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South African (JSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 08, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y-4.4%
  • YTD1.5%

In the last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 3.6%, with Barloworld up 7.0%. In contrast, the industry has lost 4.4% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 4.8% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 08 Jun 2023R28.8bR79.6bR4.0b6.9x7.2x0.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023R30.0bR76.9bR2.7b9x10.9x0.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023R30.5bR76.8bR2.7b9.2x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023R31.0bR76.9bR2.8b9.4x11.2x0.4x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023R29.5bR76.3bR2.7b9.2x10.9x0.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022R29.0bR76.2bR2.7b9.1x10.8x0.4x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022R33.1bR80.7bR3.7b8.6x8.9x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022R30.7bR80.0bR3.6b8x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022R29.6bR79.9bR3.6b7.6x8.1x0.4x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022R32.3bR79.7bR3.6b8.5x9x0.4x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022R31.3bR79.0bR3.7b8.7x8.6x0.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022R32.6bR78.1bR3.6b9.1x9.1x0.4x
Sun, 08 May 2022R35.4bR75.7bR4.2b9x8.4x0.5x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022R36.3bR75.5bR4.2b8.6x8.6x0.5x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022R35.3bR75.6bR4.1b8.6x8.6x0.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022R39.5bR75.3bR4.1b9.4x9.6x0.5x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021R42.5bR74.5bR3.9b9.9x10.8x0.6x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021R41.7bR74.0bR3.9b8.5x10.6x0.6x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021R39.2bR87.2bR59.2m8.2x661.6x0.4x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021R32.2bR85.9b-R100,613,810.007.9x-320.2x0.4x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021R34.0bR86.1b-R27,778,920.008.4x-1223.3x0.4x
Tue, 01 Jun 2021R35.2bR85.9b-R71,978,420.009.1x-488.4x0.4x
Fri, 05 Mar 2021R26.9bR84.0b-R1,983,565,420.0010.3x-13.6x0.3x
Mon, 07 Dec 2020R21.3bR85.2b-R3,787,291,920.0012.4x-5.6x0.2x
Thu, 10 Sep 2020R18.6bR81.9b-R2,246,587,010.2041.5x-8.3x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-11.7x


Total Market Cap: R20.1bTotal Earnings: -R1,713,658,510.20Total Revenue: R82.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -94.1x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Trading Companies and Distributors industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -94.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have remained mostly flat. This means that the industry has become more efficient since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Comparison

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

ZA Market4.49%
Industrials6.48%
Trade Distributors3.60%
Trade Companies and Distributors3.60%
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 BarloworldR89.047.0%
+R1.1b
-6.2%PE6.9x
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