Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Limited (NSE:MANAKCOAT) Stock Rockets 45% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Limited (NSE:MANAKCOAT) shareholders have had their patience rewarded with a 45% share price jump in the last month. The last month tops off a massive increase of 240% in the last year.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries may still be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 28.1x, since almost half of all companies in India have P/E ratios greater than 32x and even P/E's higher than 60x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.

Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing earnings at a really rapid pace. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. 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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Does Growth Match The Low P/E?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as low as Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries' is when the company's growth is on track to lag the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 163%. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 109% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 24% shows it's noticeably more attractive on an annualised basis.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries' P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

The latest share price surge wasn't enough to lift Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries' P/E close to the market median. Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-earnings ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

We've established that Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries 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. At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term earnings trends continue, but investors seem to think future earnings could see a lot of volatility.

Having said that, be aware Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those are concerning.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking at a few good candidates. So take a peek at this free list of companies with a strong growth track record, trading on a low P/E.

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