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U.S. Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-7.9%
  • 1Y-7.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Distributors is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Pool has stood out, gaining 3.3%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.1% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$43.6bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.8x17.8x0.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$47.4bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.6x18.3x0.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$46.3bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.4x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$44.6bUS$58.0bUS$2.6b14.9x17.2x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$43.9bUS$57.7bUS$2.8b12.9x15.9x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$46.6bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.6x17.4x1x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$50.3bUS$47.3bUS$2.7b17.3x18.9x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$52.6bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b15.5x18.4x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$52.5bUS$46.9bUS$2.8b15.3x18.5x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$49.6bUS$46.5bUS$2.8b16.4x17.9x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$49.0bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b12.1x18.2x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$46.8bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b14.2x17.6x1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$45.3bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b13.7x16.7x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$49.5bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.2x18.1x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$52.2bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b16.1x19.1x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$54.8bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.6x18.5x1.2x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$50.8bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b12.7x17.2x1.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$55.5bUS$46.9bUS$2.9b17.2x19.2x1.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$53.8bUS$45.3bUS$3.0b17.1x17.9x1.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$57.6bUS$46.2bUS$3.0b16.3x19.2x1.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$57.7bUS$44.2bUS$3.1b16x18.6x1.3x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$54.2bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12x17.4x1.2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$57.3bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12.4x18.3x1.3x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$52.3bUS$44.0bUS$3.2b14.5x16.3x1.2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$53.6bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b16.8x17.1x1.2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$58.6bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b20.1x18.8x1.4x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$53.7bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b16.8x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$51.9bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b15.9x18.5x1.2x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$52.4bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b19.7x18.6x1.3x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$53.6bUS$40.3bUS$2.7b20.8x19.8x1.3x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$52.2bUS$40.2bUS$2.7b13.4x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$57.5bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b15.3x23x1.5x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$63.0bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b15.7x25.1x1.6x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021US$61.0bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b15.8x24.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.3x


Total Market Cap: US$61.0bTotal Earnings: US$2.5bTotal Revenue: US$39.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market-1.19%
Consumer Discretionary-0.46%
Retail Distributors-0.44%
Distributors-0.44%
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
POOL PoolUS$360.982.8%
+US$372.6m		1.3%PE30.8x
GCT GigaCloud TechnologyUS$23.267.6%
+US$67.2m		145.4%PE7.3x
AMRK A-Mark Precious MetalsUS$30.831.9%
+US$13.4m		10.8%PE12.2x
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