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U.S. Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-16.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Distributors industry is up 4.2%, with Pool leading the way, up 4.7%. Meanwhile, Alliance Entertainment Holding actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 18% in the last week. However, the industry is down 14% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$42.4bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b17x17.3x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$42.3bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.1x17.2x0.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$43.4bUS$57.9bUS$2.4b15.7x17.8x0.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$46.4bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b14.9x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$45.4bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.4x17.6x0.8x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$45.1bUS$58.0bUS$2.6b14.9x17.4x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$43.8bUS$57.7bUS$2.8b12.9x15.9x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$47.5bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.8x17.8x1x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$49.3bUS$47.3bUS$2.7b13.9x18.5x1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$53.3bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b15.1x18.7x1.1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$52.3bUS$46.9bUS$2.8b18.4x18.5x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$50.2bUS$46.4bUS$2.8b14.4x18.2x1.1x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$48.4bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b11.7x18x1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$46.5bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b14.1x17.5x1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$49.5bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.3x18.1x1.1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$49.6bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.2x18.2x1.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$53.0bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b17.5x19.5x1.2x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$54.5bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.4x18.4x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$50.6bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b12.6x17.1x1.1x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$54.6bUS$46.9bUS$3.0b17x18.5x1.2x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$56.1bUS$46.7bUS$3.0b13.3x18.5x1.2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$58.1bUS$46.2bUS$3.1b13.4x19x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$57.1bUS$44.2bUS$3.1b15.6x18.4x1.3x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$54.9bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12.1x17.6x1.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$56.2bUS$43.9bUS$3.1b12.2x18x1.3x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$54.9bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b16.4x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$52.5bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b16.8x16.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$58.2bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b19.9x18.5x1.4x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$53.7bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b16.7x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$56.4bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b17.6x20.1x1.3x
Sat, 07 May 2022US$53.9bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b20x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022US$52.5bUS$40.3bUS$2.7b15.9x19.5x1.3x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022US$51.8bUS$40.1bUS$2.7b13.6x19.3x1.3x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022US$55.3bUS$39.2bUS$2.5b14.8x22.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.1x


Total Market Cap: US$55.3bTotal Earnings: US$2.5bTotal Revenue: US$39.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
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 18.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.73x.
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 Market3.13%
Consumer Discretionary3.97%
Retail Distributors3.39%
Distributors3.39%
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$350.263.1%
+US$402.6m		-10.3%PE29.9x
LKQ LKQUS$38.463.1%
+US$304.2m		-19.7%PE13.9x
GPC Genuine PartsUS$118.521.3%
+US$208.6m		-17.1%PE15.1x
GCT GigaCloud TechnologyUS$19.834.5%
+US$34.8m		-10.0%PE6.2x
WEYS Weyco GroupUS$35.282.5%
+US$8.1m		10.1%PE11.6x
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DIT

US$126.13

AMCON Distributing

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-35.2%

LKQ

US$38.46

LKQ

7D

3.1%

1Y

-19.7%

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GCT

US$19.83

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7D

4.5%

1Y

-10.0%

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RAY

US$1.20

Raytech Holding

7D

-3.2%

1Y

n/a

POOL

US$350.26

Pool

7D

3.1%

1Y

-10.3%

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AMRK

US$27.28

A-Mark Precious Metals

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-3.1%

GPC

US$118.52

Genuine Parts

7D

1.3%

1Y

-17.1%

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JL

US$5.31

J-Long Group

7D

-2.7%

1Y

n/a

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GNLN

US$1.50

Greenlane Holdings

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-70.4%

CTNT

US$2.43

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-86.8%

EDUC

US$1.65

Educational Development

7D

-1.1%

1Y

1.3%

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KAVL

US$1.13

Kaival Brands Innovations Group

7D

1.8%

1Y

-60.2%

WEYS

US$35.28

Weyco Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

10.1%

BRIA

US$3.65

Brillia

7D

0.8%

1Y

n/a

AENT

US$4.85

Alliance Entertainment Holding

7D

-0.8%

1Y

246.4%