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South African (JSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y4.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.5% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 05 May 2026R10.9bR24.0bR1.3b9.6x8.4x0.5x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026R10.7bR24.0bR1.3b9.3x8.2x0.4x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026R11.4bR23.9bR1.3b9.8x8.7x0.5x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026R32.9bR61.2bR2.7b10.3x12.1x0.5x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025R32.7bR61.2bR2.7b9.6x12x0.5x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025R32.9bR60.9bR2.6b12.6x12.5x0.5x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025R33.3bR67.5bR3.0b9.9x11x0.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025R32.5bR67.5bR3.0b9.2x10.7x0.5x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025R32.2bR67.5bR3.0b9.2x10.6x0.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025R32.3bR67.6bR3.0b9.6x10.6x0.5x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025R31.4bR67.8bR2.8b10.1x11.3x0.5x
Wed, 07 May 2025R30.8bR69.4bR3.1b9.8x10x0.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025R29.2bR69.4bR3.1b9.6x9.5x0.4x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025R30.5bR69.4bR3.1b9.7x9.9x0.4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025R31.8bR69.7bR3.1b10x10.1x0.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024R32.4bR69.7bR3.1b10.4x10.3x0.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024R28.3bR71.2bR3.1b9.2x9.1x0.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024R26.8bR71.4bR3.2b8.8x8.5x0.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024R26.1bR71.7bR3.2b7.4x8.1x0.4x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024R28.2bR71.7bR3.2b7.8x8.7x0.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024R26.9bR71.7bR3.2b7.8x8.3x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024R27.7bR72.5bR3.3b7.8x8.4x0.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024R26.6bR74.0bR3.4b8x7.8x0.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024R22.1bR74.0bR3.4b6.7x6.4x0.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024R23.1bR74.1bR3.4b7.1x6.7x0.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024R26.5bR81.6bR3.4b7.7x7.8x0.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023R27.6bR81.6bR3.4b7.6x8.1x0.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023R26.5bR81.4bR3.3b7.4x8x0.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023R27.7bR80.0bR3.9b6.4x7.1x0.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023R27.7bR80.1bR3.9b6.5x7.1x0.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023R27.3bR80.2bR3.9b6.5x7x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023R28.2bR80.1bR3.9b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023R29.3bR79.5bR4.0b7x7.4x0.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023R29.9bR77.0bR2.7b8.9x10.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: R29.9bTotal Earnings: R2.7bTotal Revenue: R77.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Trading Companies and 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 9.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 32% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

ZA Market-0.012%
Industrials1.33%
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
IVT Invicta HoldingsR37.903.0%
+R97.7m		21.0%PE4.5x
HDC Hudaco IndustriesR194.481.1%
+R61.0m		-0.9%PE9.6x
ISB Insimbi Industrial HoldingsR0.706.1%
+R13.1m		1.4%PS0.05x

Latest News

ISB
R0.70
Insimbi Industrial Holdings
7D
6.1%
1Y
1.4%
HDC
R194.48
Hudaco Industries
7D
1.1%
1Y
-0.9%
ENX
R3.91
enX Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-10.1%
IVT
R37.90
Invicta Holdings
7D
3.0%
1Y
21.0%