Industrial distribution stocks with the lowest EV/EBIT

Ranked

24

of 35 industrial distribution stocks we cover

Median

18.3×

Lowest

4.2×

GOLD

Range

4.2× to 214×

#	Company	EV/EBIT	PE	Operating margin	Market cap
1	GOLDGold.com	4.2×	13.2×	0.6%	$1.1B
2	LKQLKQ	10.0×	9.7×	6.3%	$4.4B
3	REZIResideo Technologies	10.9×	7.5×	6.9%	$2.7B
4	CNMCore & Main	13.8×	17.3×	9.6%	$8B
5	POOLPool	14.7×	18.3×	10.8%	$7.2B
6	GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	14.7×	19.8×	8.1%	$1.7B
7	FSTRFoster L B	15.2×	33.5×	4.4%	$370.2M
8	WCCWESCO International	15.3×	22.0×	5.4%	$15.5B
9	DXPEDXP Enterprises	15.9×	27.5×	8.8%	$2.4B
10	BXCBlueLinx	16.8×	n/m	1.2%	$603.3M
11	BCCBOISE CASCADE	17.2×	26.4×	2.5%	$2.7B
12	HDSNHudson Technologies	17.6×	26.9×	4.5%	$226M
13	SITESiteOne Landscape Supply	19.1×	28.3×	5.3%	$4.5B
14	WLFCWillis Lease Finance	20.0×	9.8×	15.7%	$824.4M
15	WSOWatsco	20.3×	27.8×	9.4%	$13.3B
16	MSMMSC Industrial Direct	20.3×	27.5×	8.5%	$6.4B
17	AITApplied Industrial Technologies	21.4×	28.9×	11.1%	$11.6B
18	AENTAlliance Entertainment	22.4×	17.9×	2.4%	$516.1M
19	GWWW.W. Grainger	24.0×	34.4×	14.6%	$63.6B
20	DSGRDistribution Solutions	31.3×	184×	3.5%	$1.6B
21	FASTFastenal	31.9×	44.0×	20.3%	$59.6B
22	ALTGAlta Equipment	41.7×	n/m	0.9%	$203.2M
23	RYZRyerson	127×	n/m	0.3%	$1.5B
24	ASLEAerSale	214×	n/m	0.6%	$247.5M

Not ranked: 5 with a loss over the last year, 3 with not a meaningful number. 3 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

A ranking of numbers, not a recommendation. A low multiple can be a bargain or a business in trouble: open the company to see which.