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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-0.6%
  • 1Y24.7%
  • YTD10.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from W.W. Grainger of 4.3%. On the other hand FTAI Aviation is actually up 6.3%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 25%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$306.4bUS$189.9bUS$15.9b17.3x19.3x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$285.1bUS$189.9bUS$15.9b15.6x17.9x1.5x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$303.1bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b17.3x19.2x1.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$301.2bUS$188.6bUS$15.8b18x19.1x1.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$304.5bUS$189.1bUS$16.0b16.9x19.1x1.6x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$298.4bUS$188.6bUS$15.5b16.8x19.2x1.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$281.8bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b14.6x16.9x1.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$265.2bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b13.4x15.7x1.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$250.6bUS$205.2bUS$17.7b11.3x14.2x1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$247.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.4x14.9x1.2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$255.0bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.7x15.3x1.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$257.4bUS$203.8bUS$16.7b13.7x15.4x1.3x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$245.1bUS$202.4bUS$16.5b13.2x14.8x1.2x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$228.6bUS$202.0bUS$16.8b12.2x13.6x1.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023US$225.7bUS$200.4bUS$14.0b12.9x16.1x1.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023US$214.2bUS$199.3bUS$14.0b12.1x15.3x1.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023US$233.6bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b13.8x17.1x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023US$214.6bUS$192.5bUS$13.4b12.9x16.1x1.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022US$211.4bUS$192.0bUS$13.3b11.5x15.9x1.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022US$199.1bUS$182.6bUS$13.0b10.9x15.3x1.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022US$162.2bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.4x16.7x1x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022US$172.1bUS$155.0bUS$9.6b12.5x18x1.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022US$178.6bUS$151.4bUS$9.0b13.2x19.7x1.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022US$159.2bUS$148.8bUS$8.3b12x19.1x1.1x
Wed, 25 May 2022US$167.8bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.6x20.3x1.1x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022US$191.1bUS$141.6bUS$10.0b17.6x19.1x1.4x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022US$195.8bUS$140.9bUS$9.8b18.1x19.9x1.4x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022US$181.8bUS$137.8bUS$8.9b18.1x20.3x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022US$198.9bUS$135.9bUS$8.4b20.3x23.7x1.5x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021US$201.7bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b20.9x24.1x1.5x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021US$198.7bUS$135.3bUS$6.9b21.7x28.7x1.5x
Wed, 06 Oct 2021US$175.3bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b22.3x28.3x1.3x
Fri, 03 Sep 2021US$173.6bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23x27.6x1.3x
Sun, 01 Aug 2021US$170.2bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23.7x27.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.1x


Total Market Cap: US$170.2bTotal Earnings: US$6.3bTotal Revenue: US$131.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Trade 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 18.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market-2.91%
Industrials-2.59%
Trade Distributors-2.81%
Trade Companies and Distributors-2.81%
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
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$109.256.3%
+US$862.3m
226.0%PS8.1x
WLFC Willis Lease FinanceUS$84.949.2%
+US$47.3m
110.5%PE9.8x
LVRO LavoroUS$5.572.4%
+US$15.5m
-1.4%PS0.4x
MGRC McGrath RentCorpUS$111.630.4%
+US$11.0m
21.1%PE22.2x
TRNS TranscatUS$140.340.7%
+US$10.8m
66.8%PE94x
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