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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-6.1%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTD4.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by Howden Joinery Group declining 4.3%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 5.8%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 May 2023UK£50.4bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b9.9x15.7x1.3x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b10.3x15.7x1.3x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023UK£49.2bUK£38.6bUK£3.2b12.9x15.5x1.3x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023UK£54.7bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.7x17.8x1.5x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023UK£51.0bUK£36.7bUK£3.0b12.9x16.7x1.4x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022UK£48.9bUK£36.7bUK£3.1b12.6x16x1.3x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022UK£50.5bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b12.4x15.6x1.4x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022UK£673.2bUK£62.8bUK£5.2b10.9x129.4x10.7x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022UK£66.3bUK£59.7bUK£5.0b13.3x13.3x1.1x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022UK£70.6bUK£57.2bUK£4.8b13.6x14.7x1.2x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022UK£60.8bUK£56.6bUK£4.6b13.6x13.3x1.1x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022UK£67.5bUK£54.0bUK£4.2b14.2x15.9x1.3x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022UK£71.5bUK£54.0bUK£4.1b19.2x17.4x1.3x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022UK£76.2bUK£52.5bUK£4.0b21.3x19.2x1.5x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022UK£74.7bUK£52.7bUK£3.5b20x21.4x1.4x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022UK£81.6bUK£52.7bUK£3.5b20.9x23.4x1.5x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021UK£88.7bUK£53.3bUK£3.5b21x25x1.7x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021UK£89.5bUK£51.4bUK£3.2b25.2x28.3x1.7x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021UK£78.4bUK£50.8bUK£3.1b22.2x25.5x1.5x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021UK£83.4bUK£49.6bUK£2.4b27.2x34.4x1.7x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021UK£79.8bUK£49.3bUK£2.3b25.7x35.4x1.6x
Sat, 01 May 2021UK£71.3bUK£48.5bUK£2.1b21.9x34x1.5x
Tue, 02 Feb 2021UK£61.9bUK£47.7bUK£1.8b19.2x33.6x1.3x
Fri, 06 Nov 2020UK£53.4bUK£46.7bUK£1.9b20x28x1.1x
Mon, 10 Aug 2020UK£47.5bUK£46.2bUK£1.9b19.3x24.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£45.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.3bTotal Revenue: UK£47.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Trading Companies and 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 15.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.1% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.84%
Industrials-1.54%
Trade Distributors-1.67%
Trade Companies and Distributors-1.67%
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
BNZL BunzlUK£31.581.7%
+UK£174.4m		14.1%PE22.3x
DPLM DiplomaUK£30.082.2%
+UK£85.7m		15.7%PE34x
AHT Ashtead GroupUK£49.380.4%
+UK£82.2m		18.9%PE17.1x
RS1 RS GroupUK£8.000.8%
+UK£31.2m		-17.4%PE13.3x
ASY Andrews Sykes GroupUK£5.806.4%
+UK£14.7m		11.0%PE14.4x
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BNZL

UK£31.58

Bunzl

7D

1.7%

1Y

14.1%

The Returns At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Growing

May 30
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HWDN

UK£6.67

Howden Joinery Group

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-2.2%

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Howden Joinery Group's (LON:HWDN) Returns On Capital

May 30
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RS1

UK£8.00

RS Group

7D

0.8%

1Y

-17.4%

LORD

UK£0.68

Lords Group Trading

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-22.9%

ASY

UK£5.80

Andrews Sykes Group

7D

6.4%

1Y

11.0%

DPLM

UK£30.08

Diploma

7D

2.2%

1Y

15.7%

SDY

UK£0.34

Speedy Hire

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-28.5%

TPK

UK£9.02

Travis Perkins

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-25.2%

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May 14
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VP.

UK£6.30

Vp

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-32.6%

AHT

UK£49.38

Ashtead Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

18.9%

Here's Why Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

May 12
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MACF

UK£1.08

Macfarlane Group

7D

0.9%

1Y

-11.8%

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

May 11
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GFTU

UK£8.26

Grafton Group

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-11.9%

SHI

UK£0.41

SIG

7D

-2.0%

1Y

15.4%

YCA

UK£3.95

Yellow Cake

7D

-2.0%

1Y

5.8%

Yellow Cake (LON:YCA) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Mar 16
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AVAP

UK£1.26

Avation

7D

2.0%

1Y

59.5%

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Mar 07
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LTHM

UK£12.30

James Latham

7D

1.2%

1Y

-11.8%