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U.K. (FTSE) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y10.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Distributors industry is up 2.9%, with Inchcape up 3.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 10%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.7x11.4x0.3x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.2x11.9x0.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.7bUK£300.3m10.5x11.8x0.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£297.0m10.3x11.9x0.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12x12.1x0.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m11.6x11.8x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.2x12.2x0.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m12.5x12.6x0.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m12.3x12.5x0.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.5x11.4x0.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x11.7x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.7x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m10.1x11.9x0.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£3.3bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.4x12.5x0.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m9.2x13.8x0.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.3x13.3x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10x12.8x0.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.2x13.4x0.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.3x0.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.5x13.2x0.4x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m10.7x14.3x0.5x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.7x14.4x0.5x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.5x12x0.4x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£304.8m9.3x12.1x0.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£3.1bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.2x10.4x0.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£3.3bUK£9.0bUK£303.4m9.1x10.8x0.4x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m12x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£3.2bUK£8.7bUK£158.0m11.1x20.1x0.4x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m13.4x21.4x0.4x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£155.3m13.9x21.3x0.4x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£153.4m17.3x21.6x0.4x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£3.5bUK£8.7bUK£148.1m21.3x23.6x0.4x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£4.1bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m24.1x39x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.1bTotal Earnings: UK£105.3mTotal Revenue: UK£8.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 11.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 15.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Distributors compare with similar industries?

GB Market3.53%
Consumer Discretionary2.26%
Retail Distributors2.70%
Distributors2.70%
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
INCH InchcapeUK£7.483.4%
+UK£96.3m		13.3%PE10.5x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.605.6%
+UK£7.7m		27.3%PE5.7x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£1.093.8%
+UK£3.4m		-26.4%PE8.8x
HEAD Headlam GroupUK£1.402.2%
+UK£2.4m		-34.0%PS0.2x
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7D

3.4%

1Y

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2.2%

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