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华尔街日报Kingfa Science & Technology (India) Limited (NSE:KINGFA) Not Flying Under The Radar
Kingfa Science & Technology (India) Limited's (NSE:KINGFA) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 37x might make it look like a sell right now compared to the market in India, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios below 25x and even P/E's below 14x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/E.
The earnings growth achieved at Kingfa Science & Technology (India) over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. One possibility is that the P/E is high because investors think this respectable earnings growth will be enough to outperform the broader market in the near future. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.
See our latest analysis for Kingfa Science & Technology (India)
What Are Growth Metrics Telling Us About The High P/E?
The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as high as Kingfa Science & Technology (India)'s is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the market.
If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 11%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 291% overall rise in EPS, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.
This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 25% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.
With this information, we can see why Kingfa Science & Technology (India) is trading at such a high P/E compared to the market. It seems most investors are expecting this strong growth to continue and are willing to pay more for the stock.
The Final Word
Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-earnings ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.
As we suspected, our examination of Kingfa Science & Technology (India) revealed its three-year earnings trends are contributing to its high P/E, given they look better than current market expectations. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/E as they are quite confident earnings aren't under threat. If recent medium-term earnings trends continue, it's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.
Many other vital risk factors can be found on the company's balance sheet. Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis for Kingfa Science & Technology (India) with six simple checks on some of these key factors.
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