South Korean (KOSPI) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies16

7D0.2%
3M1.5%
1Y-4.6%
YTDn/a

In the last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry is flat overall, with Hyundai G.F. Holdings standing out by going down 7.5%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 27 Sep 2025	₩13.7t	₩84.1t	₩1.3t	8.5x	10.7x	0.2x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025	₩13.2t	₩84.4t	₩1.3t	9.5x	10.3x	0.2x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025	₩14.3t	₩84.9t	₩1.8t	11.4x	7.8x	0.2x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025	₩13.6t	₩84.9t	₩1.8t	11.2x	7.5x	0.2x
Sun, 18 May 2025	₩12.5t	₩83.6t	₩1.7t	8.8x	7.5x	0.1x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025	₩13.2t	₩83.6t	₩1.7t	8.8x	7.9x	0.2x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025	₩14.4t	₩81.9t	₩1.9t	5.8x	7.7x	0.2x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025	₩11.0t	₩81.9t	₩1.9t	6x	5.9x	0.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025	₩11.4t	₩81.8t	₩1.9t	6.5x	6.1x	0.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024	₩12.3t	₩81.8t	₩1.9t	7x	6.6x	0.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024	₩13.6t	₩78.5t	₩2.5t	10.7x	5.3x	0.2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024	₩14.6t	₩78.5t	₩2.5t	10.5x	5.8x	0.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024	₩14.0t	₩78.5t	₩2.5t	10.2x	5.5x	0.2x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024	₩12.9t	₩76.7t	₩2.0t	12.7x	6.3x	0.2x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024	₩15.5t	₩76.7t	₩2.0t	14.1x	7.6x	0.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024	₩12.3t	₩76.7t	₩2.0t	12.9x	6.1x	0.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024	₩12.1t	₩76.6t	₩2.1t	11.1x	5.9x	0.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024	₩14.9t	₩79.4t	₩2.0t	14.8x	7.3x	0.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024	₩14.6t	₩79.4t	₩2.0t	13.6x	7.1x	0.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024	₩14.0t	₩79.4t	₩2.0t	13.8x	6.8x	0.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023	₩14.0t	₩79.4t	₩2.0t	13.6x	6.8x	0.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023	₩13.4t	₩82.3t	₩1.3t	15.7x	10.4x	0.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023	₩17.1t	₩82.3t	₩1.3t	18.1x	13.3x	0.2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023	₩19.9t	₩82.3t	₩1.3t	18.9x	15.5x	0.2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023	₩16.8t	₩86.5t	₩1.4t	13.8x	11.7x	0.2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023	₩11.5t	₩86.5t	₩1.4t	12.6x	8x	0.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023	₩10.2t	₩88.2t	₩1.4t	9.1x	7.1x	0.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023	₩10.5t	₩88.8t	₩1.5t	9.7x	7.2x	0.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023	₩7.6t	₩85.2t	₩1.5t	10.8x	5.2x	0.09x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023	₩8.0t	₩86.4t	₩1.4t	7.3x	5.5x	0.09x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023	₩6.7t	₩86.4t	₩1.4t	7.1x	4.6x	0.08x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022	₩7.2t	₩86.1t	₩1.4t	8.6x	5x	0.08x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022	₩7.1t	₩85.2t	₩1.3t	8x	5.3x	0.08x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022	₩6.6t	₩85.2t	₩1.3t	7.5x	4.9x	0.08x

Price to Earnings Ratio

4.9x

Tue, 04 Oct 2022

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Trading Companies and Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.4x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.15x.

Past Earnings Growth

Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.