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South African (JSE) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y18.9%
  • YTD-7.5%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 1.0% in the last week, with Hudaco Industries up 5.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025R29.2bR69.4bR3.1b9x9.5x0.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025R31.0bR69.4bR3.1b10.3x10.1x0.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025R31.3bR69.6bR3.1b10x9.9x0.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025R32.2bR69.7bR3.1b10.4x10.2x0.5x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024R27.6bR69.7bR3.1b8.7x8.9x0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024R26.7bR71.4bR3.2b8.5x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024R27.2bR71.6bR3.2b7.6x8.4x0.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024R28.7bR71.7bR3.2b8x8.9x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024R27.3bR71.8bR3.2b7.7x8.4x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024R27.9bR72.4bR3.3b8x8.5x0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024R27.2bR74.1bR3.5b7.8x7.8x0.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024R25.0bR74.1bR3.4b7.5x7.3x0.3x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024R21.8bR74.0bR3.4b6.7x6.4x0.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024R24.7bR74.1bR3.4b7.5x7.2x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024R26.7bR81.6bR3.4b7.5x7.8x0.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023R26.5bR81.9bR3.3b7.5x7.9x0.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023R27.0bR80.0bR3.9b6.1x6.9x0.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023R28.4bR80.2bR3.9b6.8x7.2x0.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023R28.2bR80.1bR3.9b6.8x7.2x0.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023R28.1bR80.0bR3.9b6.4x7.2x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023R28.1bR79.5bR4.0b6.5x7x0.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023R29.3bR77.6bR2.8b8.9x10.6x0.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023R30.3bR76.9bR2.7b9x11.1x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023R29.5bR76.9bR2.8b9.2x10.7x0.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023R30.8bR76.8bR2.8b9.3x11.2x0.4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023R29.1bR76.2bR2.7b9.2x10.8x0.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022R32.2bR76.6bR2.9b9.1x11.3x0.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022R32.5bR79.9bR3.7b8.5x8.9x0.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022R29.8bR79.9bR3.6b7.8x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022R29.8bR79.8bR3.6b7.8x8.2x0.4x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022R30.8bR79.8bR3.6b8.2x8.5x0.4x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022R31.5bR78.2bR3.6b9x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 24 May 2022R33.2bR75.6bR4.2b9.2x7.9x0.4x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022R36.6bR75.5bR4.2b8.9x8.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: R36.6bTotal Earnings: R4.2bTotal Revenue: R75.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African 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 8.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 9.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.8% 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 Market4.52%
Industrials0.94%
Trade Distributors1.01%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.01%
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 IndustriesR185.555.8%
+R290.7m		15.9%PE10.4x
BAW BarloworldR102.400.3%
+R55.9m		28.7%PE10x
ENX enX GroupR4.500.2%
+R1.8m		-46.4%PE5.4x
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ENX

R4.50

enX Group

7D

0.2%

1Y

-46.4%

HDC

R185.55

Hudaco Industries

7D

5.8%

1Y

15.9%

MMP

R27.50

Marshall Monteagle

7D

-4.0%

1Y

3.4%

IVT

R30.93

Invicta Holdings

7D

-0.5%

1Y

17.8%

BAW

R102.40

Barloworld

7D

0.3%

1Y

28.7%

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