A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Osia Hyper Retail Limited's (NSE:OSIAHYPER) Share Price

When close to half the companies in India have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 25x, you may consider Osia Hyper Retail Limited (NSE:OSIAHYPER) as an attractive investment with its 13.5x 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 limited.

Recent times have been quite advantageous for Osia Hyper Retail 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 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 Osia Hyper Retail's Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as low as Osia Hyper Retail's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the market.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew earnings per share by an impressive 46% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 93% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

It's interesting to note that the rest of the market is similarly expected to grow by 25% over the next year, which is fairly even with the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Osia Hyper Retail's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are more bearish than recent times would indicate and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

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 Osia Hyper Retail currently trades on a lower than expected P/E since its recent three-year growth is in line with the wider market forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to earnings preventing the P/E ratio from matching the company's performance. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued if recent medium-term earnings trends continue, but investors seem to think future earnings could see some volatility.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Osia Hyper Retail you should be aware of, and 1 of them doesn't sit too well with us.

If you're unsure about the strength of Osia Hyper Retail's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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