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U.S. Distributors Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 28, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
- 7D5.2%
- 3M4.4%
- 1Y-0.1%
- YTD-10.7%
The Distributors industry is up 5.2% in the last week, with Genuine Parts up 8.3%. Meanwhile, Greenlane Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 15% in the last week. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the U.S. Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 29 May 2022 | US$55.7b | US$41.8b | US$2.8b | 17.8x |
| Tue, 26 Apr 2022 | US$54.9b | US$41.5b | US$2.8b | 19.9x |
| Thu, 24 Mar 2022 | US$52.5b | US$40.2b | US$2.7b | 11.5x |
| Sat, 19 Feb 2022 | US$53.5b | US$40.1b | US$2.7b | 14.2x |
| Mon, 17 Jan 2022 | US$59.2b | US$39.1b | US$2.5b | 15.7x |
| Wed, 15 Dec 2021 | US$64.3b | US$39.2b | US$2.5b | 15.4x |
| Fri, 12 Nov 2021 | US$62.7b | US$53.0b | US$2.6b | 16.3x |
| Sun, 10 Oct 2021 | US$57.3b | US$51.9b | US$2.4b | 23x |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2021 | US$57.9b | US$52.2b | US$2.4b | 7x |
| Thu, 05 Aug 2021 | US$58.3b | US$38.2b | US$2.4b | 15.7x |
| Sun, 09 May 2021 | US$55.7b | US$35.7b | US$1.5b | 15.2x |
| Wed, 10 Feb 2021 | US$43.3b | US$34.7b | US$1.2b | 16.7x |
| Tue, 03 Nov 2020 | US$40.8b | US$36.3b | US$969.1m | 16.3x |
| Fri, 07 Aug 2020 | US$37.4b | US$34.5b | US$897.9m | 23.4x |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2020 | US$31.3b | US$35.7b | US$1.5b | 16x |
| Sun, 02 Feb 2020 | US$36.4b | US$35.9b | US$1.5b | 18.5x |
| Wed, 06 Nov 2019 | US$38.7b | US$36.2b | US$1.5b | 17.5x |
| Sat, 10 Aug 2019 | US$34.5b | US$36.2b | US$1.5b | 19.2x |
Median PE Ratio
12x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the 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 17.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have grown 23% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 | 5.92% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 8.84% | |
| Retail Distributors | 5.22% | |
| Distributors | 5.22% | |
Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPC Genuine Parts | US$139.18 | 8.3% +US$1.5b | 6.1% | PS21.3x | |
| LKQ LKQ | US$52.34 | 8.2% +US$1.1b | 2.7% | PS13.5x | |
| FNKO Funko | US$20.44 | 10.5% +US$79.9m | -22.1% | PS17.8x | |
| POOL Pool | US$406.00 | 0.1% +US$16.8m | -7.0% | PS22.4x | |
| WEYS Weyco Group | US$27.44 | 4.4% +US$11.0m | 33.3% | PS11.3x |
