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U.K. (FTSE) Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-6.4%
  • 1Y-22.5%
  • YTDn/a

The Distributors industry has been flat over the last week, but Headlam Group has lost 6.0%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 23% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10.2x10.3x0.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.4x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.5x0.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.2x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.6x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£264.5m9.9x13.4x0.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.6x13.1x0.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£3.9bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.3x13.8x0.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.5x12.7x0.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.7x13.4x0.4x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m11.3x13x0.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10x13.2x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.2x14.3x0.5x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m12.4x14.6x0.5x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.9x12x0.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£3.5bUK£9.0bUK£306.4m9.4x11.5x0.4x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£3.1bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.5x10.2x0.3x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£3.3bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m11x11.1x0.4x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m11.4x12.6x0.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m13x21x0.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£8.7bUK£155.5m13.3x21.9x0.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£3.3bUK£8.7bUK£153.4m17.2x21.2x0.4x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£3.5bUK£8.7bUK£153.4m18.4x22.6x0.4x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£4.0bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m23x38.3x0.5x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£4.3bUK£8.8bUK£106.5m24.6x40.1x0.5x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£4.2bUK£8.8bUK£106.5m23.6x39.2x0.5x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£4.2bUK£8.8bUK£105.1m25.7x39.6x0.5x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£4.0bUK£8.8bUK£105.3m25.2x38.1x0.5x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£4.5bUK£8.8bUK£102.6m26.5x44.1x0.5x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£4.3bUK£8.7bUK£105.7m27.4x40.9x0.5x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£3.8bUK£8.2b-UK£18,905,000.0019.8x-202.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-194.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£18,905,000.00Total Revenue: UK£8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 2.9x202220232024
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 10.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 2.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.43x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Distributors industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.70%
Consumer Discretionary0.74%
Retail Distributors0.77%
Distributors0.77%
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
INCH InchcapeUK£6.431.0%
+UK£26.8m
-24.0%PE9.8x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£1.544.1%
+UK£5.2m
20.3%PE10.6x
SUP SupremeUK£1.181.3%
+UK£1.6m
20.4%PE7.7x
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Latest News

HEAD

UK£1.81

Headlam Group

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-41.6%

SUP

UK£1.18

Supreme

7D

1.3%

1Y

20.4%

LIKE

UK£0.18

Likewise Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-18.7%

LDSG

UK£0.095

Leeds Group

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-24.0%

ULTP

UK£1.54

Ultimate Products

7D

4.1%

1Y

20.3%