South Korean (KOSPI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.3x. However, future earnings are expected to decline by 1.1% which could potentially cause the PE ratio to fall below its historical average.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 54% per year over the last three years, and revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% per year. This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Trade Distributors industry?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Trade Companies and Distributors industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.3x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 1.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 85% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth or they expect the Trade Companies and Distributors industry's earnings to deteriorate the least compared to other industries.

Forecasted Growth: Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Trade Companies and Distributors industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 1.1% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries. However, this is a reversal from its past annual earnings growth rate of 85% per year.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?