Nahar Spinning Mills Limited's (NSE:NAHARSPING) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 2.3x Nahar Spinning Mills Limited (NSE:NAHARSPING) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in India have P/E ratios greater than 22x and even P/E's higher than 47x are not unusual. However, the P/E might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

With earnings growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Nahar Spinning Mills has been doing very well. 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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How Is Nahar Spinning Mills' Growth Trending?

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew earnings per share by an impressive 188% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 762% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been superb for the company.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 21% shows it's noticeably more attractive on an annualised basis.

With this information, we find it odd that Nahar Spinning Mills is trading at a P/E lower than the market. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Nahar Spinning Mills' P/E

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.

We've established that Nahar Spinning Mills currently trades on a much lower than expected P/E since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider market forecast. When we see strong earnings with faster-than-market growth, we assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/E ratio. It appears many are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

It is also worth noting that we have found 2 warning signs for Nahar Spinning Mills that you need to take into consideration.

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