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U.S. Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-10.3%
  • 1Y-14.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Distributors industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by Genuine Parts declining 5.8%. Overall the industry is down 15% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$46.0bUS$57.7bUS$2.7b14.2x16.9x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$45.7bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.4x17.1x1x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$49.7bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b14.4x18.6x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$49.0bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b15.2x17.2x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$52.3bUS$46.9bUS$2.8b15.4x18.5x1.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$50.3bUS$46.4bUS$2.8b17.6x18x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$48.3bUS$46.4bUS$2.6b14.3x18.3x1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$47.2bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b13.9x17.6x1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$45.7bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b13.8x17.1x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$49.1bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b14.9x17.9x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$52.5bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b16.1x19.2x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$53.1bUS$45.8bUS$2.7b14.5x19.5x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$52.5bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b12.7x17.7x1.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$52.7bUS$46.8bUS$2.9b15.7x18.3x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$54.0bUS$46.9bUS$3.0b16.2x18.3x1.2x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$54.2bUS$46.2bUS$3.0b15.3x18x1.2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$58.3bUS$44.2bUS$3.1b15.9x18.8x1.3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$56.5bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b15.1x18.1x1.3x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$56.5bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12x18.1x1.3x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$53.9bUS$44.0bUS$3.2b11.7x16.9x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$54.5bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b17.1x17.4x1.3x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$54.2bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b17.3x17.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$56.2bUS$42.9bUS$3.1b15.5x17.9x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$53.2bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b16.4x18.9x1.3x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$53.5bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b16.3x19x1.3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$54.7bUS$41.5bUS$2.8b19.5x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$54.2bUS$40.2bUS$2.7b11.7x20.1x1.3x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022US$56.0bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b15.5x22.4x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022US$60.1bUS$39.1bUS$2.5b15.8x24x1.5x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021US$61.7bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b15.9x24.6x1.6x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021US$61.3bUS$53.0bUS$2.6b16.2x23.8x1.2x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021US$55.9bUS$51.9bUS$2.4b22.7x23.2x1.1x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021US$58.6bUS$38.2bUS$2.4b15.8x24.9x1.5x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021US$58.4bUS$38.2bUS$2.4b16x24.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.8x


Total Market Cap: US$58.4bTotal Earnings: US$2.4bTotal Revenue: US$38.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 17.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have grown 5.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market-2.42%
Consumer Discretionary-3.87%
Retail Distributors-2.90%
Distributors-2.90%
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$371.8213.2%
+US$1.7b
-3.4%PE31.1x
GPC Genuine PartsUS$141.972.7%
+US$519.5m
-9.2%PE16.3x
AMRK A-Mark Precious MetalsUS$38.404.9%
+US$41.4m
-5.3%PE11.1x
WEYS Weyco GroupUS$33.551.5%
+US$4.7m
23.3%PE10.8x
EDUC Educational DevelopmentUS$2.1410.9%
+US$1.8m
14.8%PE130.7x
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Latest News

DIT

US$154.00

AMCON Distributing

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-31.6%

LKQ

US$40.18

LKQ

7D

-10.9%

1Y

-26.2%

POOL

US$371.82

Pool

7D

13.2%

1Y

-3.4%

AENT

US$2.38

Alliance Entertainment Holding

7D

-7.7%

1Y

28.0%

GPC

US$141.97

Genuine Parts

7D

2.7%

1Y

-9.2%

CTNT

US$0.30

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

7D

-31.3%

1Y

n/a

RAY

US$3.33

Raytech Holding

7D

-7.0%

1Y

n/a

WEYS

US$33.55

Weyco Group

7D

1.5%

1Y

23.3%

KAVL

US$1.13

Kaival Brands Innovations Group

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-91.3%

EDUC

US$2.14

Educational Development

7D

10.9%

1Y

14.8%

JL

US$0.47

J-Long Group

7D

-5.1%

1Y

n/a