Golden House Ltd's (TLV:GOHO) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 15.5x Golden House Ltd (TLV:GOHO) may be sending bearish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in Israel have P/E ratios under 12x and even P/E's lower than 8x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/E.

The recent earnings growth at Golden House would have to be considered satisfactory if not spectacular. One possibility is that the P/E is high because investors think this good earnings growth will be enough to outperform the broader market in the near future. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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Does Growth Match The High P/E?

Golden House's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver solid growth, and importantly, perform better than the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 5.3%. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see EPS up by 121% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 23% shows it's noticeably more attractive on an annualised basis.

In light of this, it's understandable that Golden House's P/E sits above the majority of other companies. Presumably shareholders aren't keen to offload something they believe will continue to outmanoeuvre the bourse.

The Final Word

While the price-to-earnings ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of earnings expectations.

As we suspected, our examination of Golden House revealed its three-year earnings trends are contributing to its high P/E, given they look better than current market expectations. At this stage investors feel the potential for a deterioration in earnings isn't great enough to justify a lower P/E ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to provide strong support to the share price.

Plus, you should also learn about these 3 warning signs we've spotted with Golden House (including 1 which is potentially serious).

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Golden House, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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