Inner Mongolia ERDOS Resources Co.,Ltd.'s (SHSE:600295) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 10.8x Inner Mongolia ERDOS Resources Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600295) may be sending very 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 59x are not unusual. However, the P/E might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

For example, consider that Inner Mongolia ERDOS ResourcesLtd's financial performance has been poor lately as its earnings have been in decline. It might be that many expect the disappointing earnings performance to continue or accelerate, which has repressed the P/E. However, if this doesn't eventuate then existing shareholders may be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Is There Any Growth For Inner Mongolia ERDOS ResourcesLtd?

Inner Mongolia ERDOS ResourcesLtd's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very poor growth or even falling earnings, and importantly, perform much worse than the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 61% decrease to the company's bottom line. Even so, admirably EPS has lifted 110% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would probably welcome the medium-term rates of earnings growth.

This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 40% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this information, we can see why Inner Mongolia ERDOS ResourcesLtd is trading at a P/E lower than the market. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the bourse.

The Key Takeaway

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.

We've established that Inner Mongolia ERDOS ResourcesLtd maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider market forecast, as expected. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

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