€22.4b€777.3m12.7x11.6x0.4x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024€7.9b€22.5b€766.5m14.7x10.3x0.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024€7.8b€22.5b€766.5m14.8x10.1x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024€8.6b€22.7b€853.4m14x10x0.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024€9.5b€22.7b€853.4m14.7x11.1x0.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024€9.1b€22.9b€894.6m10.8x10.1x0.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024€8.8b€22.9b€903.2m8.9x9.8x0.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024€8.5b€23.0b€925.4m8.4x9.2x0.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024€8.9b€23.2b€1.0b7.9x8.6x0.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023€9.0b€23.2b€1.0b7.4x8.7x0.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023€7.8b€23.2b€1.0b6.8x7.4x0.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023€7.3b€23.3b€1.1b6.9x6.7x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023€8.1b€23.5b€1.1b7.4x7.2x0.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023€7.8b€23.5b€1.1b7.8x6.9x0.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023€8.4b€22.8b€1.2b7.6x7.2x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023€7.9b€22.8b€1.2b6.9x6.8x0.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023€7.6b€22.8b€1.2b6.6x6.4x0.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023€8.2b€22.7b€1.2b7.2x6.9x0.4x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023€8.9b€22.7b€1.2b7.8x7.4x0.4x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023€7.8b€20.7b€1.1b7.9x7.3x0.4x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022€7.0b€20.7b€1.1b7.2x6.6x0.3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022€7.0b€20.5b€1.1b7.2x6.6x0.3x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022€6.2b€20.5b€1.1b6.3x5.8x0.3x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022€6.2b€20.5b€1.1b6.8x5.8x0.3x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022€6.7b€20.2b€1.0b7.1x6.5x0.3x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022€5.8b€18.2b€839.6m7.2x7x0.3x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022€7.3b€18.2b€838.7m8.3x8.7x0.4x
Mon, 09 May 2022€7.2b€18.0b€791.8m8.4x9.1x0.4x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022€6.9b€18.0b€792.9m9.7x8.7x0.4x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022€7.3b€17.7b€779.3m9.7x9.4x0.4x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022€7.5b€16.6b€631.4m11.7x11.9x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: €7.5bTotal Earnings: €631.4mTotal Revenue: €16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 French Industrials industry?

FR Market4.76%
Industrials3.86%
Trade Distributors2.82%
Trade Companies and Distributors2.82%
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
RXL Rexel€26.204.0%
+€298.2m
5.8%PE11.2x
ABLD ABL Diagnostics Société anonyme€3.007.9%
+€3.5m
-69.1%PE261.8x
THEP Thermador Groupe€69.100.3%
+€1.8m
-15.7%PE12.9x
ALGLD Gold By Gold€4.001.0%
+€107.4k
233.3%PS1.1x
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