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U.K. (FTSE) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M-14.9%
  • 1Y2.3%
  • YTD-8.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Distributors industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by a pullback from Inchcape of 3.4%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13x0.4x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.1x13.5x0.4x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£3.5bUK£9.2bUK£282.9m9.9x12.5x0.4x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m10.8x14.7x0.5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m12.4x14.5x0.5x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£3.5bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.7x11.7x0.4x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£304.8m9.8x12.1x0.4x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022UK£3.1bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.8x10.2x0.3x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022UK£3.3bUK£9.0bUK£303.4m9.7x10.8x0.4x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m11.5x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022UK£3.2bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m12.8x20.4x0.4x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022UK£3.4bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m13.3x21.6x0.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022UK£3.4bUK£8.7bUK£153.4m16.7x22.2x0.4x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022UK£3.4bUK£8.7bUK£153.4m18.1x22.1x0.4x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022UK£4.0bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m22.4x37.7x0.5x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022UK£4.2bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m24.9x40.2x0.5x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021UK£4.1bUK£8.8bUK£106.5m23.6x39x0.5x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021UK£4.1bUK£8.8bUK£105.1m25.8x39.4x0.5x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021UK£4.0bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m25.2x38.1x0.5x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021UK£4.2bUK£8.8bUK£102.6m27x41.2x0.5x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021UK£4.3bUK£8.7bUK£105.7m27.6x41.1x0.5x
Sun, 02 May 2021UK£3.8bUK£8.2b-UK£18,905,000.0019.8x-202.1x0.5x
Wed, 03 Feb 2021UK£3.0bUK£7.6b-UK£153,343,000.0012.7x-19.8x0.4x
Sat, 07 Nov 2020UK£2.3bUK£8.0b-UK£70,725,000.0010.9x-31.8x0.3x
Fri, 31 Jul 2020UK£2.0bUK£8.4bUK£12.4m52.9x159.7x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.3bTotal Earnings: UK£184.2mTotal Revenue: UK£9.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.43x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-2.80%
Consumer Discretionary-2.66%
Retail Distributors-3.77%
Distributors-3.77%
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
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.530.4%
+UK£471.1k
55.4%PE5x
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Latest News

UPGS

UK£1.28

UP Global Sourcing Holdings

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-3.8%

HEAD

UK£2.41

Headlam Group

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-26.7%

INCH

UK£7.62

Inchcape

7D

-3.5%

1Y

4.6%

LIKE

UK£0.24

Likewise Group

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-24.6%

SUP

UK£0.98

Supreme

7D

-7.1%

1Y

-20.3%