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South Korean (KOSPI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-7.8%
  • 1Y-21.4%
  • YTD7.0%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is up 2.8%, with Posco International up 2.8%. In the past year, the industry is down 24%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 2.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025₩11.8t₩81.9t₩1.9t6.1x6.3x0.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩11.4t₩81.8t₩1.9t6.1x6.1x0.1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩11.1t₩49.5t₩1.2t6.7x9.2x0.2x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩12.3t₩79.4t₩2.6t10x4.7x0.2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩14.1t₩78.5t₩2.5t10.4x5.5x0.2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩13.1t₩78.5t₩2.5t9.7x5.1x0.2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩12.6t₩77.3t₩2.1t11.9x6x0.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩14.1t₩76.7t₩2.0t12.9x6.9x0.2x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩11.9t₩76.7t₩2.0t13.3x5.8x0.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩12.5t₩76.6t₩2.1t12x6.1x0.2x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩13.9t₩77.0t₩2.1t13.6x6.7x0.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩14.6t₩79.4t₩2.0t14.1x7.1x0.2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩12.9t₩79.4t₩2.0t12.3x6.3x0.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩14.7t₩79.4t₩2.0t14.5x7.2x0.2x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩14.6t₩82.3t₩1.3t16.7x11.4x0.2x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩16.1t₩82.3t₩1.3t17.1x12.6x0.2x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩18.9t₩82.3t₩1.3t18.7x14.7x0.2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩20.9t₩84.9t₩1.3t13.5x15.9x0.2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩13.0t₩86.5t₩1.4t13x9.1x0.2x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩10.3t₩86.5t₩1.4t12.5x7.1x0.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩9.4t₩88.8t₩1.5t9x6.4x0.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩8.0t₩84.8t₩1.4t9.4x5.7x0.09x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩8.4t₩86.4t₩1.4t7.4x5.8x0.1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩8.3t₩86.4t₩1.4t7.5x5.8x0.1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩7.5t₩86.1t₩1.4t8.8x5.2x0.09x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩7.2t₩85.3t₩1.3t7.7x5.4x0.08x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩6.9t₩85.2t₩1.3t7.4x5.1x0.08x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩7.5t₩85.2t₩1.3t9.7x5.6x0.09x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022₩6.7t₩80.5t₩1.1t9x5.9x0.08x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022₩5.9t₩80.5t₩1.1t8.1x5.1x0.07x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022₩7.2t₩80.5t₩1.1t8.9x6.3x0.09x
Thu, 05 May 2022₩7.3t₩75.3t₩915.6b11.4x8x0.1x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022₩6.6t₩75.2t₩898.2b9.1x7.3x0.09x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022₩6.0t₩69.1t₩708.1b7.3x8.5x0.09x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.5x


Total Market Cap: ₩6.0tTotal Earnings: ₩708.1bTotal Revenue: ₩69.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Trade 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 6.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 7.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.14x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 Industrials industry?

KR Market2.62%
Industrials1.72%
Trade Distributors3.13%
Trade Companies and Distributors3.13%
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
A047050 Posco International₩43.50k2.7%
+₩196.0b
-25.6%PE11.1x
A001120 LX International₩28.50k4.2%
+₩41.4b
1.1%PE6.1x
A005440 Hyundai G.F. Holdings₩5.22k4.8%
+₩37.4b
15.5%PE1.2x
A001740 SK Networks₩4.45k3.4%
+₩28.1b
-33.5%PE8.5x
A011760 Hyundai₩22.80k8.6%
+₩21.6b
17.7%PE2.4x
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