Sahaj Solar Limited's (NSE:SAHAJSOLAR) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 43.8x Sahaj Solar Limited (NSE:SAHAJSOLAR) may be sending bearish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in India have P/E ratios under 32x and even P/E's lower than 18x 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 as high as it is.

Sahaj Solar certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing earnings at a really rapid pace. It seems that many are expecting the strong earnings performance to beat most other companies over the coming period, which has increased investors’ willingness to pay up for the stock. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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

In order to justify its P/E ratio, Sahaj Solar would need to produce impressive growth in excess of the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 106% gain to the company's bottom line. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 1,467% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 26% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that Sahaj Solar'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.

What We Can Learn From Sahaj Solar's P/E?

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-earnings ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

We've established that Sahaj Solar maintains its high P/E on the strength of its recent three-year growth being higher than the wider market forecast, as expected. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/E as they are quite confident earnings aren't under threat. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to provide strong support to the share price.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Sahaj Solar (3 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of.

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