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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D4.7%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y9.2%
  • YTD4.6%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is up 6.5%, with Ashtead Group up 7.9%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£56.8bUK£39.9bUK£3.0b14x18.9x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£54.5bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b13x17.8x1.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£58.6bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13.8x18.4x1.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£55.4bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.4x17.5x1.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£52.9bUK£39.9bUK£3.2b13.3x16.7x1.3x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£54.4bUK£40.5bUK£3.5b11.3x15.7x1.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£55.2bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11.1x16x1.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£48.1bUK£39.7bUK£3.0b10.8x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£46.0bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.1x14.8x1.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£49.6bUK£39.9bUK£3.1b11.8x15.9x1.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£49.6bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b11.1x16.2x1.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£51.5bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b10.7x16.8x1.3x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£52.3bUK£38.9bUK£3.2b10.8x16.3x1.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£50.3bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b10.2x15.9x1.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£48.6bUK£38.4bUK£3.1b12.7x15.4x1.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£52.8bUK£38.7bUK£3.2b13.5x16.5x1.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£55.8bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b13.1x18.2x1.5x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£48.1bUK£36.9bUK£3.1b12.1x15.6x1.3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£50.7bUK£36.5bUK£3.2b12.3x15.8x1.4x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£46.0bUK£36.5bUK£3.2b11.7x14.3x1.3x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£64.0bUK£62.2bUK£5.3b13.2x12.1x1x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£69.5bUK£58.1bUK£4.9b13.3x14.2x1.2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£67.8bUK£56.9bUK£4.6b13.4x14.8x1.2x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£60.2bUK£56.1bUK£4.5b13.3x13.3x1.1x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£67.7bUK£54.0bUK£4.2b14.5x16.1x1.3x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£73.5bUK£52.7bUK£4.0b21.1x18.4x1.4x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£75.3bUK£51.5bUK£3.9b20.8x19.5x1.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£77.6bUK£52.9bUK£3.5b20x22.1x1.5x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022UK£91.4bUK£52.8bUK£3.5b21.8x26.1x1.7x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021UK£86.6bUK£52.1bUK£3.3b24.6x26.5x1.7x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021UK£85.0bUK£50.7bUK£3.1b25.2x27.7x1.7x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021UK£81.6bUK£50.4bUK£2.6b22.9x30.8x1.6x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021UK£81.6bUK£49.3bUK£2.3b25.5x36.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£79.7bTotal Earnings: UK£2.3bTotal Revenue: UK£49.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202220232024
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 18.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.8% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.065%
Industrials-0.039%
Trade Distributors4.71%
Trade Companies and Distributors4.71%
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£54.167.5%
+UK£1.6b		-1.0%PE19.2x
RS1 RS GroupUK£7.869.1%
+UK£310.3m		3.9%PE20.3x
HWDN Howden Joinery GroupUK£9.354.1%
+UK£203.3m		31.5%PE20.2x
BNZL BunzlUK£31.981.2%
+UK£127.7m		12.2%PE20.4x
DPLM DiplomaUK£42.762.2%
+UK£126.0m		37.5%PE49.4x
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7D

9.1%

1Y

3.9%

GFTU

UK£10.15

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7D

4.1%

1Y

16.4%

AT.

UK£8.73

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7D

7.1%

1Y

135.9%

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BNZL

UK£31.98

Bunzl

7D

1.2%

1Y

12.2%

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AHT

UK£54.16

Ashtead Group

7D

7.5%

1Y

-1.0%

DPLM

UK£42.76

Diploma

7D

2.2%

1Y

37.5%

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TPK

UK£9.11

Travis Perkins

7D

6.1%

1Y

0.1%

HWDN

UK£9.35

Howden Joinery Group

7D

4.1%

1Y

31.5%

VP.

UK£6.60

Vp

7D

-5.0%

1Y

16.3%

YCA

UK£5.48

Yellow Cake

7D

-8.0%

1Y

28.3%

ASY

UK£5.53

Andrews Sykes Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-14.3%

HSS

UK£0.069

HSS Hire Group

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-53.4%

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AVAP

UK£1.28

Avation

7D

-1.5%

1Y

17.4%