Market Cool On Indo Us Bio-Tech Limited's (NSE:INDOUS) Earnings

Indo Us Bio-Tech Limited's (NSE:INDOUS) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 15.4x might make it look like a buy right now compared to the market in India, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios above 28x and even P/E's above 54x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.

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Recent times have been quite advantageous for Indo Us Bio-Tech as its earnings have been rising very briskly. 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 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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How Is Indo Us Bio-Tech's Growth Trending?

Indo Us Bio-Tech's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 97%. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 125% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Comparing that to the market, which is only predicted to deliver 25% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

With this information, we find it odd that Indo Us Bio-Tech 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 Indo Us Bio-Tech's P/E

We'd say the price-to-earnings ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

We've established that Indo Us Bio-Tech 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.

Having said that, be aware Indo Us Bio-Tech is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis, you should know about.

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