BioSyent Inc.'s (CVE:RX) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

There wouldn't be many who think BioSyent Inc.'s (CVE:RX) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 15.8x is worth a mention when the median P/E in Canada is similar at about 16x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/E without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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With earnings growth that's superior to most other companies of late, BioSyent has been doing relatively well. One possibility is that the P/E is moderate because investors think this strong earnings performance might be about to tail off. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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Is There Some Growth For BioSyent?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, BioSyent would need to produce growth that's similar to the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 25%. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 55% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 11% as estimated by the lone analyst watching the company. With the market predicted to deliver 24% growth , the company is positioned for a weaker earnings result.

With this information, we find it interesting that BioSyent is trading at a fairly similar P/E to the market. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of earnings growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What We Can Learn From BioSyent's P/E?

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-earnings ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

Our examination of BioSyent's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior earnings outlook isn't impacting its P/E as much as we would have predicted. Right now we are uncomfortable with the P/E as the predicted future earnings aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. This places shareholders' investments at risk and potential investors in danger of paying an unnecessary premium.

There are also other vital risk factors to consider before investing and we've discovered 1 warning sign for BioSyent that you should be aware of.

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