Insufficient Growth At Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (SHSE:601958) Hampers Share Price

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 12x Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (SHSE:601958) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in China have P/E ratios greater than 30x and even P/E's higher than 57x 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 so limited.

Jinduicheng Molybdenum certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing earnings more than most other companies. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Is There Any Growth For Jinduicheng Molybdenum?

Jinduicheng Molybdenum'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.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 54%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 1,428% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been superb for the company.

Looking ahead now, EPS is anticipated to climb by 4.7% per annum during the coming three years according to the three analysts following the company. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 25% per annum growth forecast for the broader market.

In light of this, it's understandable that Jinduicheng Molybdenum's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see limited future growth and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Bottom Line On Jinduicheng Molybdenum's P/E

We'd say the price-to-earnings ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

We've established that Jinduicheng Molybdenum maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its forecast growth being lower than the wider market, as expected. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. It's hard to see the share price rising strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

It is also worth noting that we have found 1 warning sign for Jinduicheng Molybdenum that you need to take into consideration.

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