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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-23.1%
  • 1Y-23.1%
  • YTD-18.9%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with Bunzl up 4.2%. In the past year, the industry is down 23%. 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
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£41.4bUK£39.5bUK£2.4b13.4x17.6x1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£45.8bUK£39.9bUK£2.4b14x19x1.1x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£53.0bUK£40.0bUK£2.4b13.7x21.7x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£52.2bUK£40.4bUK£2.5b13.2x20.6x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£54.0bUK£40.1bUK£2.5b13.3x21.6x1.3x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£58.9bUK£39.2bUK£2.5b13.5x23.9x1.5x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£57.0bUK£39.1bUK£2.5b14.2x23.1x1.5x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£56.1bUK£39.0bUK£2.4b17.7x23x1.4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£53.6bUK£39.6bUK£2.6b16x20.3x1.4x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£53.7bUK£40.1bUK£3.1b14x17.6x1.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£56.3bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b13.5x18.2x1.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£57.7bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b12.8x18x1.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£55.1bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.5x17.3x1.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£54.5bUK£40.5bUK£3.5b11.2x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£51.9bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11.1x15x1.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£54.9bUK£40.3bUK£3.4b11.1x16.2x1.4x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£48.0bUK£39.9bUK£3.1b10.6x15.7x1.2x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£48.8bUK£39.9bUK£3.1b10.8x15.7x1.2x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£49.7bUK£39.8bUK£3.1b11.4x16x1.2x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£52.6bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b11.8x17.2x1.4x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£51.0bUK£39.0bUK£3.2b10.6x16x1.3x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£50.4bUK£38.8bUK£3.2b10.1x15.8x1.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£49.3bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b10.3x15.7x1.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b12.9x15.6x1.3x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£53.4bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.7x17.4x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£50.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.0b12.7x16.6x1.4x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£47.8bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.4x15.6x1.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£50.3bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b12.5x15.6x1.4x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£170.6bUK£61.9bUK£5.1b11.2x33.4x2.8x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£67.9bUK£60.0bUK£5.0b13.7x13.4x1.1x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£70.7bUK£57.0bUK£4.8b13.6x14.8x1.2x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£61.4bUK£57.0bUK£4.6b13.4x13.3x1.1x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£66.3bUK£54.2bUK£4.3b14.2x15.6x1.2x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£71.7bUK£53.7bUK£4.2b16.4x17.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£71.7bTotal Earnings: UK£4.2bTotal Revenue: UK£53.7bTotal 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 1.0x.
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 9.7% 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 Market1.56%
Industrials0.48%
Trade Distributors1.21%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.21%
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£41.084.2%
+UK£723.3m		-28.7%PE15.6x
BNZL BunzlUK£23.181.3%
+UK£97.7m		-23.6%PE15.1x
RS1 RS GroupUK£5.071.8%
+UK£42.2m		-28.5%PE14.1x
DPLM DiplomaUK£38.640.5%
+UK£24.1m		8.4%PE40.1x
VP. VpUK£5.7210.0%
+UK£20.5m		-5.1%PS0.6x
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