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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies60
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y26.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has remained flat, although notably ZKH Group declined by 74%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 25% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$284.4bUS$189.8bUS$16.0b14.5x17.8x1.5x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$309.8bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b17.3x19.6x1.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$307.2bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.1x19.4x1.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$299.8bUS$189.1bUS$16.0b17.1x18.8x1.6x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$292.7bUS$188.6bUS$15.5b15.9x18.9x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$282.4bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b14.8x16.9x1.4x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$266.7bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.8x15.8x1.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$238.9bUS$205.2bUS$17.4b11.4x13.7x1.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$250.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.6x15.1x1.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$249.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b11.3x15x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$258.5bUS$202.6bUS$16.5b14.1x15.6x1.3x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$248.3bUS$202.3bUS$16.5b13.2x15x1.2x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$228.8bUS$202.0bUS$16.8b12.2x13.6x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$222.7bUS$200.4bUS$14.0b12.7x15.9x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$224.5bUS$199.1bUS$14.0b12.8x16x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$234.0bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b13.7x17.1x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$211.7bUS$192.5bUS$13.4b12.5x15.9x1.1x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$206.9bUS$190.6bUS$13.2b11.7x15.7x1.1x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$195.7bUS$187.5bUS$12.9b11x15.2x1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$156.8bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11x16.1x1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$177.9bUS$155.0bUS$9.6b12.9x18.6x1.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$164.1bUS$149.3bUS$8.4b12.2x19.6x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$152.9bUS$148.8bUS$8.3b11.6x18.4x1x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$168.2bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.8x20.3x1.1x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022US$184.7bUS$141.6bUS$9.9b16.7x18.6x1.3x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022US$191.0bUS$140.9bUS$9.8b17.4x19.4x1.4x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022US$182.1bUS$137.7bUS$8.9b18.1x20.4x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022US$197.6bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b19.6x23.6x1.5x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021US$197.5bUS$135.2bUS$8.3b20.7x23.9x1.5x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021US$196.2bUS$134.4bUS$6.8b23.2x29x1.5x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021US$175.1bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b21.8x28.3x1.3x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021US$173.2bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23.3x27.6x1.3x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021US$163.1bUS$126.0bUS$6.0b23.1x27.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: US$163.1bTotal Earnings: US$6.0bTotal Revenue: US$126.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 19.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market1.63%
Industrials0.94%
Trade Distributors1.15%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.15%
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$924.492.7%
+US$1.2b		26.5%PE24.9x
URI United RentalsUS$644.892.7%
+US$1.1b		58.4%PE17.1x
WSO WatscoUS$491.016.0%
+US$1.0b		37.0%PE38.7x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$93.6811.7%
+US$980.4m		217.0%PE42.6x
FAST FastenalUS$64.952.7%
+US$961.9m		14.4%PE32.1x
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