Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Jinhui Mining Incorporation Limited (SHSE:603132)

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 25.2x Jinhui Mining Incorporation Limited (SHSE:603132) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in China have P/E ratios greater than 36x and even P/E's higher than 71x 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.

Recent times have been pleasing for Jinhui Mining Incorporation as its earnings have risen in spite of the market's earnings going into reverse. One possibility is that the P/E is low because investors think the company's earnings are going to fall away like everyone else's soon. 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?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, Jinhui Mining Incorporation would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 9.8% gain to the company's bottom line. However, this wasn't enough as the latest three year period has seen an unpleasant 13% overall drop in EPS. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

Looking ahead now, EPS is anticipated to climb by 56% during the coming year according to the dual analysts following the company. With the market only predicted to deliver 38%, the company is positioned for a stronger earnings result.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Jinhui Mining Incorporation's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Key Takeaway

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 Jinhui Mining Incorporation currently trades on a much lower than expected P/E since its forecast growth is higher than the wider market. There could be some major unobserved threats to earnings preventing the P/E ratio from matching the positive outlook. It appears many are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

Plus, you should also learn about these 2 warning signs we've spotted with Jinhui Mining Incorporation.

If P/E ratios interest you, you may wish to see this free collection of other companies with strong earnings growth and low P/E ratios.

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