Benign Growth For Melisron Ltd. (TLV:MLSR) Underpins Its Share Price

When close to half the companies in Israel have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 14x, you may consider Melisron Ltd. (TLV:MLSR) as an attractive investment with its 10x P/E ratio. However, the P/E might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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Recent times have been quite advantageous for Melisron as its earnings have been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If that doesn't eventuate, 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 Melisron?

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

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 48%. However, the latest three year period hasn't been as great in aggregate as it didn't manage to provide any growth at all. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing earnings over that time.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 15% shows it's noticeably less attractive on an annualised basis.

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

The Bottom Line On Melisron's P/E

Using the price-to-earnings ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

As we suspected, our examination of Melisron revealed its three-year earnings trends are contributing to its low P/E, given they look worse than current market expectations. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 3 warning signs for Melisron (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you need to be mindful of.

You might be able to find a better investment than Melisron. If you want a selection of possible candidates, check out this free list of interesting companies that trade on a low P/E (but have proven they can grow earnings).

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