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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies69
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-8.4%
  • 1Y18.5%
  • YTD15.0%

In the last week, Trade Distributors has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 18% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 3.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$236.6bUS$205.4bUS$17.5b12.2x13.5x1.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$244.5bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b12.6x14.7x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$248.6bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b11.9x14.9x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$257.8bUS$202.6bUS$16.5b14.1x15.6x1.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$245.2bUS$202.3bUS$16.5b13x14.8x1.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$226.4bUS$202.0bUS$16.8b11.9x13.5x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$222.7bUS$200.3bUS$14.0b12.7x15.9x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$226.1bUS$199.1bUS$14.0b13x16.1x1.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$238.5bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b14.1x17.5x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$205.3bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.4x15.4x1.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$211.4bUS$190.6bUS$13.2b11.6x16x1.1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$199.0bUS$186.6bUS$12.6b11.3x15.8x1.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$160.0bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.2x16.4x1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$177.9bUS$155.0bUS$9.6b12.9x18.6x1.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$163.6bUS$149.3bUS$8.4b12.8x19.5x1.1x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$154.8bUS$148.4bUS$8.3b12.3x18.7x1x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$169.0bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.8x20.4x1.1x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022US$185.1bUS$141.6bUS$9.9b16.7x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022US$184.3bUS$140.9bUS$9.8b16.7x18.7x1.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022US$191.7bUS$137.3bUS$8.8b18.5x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022US$197.7bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b19.6x23.6x1.5x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021US$192.8bUS$135.2bUS$8.3b20.2x23.3x1.4x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021US$193.0bUS$134.0bUS$6.7b22.8x28.7x1.4x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021US$171.7bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b21.3x27.7x1.3x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021US$174.8bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23.6x27.8x1.3x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021US$163.1bUS$126.0bUS$6.0b23.1x27.2x1.3x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021US$156.1bUS$114.2bUS$4.5b27.3x34.5x1.4x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021US$135.8bUS$111.7bUS$3.6b21x38x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.9x


Total Market Cap: US$108.9bTotal Earnings: US$3.9bTotal Revenue: US$110.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Trade 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 13.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 65% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 23% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market-2.42%
Industrials-2.64%
Trade Distributors-0.50%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.50%
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
GWW W.W. GraingerUS$706.763.0%
+US$762.8m		20.9%PE19.3x
FAST FastenalUS$58.231.5%
+US$485.7m		20.5%PE29.3x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$36.8812.5%
+US$427.4m		112.2%PE30.3x
AER AerCap HoldingsUS$59.441.5%
+US$208.4m		11.3%PE5.5x
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$128.131.8%
+US$115.6m		-7.0%PE8.3x
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GWW

US$706.76

W.W. Grainger

7D

3.0%

1Y

20.9%

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AIT

US$150.75

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

21.2%

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FAST

US$58.23

Fastenal

7D

1.5%

1Y

20.5%

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URI

US$399.02

United Rentals

7D

-2.4%

1Y

26.4%

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BECN

US$69.48

Beacon Roofing Supply

7D

-2.1%

1Y

23.3%

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GATX

US$102.92

GATX

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-1.7%

MGRC

US$100.72

McGrath RentCorp

7D

3.8%

1Y

7.1%

AER

US$59.44

AerCap Holdings

7D

1.5%

1Y

11.3%

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Oct 28

BCC

US$93.96

Boise Cascade

7D

3.1%

1Y

40.7%

FTAI

US$36.88

FTAI Aviation

7D

12.5%

1Y

112.2%

RUSH.B

US$40.48

Rush Enterprises

7D

-8.6%

1Y

13.2%

XMTR

US$13.71

Xometry

7D

-14.0%

1Y

-77.2%

WSO

US$346.28

Watsco

7D

0.8%

1Y

27.8%

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Oct 24

FERG

US$151.72

Ferguson

7D

-0.4%

1Y

38.9%

WCC

US$128.13

WESCO International

7D

1.8%

1Y

-7.0%

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TRTN

US$79.55

Triton International

7D

-4.0%

1Y

45.3%