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U.K. (FTSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-12.1%
  • 1Y1.7%
  • YTD-2.5%

The Trade Companies and Distributors industry has stayed flat over the last week. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£45.9bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b10.2x14.8x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£48.7bUK£40.0bUK£3.1b11.6x15.5x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£49.8bUK£39.0bUK£3.1b11.1x16.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£51.7bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b10.7x16.9x1.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£51.7bUK£39.0bUK£3.2b10.6x16.1x1.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£51.3bUK£38.7bUK£3.2b10.2x16x1.3x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£49.2bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b13.2x15.6x1.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£50.8bUK£38.6bUK£3.2b13.2x16x1.3x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£54.1bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.8x17.6x1.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£50.1bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.3x16.3x1.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022UK£50.4bUK£36.5bUK£3.2b12.3x15.8x1.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022UK£46.7bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b11.8x14.4x1.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022UK£62.3bUK£62.8bUK£5.1b12x12.2x1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022UK£68.4bUK£58.3bUK£4.9b13.3x14x1.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022UK£67.9bUK£57.0bUK£4.8b13.4x14.2x1.2x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022UK£58.8bUK£55.9bUK£4.5b13.6x13.1x1.1x
Sat, 21 May 2022UK£65.1bUK£54.0bUK£4.2b14.6x15.5x1.2x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022UK£73.5bUK£52.7bUK£4.0b21.1x18.4x1.4x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022UK£77.3bUK£52.7bUK£4.0b20.9x19.4x1.5x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022UK£78.6bUK£52.7bUK£3.5b20.2x22.6x1.5x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022UK£89.1bUK£52.8bUK£3.5b21.5x25.5x1.7x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021UK£87.1bUK£52.0bUK£3.3b23.8x26.7x1.7x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021UK£86.3bUK£50.7bUK£3.1b25.4x28.1x1.7x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021UK£79.1bUK£50.9bUK£3.1b20.6x25.4x1.6x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021UK£81.6bUK£49.3bUK£2.3b25.5x36.2x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021UK£76.9bUK£49.0bUK£2.3b23x34.2x1.6x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021UK£67.4bUK£48.3bUK£2.0b21.9x33.5x1.4x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020UK£62.1bUK£48.5bUK£1.8b20.3x33.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28x


Total Market Cap: UK£53.4bTotal Earnings: UK£1.9bTotal Revenue: UK£46.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 14.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 5.0% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.43%
Industrials-1.02%
Trade Distributors-0.33%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.33%
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
RS1 RS GroupUK£6.751.6%
+UK£50.2m		-29.6%PE11.2x
YCA Yellow CakeUK£5.482.5%
+UK£29.3m		27.7%PB1.4x
AT. Ashtead Technology HoldingsUK£4.822.6%
+UK£9.5m		90.9%PE22.3x
GFTU Grafton GroupUK£7.680.6%
+UK£7.9m		11.2%PE9.2x
MACF Macfarlane GroupUK£1.043.5%
+UK£5.5m		7.2%PE10.1x
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RS1

UK£6.75

RS Group

7D

1.6%

1Y

-29.6%

AVAP

UK£1.24

Avation

7D

3.3%

1Y

26.5%

SHI

UK£0.27

SIG

7D

-6.4%

1Y

-12.7%

BNZL

UK£28.92

Bunzl

7D

-0.8%

1Y

1.8%

AHT

UK£46.87

Ashtead Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

3.0%

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YCA

UK£5.48

Yellow Cake

7D

2.5%

1Y

27.7%

HSS

UK£0.11

HSS Hire Group

7D

6.5%

1Y

-20.0%

VP.

UK£4.98

Vp

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-30.7%

SDY

UK£0.30

Speedy Hire

7D

-5.1%

1Y

-23.0%

HWDN

UK£6.39

Howden Joinery Group

7D

0.03%

1Y

24.4%

ASY

UK£5.95

Andrews Sykes Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

28.0%

DPLM

UK£28.24

Diploma

7D

-1.7%

1Y

13.6%

GFTU

UK£7.68

Grafton Group

7D

0.6%

1Y

11.2%

MACF

UK£1.04

Macfarlane Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

7.2%

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AT.

UK£4.82

Ashtead Technology Holdings

7D

2.6%

1Y

90.9%

LTHM

UK£9.90

James Latham

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-12.8%