Moksh Ornaments Limited's (NSE:MOKSH) Shares Bounce 27% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Moksh Ornaments Limited (NSE:MOKSH) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 27% after a shaky period beforehand. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 60%.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, given about half the companies in India have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 32x, you may still consider Moksh Ornaments as a highly attractive investment with its 14x 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 so limited.

Moksh Ornaments certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing earnings at a really rapid pace. One possibility is that the P/E is low because investors think this strong earnings growth might actually underperform the broader market in the near future. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

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Is There Any Growth For Moksh Ornaments?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 46% gain to the company's bottom line. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 72% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. 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 25% shows it's noticeably less attractive on an annualised basis.

In light of this, it's understandable that Moksh Ornaments' P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the bourse.

The Final Word

Even after such a strong price move, Moksh Ornaments' P/E still trails the rest of the market significantly. 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 Moksh Ornaments revealed its three-year earnings trends are contributing to its low P/E, given they look worse than current market expectations. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in earnings isn't great enough to justify a higher P/E ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Moksh Ornaments you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit unpleasant.

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

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