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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies71
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-4.2%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD10.4%

Last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry hasn't moved much but WESCO International is up 8.8% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 14% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 29 May 2023US$227.7bUS$202.1bUS$16.8b12.2x13.5x1.1x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$225.6bUS$200.6bUS$14.0b12.6x16.1x1.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$216.9bUS$199.8bUS$14.0b12.5x15.5x1.1x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$236.1bUS$196.0bUS$13.8b13.2x17.1x1.2x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$218.2bUS$192.5bUS$13.4b13x16.3x1.1x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$211.3bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.1x15.8x1.1x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$209.9bUS$190.4bUS$13.2b11.6x15.9x1.1x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$162.0bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.5x16.6x1x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$171.6bUS$155.3bUS$9.6b12.3x17.9x1.1x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$177.8bUS$152.1bUS$9.0b13.4x19.7x1.2x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$157.4bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.1x18.9x1.1x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$178.8bUS$149.0bUS$8.3b14.5x21.6x1.2x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$180.0bUS$142.4bUS$10.1b15.8x17.8x1.3x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022US$195.7bUS$141.0bUS$9.9b17.7x19.8x1.4x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022US$183.6bUS$139.1bUS$9.3b17.4x19.8x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022US$194.1bUS$135.9bUS$8.4b19.6x23.1x1.4x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021US$197.4bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b20.3x23.6x1.5x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021US$208.1bUS$135.8bUS$8.2b22.8x25.5x1.5x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021US$175.2bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b22.1x28.3x1.3x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021US$170.4bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b22.2x27.5x1.3x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021US$170.8bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23.6x27.2x1.3x
Fri, 30 Apr 2021US$161.8bUS$118.4bUS$4.8b25.7x33.8x1.4x
Mon, 01 Feb 2021US$130.8bUS$111.9bUS$3.6b22x36.4x1.2x
Thu, 05 Nov 2020US$108.9bUS$110.5bUS$3.9b17.9x27.9x1x
Sun, 09 Aug 2020US$108.1bUS$109.9bUS$5.2b16.1x21x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: US$97.0bTotal Earnings: US$6.0bTotal Revenue: US$113.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Trading Companies and 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 13.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 41% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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. Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market0.35%
Industrials-1.16%
Trade Distributors-0.42%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.42%
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
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$146.088.8%
+US$608.6m		15.2%PE9.1x
URI United RentalsUS$350.971.4%
+US$327.2m		18.0%PE11x
GATX GATXUS$120.275.0%
+US$203.6m		12.7%PE27x
BECN Beacon Roofing SupplyUS$67.312.8%
+US$116.7m		10.0%PE12.2x
GMS GMSUS$66.673.6%
+US$95.4m		33.5%PE8.2x
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1Y

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7D

-5.2%

1Y

2.7%

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US$27.30

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7D

-22.3%

1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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US$120.27

GATX

7D

5.0%

1Y

12.7%

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US$66.67

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7D

3.6%

1Y

33.5%

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US$147.66

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

22.0%

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XMTR

US$18.72

Xometry

7D

7.6%

1Y

-46.5%

WCC

US$146.08

WESCO International

7D

8.8%

1Y

15.2%

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7D

-0.4%

1Y

1.9%

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GWW

US$664.23

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7D

-1.1%

1Y

35.4%

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US$9.76

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7D

2.7%

1Y

-13.6%

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US$59.55

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7D

1.7%

1Y

19.8%