DRC Systems India Limited (NSE:DRCSYSTEMS) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

DRC Systems India Limited (NSE:DRCSYSTEMS) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough month, dropping 27% and undoing the prior period's positive performance. Instead of being rewarded, shareholders who have already held through the last twelve months are now sitting on a 24% share price drop.

In spite of the heavy fall in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about DRC Systems India's P/E ratio of 22.1x, since the median price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio in India is also close to 21x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/E without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

With earnings growth that's exceedingly strong of late, DRC Systems India has been doing very well. The P/E is probably moderate because investors think this strong earnings growth might not be enough to outperform 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 not quite in favour.

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How Is DRC Systems India's Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the market for P/E ratios like DRC Systems India's to be considered reasonable.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 497%. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 21,591% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

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 interesting that DRC Systems India is trading at a fairly similar P/E to the market. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

Following DRC Systems India's share price tumble, its P/E is now hanging on to the median market 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.

Our examination of DRC Systems India revealed its three-year earnings trends aren't contributing to its P/E as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current market expectations. When we see strong earnings with faster-than-market growth, we assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/E ratio. It appears some are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for DRC Systems India (of which 2 are a bit unpleasant!) you should know about.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on DRC Systems India, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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