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South African (JSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y3.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with Invicta Holdings up 4.1%. In the same time, Marshall Monteagle was down 9.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 3.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 May 2026R11.2bR29.1bR1.4b7.1x8.1x0.4x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026R10.9bR23.9bR1.3b9.6x8.4x0.5x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026R10.9bR24.0bR1.3b9.6x8.3x0.5x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026R11.3bR23.9bR1.3b10.5x8.7x0.5x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026R32.8bR61.2bR2.7b10.3x12.1x0.5x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025R32.4bR61.2bR2.7b9.2x11.9x0.5x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025R33.1bR63.9bR2.9b11.5x11.4x0.5x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025R33.3bR67.5bR3.0b10x11x0.5x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025R32.6bR67.5bR3.0b9.2x10.8x0.5x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025R32.4bR67.6bR3.0b9.6x10.7x0.5x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025R32.5bR67.6bR3.0b11.1x10.8x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025R30.7bR67.8bR2.8b10x11x0.5x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025R30.8bR69.4bR3.1b9.8x10x0.4x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025R30.8bR69.4bR3.1b9.8x10x0.4x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025R31.6bR69.4bR3.1b10.7x10.3x0.5x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025R31.5bR69.6bR3.1b10.5x10x0.5x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024R32.0bR69.6bR3.1b9.8x10.2x0.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024R27.9bR71.2bR3.1b9x9x0.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024R26.5bR71.7bR3.2b7.4x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024R28.9bR71.7bR3.2b7.9x8.9x0.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024R28.1bR71.7bR3.2b7.7x8.7x0.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024R27.2bR71.7bR3.2b7.9x8.4x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024R27.7bR72.5bR3.4b7.6x8.3x0.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024R26.5bR74.0bR3.4b8x7.8x0.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024R21.6bR74.0bR3.4b6.6x6.3x0.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024R23.5bR74.1bR3.4b7.3x6.9x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024R26.9bR81.6bR3.4b7.8x7.9x0.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023R27.0bR81.5bR3.4b7.5x7.9x0.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023R27.0bR78.1bR3.8b7.5x7.2x0.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023R28.4bR80.1bR3.9b6.7x7.2x0.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023R27.8bR80.1bR3.9b6.5x7.1x0.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023R28.5bR80.2bR3.9b6.8x7.3x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023R28.3bR80.2bR3.9b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023R28.8bR79.6bR4.0b6.9x7.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.2x


Total Market Cap: R28.8bTotal Earnings: R4.0bTotal Revenue: R79.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.9x202420252026
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 8.9x.
  • 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 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 28% 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 Market1.19%
Industrials0.32%
Trade Distributors1.20%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.20%
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 HoldingsR37.494.1%
+R132.3m		17.6%PE4.5x
HDC Hudaco IndustriesR196.701.6%
+R88.6m		-0.4%PE9.7x
ENX enX GroupR4.242.4%
+R18.1m		-10.7%PS2x
ISB Insimbi Industrial HoldingsR0.706.1%
+R13.1m		16.7%PS0.05x

Latest News

ENX
R4.24
enX Group
7D
2.4%
1Y
-10.7%
SLG
R0.87
Salungano Group
7D
-3.3%
1Y
n/a
ISB
R0.70
Insimbi Industrial Holdings
7D
6.1%
1Y
16.7%
HDC
R196.70
Hudaco Industries
7D
1.6%
1Y
-0.4%
MMP
R27.02
Marshall Monteagle
7D
-9.9%
1Y
-5.7%
IVT
R37.49
Invicta Holdings
7D
4.1%
1Y
17.6%