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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M-14.1%
  • 1Y-20.4%
  • YTD-11.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has risen 5.3%, driven by gains from Ashtead Group of 5.7%. During this same period, the Ashtead Technology Holdings underperformed, falling 6.0%. In the past year, the industry is down 20%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£46.0bUK£39.5bUK£2.4b13.1x19.6x1.2x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£42.5bUK£39.7bUK£2.4b13.1x17.8x1.1x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£47.8bUK£39.9bUK£2.4b14.2x19.8x1.2x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£53.7bUK£40.2bUK£2.5b13.8x21.8x1.3x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£51.7bUK£40.2bUK£2.5b13.3x20.7x1.3x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£58.8bUK£39.4bUK£2.5b12.5x23.6x1.5x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£57.4bUK£39.1bUK£2.5b14.1x23.2x1.5x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£57.6bUK£38.9bUK£2.4b17.7x23.9x1.5x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£54.5bUK£39.2bUK£2.5b16.3x21.5x1.4x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£56.4bUK£40.0bUK£3.0b14x18.7x1.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£54.8bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b13.5x17.9x1.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£59.4bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.7x18.8x1.5x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£55.7bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13.1x17.4x1.4x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£52.6bUK£39.8bUK£3.2b13.4x16.7x1.3x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£53.7bUK£40.5bUK£3.5b11.1x15.4x1.3x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£53.7bUK£40.5bUK£3.5b11.1x15.5x1.3x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£49.2bUK£39.6bUK£3.0b10.9x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£45.9bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.2x14.8x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£48.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b11.6x15.5x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£49.8bUK£39.0bUK£3.1b11.1x16.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£51.7bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b10.7x16.9x1.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£51.7bUK£39.0bUK£3.2b10.6x16.1x1.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£51.3bUK£38.7bUK£3.2b10.2x16x1.3x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£49.2bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b13.2x15.6x1.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£50.8bUK£38.6bUK£3.2b13.2x16x1.3x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£54.1bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.8x17.6x1.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£50.1bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.3x16.3x1.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022UK£50.4bUK£36.5bUK£3.2b12.3x15.8x1.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022UK£46.7bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b11.8x14.4x1.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022UK£62.3bUK£62.8bUK£5.1b12x12.2x1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022UK£68.4bUK£58.3bUK£4.9b13.3x14x1.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022UK£67.9bUK£57.0bUK£4.8b13.4x14.2x1.2x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022UK£58.8bUK£55.9bUK£4.5b13.6x13.1x1.1x
Sat, 21 May 2022UK£65.1bUK£54.0bUK£4.2b14.6x15.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£65.1bTotal Earnings: UK£4.2bTotal Revenue: UK£54.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Trade Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.30%
Industrials0.014%
Trade Distributors5.27%
Trade Companies and Distributors5.27%
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
AHT Ashtead GroupUK£44.5210.5%
+UK£1.8b		-25.3%PE16.8x
RS1 RS GroupUK£6.0116.4%
+UK£400.3m		-26.7%PE16.8x
BNZL BunzlUK£25.204.9%
+UK£384.3m		-19.3%PE16.4x
DPLM DiplomaUK£42.605.1%
+UK£276.3m		4.3%PE44.2x
HWDN Howden Joinery GroupUK£8.304.7%
+UK£201.7m		-9.1%PE18.3x
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7D

-3.4%

1Y

-46.1%

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RS1

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16.4%

1Y

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1Y

3.7%

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7D

10.5%

1Y

-25.3%

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7D

10.4%

1Y

-23.9%

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UK£0.69

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7D

-2.3%

1Y

-9.8%

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HWDN

UK£8.30

Howden Joinery Group

7D

4.7%

1Y

-9.1%

BNZL

UK£25.20

Bunzl

7D

4.9%

1Y

-19.3%

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DPLM

UK£42.60

Diploma

7D

5.1%

1Y

4.3%

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HSS

UK£0.071

HSS Hire Group

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-27.2%

LTHM

UK£11.15

James Latham

7D

5.2%

1Y

-8.2%