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

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y16.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Ashtead Group of 1.7%. Meanwhile, Macfarlane Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.5% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£57.1bUK£40.1bUK£3.2b13.7x17.9x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£55.1bUK£40.0bUK£3.2b13.4x17.3x1.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£55.8bUK£39.9bUK£3.4b11.1x16.3x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£54.2bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11.4x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£55.4bUK£40.4bUK£3.5b11x16x1.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£48.2bUK£39.7bUK£3.0b10.9x16x1.2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£46.1bUK£39.9bUK£3.1b10.2x14.9x1.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£50.3bUK£39.8bUK£3.1b11.9x16.2x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.9bUK£3.1b11.1x16.2x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£51.0bUK£38.8bUK£3.2b10.5x16.2x1.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£52.9bUK£38.8bUK£3.2b11x16.6x1.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£49.8bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b10.2x15.7x1.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£47.5bUK£38.5bUK£3.2b12.6x15x1.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£54.4bUK£38.1bUK£3.1b12.1x17.5x1.4x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£52.6bUK£36.7bUK£3.0b12.4x17.3x1.4x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£47.2bUK£36.8bUK£3.1b12.1x15.4x1.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£51.0bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b12.5x15.8x1.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£45.6bUK£36.6bUK£3.2b11.7x14.1x1.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£63.4bUK£60.9bUK£5.1b13.2x12.3x1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£71.3bUK£58.0bUK£4.9b13.6x14.6x1.2x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£64.4bUK£57.1bUK£4.6b13.6x14x1.1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£62.8bUK£56.5bUK£4.5b13.9x13.8x1.1x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£67.7bUK£54.4bUK£4.3b14.3x15.9x1.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£73.5bUK£52.8bUK£4.0b21.1x18.4x1.4x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£71.7bUK£51.1bUK£3.7b20x19.1x1.4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£79.6bUK£52.7bUK£3.5b20x22.8x1.5x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£89.7bUK£52.8bUK£3.5b21.2x25.6x1.7x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£85.9bUK£51.9bUK£3.2b24.1x26.6x1.7x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£84.2bUK£50.6bUK£3.1b25.3x27.5x1.7x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£82.7bUK£50.2bUK£2.6b23.9x31.4x1.6x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£80.9bUK£49.3bUK£2.3b25.4x35.9x1.6x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£76.9bUK£49.0bUK£2.3b23x34.2x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£74.3bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£48.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British 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 19.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.1% 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 Market1.96%
Industrials2.24%
Trade Distributors1.12%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.12%
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
AHT Ashtead GroupUK£57.882.0%
+UK£497.5m		24.0%PE19.5x
BNZL BunzlUK£31.583.4%
+UK£349.2m		-0.4%PE20.2x
RS1 RS GroupUK£8.089.3%
+UK£326.8m		-8.2%PE16.2x
DPLM DiplomaUK£38.165.5%
+UK£265.4m		41.6%PE43.5x
HWDN Howden Joinery GroupUK£8.984.8%
+UK£225.3m		28.4%PE19.4x
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MACF

UK£1.26

Macfarlane Group

7D

-11.0%

1Y

8.9%

ASY

UK£5.93

Andrews Sykes Group

7D

-0.8%

1Y

12.9%

HWDN

UK£8.98

Howden Joinery Group

7D

4.8%

1Y

28.4%

AHT

UK£57.88

Ashtead Group

7D

2.0%

1Y

24.0%

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HSS

UK£0.085

HSS Hire Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-44.2%

GFTU

UK£9.33

Grafton Group

7D

-0.6%

1Y

10.0%

AT.

UK£8.33

Ashtead Technology Holdings

7D

5.0%

1Y

115.8%

TPK

UK£7.98

Travis Perkins

7D

3.7%

1Y

-14.2%

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BNZL

UK£31.58

Bunzl

7D

3.4%

1Y

-0.4%

FLO

UK£1.11

Flowtech Fluidpower

7D

-0.4%

1Y

5.5%

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DPLM

UK£38.16

Diploma

7D

5.5%

1Y

41.6%

YCA

UK£6.77

Yellow Cake

7D

1.0%

1Y

67.3%

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RS1

UK£8.08

RS Group

7D

9.3%

1Y

-8.2%