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South African (JSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTD-3.2%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is up 1.6%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 4.2%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026R33.1bR61.2bR2.7b9.9x12.2x0.5x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025R32.4bR61.1bR2.6b12.4x12.3x0.5x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025R33.0bR67.5bR3.0b9.6x10.9x0.5x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025R32.2bR67.5bR3.0b9.2x10.6x0.5x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025R32.3bR67.6bR3.0b9.6x10.6x0.5x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025R32.6bR67.6bR3.0b9.7x10.7x0.5x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025R31.2bR67.8bR2.8b10x11.2x0.5x
Thu, 15 May 2025R30.7bR69.4bR3.1b9.8x10x0.4x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025R29.2bR69.4bR3.1b9x9.5x0.4x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025R29.3bR69.4bR3.1b9.6x9.5x0.4x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025R31.0bR69.7bR3.1b10.1x9.8x0.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025R32.1bR69.7bR3.1b10.4x10.2x0.5x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024R27.4bR69.7bR3.1b8.5x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024R27.1bR71.4bR3.2b8.7x8.6x0.4x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024R26.4bR71.7bR3.2b7.5x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024R28.7bR71.7bR3.2b8x8.9x0.4x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024R26.4bR71.7bR3.2b7.7x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024R27.6bR72.4bR3.3b7.8x8.4x0.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024R27.4bR74.0bR3.4b8.2x8x0.4x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024R23.5bR74.0bR3.4b7.1x6.9x0.3x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024R21.7bR74.0bR3.4b6.6x6.4x0.3x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024R24.7bR74.0bR3.4b7.5x7.2x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024R26.7bR81.6bR3.4b7.5x7.8x0.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023R26.7bR81.8bR3.3b7.5x8x0.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023R26.9bR80.0bR3.9b6.1x6.9x0.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023R28.1bR80.2bR3.9b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023R27.8bR80.1bR3.9b6.7x7.1x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023R27.7bR80.0bR3.9b6.3x7.1x0.3x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023R28.7bR79.5bR4.0b6.8x7.2x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023R29.3bR77.6bR2.8b8.9x10.6x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023R30.4bR76.9bR2.7b9x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023R30.0bR76.9bR2.8b9.2x10.9x0.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023R30.7bR76.8bR2.8b9.3x11.2x0.4x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023R28.6bR76.2bR2.7b9.2x10.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.6x


Total Market Cap: R28.6bTotal Earnings: R2.7bTotal Revenue: R76.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 7.1% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Industrials industry?

ZA Market-0.88%
Industrials1.25%
Trade Distributors1.57%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.57%
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
HDC Hudaco IndustriesR205.007.3%
+R397.4m		-1.4%PE10.6x
ENX enX GroupR3.9915.0%
+R94.3m		-27.5%PS1.9x
IVT Invicta HoldingsR37.000.5%
+R16.9m		12.1%PE4.4x
ISB Insimbi Industrial HoldingsR0.731.4%
+R3.3m		4.3%PS0.05x

Latest News

HDC
R205.00
Hudaco Industries
7D
7.3%
1Y
-1.4%
ISB
R0.73
Insimbi Industrial Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
4.3%
ENX
R3.99
enX Group
7D
15.0%
1Y
-27.5%
IVT
R37.00
Invicta Holdings
7D
0.5%
1Y
12.1%