Investors Holding Back On Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior Co., Ltd (SHSE:603730)

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 22.8x Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior Co., Ltd (SHSE:603730) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in China have P/E ratios greater than 32x and even P/E's higher than 58x are not unusual. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

With earnings growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior has been doing relatively well. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. 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 out of favour.

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Does Growth Match The Low P/E?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the market for P/E ratios like Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 35% gain to the company's bottom line. As a result, it also grew EPS by 14% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 51% as estimated by the five analysts watching the company. With the market only predicted to deliver 36%, the company is positioned for a stronger earnings result.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior'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 Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior's analyst forecasts revealed that its superior earnings outlook isn't contributing to its P/E anywhere near as much as we would have predicted. When we see a strong earnings outlook with faster-than-market growth, we assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/E ratio. At least price risks look to be very low, but investors seem to think future earnings could see a lot of volatility.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior you should be aware of.

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