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South African (JSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y22.8%
  • YTD3.5%

In the last week, the Trade Distributors industry is flat overall, with Insimbi Industrial Holdings standing out by going down 8.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 23% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Nov 2025R32.6bR67.5bR3.0b9.5x10.8x0.5x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025R33.3bR67.5bR3.0b10x11x0.5x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025R32.5bR67.5bR3.0b9.2x10.7x0.5x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025R32.7bR67.6bR3.0b9.6x10.8x0.5x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025R32.3bR67.6bR3.0b11.1x10.7x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025R30.7bR67.8bR2.8b10x11x0.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025R30.8bR69.4bR3.1b9.7x10x0.4x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025R30.8bR69.4bR3.1b9.8x10x0.4x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025R31.6bR69.4bR3.1b10.7x10.3x0.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025R31.5bR69.7bR3.1b10.4x10x0.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024R32.2bR69.7bR3.1b10.8x10.4x0.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024R27.0bR71.2bR3.1b8.5x8.7x0.4x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024R26.5bR71.7bR3.2b7.4x8.2x0.4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024R28.7bR71.7bR3.2b7.9x8.9x0.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024R28.7bR71.8bR3.2b7.6x8.9x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024R27.2bR71.7bR3.2b7.9x8.4x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R27.4bR72.5bR3.4b7.5x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024R26.5bR74.0bR3.4b8x7.8x0.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R21.6bR74.0bR3.4b6.6x6.3x0.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R23.5bR74.1bR3.4b7.3x6.9x0.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R26.2bR81.6bR3.4b7.4x7.7x0.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R26.8bR81.5bR3.4b7.4x7.9x0.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R27.0bR78.1bR3.8b7.5x7.2x0.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R28.2bR80.2bR3.9b6.7x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R27.7bR80.2bR3.9b6.5x7.1x0.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R28.9bR80.1bR3.9b6.9x7.4x0.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R28.3bR80.2bR3.9b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R28.5bR79.6bR4.0b6.8x7.1x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023R29.9bR76.9bR2.7b9x10.9x0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023R30.5bR76.8bR2.7b9.2x11.1x0.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023R30.5bR76.9bR2.8b9.3x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023R29.9bR76.3bR2.7b9.2x11.1x0.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022R28.9bR76.3bR2.7b9.1x10.7x0.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022R32.7bR80.7bR3.7b8.5x8.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: R32.7bTotal Earnings: R3.7bTotal Revenue: R80.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.1x202320242025
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 10.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market2.75%
Industrials0.90%
Trade Distributors0.44%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.44%
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
BAW BarloworldR120.001.7%
+R372.9m		44.5%PE13.2x
HDC Hudaco IndustriesR190.712.3%
+R121.5m		-6.3%PE9.8x

Latest News

IVT
R38.00
Invicta Holdings
7D
-0.5%
1Y
8.9%
ISB
R0.60
Insimbi Industrial Holdings
7D
-25.0%
1Y
-15.5%
ENX
R3.89
enX Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-22.2%
BAW
R120.00
Barloworld
7D
1.7%
1Y
44.5%
HDC
R190.71
Hudaco Industries
7D
2.3%
1Y
-6.3%