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South African (JSE) Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M8.9%
  • 1Y2.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Trade Companies and Distributors has been flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024R26.8bR74.0bR3.4b8.1x7.8x0.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024R21.9bR74.0bR3.4b6.7x6.4x0.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024R23.1bR74.1bR3.4b7.1x6.7x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024R26.4bR81.6bR3.4b7.4x7.8x0.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023R27.0bR81.5bR3.4b7.5x7.9x0.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023R26.5bR81.4bR3.3b7.4x8x0.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023R27.6bR80.0bR3.9b6.4x7.1x0.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023R27.3bR80.2bR3.9b6.4x7x0.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023R27.8bR80.2bR3.9b6.7x7.1x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023R28.2bR80.1bR3.9b6.6x7.2x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023R29.0bR79.5bR4.0b6.9x7.3x0.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023R29.6bR77.0bR2.7b8.9x10.8x0.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023R30.7bR76.9bR2.7b9.1x11.2x0.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023R30.7bR76.9bR2.8b9.2x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023R30.0bR76.3bR2.7b9.2x11.1x0.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022R28.8bR76.2bR2.7b9.1x10.7x0.4x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022R32.7bR76.3bR2.8b9x11.6x0.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022R30.8bR80.0bR3.7b8.1x8.4x0.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022R29.2bR79.9bR3.6b7.6x8.1x0.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022R32.1bR79.8bR3.6b8.5x8.9x0.4x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022R31.0bR79.8bR3.6b8.4x8.6x0.4x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022R31.4bR78.2bR3.6b8.9x8.8x0.4x
Fri, 13 May 2022R35.9bR75.7bR4.2b9.8x8.5x0.5x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022R36.9bR75.5bR4.2b8.8x8.8x0.5x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022R32.6bR75.6bR4.1b9x7.9x0.4x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022R40.4bR75.2bR4.1b9.4x9.8x0.5x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022R42.8bR74.6bR3.9b10.1x10.9x0.6x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021R41.2bR74.0bR3.9b8.4x10.5x0.6x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021R39.9bR87.2bR61.0m8.3x654x0.5x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021R33.9bR85.9b-R100,583,531.008.2x-337x0.4x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021R33.7bR86.1b-R27,778,920.008.7x-1212.5x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021R33.5bR86.1b-R27,778,920.009x-1205.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-488.4x


Total Market Cap: R35.2bTotal Earnings: -R71,978,420.00Total Revenue: R85.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -83.9x202220232024
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 7.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -84.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
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 declined 4.8% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

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

ZA Market1.41%
Industrials1.77%
Trade Distributors1.22%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.22%
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 BarloworldR87.901.9%
+R303.4m
0.5%PE8.4x
MMP Marshall MonteagleR28.496.3%
+R60.2m
14.0%PE15.9x
ENX enX GroupR8.930.9%
+R14.5m
39.5%PE9.9x
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