Subdued Growth No Barrier To Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:301578) With Shares Advancing 25%

Despite an already strong run, Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:301578) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 25% in the last thirty days. Longer-term shareholders would be thankful for the recovery in the share price since it's now virtually flat for the year after the recent bounce.

Since its price has surged higher, given close to half the companies in China have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 36x, you may consider Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd as a stock to avoid entirely with its 63.3x P/E ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/E.

For example, consider that Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd's financial performance has been poor lately as its earnings have been in decline. One possibility is that the P/E is high because investors think the company will still do 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.

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What Are Growth Metrics Telling Us About The High P/E?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as steep as Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd's is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the market decidedly.

If we review the last year of earnings, dishearteningly the company's profits fell to the tune of 63%. As a result, earnings from three years ago have also fallen 34% overall. Accordingly, shareholders would have felt downbeat about the medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Weighing that medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 39% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this information, we find it concerning that Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd is trading at a P/E higher than the market. Apparently many investors in the company are way more bullish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock at any price. There's a very good chance existing shareholders are setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/E falls to levels more in line with the recent negative growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd's P/E

The strong share price surge has got Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd's P/E rushing to great heights as well. While the price-to-earnings ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of earnings expectations.

Our examination of Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd revealed its shrinking earnings over the medium-term aren't impacting its high P/E anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given the market is set to grow. Right now we are increasingly uncomfortable with the high P/E as this earnings performance is highly unlikely to support such positive sentiment for long. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, it's very challenging to accept these prices as being reasonable.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent TechnologyLtd (2 are significant!) that you should be aware of.

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