Improved Earnings Required Before Krishca Strapping Solutions Limited (NSE:KRISHCA) Stock's 45% Jump Looks Justified

Krishca Strapping Solutions Limited (NSE:KRISHCA) shareholders have had their patience rewarded with a 45% share price jump in the last month. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 82% in the last year.

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 33x, you may still consider Krishca Strapping Solutions as an attractive investment with its 28.7x 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.

Krishca Strapping Solutions has been doing a decent job lately as it's been growing earnings at a reasonable pace. One possibility is that the P/E is low because investors think this good 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 Krishca Strapping Solutions' Growth Trending?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, Krishca Strapping Solutions would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 7.3% gain to the company's bottom line. However, due to its less than impressive performance prior to this period, EPS growth is practically non-existent over the last three years overall. Therefore, it's fair to say that earnings growth has been inconsistent recently for the company.

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

In light of this, it's understandable that Krishca Strapping Solutions' P/E sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see the recent limited growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Key Takeaway

Despite Krishca Strapping Solutions' shares building up a head of steam, its P/E still lags most other companies. 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 Krishca Strapping Solutions maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider market forecast, as expected. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 4 warning signs for Krishca Strapping Solutions (3 can't be ignored!) that you need to be mindful of.

If you're unsure about the strength of Krishca Strapping Solutions' 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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