TSE:7936Luxury
ASICS (TSE:7936) Stock Faces Profit Pressure As Premium Valuation Looms
ASICS entered this quarter priced for perfection, with the stock at ¥5,281 and trading on a trailing P/E of 29.4x that sits above both the Japan luxury industry and its peer group. The headline this time is profit pressure. Quarterly basic earnings per share landed at ¥50.22 on revenue of ¥264,218m, both below the previous quarter. This puts a harsh spotlight on how much investors are paying for each yen of earnings.
The key question now is whether this level of profitability justifies that...