Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Wingtech Technology Co.,Ltd's (SHSE:600745) P/E

When close to half the companies in China have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 27x, you may consider Wingtech Technology Co.,Ltd (SHSE:600745) as a stock to potentially avoid with its 40x P/E ratio. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation why it's as high as it is.

Wingtech TechnologyLtd could be doing better as its earnings have been going backwards lately while most other companies have been seeing positive earnings growth. One possibility is that the P/E is high because investors think this poor earnings performance will turn the corner. If not, then existing shareholders may be extremely nervous about the viability of the share price.

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Does Growth Match The High P/E?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should outperform the market for P/E ratios like Wingtech TechnologyLtd's to be considered reasonable.

Taking a look back first, the company's earnings per share growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 38%. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk EPS by 66% in aggregate. 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 68% each year during the coming three years according to the eleven analysts following the company. With the market only predicted to deliver 24% each year, the company is positioned for a stronger earnings result.

In light of this, it's understandable that Wingtech TechnologyLtd's P/E sits above the majority of other companies. Apparently shareholders aren't keen to offload something that is potentially eyeing a more prosperous future.

The Key Takeaway

It's argued the price-to-earnings ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

We've established that Wingtech TechnologyLtd maintains its high P/E on the strength of its forecast growth being higher than the wider market, as expected. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/E as they are quite confident future earnings aren't under threat. It's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Wingtech TechnologyLtd that you need to be mindful of.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking at a few good candidates. So take a peek at this free list of companies with a strong growth track record, trading on a low P/E.

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