It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Tofflon Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300171)

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 25x Tofflon Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300171) 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 60x 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.

Tofflon Science and Technology Group hasn't been tracking well recently as its declining earnings compare poorly to other companies, which have seen some growth on average. It seems that many are expecting the dour earnings performance to persist, which has repressed the P/E. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

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Is There Any Growth For Tofflon Science and Technology Group?

Tofflon Science and Technology Group's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 56% decrease to the company's bottom line. As a result, earnings from three years ago have also fallen 32% overall. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Looking ahead now, EPS is anticipated to climb by 130% during the coming year according to the three analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to only expand by 38%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we find it odd that Tofflon Science and Technology Group is trading at a P/E lower than the market. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Final Word

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.

We've established that Tofflon Science and Technology Group currently trades on a much lower than expected P/E since its forecast growth is higher than the wider market. 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.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 3 warning signs for Tofflon Science and Technology Group (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that we have uncovered.

Of course, you might also be able to find a better stock than Tofflon Science and Technology Group. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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