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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD5.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Ashtead Group declining 1.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£76.4bUK£52.6bUK£4.0b20.9x19.2x1.5x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£74.2bUK£53.2bUK£3.5b19.9x21x1.4x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£80.5bUK£52.8bUK£3.5b20.6x23x1.5x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£87.9bUK£53.4bUK£3.6b21x24.7x1.6x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£88.7bUK£51.3bUK£3.2b25.3x28.1x1.7x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£80.9bUK£50.6bUK£3.1b23.6x26.5x1.6x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£83.6bUK£49.6bUK£2.4b27.2x34.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£83.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.4bTotal Revenue: UK£49.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.1x.
  • 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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 7.7% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.60%
Industrials-2.36%
Trade Distributors-1.28%
Trade Companies and Distributors-1.28%
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£35.861.3%
+UK£152.7m		27.8%PE24.7x
LTHM James LathamUK£13.151.5%
+UK£4.0m		17.9%PE11.6x
DNA2 Doric Nimrod Air TwoUK£1.431.1%
+UK£1.9m		53.8%PE3x
AVAP AvationUK£1.340.4%
+UK£354.4k		30.2%PS1.4x
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1Y

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0.4%

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30.2%