Subdued Growth No Barrier To Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d.'s (ZGSE:KODT) Price

With a median price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of close to 14x in Croatia, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d.'s (ZGSE:KODT) P/E ratio of 13.8x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/E.

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With earnings growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d has been doing relatively well. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to wane, which has kept the P/E from rising. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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What Are Growth Metrics Telling Us About The P/E?

Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 60% gain to the company's bottom line. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 758% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the lone analyst covering the company suggest earnings should grow by 8.9% each year over the next three years. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to expand by 14% per annum, which is noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d's P/E sits in line with the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of earnings growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

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.

Our examination of Koncar - distributivni i specijalni transformatori d.d's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior earnings outlook isn't impacting its P/E as much as we would have predicted. When we see a weak earnings outlook with slower than market growth, we suspect the share price is at risk of declining, sending the moderate P/E lower. Unless these conditions improve, it's challenging to accept these prices as being reasonable.

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