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U.K. (FTSE) Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-1.0%
  • 1Y-19.6%
  • YTD-11.9%

The Retail Distributors industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with Inchcape up 2.1%. However, the industry is down 19% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£2.9bUK£10.0bUK£287.3m8.9x10.1x0.3x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£277.3m10.1x12x0.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.5x10.6x0.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.7m9.2x10.8x0.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£3.0bUK£10.4bUK£277.9m8.7x11x0.3x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£3.3bUK£10.4bUK£294.2m8.9x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£3.1bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m9.1x10.3x0.2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£3.5bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10x11.7x0.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£3.6bUK£12.8bUK£301.8m10.4x11.8x0.3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£12.8bUK£302.2m10.2x11.3x0.3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£3.7bUK£12.8bUK£296.8m10.6x12.4x0.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£4.0bUK£12.8bUK£316.7m12.4x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£3.9bUK£12.6bUK£307.7m12.7x12.8x0.3x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£3.5bUK£12.6bUK£303.2m11.5x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£3.8bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m11.2x12.5x0.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£3.3bUK£12.6bUK£301.0m10.9x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£3.1bUK£12.6bUK£301.2m10x10.3x0.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.1x12x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£3.4bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9.3x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£11.1bUK£273.2m9x11.4x0.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£3.2bUK£11.0bUK£267.2m9.1x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£3.6bUK£11.0bUK£265.1m10x13.6x0.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£3.5bUK£11.0bUK£278.7m10.8x12.6x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£9.3bUK£283.8m10x12.8x0.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m10.6x13.1x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£9.2bUK£282.0m11x13.5x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£3.7bUK£9.2bUK£282.5m10.9x13.1x0.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m10.3x13.4x0.5x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£301.7m11.7x14.5x0.5x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m11.2x14.2x0.5x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£3.7bUK£9.0bUK£301.3m10.9x12.2x0.4x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£3.4bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m10.1x11.1x0.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£3.0bUK£9.0bUK£303.2m8.2x9.8x0.3x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£3.4bUK£9.0bUK£295.9m11.2x11.5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.4bTotal Earnings: UK£295.9mTotal Revenue: UK£9.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Retail 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 10.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Consumer Discretionary industry?

GB Market-2.77%
Consumer Discretionary0.83%
Retail Distributors1.67%
Distributors1.67%
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£6.782.1%
+UK£47.2m		-19.0%PE8.9x
ULTP Ultimate ProductsUK£0.6416.4%
+UK£7.5m		-55.7%PE7.6x
SNWS Smiths NewsUK£0.584.3%
+UK£5.8m		-0.7%PE5x

Latest News

SUP
UK£1.79
Supreme
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-1.9%

Here's Why Supreme (LON:SUP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 21
Here's Why Supreme (LON:SUP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
INCH
UK£6.78
Inchcape
7D
2.1%
1Y
-19.0%

Is It Time To Consider Buying Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)?

Aug 16
Is It Time To Consider Buying Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)?
ULTP
UK£0.64
Ultimate Products
7D
16.4%
1Y
-55.7%

EU Expansion And Amazon Sales Will Boost Future Prospects

The consensus analyst price target for Ultimate Products has increased to £1.10, as analysts now expect higher future valuation multiples despite a notable decline in net profit margin. What's in the News Latest earnings guidance sets 2025 revenue consensus at £149.2 million and 2026 at £137.7 million.
LIKE
UK£0.26
Likewise Group
7D
-1.9%
1Y
34.2%
SNWS
UK£0.58
Smiths News
7D
4.3%
1Y
-0.7%
HEAD
UK£0.75
Headlam Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-49.6%